Backpacking China Central to South West Chronicles Summary
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The China Central to South West Chronicles have ended and to cap it all off would be a summary and details of the trip. From now on, after completing a series I would posts a semi IT which includes the route, the number of days and budget for that trip. Hopefully helpful for those who would want to try the route as well. So after more than 2000 miles within China, 5 provinces, 4 UNESCO sites, 11 days and a budget of less than Php 30,000 which includes all airfares from Manila, transfers within China, park fees, food and accommodations, here’s the recap of the trip.
China Central to South West Route
The China Central to South West travel was for 11 days, from March 14 - 24 2008. On the Google Map was our trail numbered chronologically from the places we visited. (1) Guangzhou which is our Starting and Exit point from/to Manila (2) Chongqing (3) Dazu (4) Leshan (5) Emeishan (6) Chengdu (7) Dujiangyn (8) Tongren (9) Fenghuang (10) Zhangjiajie.
Day 1: Manila to Guangzhou
Day 2: Guangzhou to Chongqing
Day 3: Chongqing to Leshan to Emeishan
Day 4: Emaishan
Day 5: Emeishan to Chengdu
Day 6: Chengdu to Dujiangyan
Day 7: Chengdu to Tongren
Day 8: Tongren to Fenghuang to Zhangjiajie
Day 9: Zhangjiajie
Day 10: Zhangjiajie to Guangzhou
Day 11: Guangzhou to Manila
Budget: Our target budget was about 5000 RMB (35,000 Php) including contingency, but I ended up around 4100 RMB (29000 Pesos) only. This is considering there where change in plans half of the trip and could go lower if I was able to refund my intended flight from Chengdu to Guangzhou worth 4000 Pesos. All this expenses includes airfares from Manila and within China, Taxi and Bus transfers, Hostels, Food and Park Fees.
Airlines: Manila to Guangzhou via Cebu Pacific, Guangzhou to Chongqing via China Southern Airlines
Accommodations: Nanbin Youth Hostel in Chongqing, Teddy Bear Hostel in Emeishan, Sim’s Cozy Guesthouse in Chengdu, Zhongtian International Youth Hostel in Zhangjiajie
Tags: China, Chronicles
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October 19th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
thank you for this. balang araw babalikan ko itong post mo at gagayahin lahat ng ginawa mo sa trip na ito, galing mag budget
October 19th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
ang lalayo pala nung mga napuntahan mo. pinakapaborito ko dito yung malaking buddha na nakaukit sa isang bundok.
October 19th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
sama ako next time. hehe ;p
October 20th, 2008 at 2:49 am
wow nice trip. china is such a marvelous place. ^_^
October 20th, 2008 at 8:39 am
eh ‘yung vietnam? kelan mo gagawan ng summary? hehehe!
October 20th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Ei Travis! hehehe kamusta na? Most of the IT I must credit to my friend.
Yeah Dom, malayo-layo din talaga. I also like that Giant Buddha of Leshan site.
Let’s see Tin-tin
Yes indeed Snow! Thanks for the visit. Drop by again.
Barok, since mauubos na archive ko and my next travel will be quite a while. I’ll have time to do a summary of most of the places I visited. Next ko na yang Vietnam.
October 20th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Next time when I have questions about traveling I will definitely seek you for advices Ferdz! Your experiences matter and they are worth - the information and vice versa!
October 20th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
this is a nice summary ferdz and should bring in traffic to the rest of the posts.
October 20th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Hi just wanna ask if your budget is for one person only? May kasama ka ba sa mga tours mo?
October 20th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
No problem Kyels. I’m just an email away.
Yup Estan, it’s also a nice way for people to catch up on old posts.
Hi Tess, the budget I stated here is for one pax. Yup, I have a friend along with me on this trip.
October 20th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
ei wulfriend, super-appreciate this idea.
thanks amigo!
i’d definitely want to try this or something like this in the future.
the itinerary and details would come in very handy
October 20th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
wow! nice post. naka summarize pa.
hay! sana makapag backpack din ako internationally kahit dito lang sa malapit.
medyo bumukas ang hilig ko dyan simula ng sumama ako sa inyo ni oggie.
galing talaga!
October 21st, 2008 at 12:30 am
I really appreciate this summary of your trip, parang accounting report for reimbursement, but that’s very helpful for those who want to try the same trip.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:36 am
you just raise the level of blogging a notch higher, Ferdz. you made it more functional for your readers. i wonder though how you were able to manage going around these places without any knowledge of the language. i supose you had a friend with you who speaks Chinese right? Gayahin ko ‘to Ferdz once I get the chance to travel in China but i might probably include a visit to Kaiping Dialou. sana meron din yung Vietnam trip ninyo ni Oggie. i might go to Hanoi next month, hehe. but we will see if this pushes through. good luck with everything Ferdz!
October 21st, 2008 at 9:24 am
Hi Ferdz…sosyal mo talaga bro……..malaking tulong yang ginawa mo kc..baka balang araw ay isa sa amin ay maligaw sa China dahil sa mga pictures mo na nakakabighani talaga..para bagang guide samin yang map…
October 21st, 2008 at 10:27 am
So…now you are ready to go back !
October 21st, 2008 at 2:30 pm
I wanna come with!
October 21st, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Nice! Galeng nito. Iba ka talagang magbudget dude. Pag ikaw ang sakama, di mabigat sa bulsa ang trip — memories ang bibigat sa saya.
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Thanks Oggie, hope it would be be useful in the future.
Backpacking is an enriching experience din Erick. I hope you get your chance to go out-of-the country din.
Yep, Photo Cache. Much like a reference din, there’s a more detailed expense list, pero napaka haba na.
Rayts, my friend can speak and read “Passable” Chinese which helped a lot on this trip. Kasi kung ako lang, uuwi na ko ng Pinas hahaha, unless I have a chinese Characters phrase book with me. I’ll post the Vietnam Summary some time next week.
Hahaha Sosy ba Eric, di naman cguro. Hehe
Back to China Sidney? hehehe
Hi Jenny!
Hey Eds, the budget was mainly done by our common friend.
October 24th, 2008 at 6:38 am
Thanks for the very informative post. Sounds like a dream trip!