Tailor-made Holidays to China

There will be ample opportunity to realx on your tailor-made holiday to China

NT Travel no longer offers holidays for sale to the general public. You can still arrange your holiday to China through the BYTS branch China Lazy Vacation based in Beijing ( Block D, Room 309 of China Lazy Vacation, No.3, on Beiwa Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China Tel: 008610-88423966, Fax: 008610-88423966-616, Email: zsjq01@live.cn or to receive a call back from China call Neville in the UK on 07939 624828 or if calling from outside the UK on 00447939 624828). BYTS stands for Beijing Youth Travel Services and is a consortium of travel agencies based in China. Member agencies are required to pay an insurance bond as a form of consumer protection as a condition of entry.

NT Travel currently works as a marketing consultant to China Lazy Vacation/BYTS. We are currently helping China Lazy Vacation to develop a China holiday website for overseas visitors to China. This website will be packed with information about China and what to do there and will allow customers to talior their own holidays choosing from a wide selection of hotels, domestic flights and other forms of transport including chauffeur-driven car hire, and sightseeing tours. Similar to NT Travel's original philosophy, you will be able to be as independent as you like or opt to have a guide with you throughout your entire tour. We are also developing a discount card for travellers to be used in local attractions, shops and restaurants in China. This new website should be live in late 2010. In the meantime China Lazy Vacation would be delighted to book your travel arrangements in China whether you only want to book a hotel or a flight or whether you would like a full tailor-made tour.

China Lazy Vacation already has two agency shops in Beijing and currently mainly sells domestic flights, hotels and chauffeur-driven car hire to Chinese nationals. It also arranges foreign holidays for Chinese nationals. There are ten staff in total working in these two travel agencies.

NT Travel is also promoting China Lazy Vacation's services to the travel trade in Asia and Europe in key visitor source markets for China. If you are a travel agent we would be delighted to hear more about your clients' preferences and tell you about the China ground services provided by China Lazy Vacation. Please contact Neville on 07939 624828 or 00447939 624828 or email him on nevillekendall@yahoo.co.uk for more information.

We have also started to establish links with local suppliers in Indonesia on behalf of China Lazy Vacation which will also be offering holiday services and tours in Indonesia including Bali.

Some of our clients prefer a fully inclusive tour. Others just want help arranging accommodation, trains and flights and the occasional guided day tour. Some prefer luxury tours, others prefer good value holidays using 2 star accommodation.

The pace of your tour can be as slow or as fast as you want it to be. Our clients' tours typically feature China's capital Beijing, the Great Wall, historic Xian and the Terracotta Warriors, cosmopolitan Shanghai and Guilin with its sugar-loaf mountains. Some clients are also interested in less well-known areas such as Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan and Harbin in the North East. Tropical Hainan Island off China's Southern Coast is also a popular way to end a holiday relaxing on Sanya Beach. Many clients also combine their holiday to China with a visit to Hong Kong and to other countries in the Far East.

To discuss the possibilities and to start putting together your tailor-made tour to China please call us on 07939 624828 (+44 7939 624828 from outside the UK) of e-mail nevillekendall@yahoo.co.uk or tianlei@zsvacation.com

A typical tailor-made holiday covering the main highlights of China is shown below. An itinerary like this may cost between £1,400 and £2,300 depending on the time of year, the type of accommodation used and the types of activities you wish to undertake.

An example of a tour taking in the highlights of China is shown below with along with some suggested extensions.

The Classic Highlights of China

This tailor-made holiday provides a fascinating introduction to China at a gentle and relaxing pace. It includes Beijing, the Great Wall, Xian, the Terracotta Warriors, Shanghai and Guilin. We have also suggested possible extensions to Harbin, the luxurious Jingpo Lake Resort Hotel and Sanya Beach on Hainan Island.

Day 1
Your guide will meet you at Beijing Airport. Light refreshments in the hotel, take a couple of hours to relax after your flight. Sample a traditional Chinese hotpot dinner. Guided walk of central Beijing by night.

Day 2
Visit to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Lunch on the Shichahai Lake near the Forbidden City. Afternoon visit to the Jing Mountain and Beipei Parks. Sample traditional Beijing food for dinner.

Day 3
Visit to the Great Wall of China. Afternoon visit to the Temple of Heaven. Sample traditional Cantonese food for dinner.

Day 4
Fly to Xian (about 1 hour), take a tour around the city centre, including the Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall and Moat. After dinner in your hotel the tour of the city centre continues.

Day 5
Visit to the Terracotta Warriors just outside Xian followed by a short visit to the Huaqing Hot Springs on the way back.

Day 6
Fly to Shanghai (about 2 hours). After lunch view this magnificent city from the 421 m. high Oriental Pearl TV Tower (one of the tallest buildings in the world). Following this step back in history on a guided tour of the former British-American and French settlements and visit the Yu Yuan Garden. After lunch take a guided walk along the Bund. There will also be time for shopping in a traditional Shanghai market.

Day 7
Drive to the nearby picturesque town of Suzhou (famous for its gardens, canals and traditional houses and its historical involvement in the silk trade). After checking in to your hotel visit the Tiger Hill Pagoda (China’s very own leaning tower) and Suzhou’s Classical Gardens set out in the style of the Ming Dynasty. Afternoon visit to the town of Zhouzhuang whose history dates back more than 600 years. Enjoy a boat tour around the town followed by dinner in the town centre.

Day 8
Fly to Guilin from Shanghai (about 2 hours) which literally translated means Forest of Cassia Trees. These trees’ autumn blooms produce a wonderful scent. The surrounding area is characterised by spectacular almost vertical limestone mountainous outcrops. After freshening up in the hotel take in a panoramic view of Guilin from the Elephant Hill (which resembles an elephant drinking from the river with its trunk), then on to visit the Reed Flute Cave (containing impressive underground rock formations lit in spectacular colours) followed by a tour of Guilin city centre.

Day 9
A boat trip along the scenic Li River alighting to visit the mountain town of Yangshuo. Lunch will be served on the boat. Dinner in your hotel followed by an optional tour of Guilin city centre by night.

Day 10
Before lunch take a leisurely walk around the sights of Guilin. Lunch in the hotel before taking your flight back to Beijing (about 2 and a half hours).

Day 11
Morning visit to the Yonghe Temple. After lunch in the hotel you will be at leisure. You may wish to go shopping, do other activities or simply relax in the hotel. Your guide will be pleased to advise you on possible activities. Traditional Peking Duck dinner in the evening.

Day 12
Your guide will accompany you back to the airport. Your tour comes to an end.

Extensions to the Classic Highlights of China Itinerary

Sanya Beach on Hainan Island (relax on the sandy beaches of China’s very own tropical island)

Days 1-2
Relax on the beach at Yalong Bay

Day 3
Spend another day relaxing on the beach at Yalong Bay or visit a famous spa resort on the Island.

Day 4
Spend another day relaxing on the beach at Yalong Bay.

Harbin Extension (be amongst the first Western tourists to explore the sights and heritage of Harbin City in North East China)

Day 1
Fly from Beijing to the city of Harbin (flight time approx. two hours). Welcome lunch at your hotel. Send your postcards today. We will provide you with a choice of postcards and send them on your behalf. All you have to do is choose your cards and write your messages. Following this take some time to relax in the afternoon. Early evening meal featuring regional Black Dragon cuisine. Short evening walk through Harbin city centre. Return to the hotel for a relaxing night, or stay on and sample the cafes and bars in Harbin city centre.

Day 2
Morning tour taking in the old and new architecture of Harbin City. In the afternoon sample acupuncture and massage therapy provided by local university experts, just relax in the hotel, or go shopping in Harbin city centre. Chinese cooking demonstration in the evening featuring regional Black Dragon cuisine followed by your evening meal.

Day 3
Another day to learn more about the history of and future plans for Harbin City. After dinner take an evening stroll along the banks of Harbin’s Songhua River.

Day 4
Morning visit to the North Eastern Tiger Park. Afternoon visit to Sun Island Recreation and Technology Park. Evening meal in the hotel.

Day 5
Chinese dumpling breakfast. Fly from Harbin to Beijing. An afternoon to relax before your flight back to the UK the following morning.

Jingpo Lake Extension (relax on the shores of the spectacular Jingpo Lake in North East China in a luxuriously appointed hotel and take local history sights and the local landscapes)

Day 1
Fly from Beijing to the city of Harbin (flight time approx. two hours). Welcome lunch at your hotel. Send your postcards today. We will provide you with a choice of postcards and send them on your behalf. All you have to do is choose your cards and write your messages. Following this take some time to relax in the afternoon. Early evening meal featuring regional Black Dragon cuisine. Short evening walk through Harbin city centre. Return to the hotel for a relaxing night, or stay on and sample the cafes and bars in Harbin city centre.

Day 2
Drive from Harbin to the Jipo Lake, situated in spectacular mountainous surroundings. Lunch provided en route. Enjoy the peace and tranquility of the countryside surrounding your luxuriously appointed hotel. Stroll along the lake before your evening meal combining traditional Chinese cuisine with barbecue-style food.

Day 3
Morning visit to local heritage sites dating from the Qing dynasty. After lunch an afternoon visit to a rural Korean-style village near the lake, sample traditional Korean food in the evening.

Day 4
A morning cruise on the Jipo Lake, lunch in a rural mountain restaurant followed by a relaxing cruise back to the hotel. Afternoon visit to the local volcano park, walk through the ancient forest inside the volcanic crater. Sample Jipo-style cuisine in the evening.

Day 5
Morning visit to the nearby waterfall park (the amount of water in the falls may vary), lunch at hotel before the afternoon drive back to Harbin. Chinese cooking demonstration in the evening featuring traditional Cantonese cuisine. Evening walk along Harbin riverside.

Day 6
Chinese dumpling breakfast. Fly from Harbin to Beijing. An afternoon to relax before your flight back to the UK the following morning

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