5-star and 4-star Hotels on the Yangtze River in China, etc.
Istanbul - Beijing
Beijing - Forbidden City - Temple of Heaven - Beijing
Beijing - Great Wall - Summer Palace - Beijing
Peking - Terra Cotta Museum - Xi'an
**Depending on train availability, the train journey may be replaced by a flight.**
Xi'an - Chongqing - Victoria Cruise
** Depending on airline availability, the flight journey may be replaced by train travel.
Cruise - Fengdu (Ghost City) - Cruise
Cruise - White Emperor City - Three Gorges Dam (Qutang & Wu Gorge) - Cruise
Cruise - Yichang - Shanghai - Zhujiajiao - Shanghai
Shanghai - Jade Buddha Temple - Yu Garden - Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai - Istanbul
What's Included
Airport taxes
2 nights in Beijing, 1 night in Xi’An, 3 nights in Shanghai in 4-star hotels with bed and breakfast accommodation
3 nights accommodation on a 5-star Cruise Ship with All Meals Included
High-speed train ticket and taxes between Beijing - Xi’An
Flight and airport taxes on scheduled local airlines between Xi’An - Chongqing
Flight and airport taxes on scheduled local airlines between Yichang – Shanghai
Chongqing Tour
Shanghai Excursion
Panoramic Beijing Tour
Transfers between Airport - Hotel - Airport
All transfers required for the program
Professional Turkish-speaking guide and assistant services
Hotel and tourist city taxes
Travel and health insurance (a surcharge applies for those over 65 years of age)
Not Included
Lunches and dinners not specified in the program
China Visa
Optional Tours
Personal Expenses
Driver tips and gratuities are excluded.
SAMPLE (etc.) HOTELS
SHANGHAI
4* Starr Hotel etc.
CRUISE
Victoria Jenna Cruise 5* etc.
XI’AN
4* Jian Guo Hotel etc.
BEIJING
Howard Johnson Paragon 4* etc.
Participation Requirement
This tour is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 30 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour start date. Any tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.
Visa
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Our VISA PROCEDURE regarding our CHINA tours is as follows.
Documents to be submitted to us
AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, PLEASE REQUEST THEM DIRECTLY FROM OUR GUESTS AND FORWARD THEM TO US.
- Travelers must scan and send us a full-page copy of their passport. There should be no glare, reflection, or cut-off edges, etc.
- An up-to-date multilingual criminal record certificate must be obtained. (Guests with any record cannot obtain a China visa.)
After these 2 documents are delivered to us, we request an invitation letter from our local agency in China. It takes approximately 7 days to arrive.
After the invitation letter reaches us, we forward the traveler’s passport, criminal record certificate, invitation text, and several documents relevant to us, together with the traveler’s contact information, to Ligarba Tourism.
Then Ligarba Tourism contacts the passengers one by one and obtains the documents from our guests. (Including the passport) and applies for a group visa. It takes approximately 3 weeks to be finalized and costs 200 USD per person. Visa payment is made directly to Ligarba Tourism by the guests.
Travelers who will apply for a China visa cannot use their passport to travel to another country during the visa application process; their passports will remain at the consulate during the application period. Once the visa is finalized, they may collect it from Ligarba Tourism themselves, or Ligarba Tourism may send it to our guests by courier.
We need to begin procedures up to 65 days before the tour departure; otherwise, visas may be at risk.
Ordinary Passport - Visa required
People's Republic of China; holders of Ordinary Passports (Burgundy Passports) are subject to a visa. Holders of Special Passports (Green Passports), Service Passports, and Diplomatic Passports are exempt from a visa for trips with a stay of up to 30 days without obtaining a China visa.
Health
Those who use regular medication should bring more medication than they need. Not all medicines may be available. In addition, if you have a serious health issue (heart, blood pressure, diabetes, etc.), it is advisable to carry a signed document with you. We also recommend that you do not drink tap water and that you drink bottled water that you open yourself for the first time.
Flight Durations
Istanbul - Beijing 10 h 30 min
Shanghai - Istanbul 10 h 25 min
Optional Tours & Activities
Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency at the service center with a minimum request of 10 people, and participation is not guaranteed. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the excursions may not be carried out, or the price, content, or means of transport of a tour/activity may vary. In addition, the dates and times of annual tours/activities may be changed by the guide depending on the opening/closing status of museums, archaeological sites, or venues at the destination, and on weather conditions.
Meal
During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., there may be distances exceeding km. It may be possible to accommodate 3 people in a room, but the bed provided for the 3rd person may be smaller than standard beds. A triple room consists of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Extra beds are foldable beds or rollaway beds; for 3rd person and/or child reservations, the frequent local congestion and the accepted bed type are deemed to have been declared. Child discounts are valid only for one (1) child staying with 2 adults and meeting the age groups specified in the conditions. Breakfasts included in the tour program services are typically served in line with the breakfast fee provided and are generally a continental breakfast with a limited menu consisting of eggs, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated for groups.
Currency
The currency of the People's Republic of China is the Yuan. It is recommended that you bring USD and denominations of it with you.
Time Zone
There is a 5-hour difference between Turkey and China. When it is 12:00 in Turkey, it is 17:00 in China.
Clothing and Necessary Items
We recommend bringing T-shirts that you can easily put on and take off, short- and long-sleeved shirts, various cotton trousers, and comfortable clothing for walking activities and evenings. In addition, you may also bring an umbrella, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, a camera, video cameras and their chargers, and spare memory cards. Although China, with its very large land area, shows climatic differences by region, it can generally be said to be a country with four seasons. Summers in the country are extremely humid, so temperatures are felt more intensely. Spring and autumn, on the other hand, are mild.
Culinary Culture
Chinese cuisine is an extremely rich cuisine reflecting the regional diversity of the geography. Peking duck, dumplings prepared with various fillings and eaten with sauces, and sweet mustard sauces are characteristic of the country’s cuisine. We remind you that it is a cuisine different from Turkish cuisine.
Shopping
China is a true shopping paradise. From electronics to textiles, you can find almost any product you are looking for across a very wide range.
Important Notes
Having a passport and/or obtaining a visa (i.e., for the required destination/passport) does not mean that entry into the country is guaranteed. The passport police have the authority to allow you into the country. Papua Tur is not responsible for this situation; responsibility lies with the passenger. Papua Tur is an intermediary company between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delays on scheduled and private flights, or the current trip and pre-flight times may change. Papua Tur ensures that this information is reported as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour acknowledging that flight details may change. Passengers aged 0-2 do not pay for seat allocation and on-site services. Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized to introduce the cities in general and conducted panoramically with guide commentary from inside the vehicle, with archaeological site entrances lasting no more than 2-3 hours. Panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, if on the day and place of the tour the local authorities do not allow visits or entry, or if there are closed roads due to any incident, and when the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions, Papua Tur is not responsible for carrying out the mentioned tours. Some tours may be conducted using public transportation or on foot at points where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not permitted.