BACKPACKING CHINA (Feb 25-Mar 1) November 3, 2009
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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
UBBE : Calaguas Island + Surfing Bagasbas (Sep 26-27, 2009) September 2, 2009
Posted by thetravelfactor in Surfvivor, UBBE.Tags: calaguas, cam norte, Camarines Norte, Surfvivor, tf, travel factor, ubee
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UBBE : Calaguas Island + Surfing Bagasbas (Sep 26-27, 2009)
Travel Factor’s Ultimate Beach Bumming Experience
Camarines Norte, Philippines
BEACH BUMMING + Surfing + Skimboarding in ONE WEEKEND
PACKAGE RATE P4,400 per pax (ALL IN)
PACKAGE INCLUSION
- Roundtrip aircon bus: Manila to Daet. Daet to Manila
- Overnight accommodation at Calaguas Island:
Camping Tents (group sharing)
Nipa hut with CR and fresh water (shared among all participants)
- Chartered boat service from port to Calaguas Island
- Camp meals at Calaguas Island (breakfast, lunch, dinner, breakfast)
- Guide fees and Entrance fee at Calaguas Island
- Half-day room accommodation at Bagasbas tourist inn (for rest & shower)
- Day 2: Lunch (Daet)
- Travel Insurance
- Travel Factor ID, lanyard
Not included:
- Surf Lesson at Bagasbas Beach with surfboard rental and instructor (P400 per pax)
ITINERARY
Day 0, Sep 25 Friday
08:00 PM Assembly & Departure
Day 1, Sep 26, Saturday
07:00 AM ETA Daet;
09:00 AM ETA Calaguas Island
Set Camp, BEACH BUMMING, Explore the Island
12:00 NN Lunch
more BEACH BUMMING and skimboarding
07:00 PM Dinner and Bonfire Night
Day 2, Sep 27, Sunday
08:00 AM Breakfast
09:00 AM Break camp
10:00 AM Depart camp
12:00 NN ETA Bagasbas, Daet. check-in at Tourist Inn. Lunch. Rest. Explore Bagasbas Beach.
02:00 – 4:00 PM Option to Surf or Skim c/o CamNorte Surfing Association
07:00 PM Check out. Dinner
09:00 PM ETD Daet to Manila via bus (travel time: 7 hours)
Day 3, June 1 Monday
3:30 AM ETA Manila
BOOKING AND RESERVATION GUIDELINES
* Book & Buy Policy. First come, first serve basis.
* No regform, No reservation. To reserve, please fill-out registration form and send to travel.factor@gmail.com
Subject: UBBE Calaguas – Registration (Sep 26-27, 2009)
* 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 regform
* 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.
* 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, email travel.factor@gmail.com or or call/txt the assigned reservation officer of this trip 0926-6108700(Ced)
FOR INQUIRIES/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
Email your concerns to travel.factor@gmail.com with your name and contact number
Subject: UBBE Calaguas – Inquiries (May 26-27, 2009)
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
http://travelfactor.org/downloads/TF2009-RegForm.xls
CONQUER KOTA KINABALU July 21, 2009
Posted by thetravelfactor in Conquer.Tags: Conquer, Group Tour, kota kinabalu, malaysia, tf, travel factor
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Pack your bags and experience a Borneo adventure with Travel Factor!
Book your tickets now to avail of promo rates.
Tickets to buy:
Clark – Kota Kinabalu
Fri 11 Sep 2009 Dep CRK 18:00 Arr BKI 19:55 AK6265
Kota Kinabalu – Clark
Mon 14 Sep 2009 Dep BKI 15:35 Arr CRK 17:30
Package rate to be announced soon.
Buy your tickets now and send your etickets to travel.factor@gmail.com with the subject “CONQUER KOTA KINABALU” to reserve a slot.
Let’s go!
Tickets are on-sale from July 13-19, 2009.
http://airasia.com
UBBE + SNUBA Coron Adventure (Aug 20-23) July 21, 2009
Posted by thetravelfactor in Snuba, UBBE.Tags: coron, Group Tour, palawan, tf, travel factor, travelfactor
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UBBE + SNUBA: CORON
Travel Factor’s Ultimate Beach Bumming Experience and Snorkeling Trip
Coron, Palawan
5 slots available as of July 20, 2009
Last day of Registration is on July 25, 2009.
PACKAGE RATE:
P6,500 per pax (group of 15 pax)
* rates are heavily dependent on the total number of participants and boat’s maximum capacity of 15 persons
PACKAGE INCLUSION:
• Roundtrip A/C Van transfer Airport to Coron Town
• 3 days chartered boat rental for Island hopping (15 persons per boat only)
• 1 night native hut accommodation at Banana Island
• 2 nights A/C room accommodation at Coron Town Proper (3 to 4 pax sharing)
• All tours and Entrance fees at Kayangan Lake, Banana Island, Calauit Island, North Cay
• All Meals served family style (rice, drinks, meat, fish/seafood, vegetable)
Day 1: Lunch, Dinner.
Day 2: Breakfast, Snacks, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 3: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
Day 4: Breakfast
• Services of local guide during tours
• Free souvenir Travel Factor ID and lanyard
Not Included:
- roundtrip airfare and terminal fee
- mask and snorkel – recommended to bring your own (available for rent P150 per day)
- entrance fees at other sites
Travel Factor decided not to collect the entrance fees for the optional or tentative sites
Malcapuya Island 150.00 per pax
Maloroyroy Island 10.00 per pax
Makinit Hotspring 100.00 per pax
DRAFT ITINERARY:
Day 1 – flight Manila to Busuanga. Van service Busuanga to Coron. Island hopping: Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake, Twin Lagoon. Overnight at Banana Island.
Day 2 – Beach bumming at Banana Island. Island hopping Malcapuya Island and Maloroyroy Island. overnight at Coron town.
Day 3 – Calauit Safari close-encounter with giraffes and zebras, Side trip to Black Island, picnic lunch at North Cay, free time for snorkeling and beach bumming at North Cay. If time permits, snorkeling at Coral Garden and Lusong Shipwreck, Makinit Hotspring
Day 4 – sunrise at Mt. Tapiyas. Pasalubong shopping. Flight Busuanga to Manila
** Disclaimer: Itinerary can be changed depending on weather and wave condition during the time of travel **
Aug 20-23 (Thurs-Sun): Coron
Manila – Busuanga via Cebupacific/PAL/Zestair Aug 20 ETD 9:05 AM ETA 10:05 AM
Busuanga – Manila via Cebupacific/PAL/Zestair Aug 23 ETD 02:40 PM ETA 03:15 PM (option to take later flight)
How to join Travel Factor Group Tour?
1. Purchase your own plane tickets (if the tour requires participants to fly)
2. Download and fill-out registration form http://travelfactor.org/downloads/TF2009-RegForm.xls
3. Email your registration form and copy of e-tickets/flight schedule to travel.factor@gmail.com
4. Make sure you indicate correct email subject: Coron (Aug 20-23, 2009)
5. Then you will receive complete trip details and payment procedure
6. For inquiries, please contact 0917-8864480 (Tikoy)
Backpacking INDOCHINA (Oct 29 – Nov 5) June 25, 2009
Posted by thetravelfactor in Group Tour, International.Tags: backpacking, indochina, International, tf, travel factor, travelfactor
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Join Travel Factor’s Backpacking Indochina!
One week of intense backpacking adventure to the heartlands of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, plus a quick pass through KL, Malaysia.
Witness and experience these 4 countries, Travel Factor style
Travel Factor's Backpacking INDOCHINA
Package Rate: USD 450.00
Package Inclusions:
6 Nights Accommodation
Bangkok City Tour
Angkor Wat Day Tour
Phnom Penh Tour
Ho Chi Minh Tour
Some Meals
Transportation from Bangkok – Saigon
Airport Transfers
Travel Insurance
Backpacking INDOCHINA limited edition T-shirt and ID
Not included:
Airfare
Philippine Travel Tax
Airport Taxes and Fees
Meals not included in the package
Transportation during free time
Itinerary Summary:
Oct 29 – Flight to Kuala Lumpur then Bangkok. Overnight Bangkok.
Oct 30 – Bangkok City Tour. Overnight Bangkok.
Oct 31 – Travel to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Overnight Siem Reap.
Nov 1 – Angkor Wat! Overnight Siem Reap.
Nov 2 – Travel to Phnom Penh. Overnight Phnom Penh.
Nov 3 – Travel to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Overnight Ho Chi Minh City.
Nov 4 – Ho Chi Minh City Tour. Flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Overnight at airport.
Nov 5 – Flight to Philippines.
Book your own flight:
Option A: All flights via Air Asia. Approximate Total for all 4 Flights via AirAsia 4,990.00 PHP
Clark – Kuala Lumpur – Clark
Oct. 29 Dep CRK 11:45 Arr KUL 15:40
Nov. 5 Dep KUL 7:20 Arr CRK 11:15
Roundtrip Total 2,765.00 PHP
Kuala Lumpur – Bangkok
Oct 29 Dep KUL 22:20 Arr BKK 23:25
One-way Total 45.00 MYR or 675.00 PHP
Ho Chi Minh City – Kuala Lumpur
Nov 4 Dep SGN 19:05 Arr 22:00 KUL
One-way Total 31.00 USD or 1,550.00 PHP
Option B: Combination of Cebu Pacific and AirAsia
Manila-Bangkok (via Cebu Pacific)
Oct 29, 2009
Dep Manila 9:15 PM Arr Bangkok 11:35 PM
Saigon-Kuala Lumpur (via AirAsia)
Nov 4, 2009
Dep SGN 19:05 Arr KUL 22:00
Kuala Lumpur-Clark (via AirAsia)
Nov 5, 2009
Dep KUL 07:20 Arr CRK 11:15
Option C: All flights via Cebu Pacific (if you only have 3-day leave)
Manila-Bangkok
Oct 29, 2009
Dep Manila 9:15 PM Arr Bangkok 11:35 PM
Saigon-Manila
Nov 5, 2009
Dep SGN 01:00 AM Arr MNL 04:30 AM
Travel Factor doesn’t sell tickets, please visit www.airasia.com or www.cebupacificair.com.ph for your questions and inquiries on how to book your flight.
BOOKING AND RESERVATION GUIDELINES
* Deadline of Registration: Oct 12, 2009
* 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 INDOCHINA (Oct 29-Nov5)
* 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 INDOCHINA (Oct 29-Nov5, 2009)
or contact Cedric Valera at 0926-6108700 (during weekdays)
DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM
http://travelfactor.org/downloads/TF2009-RegForm.xls
