Pack your backpacks and winter clothes and practice your chopsticks skills because we’re going to China!

BACKPACKING CHINA
Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2010
Shanghai + Beijing, China

Travel Factor proudly presents BACKPACKING CHINA, a 5-day trip that will take you to two of China’s iconic cities: Shanghai and Beijing. See the best of China, the Travel Factor way!

Package Rate: PHP 16,700

Package Inclusions:
Airport Transfers in China
4 Nights Accommodation (2 Shanghai, 2 Beijing)
Rail Travel (Soft Sleeper Accommodation) between Shanghai – Beijing – Shanghai
Shanghai Tours (see itinerary for complete tour listing)
Beijing Tours (including the Great Wall, see itinerary for complete tour listing)
Admission/Entrance Fees
Travel Insurance
Travel Factor ID
Backpacking China T-Shirt
Service of Tour Coordinator

Not included:
Airfare
Philippine Travel Tax
Airport Taxes and Fees
Visa Fees
Meals not included in the package
Local transportation during free time

Draft Itinerary:

Day 0, Feb 24, Wednesday
20:20 ETD Manila
23:45 ETA Shanghai
Airport Transfer to Hotel
Overnight Shanghai

Day 1, Feb 25, Thursday
Shanghai Tour: Yuyuan Garden, Yuyuan Market
Bullet Night Train to Beijing

Day 2, Feb 26, Friday
Check-in at Beijing Hotel
Beijing Tour: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square
Overnight Beijing

Day 3, Feb 27, Saturday
Beijing Tour: Great Wall of China (Mutianyu), Ming Tombs, Olympic Park
Overnight Beijing

Day 4, Feb 28, Sunday
Free Time to tour other parts of Beijing
Suggested Half-Day Beijing Tour (Optional): Lama Temple, Beihai Park, Beijing Capitol Museum
Bullet Night Train to Shanghai

Day 5, Mar 1, Monday
Shanghai Tour: The Bund, Oriental Pearl Tower, The Bund Tunnel
Free time for Shopping

Day 6, Mar 2
00:30 ETD Shanghai
04:00 ETA Manila
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Tickets to buy:

Cebu Pacific:
Feb 24, 2010 Dep Manila 20:20 Arr Shanghai 23:45
Mar 02, 2010 Dep Shanghai 00:30 Arr Manila 04:00

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VISA Process
Tourist /Family visit Visa (L)

L Visa is issued to a person who comes to China for sightseeing, visiting relatives, or private matters. Documents to be included with application:
1. Applicant’s passport with blank pages and at least 6 months validity left before expiration.
2. A truly and completely filled application form affixed with one passport-sized photo.
3. Round-trip air ticket
4. Hotel reservation. Or proof of relationship in case of visiting relatives in china.
5. Other documents required by the visa officers if necessary.

How to Apply, Visa Fee & Processing Time:
For more information about Chinese Visa, please call the Consular Office of the People’s Republic of China at 63-2-8482395 or visit their website http://ph.chineseembassy.org

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BOOKING AND RESERVATION GUIDELINES
* Deadline of Registration: TBA
* Participant must be between 18 to 40 years old and has valid passport.
* Proof of purchased ticket is required to register.
* No regform, No reservation. To reserve, please fill-out registration form and together with your e-tickets, send to travel.factor@gmail.com Subject: BACKPACKING CHINA (Feb 25 – Mar 1)
* Then you will receive thru email account details where to deposit payment (BPI). For group reservations, please send your registration forms in one file & email.
* Everyone is required to download and submit registration form
* Please register only if you are 100% sure you are joining. And if after registering you need to back-out, please have the courtesy to notify us properly thru email.
* Full payment must be settled within the agreed timeframe. Should you need extension, please coordinate with Travel Factor
* Non-refundable but transferable to other person. Travel Factor must be notified asap or at least 5 days before the trip. In this case, the “proxy” must fill-out and submit registration form.
* Upon payment, you will receive a copy of complete guidelines, including things to bring, itinerary, reminders, etc…

FOR INQUIRIES/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
email your concerns to travel.factor@gmail.com with your name and contact number
Subject: BACKPACKING CHINA (Feb 24 – Mar 1, 2010)

or contact Michelle Tan at 0917-8864480 (during weekdays)

DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
http://travelfactor.org/downloads/TF2009-RegForm.xls