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8 Day China Tour, Return Flights, Accomodation, Tours $777 PP, Twin Share @ Scoopon

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8 Day China Tour, Return Flights, Accomodation, Tours $777 PP, Twin Share @ Scoopon
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altomic on 27/01/2018 - 14:56 scoopon.com.au (1524 clicks)

This doesn't sound too bad if you want to go to China and not have to think about what to do and be carted around everywhere.

Visa is not included - it is ~$160

8 day China tour with return flights from Melbourne or Sydney - see Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shanghai with hotel stays, select meals, and much more! All from JUST $777 per person, twin share; save up to 61%!
Return international airfares, 7 nights' hotel accommodation, sightseeing admissions, private coach transportation, English-speaking guides, and more - see the premier sights of China in style, without a care! Highlights include the Great Wall, Beijing City, The Bund, Master of Nets Garden, and West Lake! Why not treat yourself and save up to 61% on a life-enriching adventure?

HIGHLIGHTS
Save up to 61% on a massive tour package, which includes
Return international airfares from Melbourne or Sydney with 20kg checked baggage per person
7 nights' accommodation in the following hotels (or similar):
2 nights in Hangzhou - Hangzhou International Expo Center North Star Hotel
1 night in Suzhou - Suzhou Holiday Inn Huirong Plaza
1 nights in Shanghai - Shanghai Baoshan Delta Hotel by Marriott
3 nights in Beijing - Beijing Chun Hui Yuan Resort
Tours, excursions, and sightseeing admissions as per itinerary
Private coach transportation and all domestic transfers within China as per itinerary
Experienced English-speaking guides
Tour tipping
Embark from JUST $777 per person, twin share - don't pay up to $1,999!
Minimum of 2 Scoopons must be purchased and redeemed per twin share option
Solo travellers welcome too - see Need to Know for single supplement surcharge information
Tour highlights
Tour Hangzhou city and visit the West Lake area in Hangzhou, made up of West Lake and the surrounding hills, which have inspired famous poets, scholars and artists since the 9th century
Travel to Suzhou and see the Master of Nets Garden, a world-famous garden which collects art, nature and architecture dating back as far as 1140CE
Dive into the bustling Nanjing Walking District of Shanghai, and see the marvellous boutiques of the Bund
Ride a bullet train to Beijing, and from there, ride into the rugged mountains to see the Great Wall of China
Spend a day exploring all the sights of Beijing, including the 2008 Olympic Games sites
See the full itinerary here

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  • [Deactivated] on 27/01/2018 - 15:11
    +2

    Spend a day exploring all the sights of Beijing, including the 2008 Olympic Games sites

    which are mostly all abandoned

    • ryu on 27/01/2018 - 18:33
      +17

      That's totally not true.

    • haydent on 27/01/2018 - 20:48
      +10

      Have you been? I went this year in Sept and the Olympic Park was a hive of activity, both tourists sightseeing and locals doing dance and skating classes.

    • DKZ370 on 28/01/2018 - 09:18
      +2

      I went in March and as mentioned above, place was busy with tourists

  • matt4711 on 27/01/2018 - 15:16
    +16

    I would be very careful with this. Tours in china at this price sound like a disaster already. I remember my brother being forced to tip the bus driver for a short one day trip even though "everything" was included. If you are in the middle of nowhere you just don't have a choice.

    Similarly, if it is similar to the "chinese tours" offered in Australia, even though the price is low the value for money is not really there.

    • Jack D Price on 27/01/2018 - 15:19
      +10

      Are you saying the Chinese will rip you off at a moments notice?

      • matt4711 on 27/01/2018 - 15:41
        +7

        Having been there many times I would just be careful doing something like this.

      • excite on 27/01/2018 - 16:03
        +12

        you can expect a lot of shopping tours, of course you wont buy anything if you are a real ozbargainer, but you still pay for it with your time

        • rawm on 27/01/2018 - 18:59
          +1

          But on the bright side apparently you get

          a life-enriching adventure.

      • donkey on 27/01/2018 - 17:14
        +1

        that surely doesnt sound like the Chinese culture

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMVjskBB4w0

    • Eeples on 27/01/2018 - 19:12
      -1

      Does the description say ‘tipping included’ ?

      • matt4711 on 28/01/2018 - 00:38
        +1

        sure but from my experience that doesn't mean shit if you are in the middle of nowhere and the driver will not leave unless you give him a tip.

  • bargainhereicome on 27/01/2018 - 15:24
    +11

    Agree with Matt, just be careful with all these cheap china tour, you will have a lot unexpected out of pocket expenses regardless you willing to pay or not as you will be “forced” or “pressured” to pay, heard too many bad experience from friends and relatives around, watch out!

  • CyberMurning on 27/01/2018 - 15:31
    +2

    Heard there were $100 for 1 week China shopping tour for Chinese background people with Australian passport, exclude flight ticket.

    Probably the same with this, $777 for a week including flight ticket.

    still exist now? Shopping tour means they take you to shops and try to make you spend $ there.

    • mathew42 on 27/01/2018 - 15:40
      +4

      Sounds very much like $99 tour, except this will (hopefully) have English tour guide.

      We were not forced to spend money but the shops that you are taken to are isolated (in the middle of an industrial estate) and over priced. Guests on the tour were rewarded with nicer hotel rooms depending on how much they spent. What topped it off for us was the last day which was traditional Chinese medicine followed by a $2 shop configured like IKEA so you had to walk past everything.

      If you are time rich then they can be okay, but if you are time poor, very bad value. You can string a few together and spend a month or more in China for better value on the airfares.

    • Xeirt on 29/01/2018 - 17:01

      I did this with my GF - $99 - 7 days, nice 5 star hotels etc - tour was all in Chinese (except the tourguide had awesome English).

      Half of it was shopping, half was sightseeing. Mostly trying to sell stuff to you the whole time. As the price increases, the amount of stuff they try to sell you decreases. Ha ha

  • CyberMurning on 27/01/2018 - 15:36
    +1

    If this is on Groupon with 15% voucher code, I'm in!

    • thanq on 27/01/2018 - 17:06

      Kind of looks like the $888 tour of China they have atm. Though the 15% coupon maxes out on $40.

      There’s also a surcharge on quite a few months.

  • schwifty on 27/01/2018 - 16:23

    do u actually have to go on the tours or can u just stay at each place and do what u want ??

    • bbtlovebbt on 27/01/2018 - 16:35
      +16

      If you are dead, they will still carry you onto the bus - each shop the bus stops, the shop pay the boss by heads.

    • CyberMurning on 27/01/2018 - 16:35
      +2

      You have to. Can't skip.

    • mathew42 on 27/01/2018 - 16:36
      +2

      Each night is typically in a new hotel, so you have to be on the bus by 8am and most nights dinner is before you arrive at the hotel. Long days.

      • wfdTamar on 27/01/2018 - 17:14
        +1

        Sounds like one of those 1960's 'Carry on in Spain' films.

    • schwifty on 27/01/2018 - 16:36

      ahhh i see was wondering how it was enforced

      • bbtlovebbt on 27/01/2018 - 17:00

        Spend $777 to see how tough you are?

  • bbtlovebbt on 27/01/2018 - 16:34
    +9

    shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping + shopping ……

    • eddieaus on 27/01/2018 - 19:46

      Ozbargainers' favourite

  • hamwhisperer on 27/01/2018 - 17:01
    +24

    8 day tour, meet your landlord while you're there!

    • fleabag on 28/01/2018 - 08:42

      Nah, Chinese people never rent houses they don't want them to get used and old.

      • hamwhisperer on 28/01/2018 - 08:46
        -1

        I know :(
        I was being facetious.

        $&+ a country that lets us property market get screwed up due to bad tax policies and letting foreigners buy.

        Hate our politicians.

        • PlagueistheCheap on 28/01/2018 - 13:27

          AU is no longer a prison colony, you are free to leave anytime.

        • hamwhisperer on 28/01/2018 - 23:22

          @Expon: based on current Gov policies that is actually my eventual goal, yes

  • Briefcase Mong on 27/01/2018 - 17:15
    +9

    Nothing positive from those tours just taking you to shopping destinations. Thats how they make money hence the low price

  • ash2000 on 27/01/2018 - 17:30
    +7

    This is too cheap to be good, particularly when it includes the train between Shanghai to Beijing which costs ~$120 by memory.

    My guess is you'll be funnelled in and out of overpriced (commission paying) jade shops multiple times a day.

  • lazyevenings on 27/01/2018 - 17:33
    +1

    Just got back from there. Did a day tour to the great wall. One of the shops they stopped at was a tea place which sold tea at 6-7X what you could get at the airport.

  • factor on 27/01/2018 - 17:33
    +11

    Wow - they don't even provide admission or guide for the forbidden city. It looks like they pay for admission to the great wall only (hike up, extra for cable car).

    Misleading & deceptive. Silk shop, jade shop, etc.

    • Mixhael on 27/01/2018 - 18:29
      +1

      Wow, this is just plain information. Are all the neggers sock puppets for the company/China?

    • myusername on 29/01/2018 - 12:21

      what you expect all those costs included for this low price?

  • Waiteyes on 27/01/2018 - 17:55
    +2

    Hmm, I think the eight days for four cities are too busy to enjoy. All the four cities are very large. Every city is worth eight day.

    • altomic on 27/01/2018 - 18:23
      +1

      true, I certainly agree with you but at the same time each city is worth eight weeks. seriously, you can't do it all.

      $777 is a tasting plate.

      I lived in Japan for 4 years and feel like I barely did any travel there. I feel like I've done more travel during the last 2 2-week trips where I actually traveled around. but even then no way is it enough.

      But I did in depth experience during the 4 years (hanging out with neighbours, watching local sports teams, knowing each crack in the road on the street I lived, etc) , and shallow experience (kyoto has temples, etc) during the 2 x 2week trips.

    • sal78 on 27/01/2018 - 20:22

      I think it’s enough time if there are no shopping tours. Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai are so close to each other. 1.5 to 2hrs by high speed train.

      Shanghai is one of my fav cities. Suzhou and Hangzhou are beautiful. Add in a night in a watertown. I would never do one of these tours because tourist attractions are crazy.l busy with bus loads of ppl. If u go on your own you can try your best to avoid the tour buses.

      Don’t fit in too many touristy attractions. Chinese tours think more attactions = value for money but they jam pack so much into a day, spend a lot of time travelling and lil time at each place. In Shanghai go cafe hopping, ppl watching, just chill and relax and you will be able to appreciate how awesome it is.

      I totally fell in love with China and can’t wait to go back. So much history.

  • Hsinking on 27/01/2018 - 18:50
    +2

    Just curious, would there be anyone that seriously think a 777 aud, 8 day tour could be a bargain without any tricks.

  • ti6331 on 27/01/2018 - 19:09
    +10

    have joined such tour before.there will be jade/pearl/silk/teapot/ruby /health shops. Each day will vist 2 places ~2 hours each and 2 shops ~1.5 hours each. A pcs of jade /pearl necklace costs you from AUD 20- AUD1000. Definitely don't purchase the "famous"teapot or anything looks like ruby.A silk quilt costs from AUD 100-AUD 300. Quilt cover is more expensive. But some Chinese purchase the silk quilt.They claim that it is very comfortable. Always in a hurry for sight seeing,exclude the time for flights,only 5/6 days left for the tour. one city to another city takes 4-6 hours.hotel is fine,no luxury food,simple Chinese food. Tips is ~ AUD150/200.special visit/ drama/play costs~AUD80-200.the costing of the tour all depends on the commission of your purchase. My friend is very happy with the tour as AUD1000 is what he can afford.

    • sauce on 27/01/2018 - 21:50

      Thanks for sharing your exp ti6331 (:

    • belongsinforums on 28/01/2018 - 00:33

      can tell you're chinese from your english :D this guy's the real deal!

    • Mr Idiom on 28/01/2018 - 11:19

      As posted below, my experience was pretty close to this. One difference was that ours didn't include extra entry fees to places, or costs for the plays/dramas etc., even though we did do them. Guess we got lucky.

  • Mr Idiom on 27/01/2018 - 20:19
    +7

    Did a tour not dissimilar to this one about 5 years back with my wife (of Chinese heritage), and a busload of Chinese tourists from Canada, USA, & Australia. Cost her $90 and me $190 (non Chinese excess included, no joke) for 7 nights and all meals, not flights though. Hotels were 4 or 5 star (Chinese standards, but still quite nice), and meals ranged from serviceable to decent. Tour was in Cantonese, which gave my wife a bit of translation work as we went, but only when there was something worth sharing. The guides tended to speak a little English as well, and occasionally sought to include me as best they could. Ridiculously cheap, but as has been mentioned above, daily tip fee was expected ($10pp per day, extra $70pp total). Still very cheap with tips included.

    As people above have alluded to, there will likely be several shopping stops along the way (jade, silk, gold, tea, to name a few), and they certainly attempt to pressure you into buying. We were the only ones who didn't buy up big from our tour group; in fact, we didn't buy anything, so resisting the pressure is possible. It was actually quite amusing the things they said to try to make sales, and also how gullible many people can be.

    All in all, for the price it was definitely worth it, there were a reasonable amount of sightseeing stops as well as the shopping ones, there was enough time for the odd bit of unguided wandering, and there were no other hidden fees beyond the tips.

    • sauce on 27/01/2018 - 21:51
      +2

      Thanks for sharing your exp, NickVeronw (:

      • Mr Idiom on 28/01/2018 - 11:12

        My pleasure! :)

    • pull the lever on 28/01/2018 - 08:45

      Can vouch for this exact review, as this was our same-shared experience with these shopping tours.
      The price to activities ratio are on point, but the value is subjective. To me, I thought it was good value, despite the 2-3 hour 'layover' in the stores. But just bring a tablet to catch up on shows while everyone else is trying to get out of way of sales assistants!

      All the accommodation listed in this deal are quite far from their city centres, but no one's stopping you from jumping into a 'Chinese Uber' (Didi Chuxing) for true after-hours exploration. Of course, this is at your own expense, and you can't just wander away from the tour group during the day, because that's a breach of contract and they will fine you.

  • Quachii on 27/01/2018 - 20:42
    +1

    Who ever goes on this
    Hopefully Can tell us if it’s worth it :)
    For next time

  • OzBargainerr on 27/01/2018 - 20:45
    +1

    No way, I would spend these Money in Shanghai in One day, if it's enough I would be very lucky! So many good places to visit and they are not cheap at all!

    • sal78 on 28/01/2018 - 08:53

      Yeah especially a central hotel in Shanghai with The Bund view! part of the experience. We stayed at Les Suites. Amazing service, even offered to help us bypass the security to get FB lol Even the bath tub had a view of The Bund. Great location.

      • OzBargainerr on 28/01/2018 - 12:33
        +1

        Exactly, I don't know why people always complain everything all the time when they buy cheap stuff and products, you only can see and experience what you can afford, you get what you pay for. It's that simple.

  • HeWhoKnows on 28/01/2018 - 08:02
    +5

    FROM AN EXPERT THAT HAS DONE THIS TOUR TWICE!!!!! - This is NOT good value
    Why?

    1. Scoopon use Chinese airlines that are NOT direct flights and take forever to get there
    2. The hotels look OK but are in way-out places
    3. If you read the fine print you will find that most of the tours are optional so ends up costing your TWICE as much!
    4. Scoopon do NOT manage the tour or book the flights

    Recommend the Trip-a-deal China tour instead - 2 for $2000 ($1000ea)
    1. Tripadel use qantas direct flights
    2. Tripadeal use 4 star hotels in convenient locations
    3. Most of the tours (though not all) are included in price.
    4. Tipadeal do manage the entire tour and book the flights

    • pull the lever on 28/01/2018 - 08:38
      +2

      Why did you do it twice?

    • Aceboy884 on 28/01/2018 - 08:52
      +2

      If you are a expert

      Why did you have to go twice to learn your lesson?

      Just saying….

  • richla on 28/01/2018 - 19:23

    Wow price, airlines and hotel wouldn't bother me drastically.
    I am not sold on the destinations though Beijing and Shanghai definitely, but I think there are so many awesome places to visit in China that Hangzhou, Suzhou wouldn't be pick 3 or 4. Up to the individual ofcourse.

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