China travel itinerary for 15 days with only $450
Everything should be prepared before the trip
- Passport (of course, because his overseas that).
- Visa China, there are many tour companies get work visa services for around 70 dollars.
- From page as compact as possible luggage (because thereby you will like water splashed out to buy).
- There should be a sweater, because the weather is quite cold in China, especially the places I will go.
- Cash China (there are many places to change, if you up in Saigon District 1 Dong Khoi Street, Ha Noi, the Ha Trung street, but to change money is better, then you should change the station in Dong Dang, Lang Paint).
- Ability to communicate Chinese, this is mandatory, because the majority of Chinese people do not communicate well in English.
- It is best to have a friend in China, or go along with the group of people you can speak Chinese.
Phoenix Ancient Town angle view from above. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
First, I will fly from Saigon to Hanoi. Then the train will travel from Gia Lam station to China. The only train station Gia Lam to Nanning (Guangxi provincial cities, China) will depart at 21:00 every day. According to his experience, then you should arrive at 19:00 Games, waited as the Vietnam or China you go general, told the group they buy tickets, share a room. If you purchased separately, the fare for one person is 750,000 contracts, joint purchase group 6 people only 530,000 dong.
You can ask the ticket seller said Dum, if do not understand Chinese, but most Chinese Vietnam through Vietnamese speak very stones.
Gia Lam station, bought tickets to Nanning procedure is extremely simple, you just need to bring your passport and the money is finished.
21:00, the train comes, the ship Nanning ship berths, with boiling water, so you can buy food wheat ly brought up phase. In addition, to reduce the boring way you can bring books, or the ipad preloaded with books to read.
Nanning station. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
0:00, the train to Dong Dang station, where you will have to carry out procedures to stamp passports. At the station, the train should bring you to the entire luggage down, or hidden because people will have to go check out catching handbag. Downhill, you go to the union people in the station, which will have a little room to scan luggage, you give up on scanning luggage. After the scan is complete, you go to where the supervisor is standing, bring your passport to them, he went outside to wait to name, takes about 15 minutes. In Dong Dang station restroom, but also not very clean.
One thing to note, you should exchange it at Dong Dang station, because usually cheaper when converted in Saigon, Hanoi. After the test, the whole passport stamped, they will call the name to take, you should pay attention, because they read accented voice harsh Chinese. Open passport should check that the seal of, have played less.
Complete the procedures, you up the ship, checked luggage, then continue to sleep. When the train continues to run for about 30 minutes, your phone will be lost for the last wave border. At this point, you should adjust the clock, because Chinese Vietnam difference 1 time zone.
China has a lot of beautiful landscapes as Footbinding travelers. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
2:00, the train to the station Pingxiang (China). The procedures you have to like the Dong Dang station, staff are Chinese completely (but speak Vietnamese). Be prepared psychologically, because here is having the police force, the army ... looked very scared. They ask you to fill out a small sheet of paper 1. You fill, then take the luggage to the next table to check, there will be an army he ransacked your map. Then you go to the counter check passport stamped! Generally quite simply, they do so, I care so, pay close attention. Then again through baggage scan. Done, now you can take the time to go the toilet.
China 10:30 am, you will go to Nanning Railway Station. At this point, you should follow the same room on the train and prepare psychologically, because this time will understand how the word "sea of people".
From now on, you will be faced with two lost letters. Surrounded by strangers, strange language. The station you out if the hotel can reserve a taxi take you to that call, or wander around looking for the hotel. In China, find hotels with bars extremely easy nothing is difficult.
* Day 1
You should be in the hotel to rest after a long trip, then wander the evening dining, close to where the nearest. At night, you can go to the shopping center in Nanning for strolling and sightseeing. According to their opinion, then you should not purchase this time because things will bulky and then wait while the purchase more convenient. Nanning downtown has many commercial centers and big supermarkets, there are well known fashion labels and the night market. The night market in Nanning full sale of clothing, footwear, perfume, very cheap jewelry, shoes range from 70 -100 000 only copper / double, 30-90000 clothes from copper / item. Next to the mall as culinary path named "Zhongshan Food Street", is extremely diverse food.
Nanning shimmering in the night. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
* Day 2
The breakfast you should try the dumplings, drink soy milk. Dumplings in Nanning not as big as in Vietnam, there are too many kinds of people, the price range of about 5,000 VND / unit.
After breakfast, you can find your way to Thanh Tu Son, this is the famous sacred temple in Nanning, and also very beautiful scenery around. You should take 1 day to visit and pray here.
Afternoon, you can go through South Lake - a vast man-made lake, is located in the heart of the city. The lake is surrounded by a very cool woods, Nanning city was dubbed the most green and fresh Chinese. Wandering through the lake feeling extremely relaxed.
At night, you can up the CAEXPO exhibition center, this is a building that is shaped bloom lotus, a symbol for the development of the city of Nanning.
A bridge in the city of Nanning. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
Finished breakfast, you go to the bus station to buy tickets Ban Gioc (Chinese name is 德 天 - 板 約, transliteration is Detian-Banyua).
Drive from Nanning to Ban Gioc about 4 hours. Go where you buy tickets at the gate took 80 yuan, while Ban Gioc Vietnam side free entry. On the inside, the pasta or rice that you eat to no, then go down the waterfall. Scene here is very beautiful and majestic. To feel all the grandeur of the falls, you should buy a ticket to go on between friends to photograph waterfalls, rafting fare is 30 yuan.
Ban Gioc Falls is a waterfall located on the border of Vietnam and China; Vietnam side, waterfall Dam Thuy Commune, Trung Khanh District, Cao Bang Province, China, Guangxi Province waterfall. The waterfalls are a Chongqing district about 20 km northeast. Ban Gioc waterfall is now the second largest waterfall in the world located on a boundary line. The Chinese call this waterfall cascade Duc Thien. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
Before 2 pm, you should come up to the bus station, because there will be no vehicle on the way back to Nanning. Go to Nanning, you should walk tasting delicious dishes here. Chinese cuisine is extremely rich, in the discovery of this country, the food is probably the most attractive thing yourself.
Photographs capture from China, Vietnam look. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
Guests hire friends to see this waterfall. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
* Day 4You should go along the river in Nanning sightseeing, walking tour of the city. If you know Chinese, you can wander all day here, but not bored. After a tiring day at Ban Gioc, you need to rest a bit.
4 pm, you place Nanning station, bought a ticket to Zhangjiajie. 5:30 train. Before boarding, you should buy a little glass noodles, canned food, ... to use.
* Day 5
10.00am train to the station, out of the station will have a lot of storks bring your receipt to Zhangjiajie. The baggage you if more, should be sent to bring forward, as it will walk all day long and climbing. After luggage, choose their own guide. The cars will go to the foot of the mountain. Go where you buy an entrance ticket price of 80 yuan.
Zhangjiajie is a city in northwestern Hunan Province, China. This is also a tourist paradise with a myriad of fairytale beauty: from the mountains, charming river valley to the poetic, wild virgin forests. Especially, with the majestic sandstone forests, Zhangjiajie also been dubbed the "Pandora on Earth". Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
Ramp you can go walking and shooting, because the scene is extremely beautiful here. Here, you can listen to the guide tells about the significance of the cornerstone achievements mountains here.
Walk inside, and you continue to buy tickets to go to the mountain lifts. Fares do not remember but around 30 yuan. Take the elevator 67 floors, glass doors. A hugely enjoyable experience that home!
Evening, you will sleep on the mountain, can eat at home is always home. Should not go out at night because of very cold, 10-12 degrees, exhaling smoke.
Ramp you can go walking and shooting, because the scene is extremely beautiful here. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
As real as the dream scene in Zhangjiajie. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
* Day 6
The guide will take you to visit all the mountains, a long day of climbing down the mountain to climb to another mountain. Here, you will have the opportunity to admire the mountains had been chosen as the backdrop for the film Avatar, Journey to the West, ...
Evening to sleep on top of the mountain.
Zhangjiajie is where each was chosen as the backdrop of many blockbuster films such as Avatar, Journey to the West, ... Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
A path leading up the mountain. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
* Day 7
Morning, you will be taken to visit again and then down the mountain. Now you should go down the cable, because to test sensation Cable car over 1,000m altitude is how scary.
Noon, after down the mountain, you go back to the bus station, the baggage pick was sent down. Buy tickets go Phoenix Ancient Town.
Nightfall, the car will go to Phoenix Ancient Town, but the bus station is located far from the ancient city. You can take a taxi, about 20 yuan only to the right gate. Inside the ancient city not motorcycles and cars on.
Phoenix is the name of an ancient town located in the district of China Phoenix, Tujia Autonomous Chau, Xiangxi Miao people in western Hunan Province. Like many other famous ancient town of the Chinese nation, landmark conservation is very good value in terms of history, culture and retain the value of ethnic minorities. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
To Phoenix Ancient Town, you should go along the river, outside the city, take the time to go into the alley along the river, will find cheap motels (my time at only 76 yuan / night). After selecting the hotel, you can walk around the top of the bridge into the city to buy food. Here is famous for goat meat and chicken baked mud, quite tasty. After eating, you can stroll the shopping, or walk along Da Giang river, or to the outside of the neck to stroll. Especially, in the Old Town Phoenix has a lot of nice cafes, bars and an array of very interesting along the river, you can go to the game play. Interestingly, all the bars here, right music 11.30 are switched off and you will have a good night's sleep.
Phoenix Ancient Town when lights up. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
Inside the ancient city not motorcycles and cars on. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
* Day 8
You wake up, eat drink for truth no, then asked the hotel owner to buy a map of the ancient city. To get to the ancient city, you have to spend money on very expensive tickets. But I still keep a map with places to dodge the ticket checkpoints, to go into the city for free. You can also ask the hotel owner to show them home!
Spend the day to visit the city, because here there are many beautiful places. Play all day in the city, your evenings wandering outwards, taking pictures, enjoying food.
Side of the neck there are many exciting destinations that you can explore. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
* Day 9
Phoenix Ancient Town consists of 2 parts, the neck and the city outside.
Today, you can buy a ticket for rafting along the outside of the neck. Friend takes you away from the gate, down the stream of ethnic Meo village. Here ethnic Cats are famous for brewing wine and silver. If you have experience in silver, try to buy here, very nice and cheap. After bringing your friends to the village, go ashore, go to wine tastings. Here you are drinking free trial. There are dishes in the famous wine of Kim Dung swordplay films such as Rainbow Hong.
After returning to the neck, and you pay the hotel and the taxi. Go to the bus station and opposite the station, which recently bought the ticket to Nanning.
Sightseeing boat. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
The scenery along the river banks is extremely poetic. Photo: Nguyen Truong Son
* Day 10-11-12-13
Go to Nanning, you should go back to shopping night market drop station. Because if not buy, about Vietnam you have to pay 2-3 times the value of such items in the shop.
Since his journey limited budgets. The days of his few outings, mostly eating and walking around sightseeing. If you are cost, go to the outskirts of Nanning. There are places like the Citadel, the old village very poetic scenery.
The journey ended. China trip is an extremely beautiful memories in me.
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