China_30Day_Shanghai

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3	CHINA 30-DAY INDEPENDENT JOURNEY
4	Beijing → Xi'an → Chengdu → Yunnan → Yangtze → Zhangjiajie → Guilin → Fujian → Luoyang → Hangzhou → Huangshan → Shanghai → Guangzhou
5	8 October – 6 November 2026 · 30 visa-free days · Fly home CZ301 Guangzhou → Sydney · 2 adults, 1 double room
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10	30	15	6	~AUD $9,500	10.0	8 Oct	6 Nov	CZ301
11	Days	Destinations	Domestic flights	Est. cost pp	Best hotel score	Depart SYD	Return SYD	Home flight
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14	30-DAY ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
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16	1–3	8–10 Oct	Beijing	Imperial North	3	Howard Johnson Paragon	9.0	$128	Fly SYD→PEK direct
17	4–5	11–13 Oct	Xi'an	Imperial North	2	Eastern House Xi'an	9.3	$125	G-train Beijing West→Xi'an North 4.5h 1st cl
18	6–7	13–15 Oct	Chengdu + pandas	Sichuan & Yunnan	2	Wenjun Courtyard Hotel	9.6	$99	G-train Xi'an→Chengdu 3.5h 1st cl
19	8–9	15–17 Oct	Emei Shan	Sichuan & Yunnan	2	Xihai Grand (summit overnight)	8.5	$150	Bus/train Chengdu→Emei Shan 2h
20	10	17–18 Oct	Kunming	Sichuan & Yunnan	1	Nostalgia S Hotel	9.5	$58	Fly Chengdu→Kunming 1h
21	11–12	18–20 Oct	Lijiang Old Town	Sichuan & Yunnan	2	GeGeHouse Old Town	9.4	$31	G-train Kunming→Lijiang 3.5h 1st cl
22	13–14	20–22 Oct	Dali	Sichuan & Yunnan	2	Z.Garden Dali	9.5	$78	Car via Xizhou villages 2.5h
23	15	22 Oct	Chongqing	Yangtze Cruise	1	MC Maiyue River View Hotel	9.1	$109	Fly Dali→Chongqing 1.5h → Dazu → pier
24	15–18	22–25 Oct	Yangtze River Cruise	Yangtze Cruise	3	Century/Yangtze Explorer	★★★★	$150–230	Board ~21:00 Chaotianmen Pier
25	19–21	26–29 Oct	Zhangjiajie	South Landscapes	3	All Seasons Lodge Wulingyuan	9.4	$46	Train Yichang→Zhangjiajie 2h
26	22–24	29 Oct–1 Nov	Guilin & Yangshuo	South Landscapes	3	Floral Dreamscape Yangshuo	10.0	$80	Fly Zhangjiajie→Guilin 1h
27	25–26	1–3 Nov	Yongding Tulou	South Landscapes	2	Tulou family guesthouse	9.0	$40	Fly Guilin→Xiamen + train 1.5h
28	27	3–4 Nov	Hangzhou	Eastern Finale	1	Nostalgia S Hotel West Lake	9.3	$63	Fly Xiamen→Hangzhou 1.5h
29	28	4–5 Nov	Huangshan Mountain	Eastern Finale	1	Xihai Grand (summit)	8.5	$150	G-train Hangzhou→Huangshan North 3h
30	29–30	5–6 Nov	Guangzhou Airport	Eastern Finale	1	Fairfield by Marriott Konggang	8.8	$111	Fly Suzhou/Shanghai→Guangzhou eve
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34	PHASE COLOUR GUIDE
35	Imperial North	Beijing, Xi'an — Days 1–5
36	Sichuan & Yunnan	Chengdu, Emei Shan, Kunming, Lijiang, Dali — Days 6–14
37	Yangtze Cruise	Chongqing → Yichang by river — Days 15–18
38	South Landscapes	Zhangjiajie, Guilin, Yangshuo, Tulou — Days 19–26
39	Eastern Finale	Hangzhou, Huangshan, Guangzhou — Days 27–30
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