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CHINA: NO-SHOP TOUR - CHONGQING | Air China

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Description

Join the Chongqing No-Shop tour with Du Lịch Thiên Nhiên, enjoy a journey discovering the beautiful mountain city, savoring distinctive cuisine, and experiencing Chinese culture without interruption from shopping stops.

Itinerary

DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – CHONGQING (Meals on board)

- The tour leader will meet you at Tan Son Nhat Airport to complete check-in procedures for your flight: Flight time according to departure schedule.

DAY 2: CHONGQING (3 Meals)

- Upon arrival at Chongqing Airport, the group completes entry procedures for China. The tour guide welcomes the group and takes everyone for breakfast at a restaurant. Afterwards, depart to visit attractions in Chongqing City – known as the mountain city with a complex transportation system and a futuristic urban rail network:

- Take photos outside the Great Hall of the People – not only an iconic architectural landmark of Chongqing City, but also the venue where major conferences, events, and cultural and artistic performances are held with a seating capacity of over 3,400 people.

- Check in at the train passing through a high-rise building at Liziba Station. This is an attractive spot to capture unique photos that every tourist visiting Chongqing wants to save.

- Thousand-Year-Old Ciqikou Ancient Town - originally named Longyin Town, is an ancient Chinese town built during the Song Dynasty in the year 998.

- Enjoy lunch at a restaurant and continue the journey to explore Hongyadong – an 11-story stilt building complex, 75 m high, set on a steep cliff along the banks of the Jialing River. This is a complex with many shops and restaurants that attract tourists, becoming even more splendid when night falls. Hongyadong always knows how to captivate visitors from near and far and is a super hot check-in spot when coming to Chongqing.

- Stroll around Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street, known as the commercial center of Yuzhong District in Chongqing, built in December 1940 and originally made almost entirely of wood. Through renovation, it is currently a majestic monument standing 27.5 m tall above the ground.

- The bus takes the group to dinner at a restaurant and overnight stay in Chongqing.

DAY 3: CHONGQING (3 Meals)

- Guests have breakfast at the hotel. The group visits Chongqing Panda Park, one of the largest panda reserves in China, where you can admire these adorable animals known as China's national treasure. The group has lunch at a restaurant.

- Visit the world's largest high-speed railway station – Chongqing East Railway Station and experience a rail journey to Nanping Road Grand Theater Station.

- Danzishi Old Street, a blend of ancient architecture and modern urban landscapes, is a complex featuring sightseeing, entertainment, dining, shopping…

- The bus takes the group to dinner at a restaurant and overnight stay in Chongqing.

DAY 4: CHONGQING (2 Meals)

- Guests have breakfast at the hotel. Explore the street corners of Chongqing:

- Mountain City Alley – Consulate Alley is known as the “Architecture Museum” of Chongqing due to architectural complexes such as ancient city walls built in the early Ming Dynasty, consulates, and churches from the time Chongqing opened its port in the late Qing Dynasty… Guests have lunch at a restaurant.

- Kuixing Building, an ancient architectural building integrated with cultural and entertainment areas, was built at the time Confucian thought emerged, serving as a place where Confucian scholars placed their prayers to the god “Kuixing” to help them successfully pass imperial exams and have their names inscribed on the honor roll. This is also one of the unique architectural structures found only in Chongqing.

- Daijia Alley was built in 1371 and named after the majority of residents from the Dai family living there. In addition, visitors can check in at the “Meow Meow” Wall featuring cute cat illustrations. Guests have dinner on their own, freely explore and enjoy local Chongqing cuisine, or register for optional dinner tours:

Option 1: Enjoy hotpot at the World's Largest Hotpot Restaurant – Pibayuan. With a capacity of up to 888 dining tables, it can serve 5,800 guests simultaneously. (At own expense)

Option 2: Chongqing Waizui Hotpot and drive across the Sujiaba Interchange – part of the matrix transportation network, admire the night view at Eye of the Clouds, and check in at vibrant Hongyadong at night with a tour guide (At own expense).

- Overnight in Chongqing.

DAY 5: CHONGQING – HO CHI MINH CITY (2 meals)

- Guests have breakfast at the hotel and check out. Stroll through the over 100-year-old historic quarter that attracts visitors with its ancient beauty and vintage culture. Xiahaoli not only preserves the ancient architectural features of Sichuan and Chongqing, but also the elegance of Western architecture—historic yet full of youthful vitality.

- The traditional area of Shibati – architecture, culture, and cuisine rich in the flavor of ancient Chongqing. During the Ming Dynasty, there was a well here where local residents often came to fetch water; since the well was exactly 18 steps from the houses, it was named "Eighteen Steps – Shibati".

- At one of the most upscale commercial hubs in Chongqing in Guanyinqiao, you cannot miss Star Light 68 center.

- The group has lunch at a restaurant. Guests will stroll and shop at SASSEUR Outlets. The bus transfers the group to the airport for departure procedures, boarding flight: CA 407 CKG-SGN 19:35 – 22:15 back to Ho Chi Minh City.

- Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, the tour leader bids farewell to the group. See you again!

Note: The itinerary may change depending on weather conditions, tidal forecasts, and port authority regulations.

Terms & conditions

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:

  1. Round-trip group airfare (includes 1 piece of 23kg checked baggage + 05kg carry-on baggage)
  2. International travel insurance for the entire tour.
  3. Airport security fee, aviation insurance, airport taxes of both countries (subject to change at the time of ticket issuance).
  4. Standard local 4* hotel (2 people/room). If a single traveler has no same-sex group member to share a room with, the guest will pay a single supplement fee, or if 3 people stay in one room, it will be a Twin/Double Room + 1 Extra Bed.

-    Chongqing: Yimei Hotel (Or equivalent)

  1. China group entry visa for Vietnamese passport holders. (Scan of Passport + 4*6 photo FILE on white background) 
  2. Complimentary 1 bottle of mineral water/guest/day.
  3. Meals as indicated in the itinerary (meals may change according to destinations, but quantity and quality equivalent to or higher than specified will still be guaranteed).
  4. Air-conditioned vehicle transport throughout the tour.
  5. Sightseeing tickets as indicated in the itinerary.

10. Tour leader and local tour guide serving throughout the tour according to the itinerary.

TOUR PRICE EXCLUDES:
  1. Personal expenses, excess baggage fees, telephone calls, laundry, sightseeing outside the itinerary.
  2. Single room supplement (if any) (2,500,000VNĐ).
  3. Vietnam re-entry visa for foreign nationals (if applicable): (reference price 945,000VNĐ/guest).
  4. Tips for local driver and tour guide paid abroad will be calculated based on the exchange rate at the time of the recommended level of 25 USD/guest/tour, equivalent to 700,000/guest/tour.

CHILD TOUR PRICES:

-      Infants under 2 years old: 30% of adult tour price (sharing bed with adults).

-      Children from 2 years old to under 11 years old (No separate bed).

-      Children from 2 years old to under 11 years old: 100% (With separate bed).

-      Children aged 11 years and older: 100% of adult tour price.

CANCELLATION/REFUND CONDITIONS:

-      Right after registering for the tour, deposit 50% of the total tour price. Please pay the remaining amount 14 days before departure.

-      Tour cancellation after registration: penalty fee of 50% of deposit (+ visa fee if any).

-      Tour cancellation 30 days prior: penalty fee = 50% of total tour price (+ visa fee if any) (Calculated based on working days)

-      Tour cancellation 20 days prior: penalty fee = 75% of total tour price (+ visa fee if any) (Calculated based on working days)

-      After the above period: penalty fee = 100% of total tour value (+ visa fee if any). (Calculated based on working days)

-      Trip cancellation must be notified directly to the Company or via fax, email, phone message and must be confirmed by the Company. Cancellation by phone is not accepted.

-      For cases where guests book a tour with a group of friends or family (2 guests or more): If one person in the group fails to obtain a visa, they will receive a 100% tour refund; for other remaining members who obtained a visa but cancel the tour, the general cancellation policy will apply.

-    Tour cancellation time is calculated based on working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.

NOTES

-    (Passport) Must be valid for more than 6 months (Calculated from departure date).

-    Before registering for the tour, please carefully read the tour program, terms, and tour price inclusion and exclusion.

-    In case the guest already has a visa, 500,000 VNĐ will be deducted

-    If the customer is refused exit or entry by immigration authorities for personal reasons (photo or info in the original document is blurry, unclear, expired passport or not complying with regulations...), the travel agency will not be responsible and will not refund the tour fee.

-    Citizens must fulfill tax obligations to the state and not violate the law to be allowed to depart.  In case an individual owes tax debt and is not permitted to depart, the Company is not responsible for compensating damages.

-    Guests aged 70 and above must ensure adequate health to participate in the tour itinerary, and are encouraged to travel with relatives for mutual assistance when needed. If guests have underlying medical conditions or poor physical condition, a Doctor's medical certificate is required to guarantee sufficient health for traveling abroad.

-    Pregnant guests please inform sales staff right at the time of registration for further consultation. Note that doctor's advice must be obtained prior to the tour.

-    Due to the nature of joining individual guests into a group tour, the company will accept a minimum of 10 adult guests and ensure the tour departs on schedule. In case the group does not have enough guests, the company is responsible for notifying guests 05 days prior to departure date and will negotiate another departure date, or fully refund the amount paid by guests.

-    Guests who have had cosmetic surgery please renew your passport to reflect your current photo. If entry is denied due to passport photo differing from actual appearance, the travel agency will not be responsible and will not refund the tour fee.

-    Since flights depend on airlines, in some cases flight times may change without prior notice.

-    As China visas are group visas, guests must enter and leave together on the exact end date of the tour.

-   China recommends all foreign visitors entering China to complete online declaration before doing immigration procedures. Please click this link to perform online declaration: https://s.nia.gov.cn/ArrivalCardFillingPhone/

-   Purely travel tour; guests are not allowed to leave the group throughout the program. (For guests separating from the group, group separation fees will be charged by the Chinese company). (Depending on each case, please contact staff for support and detailed information).

-    If guests have a separate visa, they must bring it on the tour. Overseas Vietnamese or foreign nationals must bring a Vietnam re-entry visa.

-    Children under 15 years old must be accompanied by parents or an authorized person with a power of attorney from parents.

-    The company will support documentation procedures to the best of its ability if guests are refused entry into Chinese territory.

-      In objective cases such as: terrorism, natural disasters... or due to incidents, itinerary changes of public transportation such as: airplanes, trains... the Company reserves the right to change the itinerary at any time for the convenience and safety of customers and will not be liable for compensating any arising damages.

PROCEDURES FOR CHINA GROUP VISA APPLICATION

-        Passport: Scan or photo, note that corners must not be cut off, laid flat at 180 degrees, without fingers visible.

4x6 Photo: latest photo within 6 months to present, white background, facial features clearly shown, no smiling, no jewelry, no Photoshop editing software used.