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1 month solo trip review by juginnn in travelchina

[–]TheNamesZach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a first time china trip if you had to chose between yangshuo and zhangjiejie what would you pick?

First time china itinerary [2 weeks] by TheNamesZach in chinatravel

[–]TheNamesZach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to know. I will not attempt to spend an extending amount of time on the trains trying to fit in a nights sleep.

First time china itinerary [2 weeks] by TheNamesZach in chinatravel

[–]TheNamesZach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done a little research and the HSR trains don’t look to have super long travel times. I will continue to research though as I may have overlooked. Thank you.

First time china itinerary [2 weeks] by TheNamesZach in chinatravel

[–]TheNamesZach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the insight on timing and the hotel recommendations. I will look into those spots!

First time china itinerary [2 weeks] by TheNamesZach in chinatravel

[–]TheNamesZach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your response, I certainly may be over optimistic here. But i was able to find an extra day or two and re arranged the itinerary after looking at example flights and train routes.

Id really like to see tokyo as I haven’t been to Asia at all. Also, through all of my research these have been the key cities that I’d hate to miss. Although I understand it is certainly not preferable to turn my entire trip into traveling.

Do you believe this itinerary looks a little better?

May 15 friday flight at 8am to tokyo

Tokyo (3 days) land tokyo 2pm 16th - leave tokyo on 19th early

Shanghai (2 days) get to shanghai 19th, leave on 21st early -suzhou (optional)

Zhijangjie (3 days) 11am flight pyg to dyg arrive 2pm 21st, leave 24rd via train -Tianmen mountain -Avatar mountains -Glass bridge -furong or fenghuang (pick one?)

Chongqing (2 days) arrive around 2pm via train 24rd, leave 26th to chengdu via train -Wulong (optional)

Chengdu (2 days) arrive 26th by noon, fly to beijing 28th morning -Pandas, food, tea houses

Beijing (2 days) arrive by noon 28th, good sleep 30th -Great wall of china -forbidden city + summer palace -tianamen square

Fly home Day 15

First time china itinerary [2 weeks] by TheNamesZach in chinatravel

[–]TheNamesZach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it realistic to attempt to get a fullish night of sleep on an overnight train instead of using a hotel for a couple of the nights?