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10 Days China Express Tour: from SYD/MEL $990 Per Person Twin Share, BNE/ADL $1290, PER $1390 (Sep 24 - May 25) @ Flight Centre

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10 Days China Express Tour: from SYD/MEL $990 Per Person Twin Share, BNE/ADL $1290, PER $1390 (Sep 24 - May 25) @ Flight Centre
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froogletom on 17/04/2024 - 17:57 deals.flightcentre.com.au (2473 clicks)
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china 10 day tours are a great way to see a variety of locations a bundle discount, flights will be with china southern upgrades available for extra cost

Inclusions

Flights to Beijing, returning from Shanghai
9 Nights in hand-selected 3.5/4 star accommodation
Breakfast daily and 2 lunches
Local English-speaking tour guide (s)
Touring & transportation by deluxe air-conditioned coach
Bullet Train from Beijing to Wuxi with tour guide
Sightseeing and admissions as per itinerary
Airport transfers in Beijing on Day 1 & Shanghai on Day 10

Itinerary

DAY 1
Arrive Beijing

DAY 2
Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City

DAY 3
The Great Wall of China

DAY 4
Temple of Heaven

DAY 5
Beijing – Wuxi (5hr Bullet Train)

DAY 6
Wuxi – Suzhou (1hr)
A short drive will have you arrive in Suzhou

DAY 7

Suzhou – Hangzhou (2hr)
Leave Suzhou and travel by coach to Hangzhou

DAY 8
Hangzhou – Shanghai (2hr 30mins)

Leave Hangzhou and embark eastward by coach to the city of Shanghai,

DAY 9
Shanghai

DAY 10
Depart Shanghai
Upon check-out, you will be transferred to Shanghai Airport to meet your departing flight.

Note: Check-out time is 10am. Should your flight be departing in the afternoon/evening, you will be required to check-out of your hotel room and may choose to head to the airport early or use the hotel facilities until an appropriate transfer time.

Price based on tours starting:

5 March 2025
12 March 2025
19 March 2025
7 May 2025
14 May 2025
28 May 2025

Extra charges apply for:

4 September 2024 ($500pp)
23 October 2024 ($500pp)
13 November 2024 ($400pp)
2 April 2025 ($100pp)
9 April 2025 ($100pp)
4 June 2025 ($100pp)
18 June 2025 ($100pp)
3 September 2025 ($500pp)
17 September 2025 ($500pp)
8 October 2025 ($500pp)
22 October 2025 ($500pp)
5 November 2025 ($400pp)
19 November 2025 ($400pp)
4 March 2026 ($100pp)
11 March 2026 ($100pp)
25 March 2026 ($100pp)

Upgrade to fly economy class with a premium carrier such as Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Cathay Pacific or Korean Airlines from an additional $400pp based on ex SYD/MEL/BNE/ADL.

Accommodation:
Beijing: 4* Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring Resort or similar

Wuxi: 4* Holiday Inn Wuxi or similar

Suzhou: 3.5* Weisheng Tianping Hotel or similar

Hangzhou: 3.5* Holiday Inn Airport Hotel or similar

Shanghai: 4* Holiday Inn Express Gongkang Hotel or similar

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  • Annaise on 17/04/2024 - 18:10

    What is not included?

    • froogletom on 17/04/2024 - 18:14
      +8

      flights to europe

      • Agent Q on 17/04/2024 - 18:46
        +26

        Freedom of speech.

    • belongsinforums on 17/04/2024 - 19:36
      +4

      its basicallyfree accom. paying mandatory tips means youre paying for the in country travel. expect to pay at least an extra 1k aud on hidden fees

      • Rockgod70 on 18/04/2024 - 10:04
        +2

        I haven't seen anywhere that China operates on a tipping system, looking it up it seems it's the opposite.

        • belongsinforums on 18/04/2024 - 11:17
          -2

          Ok

          • bio on 18/04/2024 - 12:54
            +2

            @belongsinforums: Instead of a passive aggressive reply you could have posted a more insightful comment to help other readers who are also curious, but sure.

        • fratzhaus on 18/04/2024 - 13:52
          +7

          I just got the full itinerary from when this was last posted for my trip late May 2024.

          While China might not have mandatory tipping, it is basically mandatory tipping for those on the tour if you want to have a somewhat okay time.

          The Tour guide is a $12aud "tip" daily, and is heavily implied to be non negotiable. If you do not want to have this be a problem (and they will make it a problem based off of previous comments in the other post) - just pay. I can't see anything else in the itinerary that mentions tipping on other situations, but it's implied there will be the odd occasion.

          6 out of the 10 days have a ~$80aud fee for a random tour - I imagine these are the main things you'd want to go on anyway to complete the tour. Else you're just kinda… there.

          It is a visa requirement not to leave the guidance of your tour. else your visa is void. If you start not having a good time and think you can just bail - think again. From other posts, the tour guides take your passport and hold onto it for you anyway.

          The last post was downvoted into oblivion for a number of reasons, but some voices in the comments seemed to say they had a good time, provided you just paid and played along. The itinerary says $100aud a day is about what you should expect to pay, so that lines up with the "1k aud on hidden fees" that @belongsinforums mentioned, and is therefore accurate.

    • spc12go on 17/04/2024 - 20:00
      +10

      You have to go to the local souvenir shops otherwise you get left behind or screamed at by the guide.

      • hippo2s on 17/04/2024 - 20:48
        +3

        And designated restaurants

    • Big Deal on 17/04/2024 - 21:15
      +1

      KIDS!

      • klrrider1 on 29/04/2024 - 11:01

        Flight Centre China Express Tour for $A990 per person.

        This tour states: "Child

        This tour is best enjoyed to adult travellers and is not suitable for children under 12 years of age. Children 12 years and above are subject to the adult price and must be accompanied by an adult."

        So if the kid is over 12, the Flight Centre Tour is an option.

  • Pumpkin_rrr on 17/04/2024 - 18:12

    TAD has so many interesting Tours, we are spoilt for choice!
    I'm on the verge to bite the bullet and pick just one of them, anyone!

  • cooldog on 17/04/2024 - 18:21
    -6

    Thanks China for paid my Centrelink and Medicare.

  • Levelgrinder on 17/04/2024 - 18:23

    China Southern is a budget carrier? i.e no meals or drinks included on flight, carry on only?

    • belongsinforums on 17/04/2024 - 19:35
      +1

      its mid range. not like jetstar.

    • hippo2s on 17/04/2024 - 20:49
      +1

      It's a full service airline. Regional carrier.

    • hocus on 17/04/2024 - 21:17
      +1

      It’s full service, includes meals, seats and checked bags.

      The quality of the service is another matter …

    • vrsac on 18/04/2024 - 09:40
      +1

      I once flew with China Southern on my way to EU. I was pleasently surprised that it (at the time) was way above Qantas service quality. Would use them again.

  • Agileduck on 17/04/2024 - 18:27
    -4

    Wow so cheap. Subsidised by the CCP? I’m in!!

    • dosada on 17/04/2024 - 19:00
      +10

      Amazing how paranoid some people are.

      • Agileduck on 17/04/2024 - 20:05
        -2

        I wasn’t being sarcastic

        • dosada on 17/04/2024 - 20:30

          Doesn't make it better at all

          • Agileduck on 17/04/2024 - 20:35
            +7

            @dosada: Asking if the deal is subsidised by the government? I was legitimately wondering

            • H_J on 18/04/2024 - 07:56

              @Agileduck: its not .
              In china lots of cheap tours, basically they only ask for fees for transportion. You get free accommodation, profit comes from commissions of going to numerous shops.

            • fgfash on 18/04/2024 - 09:09
              +1

              @Agileduck: Mate, at this price, it is probably subsidised by the chinese government. But, a deal is still a deal, as for whether or not you believe in their idealogy is another matter.

              FYI, when I was in Uni, I did a study exchange to China and was given 7k AUD by the china government as "subsidy". This doesn't change my view that Taiwan is and always will be a independent country from China.

  • shortgum on 17/04/2024 - 21:28

    Great deal. can we make alternate arrangement on this ?

    e.g. visit or stay in hk prior or after the itinerary

  • jalwa on 17/04/2024 - 22:05

    Great deal. But can I change 2 lunches to 1 lunch and 1 dinner?

  • belongsinforums on 17/04/2024 - 22:27
    +1

    china is doable without chinese knowledge. stick to tourist hotspots, order taxis from hotels and youll be fine. great wall is worth seeing at least once. forbiddencity can be skipped

    • caustic birch on 18/04/2024 - 09:00

      你说英文吗？

    • Serapis on 18/04/2024 - 09:22
      +1

      Taxis from hotel? You just order DiDi via the Alipay app nowadays

      • belongsinforums on 18/04/2024 - 11:18

        For people who don't have local number and apps

        • dottydotdot on 18/04/2024 - 13:22

          Just set up wechat before you go with your number verified. The wechat app links to Didi.

  • Apue on 18/04/2024 - 07:28
    +3

    I love to go there but I'm not brave enough.

    • Nerdlighter on 19/04/2024 - 11:52

      I went on a similar trip with my partner. We were hesitant to even go at first, but had a family member who had been on the same tour a few years back and loved it, so we thought we'd go for it as the price was too good.

      It was our first trip overseas, and we loved it. It was a real eye-opening experience.

  • Hellfire on 18/04/2024 - 07:40
    +2

    Be aware that you'll be taken to many shops to buy things and generally can't skip them.

    Read comments in the other china tour post https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/841656

    • junglejuice on 18/04/2024 - 09:56

      Shopping is the main focus of the tour, and it is priced accordingly. ;)

  • derrko on 18/04/2024 - 07:43

    I did one of these tour pre pandemic its was really good. Well organised and gives a glimpse into everyday China life. Not obligated or pressured to buy anything at the various shops. Food practices at some restaurants were questionably at best, in the western hotels they were fine.

  • lovepub on 18/04/2024 - 13:31
    +1

    $990 with flight + accommodation + meals for 10 days???

    I see these deals often, but always doubt if there are any hidden fees once you board that plane.

    IF I was NOT to spend a dollar at all the souvenir shops they take us, will I be left behind ?

    Also, being an australian/taiwan dual citizen, what chances that I might miraculously disappear while in China ?

    Deal is so good, but also so sussy at the same time.

    • branners on 18/04/2024 - 16:28
      +4

      From my experience on the TripADeal $999 trip last month;
      I did not see any extra fees on the flights (which were China Eastern). Beverages were FOC (even beer) and I was even offered an extra meal on the return flight. Same for hotels and when we were on the optional tours. No attempts that I saw to up-sell.
      Re the shopping trips; in our group (32 pax) there was always someone who bought something but there were quite a few people who bought nothing in any of them, and I did not see or hear of anyone being pressured to buy anything.
      I have no insights into the dual citizenship situation, can't offer any advice.

  • klrrider1 on 03/05/2024 - 14:47

    In the Flight Centre website, they say that buying something from these shops is not compulsory,

    branners's experience is similar to other reports.

  • klrrider1 on 09/05/2024 - 13:19

    This deal has not yet expired.

    It is still listed on the FC website with an end date of 31 May 2024.

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