Additional Travel Information

Our Tour Operations Partner in China

Our professional tour operations partners in China takes care of every detail of your tour. We have been working together since our first tour and they constantly strive to match our expectations. They have an excellent understanding of American groups' needs. They are experts at making sure your hotels, meals, transportation, and every other travel detail match up to American expectations!  Our direct, bilingual communication with them effectively conveys your requirements.

Your Tour Guide

Your bilingual guide meets you as soon as you clear customs, and will travel as part of your group, twenty-four hours a day, for the duration of your visit.

He or she offers helpful travel tips, teaches you about social customs, shares insight into local history and culture, and takes care of any travel problems that might arise.

Hotel Accommodations

We arrange your hotel accommodations according to your groups needs and budget. We usually provide you with comfortable, clean, good-quality, "3" and "4" star hotels. The "Star" rating system is China's national standard for ranking the quality of service a hotel provides for foreign guests. Both three and four star hotels all provide modern, moderately priced facilities with excellent services. They offer English-speaking staff, conference rooms, recreation centers, bars, cafés and restaurants that serve both western and Chinese food. Each double occupancy room has a private bath, television, telephone, air conditioning, and daily maid service. Four Star hotels offer these services as well as additional luxuries.

Transportation

MOTOR COACHES

A luxury motor coach is waiting at the airport when you arrive. We make sure your travel in China is safe and comfortable.

You ride in motor coaches from one location to another within a city or for short distances between cities.

TRAINS

If the distance between two destinations requires an overnight trip, you will travel in comfort by passenger train. Like European “sleeper” trains, they feature restaurants, modern toilet facilities, and separate beds for each traveler. You will arrive at your destination the next morning feeling refreshed and ready for another active day.

PLANES

Depending on your destinations, you may also fly modern airliners to minimize travel time.

Insurance Coverage

Your entire stay in China is covered by travel liability insurance from Peoples’ Insurance Company of China. The amount of coverage is reasonable and considered sufficient, as medical care costs in China are much less expensive than in the United States. The "insured time" covers you upon your arrival and remains in effect until you leave China.

Contact CACBC for coverage details.

Important Details

Telephones

You can use your telephone calling card at most hotels to place overseas calls. AT&T customers must first dial 11810, then follow the instructions; MCI customers must dial 11812; Pacific Bell customers must dial 10816. Customers of other long distance carriers should contact their company for information.  

Airport Taxes

A special Airport Development Tax is charged for each departure on all domestic flights from Chinese airports. It must be paid in Yuan. The tax varies from airport to airport and may rise without notice. Generally, you should expect to pay about ¥100 (approximately $12.00) per flight.

Departure Tax

Upon leaving China, whether by train, airplane, ship, or motor vehicle, travelers are charged a departure tax of ¥90 (about $11.00), that must be paid in Yuan, in cash, at the point of exit.

Luggage

The traveler is always responsible for taking his/her own luggage through customs. During your tour CACBC will do its best to provide porters and other luggage assistance whenever possible. Travelers should be prepared to carry their own luggage whenever necessary.

CACBC shall not be responsible for loss or damage to a tour member's luggage.