China

June-July 2009

 

Date Time From To By Comments
13.06 08:15 Tel Aviv - Beijing Ben Gurion Airport Aerosvit through Kiev 3+4+8 hours, $532
14.06 04:40 Beijing Capital 2 Airport Beijing: Parks and Great Wall Local buses 3 days in Beijing
17.06 09:40 Beijing, Liuliqiao Bus Stn. Datong Coach 4.5 hours, Y123
18.06 08:00 Datong Yungang Caves Local buses Y2*2, Y60 (caves)
18.06 13:00 Datong Taiyuan Coach 4 hours, Y101
18.06 17:45 Taiyuan Pingyao Small Bus 1.5 hours, Y25
19.06 09:00 Pingyao Sightseeing Walking Y60
20.06 07:30 Pingyao Hancheng Train 6 hours, Y91
20.06 13:30 Hancheng Dangjia Private car 20 min, Y20, Y30 (entry)
21.06 08:00 Dangjia Hancheng Taxi 20 min, Y20
21.06 09:00 Hancheng Xian Coach 4 hours, Y58
21.06 13:00 Xian Sightseeing Buses and Walking 1/2 day
22.06 09:00 Xian Terracote Army, Old Town Local buses 1 day, Y90 (museum)
23.06 15:10 Xian Guangyuan Coach 5 hours, Y129
24.06 09:00 Guangyuan Zhaohua Minibus 30 min*2, Y8.5*2, Y29 (entry)
24.06 15:10 Guangyuan Chengdu Coach 4.5 hours, Y104
25.06 10:00 Chengdu Leshan Coach 2 hours, Y42
25.06 14:00 Leshan Big Budda Boat 45 min, Y50
26.06 10:00 Leshan Emei Coach 30 min, Y8
26.06 12:00 Emei Sightseeing Local buses, Walking Y8 (Monastery)
26.06 19:00 Emei Panzhihua Train 12 hours, Y86
27.06 08:30 Panzhihua Lijiang Coach 8 hours, Y79
28.06 09:00 Lijiang Sightseeing Walking Y80 (Park)
29.06 09:00 Lijiang Dali Coach 4 hours, $49
30.06 13:00 Dali (Xiaguan) Tengchong Coach 6.5 hours, Y107
01.07 09:00 Tengchong Mazhan (Dakong Shan) Minibus, microbus, tricycle 30 min*2, Y25
01.07 16:30 Tengchong Kunming Sleeper bus 12 hours, Y210
02.07 04:30 Kunming Sightseeing Local buses, walking Y4 (Yuantong temple)
03.07 14:00 Kunming Airport Beijing Capital 2 Airport China Eastern 3 hours, Y1060
03.07 17:00 Beijing Capital 2 Airport Beijing Sightseeing 3 days
07.07 06:00 Beijing Capital 2 Airport Tel Aviv Aerosvit through Kiev 9+4+3 hours

Total:
Hotels: Y1521 = $222 or ~ $10/day
Bus and Train: Y1494 ~ $10/day
Food: Y685 = $100 ~ $5/day
Museums: Y676 = $99 ~ $5/day
Air in China: Y1060 or $155
Total in China: Y5438 - $800 (without presents)

Air ticket $550
Insurance $100, mobile rent $25
Visa $25
Total ~ 1500

See the detailed report in Russian here