Chengde, Grassland and Great Wall tour(4 days)
Culture+Horse-riding+Hiking

Tour Code: CS-N-001 Duration: 4days Destination: Chengde Good time to visit: from Jun to Aug Departure date: Every Thursday from June to August2010

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What makes our hikes different from the others ?

• Our tours are private – no delays picking up other tourists from various hotels around the city. We pick up, then go!
• Your English-speaking guide stays with you the entire trip (including the hiking).
• Our guides carry 2-way radios (and a cell phone) in case of emergencies.
• We use safe, reliable, government-licensed vehicles (e.g. mini-vans), not a dubiously-maintained family car or taxi.
• We use professional drivers, not a “friend” making some extra money.
• We save time by taking the direct routes, even if there are charges (rather than navigating back roads trying to avoid tolls).
• With us, there are NO “forced shopping” stops !
• There are NO hidden costs ! (e.g. fuel surcharge)
• We are proud of our Wall. We want YOU to become an ambassador of Great Wall hiking too!
• We not only want our customers to return – we want them to tell their friends!

This tour is designed for the family stay in Beijing or who has a short holiday in capital to enjoy a free and leisure time. It includes not only the endless beautiful grassland but also the culture city-Chengde and the famous Great Wall—one of the greatest wonders of the world.

Chengde: was once the summer resort capital of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It holds rich culture related to this history as well as many historic relics, Summer Resort, outer eight temples and so on.
Saihanba Greassland: means 'beautiful highland' in Mongolian. Situated at the boarder of HeBei and Inner Mogolia provinces, SaiHanBa National Forest and Grassland park was the hunting field of the Qing Emperors. It's the closest place to the capital where one can grasp what it is like to live on the grassland like nomads.
Jinshanling Great Wall: Jinshanling section is notable for its diversity, like "obstacle-walls", "branch-walls" and "horse-blocking walls". Moreover, it has much more watchtowers and beacon towers than any of the other sections of the wall.
Suitable time: Middle June to Middle September: 
 

DAY-BY-DAY DETAILED ITINERARY:
Day 1 Beijing/Chengde(by train,L)
Take the express train k7711(06:30-10:48) from Beijing to Chengde. Transfer to the hotel. After lunch, visit Bishushanzhuang, or the Imperial Summer Resort, and Putuozongsheng Temple. Stay in Puning hotel.

Day 2 Chengde/Sihanba Grassland(BLD)
After breakfast, drive directly to Sihanba Grassland, about 4 hours. Enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way, meantime, listen to the guide tell interesting stories behind it. After the boundary river between Hebei and Inner Mongolia, you are on the endless grassland. You cold enjoy horse-riding, rent a car and drive however you like or just walk and relax. Enjoy Mongolian songs and dances if there is. Stay in hotel on the grassland.

Day 3 Saihanba Grass land/Chengde(BL)
Get up in the early morning for the breathtaking sun-rising on the grassland, walking around and enjoy the blue sky, crystal lakes, unnamed flower. After lunch, drive back to Chengde, visit Puning Temple in the late afternoon. Stay in the same.

Day 4 Chengde /Great Wall/ Beijing (Hiking day, BL)
Leave Chengde in the early morning and drive to Jinshanling. Going straight from starting point in Jinshanling to the bottom of the Simatai and then to the parking lot for the bus waiting.(about 3-4 hours, about 10km), then drive back to Beijing. The end of the tour.

“B” for breakfast, “L” for Lunch “D” for dinner.
 

Tour Cost:               Currency Converter

	2-3 person	4-5 person	6-9 person	Over 10 person	Single Supplement
Tour Cost	CNY4660/P $696/P	CNY4360/P $651/P	CNY4060/P $606/P	CNY3880/P $579/P	CNY500/P $75/P
($1=6.7CNY) (The cost for the child of 2-12 year old is based on 15% discount of the adult's tour cost.Any baby less than 2 year old is free of any charges. If it turns out there is cost involved, we reserved to collect the cost.)

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The tour cost includes:

• Land transfer service, meals daily as listed in the itinerary(B-breakfast， L-lunch, D-dinner), service of English-speaking guide, experienced driver, scenic spots admission fee, twin share room in 4-star hotel in big city, the best hotel in small cities or counties, clean carefully-chosen guest house/hostel/or home-stay in village or old town; all domestic flights or trains and local airport taxes if there is in the itinerary.

The tour cost Does not include:

• meals in your free time and on the train/plane, personal travel insurance (very important); transfer/guide/entrance tickets in your free time, extra luggage truck, international flights and related airport taxes, any tips (hotels, restaurants, guide, driver, etc.), photography charges at monasteries/palaces/sites if required, supplementary trips and services not mentioned, supplement cost for those who wants to accommodate on a single basis, any expenses on personal nature not listed above, the extra cost due to the unforeseen events; 

Remarks:

• As the exchange rate of CNY to USD is subject to Change, the final price will be calculated according to the Chinese currency CNY. The price in USD dollar is just for your reference.
• We are ready to reserve the e-air ticket from another city to the starting city or from the ending city back to your preferred city if needed.
• Before you pay deposit to book the tour, we haven’t made any reservation yet. The train, flight tickets and the hotel may different from the itinerary listed.
• The visiting order of the scenic spots in the itinerary may change according to the traffic condition and other unforeseen things.
• Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation of insurance company when sign up.
• The prices do not apply to National Holidays (e.g. Chinese National Day Sep. 30th -Oct.8th , Or other Special Festival time).