Forums from Chengdu, China

Tibet Permit Issues

Posted by rbisset

... to get into Tibet. When I went I knew absolutely nothing about the permit or what was needed. I just used my guesthouse in Chengdu (Dragon Town I think which was dirt cheap but also dirty! Dorm was an openplan loft conversion with big holes in the ...

three people needed for the summer trip in China

Posted by claireonly

... from July 10th, at least 10days. Shanghai -- Luoyang( an ancient city)-- LongMenGeotto--Hua Mountain-- Xi'an --Piyao CITY- And then some of us will go to Lanzhou and chengdu. If anybody wanna join us, welcome and my MSN is CLAIRE_ONLY@HOTMAIL.COM

Jiuzhaigou & Jiuzhaigou

Posted by liezelv

HI Could someone please help with some information on getting to these parks from Chengdu. We want to go there from Chendu (leaving 22nd or 23rd April and returing 25 or 26th April - we have s short time) - 3 people travelling. Can anyone help with ...

chengdu

Posted by wakingdream

Thanks for the offer. I'm sure many travelers will appreciate it. Do you live in Chengdu?

chengdu

Posted by sichuanyang

hello everybody,if you have any question about travel in Chengdu,I would like to help you.and you aslo can contact email sctabi@hotmail com with me.

Age limit to holding baby pandas? - Chen Du travel question

Posted by shangguan

... end of Oct to first of Nov and my 10 and 12 year old daughters both want this incredible experience. I just called the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base for you and they said there is no age limit for children, although they said to use caution with ...

Transport in Chengdu - Chengdu travel question

Posted by mauza

Need to get from Chengdu airport to Pearl International hotel ... best and cheapest way? Bus? taxi?

I'm going to China soon

Posted by rauri

... what I have learnt was in a previous post of mine, probably a while ago haha. I'm going to Sichuan province mainly, So I land in Chengdu. I may visit Chongqing at one point. I'm going around Sichuan, to places like Emei, Huang Long Valley etc.

Is anyone coming to Guilin anytime soon?

Posted by rauri

... 39;s your itinerary looking like? I'm meeting with one friend when I'm there, that's the first step. I'm flying into Chengdu, my first three days are spent in the City Center. After this, I'm going to head more to the outskirts and ...

Planning a trip to China and in serious need of guidance

Posted by aopaq

... Tibet in your itinerary. Probably the most common sites are the Great Wall, Forbidden Palace, Terracotta Warriors, panda bears in Chengdu and various sites in Yunnan Province. A circular route starting at Beijing and working around to Hong Kong is one ...

Shangri-La

Posted by wspatz

... , 5 people max, or local minivan) : ShangriLa-Daocheng-Yading-Daocheng-(Litang) Since we will continue to Kangding, Emai, Leshan, Chengdu with public transport, we will not need the car after Litang (or maybe even after Daocheng). Therefore return to ...

Woo! Got my ticket >_<

Posted by rauri

Great to hear Rauri! Where are you flying into...Hong Kong, Shanghai or Beijing? I'm stopping over in Singapore for 5 hours then I fly to Chengdu in Sichuan Province

Tibet Closed to Tourists Again!

Posted by rbisset

There's a whole heap of us in Chengdu with no where to go.. Head across the Sichuan plateaux through Litang and some other places I can't remember to Zhongdian. It's basically part of old Tibet and probably still open for tourists. I ...

Tibet Closed to Tourists Again!

Posted by kris

There's a whole heap of us in Chengdu with no where to go..

Anyone talk of their Beijing/Lhasa train trip please?

Posted by kris

nice one starlagurl, they are a couple of good entries you found.. i like the first one a lot.. i would've thought it would be a good idea to split up the 48hr train journey with a stop.. xi'an, chengdu or somewhere less visited..

Beijing/Tibet return in 10 days or so

Posted by boston333

Thank you Aopaq,rbisset and starlagurl - Your input is most appreciated. Am aware of plane travel times/altitude issues/permit issues. The news about Chengdu I will follow up . Again, very much appreciate your time to advise me.

China-Nepal

Posted by rbisset

Basically all the hostels in Chengdu will be able to arrange the same sort of permit. We used our hostel to book the flight/permit combo but once we were in Tibet we were on our own.

Jiuzhaigou & Jiuzhaigou

Posted by damper

I also visited there. Bus is not expensive, from chengdu to jiuzhaigou directly, cost about 100 rmb, maybe more now. yes 12 hour on the way, it's long but the view is great if you travel in day time, but I took the night bus last time, on about 8am I ...

Sim's Cozy Guesthouse in Chengdu has moved

Posted by rbisset

... 't stay there myself but I know some people who did and found it pretty good. No idea why they are moving but the new place seems quite nice. I know they are recommended for putting Tibet tours together, but then so are the other hostels in Chengdu.

Tibet Permit Issues

Posted by rbisset

... getting permits. Most of the 2000 kwai was on the flight so Ihave no idea how much I spent on the actual permit. We got it through our guesthouse in Chengdu. The only people that asked to see our permits were the people organising our land cruiser tour.

Tibet Permit Issues

Posted by fourloves

... , June 2, Leo's in Beijing isn't issuing any permit whatsoever, several hostels in Xian have refused, and Sim's in Chengdu says no go. This is after supposedly another flag buring on June 30th. I found one dude who runs a shady operation who is ...

Tibet Permit Issues

Posted by rbisset

... hoping they would scrap the permit with the opening of the rail link to Lhasa but it still appears just as bad It cost me about 2000Yuan for the permit and flight from Chengdu and all we ever got was a photocopy of the permit between the 4 of us!

Backpacking in Asia (China - Japan - December 2007 - January 2008)

Posted by bjkizza

... have any ideas? d) Last but not least, in China we are hoping to travel to the following destinations, Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Chengdu Gualin in any particular order, arriving last in Hong Kong. Do you think it would be better to do this via tour, ...

TIBET FROM CHINA

Posted by lraleigh

... to weigh when you consider taking the train--consequences to Tibet first and foremost. Ways to get into Tibet from China: Flying from Beijing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Zhongdian, and Kathmandu. Train from Qinghai, with trains coming from the Beijing and ...

the upload button won't work

Posted by ericlussier

... . we think it had something to do with the proxy server we were using. We're travelling trough china and were not able to upload in Chengdu. Moved onto a new city now and everythings working again! cheers Glad to hear that! Enjoy your trip ...

Dancing Pizza Hut waiters

Posted by borsia

... 'an, China do as well. I saw them dancing outside the shop every time I walked passed. Now I feel jipped I lived in San Ya for 4 months and I live in ChengDu now and I have never seen this. I have only had pizza in China 1 time and it was terrible.

Traveling To China In March

Posted by robjstaples

... am planning on visiting are -Hong Kong (arrival) -Gulin (Macau,Li River,Pingan) -Lijang (Tiger Leaping Gorge) -Chengdu, Sichaun (Emei Shan, Leshan, Dazu) -Jiuzhai Gou, Sichaun -Shanghai,Shanghai Any suggestions favorable/unfavorable would be appreciated ...

Traveling To China In March

Posted by gammachef

... am planning on visiting are -Hong Kong (arrival) -Gulin (Macau,Li River,Pingan) -Lijang (Tiger Leaping Gorge) -Chengdu, Sichaun (Emei Shan, Leshan, Dazu) -Jiuzhai Gou, Sichaun -Shanghai,Shanghai Any suggestions favorable/unfavorable would be appreciated ...

the upload button won't work

Posted by simonsaiz

thanks for your suggestions. we think it had something to do with the proxy server we were using. We're travelling trough china and were not able to upload in Chengdu. Moved onto a new city now and everythings working again! cheers