Next trip to Guangzhou, Macau and Shenzhen!

Our next destinations will be Guangzhou, Macau and Shenzhen.... and one day trip to Hongkong (if possible).

We booked our AirAsia ticket when there were Zero fare promotion.

Jakarta - Kuala Lumpur - Jakarta               Rp. 225.000,-

Kuala Lumpur - Guangzhou (MYR 124)     Rp. 359.600,-

Shenzhen - Kuala Lumpur (CNY 368)        Rp. 502.320,-

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Total                                                               Rp. 1.086.920,-

(inclusive Supersize bagage up to 15kg, per person)

Checklist for preparing and planning our trip :

1. China Visa :

Preparing our visa 2 weeks before depature  (Visa China Requirements). We prepared double entry visa since we are planning to visit Macau or Hongkong. The visa fee is Rp. 735.000,- (5 working days, inclusive travel agent fee). Visa on Arrival is also available at CNY 160 in Shenzhen, Zhuhai or Hainan but you can only visit the city where you get the visa. Visa on Arrival is valid for less than 5 days.You can access this link for further information about Visa On Arrival http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa/service.htm.

Macau  Visa : US, Canada and other 53 nationality may visit Macao without visas. Other countries may apply visa on arrival. You can check on this webs :  Visa Macau.

2. Hotel or Hostel Booking :

For hotel in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, we got recommendation from our friend to stay in Guangzhou RiverSide Youth Hostel   and  Shenzhen LOFT Youth Hostel. It's one of YHA's hostel (Youth Hostels Association). My friend stayed in Shenzhen Loft Youth Hostel last year. It was clean and walking distances (about 5 to 8 minutes) to Metro Station. YHA offers member rate. By applying membership at CNY 50, you will get special rate in all YHA Hostels.You can apply membership at frontdesk and use the benefit at the same time.

Guangzhou RiverSide Youth Hostel   Private Dbl River View Room  -->  Member Rate : CNY 208/ Normal Rate : CNY 228

Shenzhen LOFT Youth Hostel Private Dbl Bedroom --> Member rate : CNY 178/ Normal Rate : CNY 188

Reservation can be done thru this email : loftyha@yahoo.com.cn or their website or phone.

Besides above hostels, we also do searching on www.elong.net (English version) or www.elong.com (Chinese version). It's an online travel in China. Thru this website, you can book hotel and China domestic air ticket. Payment can be done upon arrival and pay directly to Hotel. Some hotels need credit card guaranted, especially hotel in Macau and Hongkong.

For hotel in Macau, we are planning to book Ole London Hotel. So far, book thru Elong is the cheapest. Based on tripadvisor review, this hotel is considered OK even though the room is a bit small. I don't mind to stay in small room, the most important thing for me is the cleanness.Room rate in Ole London Hotel is HKD 550 (weekday rate), weekend rate is around HKD 700. Other hotel option within this budget is Victoria Hotel Macau, its weekday rate is MOP 590 (thru www.elong.net). If you book directly thru email (hotel@mo-victoria.com), the price will be MOP 610. If I see from the photo on Tripadvisor, the room looks old.

Other website for hotel booking : Agoda and Air Asia Go. For hostel booking : Hostel Bookers, Hostels, and Hostel World. On these website, you can find completed address, facilities, how to get there, room rate and hotel reviews.


3. Itinerary :


Day 01 :

•  Departure from LCCT airport to Guangzhou 
• Arrival at Guangzhou Airport 
• Check in at Guangzhou RiverSide Youth Hostel
• Lunch and continue with shopping in Shangxia Jiu Lu. It's a commercial pedestrian street in Guangzhou.
• Shopping in Beijing Lu. It's located in the center of Guangzhou.
• Shopping in huangyuan Fang (Number One Scholar Lane) on Renmin Nan Lu for hunting Korean and Japanese fashion.
• Dinner and back to hostel
• Pearl river cruise

 Day 02 :

• Breakfast
• Visiting : Yuexiu Park, Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family and Guangzhou Ocean World
• Lunch (Dim Sum... the most recommended food in Guangzhou)
• Shopping
• Dinner

Day 03 :

• Breakfast
• Go to Macau by Bus (http://www.cantontradefair.com/ticketing/macau_can_bus.htm)
• Check in at Ole London Hotel
• Lunch
• Visit : Senado Square and City of dreams
• Gondola a la Venice
• Dinner

 Day 04 :

•  Breakfast @ Margaret's Café e Nata (Macau - Egg Tart and Milk Tea) 
• Ferry to Shenzen 
• Check in at  Shenzhen LOFT Youth Hostel 
• Visit Window of The World, Splendid China and China Folk Culture Village
• Watch "Dragon and Phoenix" show  (IT'S A MUST)

Day 05 :

• Breakfast
• Shopping in Dongmen Shopping Streets
• Lunch
• Shopping in Lowu Commercial City
• Dinner
• Back to Hotel

 Day 06 :

• Breakfast
• Check out
• Go to Airport

 Our itinerary is still tentative, we still consider to visit Hongkong.