CHINA: NOSHOP KAIFENG - SHAOLIN TEMPLE - LUOYANG - MOUNT HUA - XI'AN | CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES

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Discover a remarkable journey with Du Lịch Thiên Nhiên: Kaifeng – Shaolin Temple – Luoyang – Mount Hua – Xi'an. Experience the essence of martial arts, admire natural wonders, and marvel at thousands of years of cultural heritage of ancient China.

Itinerary

NIGHT 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – HO CHI MINH CITY – SHENZHEN

- The tour leader will welcome you at Tan Son Nhat Airport to check in for your flight to Zhengzhou, transiting in Shenzhen (Specific flight times depend on the daily departure schedule).

DAY 1: ZHENGZHOU – KAIFENG (2 Meals)

- Upon arrival at Shenzhen Airport, the group completes entry procedures into China and catches a domestic flight to Zhengzhou (Specific flight times depend on each day's departure schedule).

- The tour guide welcomes the group to have lunch at a restaurant.

- Afterwards, the group travels to Kaifeng City in Henan Province, China, with a rich history of over 4,100 years, having served as the capital for 8 dynasties.

- Enjoy a visit to Qingming Shanghe Park, a national-level scenic spot and a stunning theme park that recreates the culture and history of the Song Dynasty. Recreated traditional folk games include: women's soccer, water rope swinging, flying roosters, royal shadow puppetry, water puppetry, and dancing to Chinese music…

- In the evening, guests admire the lanterns and watch Datiehua (Molten Iron Fireworks) – one of the most popular traditional folk activities in the Henan and Shanxi regions, where glowing iron sparks combined with lights create an extraordinarily vibrant atmosphere.

- The group has dinner at a restaurant and spends the night in Kaifeng.

DAY 2: KAIFENG – DENGFENG (3 Meals)

- Guests have breakfast at the hotel and check out.

- The group visits Kaifeng Manor - a cultural and historical symbol of China associated with the story of Justice Bao. Covering an area of more than 4 hectares, Kaifeng Manor is a 4A-rated scenic area comprising a series of structures such as courtyards, watchtowers, yamen halls, and courtrooms. It fully recreates the working and living areas of officials, chief constables, soldiers, as well as the prison holding convicts awaiting trial.

- The coach takes the group to lunch at a restaurant and departs for Dengfeng.

- Arriving in Dengfeng, the group visits the Shaolin Temple (electric cart included), exploring the Hall of Western Sacred Monks, the Thousand Buddha Hall martial arts hall, the Pagoda Forest, and more. Here, guests can watch the famous Shaolin Temple Kung Fu performance. The most famous spot for most visitors here is likely the Sutra Repository, which once housed precious Buddhist scriptures.

- Visit the Pagoda Forest - a forest of pagodas, one of the sacred places at Shaolin Temple and the final resting place of the temple's highly revered eminent monks.

- If time permits, guests can register to watch the Shaolin Zen Music Ritual, one of the most grand live-action performances combining Buddhism, music, and Shaolin martial arts. Featuring no artificial stage backdrops, the show takes place across the entire Mount Song gorge. The grandstand is designed like an open-air amphitheater clinging to the mountainside, offering a panoramic view (at your own expense).

- The coach takes the group for dinner and an overnight stay in Dengfeng.

DAY 3: DENGFENG – LUOYANG (3 meals)

- You will have breakfast at the hotel, check out, and travel to the city of Luoyang - once an exceptionally prosperous ancient capital and the hometown of Master Tang Sanzang Chen Xuanzang.

- Visit the Longmen Grottoes (including electric cart) - an ancient Buddhist wonder of the world constructed over a period of more than 400 years. This site is a representative carving masterpiece from the glorious era of ancient Chinese Buddhism. Built over 400 years, to date, this monument boasts over 1,500 years of history featuring more than 10,000 Buddha statues, Xinyang Cave, Guyang Cave, and Fengxian Temple with a 17-meter-tall Vairocana Buddha statue. The group will enjoy lunch at a restaurant.

- Visit Yingtian Gate - Ziwei City, also known as Wufeng Tower, built in 605. It is a symbol of prosperity and prestige, inspired by the beauty of Eastern royal courts combined with modern design. Beyond being a living space or a landmark of cultural significance, Ziwei City embodies the spirit of prosperity, peace, and sustainable development. With refined architecture and deep traditional values, it offers an experience that is both luxurious and deeply imbued with East Asian art.

- Visit Luoyi Ancient City, one of China's oldest cultural cradles, closely linked to the over 3,000-year history of feudal dynasties. Luoyi Ancient City was built during the Zhou Dynasty when King Cheng of Zhou moved the capital from Haojing (now Xi'an) to Luoyang in 1046 BC, establishing a new capital named Luoyi. This area served as the political, cultural, and economic center for numerous dynasties, ranging from the Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Wei, Sui, and Tang to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

- The vehicle will take the group to dinner at a restaurant. Afterward, enjoy free time to explore Luoyang or sign up to watch the performance Seeking the Traces of Luoshen Fu - a visually spectacular indoor live-action experience combined with digital technology (At your own expense).

- The group will spend the night in Luoyang.

DAY 4: LUOYANG – HUASHAN - XI'AN (3 meals)

- Guests have breakfast at the hotel, check out, and board the scheduled high-speed train G2021 (09:24 – 10:24) from Luoyang to Huashan. The vehicle will pick up the group to have lunch at a restaurant.

- The group arrives at the Mount Huashan Scenic Area, known as the Five Sacred Mountains – the 5 mountains associated with ancient Chinese history across many dynasties, including: Mount Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Heng (Hunan), Mount Heng (Shanxi), and Mount Song. Located 100 km east of the provincial capital Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, within the Qinling Mountains range, Mount Hua is not merely a mountain, but an enduring symbol of Chinese culture and history. Standing at an impressive height of 2,154.9 meters, this majestic peak is known as one of the most magnificent and treacherous natural wonders in the world. Guests will admire the famous Mount Hua scenery from the North Peak Cable Car (includes transfer vehicle and round-trip North Peak cable car). Afterwards, the vehicle transfers the group to Xi'an.

- Visit and take photos at the Banpo International Art Zone and Locomotive Park, an artistic and highly popular entertainment check-in complex among today's youth. Renovated from an old textile factory built in the 1950s, this place features a striking collision between raw industrial architecture and bold contemporary art.

- The vehicle transfers the group to have dinner and spend the night in Xi'an.

DAY 5: XI'AN (2 Meals)

- Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, the group departs to explore the Terracotta Army:

- The scenic spot of Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum and the Terracotta Army is one of the top ten most attractive tourist destinations in China, recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage site (includes a one-way electric cart and an audio commentary headset).

- The group enjoys lunch themed around “Great Qin Small Feast” with traditional Qin Dynasty culture as the main theme and savors Qin-style cuisine.

- Xi'an Ancient City Wall is considered the most complete and best-preserved city wall existing in China, and is also one of the world's largest ancient military defense systems, built in the 14th century.

- Visit the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda – Da Ci'en Temple, built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty, originally featuring a five-story tower structure. This is where Master Xuanzang established a massive translation center to translate Buddhist scriptures from Sanskrit into Chinese after bringing them back from India.

- Explore Grand Tang Mall, the only large pedestrian street that replicates the buildings and prosperous culture of the Tang Dynasty. It hosts numerous cultural, artistic, and festival activities in traditional Tang colors, and is a famous local night attraction drawing many visitors with its dazzling lights shining all night long. Guests are free to explore Xi'an cuisine (Dinner on your own).

- Guests are free to explore Xi'an at night or experience the show "The Legend of Camel Bell" - recounting the arduous yet glorious journeys of merchant caravans on the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty (Expenses self-paid).

- Overnight stay in Xi'an.

DAY 6: XI'AN – SHENZHEN – HO CHI MINH CITY (2 meals)

- Guests have breakfast at the hotel, check out, and the vehicle will take the group to visit Qianling Mausoleum, a famous mausoleum with many Tang Dynasty statues carved above ground and murals painted on the underground tomb walls. Beside the main burial mound and underground tomb of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Wu Zetian Wangzhe Rongyao, there are also 17 smaller attendant tombs, also known as satellite tombs. Currently, only five of these tombs have been excavated by archaeologists: three belonging to members of the royal family, one to a prime minister, and one to a general of the Left Guard of the Palace Gate.

- After lunch at a restaurant, the vehicle and tour guide will transfer the group to the airport for the flight to Shenzhen. Afterwards, the group will continue to connect to a flight back to Ho Chi Minh City (Detailed flight times depending on departure date).

- Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, the tour guide bids farewell to the group. Hope to see you again.

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

What's Included

Terms & conditions

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:

1. Round-trip group airfare (includes 1 piece of 23kg + 05kg hand luggage)

2. International travel insurance for the entire trip.

3. Airport security fees, aviation insurance, and airport taxes of the 2 countries (subject to change at the time of ticket issuance).

4. Standard 4* hotels (2 people/room). If traveling solo without a same-sex passenger to share a room with, you will be subject to a single supplement fee, or if 3 people share a room, it will be a Twin/Double room + 1 Extra Bed

Kaifeng: Holiday Inn Express hotel or equivalent.

Dengfeng: Holiday Inn hotel or equivalent.

Luoyang: Luoyang Rezen Select hotel or equivalent.

Xi'an: Holiday Inn Express hotel or equivalent.

5. China group entry visa for passengers with Vietnamese passports. (Passport scan + 4*6 ID photo file on a white background)

6. 1 bottle of mineral water/passenger/day.

7. Meals as specified in the itinerary (meals may be adjusted according to destinations, but ensuring equal or better quantity and quality).

8. Air-conditioned vehicle transportation throughout the tour.

9. Sightseeing entrance tickets as specified in the itinerary.

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

TOUR PRICE EXCLUDES:

1. Personal expenses, excess baggage fees, telephone calls, laundry, and sightseeing outside the itinerary.

2. Single room surcharge (if any)

Departure on Holidays and Tet: 6.500.000VNĐ/ passenger;

Regular days: 4.500.000VNĐ/ passenger.

3. Vietnam re-entry visa for foreign passport holders (if applicable): (945.000VNĐ/passenger).

4. Tipping for local drivers and tour guides to be paid abroad, calculated at the prevailing exchange rate at the recommended rate of 36 US dollars/passenger/tour, equivalent to 1.008.000VND/passenger/tour.

CHILD TOUR PRICES:

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

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

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

- Children 11 years old and above: 100% of adult tour price.

CANCELLATION/REFUND CONDITIONS:

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

- Canceling the tour after registration: penalty fee of 50% of deposit (+ visa fee if applicable).

- Canceling the tour 30 days before departure: penalty fee = 50% of total tour price (+ visa fee if applicable) (Calculated on working days)

- Canceling the tour 20 days before departure: penalty fee = 75% of total tour price (+ visa fee if applicable) (Calculated on working days)

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

- Cancellation of the trip must be notified directly to the Company or via fax, email, or text message, and must be confirmed by the Company. Cancellation via phone call is not accepted.

- Cancellation timeframe is calculated based on working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.

NOTES

- (Passport) Must be valid for over 6 months (Calculated from the date of departure).

- Before registering for the tour, please carefully read the tour program, terms, and included as well as excluded costs.

- If you already have a visa, a discount of 500.000 VNĐ will be applied.

- If passengers are denied exit or entry by immigration authorities due to personal reasons (blurred or unclear photos/information in original documents, expired or non-compliant passport, etc.), the travel agency will not be held responsible and will not refund the tour fee.

- Citizens must fulfill their tax obligations to the state and not violate the law to be allowed to exit. In the event an individual owes taxes and is not permitted to exit, the Company shall not be responsible for compensating any damages.

- Passengers aged 70 and above must ensure adequate health to participate in the tour itinerary and are encouraged to travel with family members for support when needed. If you have underlying health conditions or poor physical health, a Doctor's medical certificate is required to ensure sufficient health for overseas travel.

- Pregnant passengers please notify tour sales staff at the time of registration for further consultation. Please note that doctor's approval is required prior to taking the tour.

- Due to the nature of joined group tours for individual travelers, the company will accept a minimum of 10 adult passengers and ensure the group departs on schedule. In case the group does not reach the required number of passengers, the company is responsible for notifying you 5 days prior to departure and will negotiate another departure date or refund the full amount paid.

- Passengers who have undergone cosmetic surgery are requested to renew their passport with their current appearance photo. If entry is denied because the passport photo differs from actual appearance, the travel company takes no responsibility and will not refund the tour fee.

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

- As the China visa is a group visa, passengers must travel together and return on the exact end date of the tour.

- China recommends that all foreign visitors entering China complete the online declaration before completing entry procedures. Please click this link to complete the online declaration: https://s.nia.gov.cn/ArrivalCardFillingPhone/

- This is a purely leisure tour; passengers are not allowed to separate from the group throughout the itinerary. (For passengers separating from the group, the Chinese partner agency will collect a group separation fee).

- If passengers have a loose-leaf visa, it must be brought along 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 escort must possess a power of attorney from parents.

- The company will assist with document procedures within its ability if you are denied entry into China.

- In objective circumstances such as terrorism, natural disasters... or due to incidents or schedule changes of public transportation such as flights, trains..., the Company reserves the right to alter the itinerary at any time for the convenience and safety of customers and will not be liable to compensate for any resulting damages.

PROCEDURES FOR CHINA GROUP VISA APPLICATION

- Passport: Scanned or photographed, ensuring no cropped corners, laid flat at 180 degrees, without fingers visible.

- 4x6 Photo: latest photo taken within the past 6 months to present, white background, facial features clearly visible, no smiling, no jewelry, no Photoshop editing software.