Wednesday 22 February 2017

Itinerary ke China & Budget (Chengdu, Gansu, Xian)

Sekarang ktrg nak share itinerary and budget ktrg ke China pada awal tahun 2017. Ktrg start kat Chengdu dan seterusnya ke Silk Road iaitu Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Xian dan patah balik ke Chengdu. Ktrg depends 100% kat public transport macam bus and train je. Hanya tempat2 tertentu or time emergency nak kejar masa je yg ktrg guna taxi. Gerak kat sane sendiri tanpa tourist guide walaupun ktrg tak boleh cakap Chinese langsung. Pergi ke China sendiri ni rasanya lebih mudah and flexible dari kalau ikut tour yg mana khabarnya tourist guide akan paksa singgah ke kedai2 and beli barang kat kedai tu. Itinerary ktrg ni tak packed sangat sebab ade antara ktrg yg diserang demam mase trip kat sana so pergerakan pun agak terbatas.

Boleh click kat link kat bawah ni untuk baca pengalaman ktrg ke sana:
Trip ke China (Long Distance Train)
Trip ke China (Part 1) - Chengdu & Gansu
Trip ke China (Part 2) - Dunhuang
Trip ke China (Part 3) - Jiayuguan
Trip ke China (Part 4) - West Great Wall
Trip ke China (Part 5) - Xian
Trip ke China (Part 6) - Chengdu


1) Chengdu  2) Dunhuang  3) Jiayuguan  4) Xian 

Sebenarnya plan asal ktrg nak stop kat Xining dulu mase nak balik dari Jiayuguan (No3) ke Xian (No4) tapi sebab tiket train untuk katil dah sold out so ktrg pun skip je lah Xining and terus je ke Xian. Nampak tak Dunhuang (No2) tu dah dekat dengan Urumqi? InsyaAllah next time kalau ada ticket murah dari Xian, ktrg akan try sampai ke Xinjiang jugak. Bile tu tak tahu lagi tapi dah ade dalam planning. Trip ktrg ni tak sepopular kalau ke Beijing tapi sebab tak ramai yg pergi ke penghujung Great Wall yg terletak kat area western China so ktrg nak terjah situ dulu.

Day 1 (Chengdu & Gansu)

1.40 pm: Arrive at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
              Take Airport Shuttle Bus No2 to North Chengdu Railway Station
              Buy train ticket (Chengdu - Jiayuguan & Xian - Chengdu)
              Leave luggage at North Chengdu Railway Station

3.00 pm: Take a metro to Luomashi station
               Lunch at Lanzhou Traditional Beef Stretched Noodles restaurant
               Dzhur & Asr prayer at the restaurants

4.45 pm: Take a metro to North Chengdu Railway station
              Collect luggage & sit in railway station's waiting room

7.08 pm: Take a long distance train to Jiayuguan [32 Hours, hard sleepers]
               Marhrib & Isyak prayer in the train

Day 2 (Gansu)

Full day in train

Day 3 (Dunhuang)

3.58 am: Arrive at Jiayuguan
              Buy train ticket (Jiayuguan - Dunhuang & Jiayuguan - Xian)

5.24 am: Take a train to Dunhuang [4 Hours, hard seat]
               Fajr prayer in the train

10.21 am: Arrive at Dunhuang
                Leave luggage at Dunhuang Railway station
                Take bus from Dunhuang Railway station to city center (final stop)
                Lunch at Muslim restaurant
                Take bus no3 to Crescent Lake
                Visit Crescent Lake

2.00 pm: Take bus no3 to Dunhuang city center
              Take away lunchbox at Dicos Halal fast food restaurant
              Take bus/taxi to Dunhuang Railway station

2.40 pm: Buy train ticket (Dunhuang - Jiayuguan)
              Collect luggage

3.00 pm: Take a train to Jiayuguan [4 Hours, hard seat]
               Dzhur & Asr prayer in the train
               Lunch in the train

7.21 pm: Arrive at Jiayuguan
               Take bus no1 or taxi to 7 Days Inn Hotel
               Maghrib & Isyak prayer in the hotel
               Rest

Day 4 (Jiayuguan)

9.00 am: Take bus no4 to Jiayuguan Pass
              Buy combination entrance ticket (Jiayuguan Pass, Great Wall & Tower)
              Visit Jiayuguan Pass

12.30 pm: Lunch at Halal restaurant nearby Jiayuguan Pass exit

1.30 pm:  Go to Great Wall by taxi (no bus available to the Great Wall)
               Climb the Great Wall

4.00 pm: Go back to Jiayuguan pass by taxi
              Take bus no4 to hotel
              Take away halal street food for dinner
              Dzhur & Asr prayer in the hotel

Night: Rest

Day 5 (Jiayuguan)

8.30 am: Take bus no1 to Dicos fast food for breakfast


9.30 am: Walk to Jiayuguan market & shopping
              Take away food from halal restaurant for train journey

12.00 pm: Check out
                Take bus no1 to Jiayuguan railway station

12.40 pm: Arrive at Jiayuguan railway station
                Go to parkNshop (we didn't go)

2.00 pm:  Take a train to Xian [19 Hours, hard sleepers]
                Pray, lunch & dinner in the train

Day 6 (Xian)

9.30 am: Arrive at Xian
              Leave luggage at Xian Railway Station
              
10.00 am:  Take bus no5 (306) to Terracotta Army
                 Visit Terracotta Army
                 Lunch outside Terracotta (Halal restaurant/ street food)

3.00pm: Take bus no5 (306) back to Xian Railway Station
             Take bus 4, 7, 32, 201, 215, 222, 251, 252 or tourist bus no8 (610) to 
             Xian Grand Mosque & Muslim Street
             Perform Dzhur & Asr prayer

6.00 pm: Go back to Xian Railway Station
              Collect luggage
              Take metro to Fengqiyuan station
              Take bus no918/ taxi to Xian South Railway Station

10.26pm: Take a train to Chengdu [13 Hours, hard sleepers]
               Isyak & Maghrib prayer in the train

Day 7 (Chengdu)

Morning: Breakfast in the train

12.30 pm: Arrive at Chengdu East Railway Station
                Take metro to Wenshu Monastery Station

2.00 pm: Check in Sam Cozy Hotel Chengdu
              Perform Dzhur & Asr prayer

3.00 pm: Walk to Lanzhou Traditional Beef Stretched Noodles restaurant for lunch

3.45 pm: Take a taxi to Jinli street
               Shopping

7.00 pm: Take bus no1/ taxi to hotel
               Perform Maghrib & Isyak prayer
               Walk to Drum Tower Mosque (we didn't go)
               Rest

Day 8 (Chengdu)

Morning: Breakfast at Hotel (vegetarian menu)

12.00 pm:Checkout
               Walk to bus stop (20 minutes)
               Take Airport Shuttle Bus to airport
                Perform Dzhur & Asr prayer in prayer room at airport

2.55 pm: Depart to Kuala Lumpur


Ok dah selesai part itinerary. Macam yg ktrg bagitau dalam entry sebelum ni, kalau nak ke Gansu better start dari Xian je senang. Ktrg terpaksa start dari Chengdu sebab ktrg jumpe ticket Chengdu je yg murah mase yg ktrg free utk travel haritu. Part budget pulak seperti berikut:

Train Ticket (Approximate)
Chengdu - Jiayuguan: 370 Yuan
Jiayuguan - Dunhuang: 53 Yuan
Dunhuang - Jiayuguan: 53 Yuan
Jiayuguan - Xian: 300 Yuan
Xian - Chengdu: 230 Yuan
TOTAL: 1006 Yuan

Hotel
7Days Inn Hotel, Jiayuguan: 206 Yuan /2 = 103 Yuan
Cozy Hotel, Chengdu: 104 Yuan/2 = 52 Yuan
TOTAL: 155 Yuan

Entrance Fees
Crescent Lake: 60 Yuan
Jiayuguan Pass, Great Wall & Tower: 120 Yuan
Terracotta Army: 120 Yuan
TOTAL: 300 Yuan

Transport
Airport Shuttle Bus: 17 Yuan
Chengdu Metro: 4 Yuan
Dunhuang Taxi: 50 Yuan/2 = 25 Yuan
Dunhuang Bus: 4 Yuan
Jiayuguan Taxi: 55 Yuan/2 = 27.5 Yuan
Jiayuguan Bus: 4 Yuan
Xian Tourist Bus: 14 Yuan
Xian Bus: 2 Yuan
Xian Tuk Tuk: 10 Yuan/2 = 5 Yuan
Xian Metro: 6 Yuan
Xian Taxi: 100 Yuan/2 = 50 Yuan
Chengdu Metro: 2 Yuan
Chengdu Taxi: 19 Yuan/2 = 9.5 Yuan
Airport Shuttle Bus: 15 Yuan
TOTAL: 185 Yuan

Food
Lanzhou Traditional Beef Stretched Noodles restaurant: 12 Yuan/2 = 6 Yuan
Dunhuang Halal Restaurant: 26 Yuan/2 = 13 Yuan
Dicos Dunhuang: 17.50 Yuan/2 = 8.75 Yuan
Jiayuguan Halal Restaurant: 18 Yuan
Dicos Jiayuguan: 8 Yuan
Jiayuguan Market Halal Restaurant: 40 Yuan/2 = 20 Yuan
TOTAL: 73.75 Yuan

TOTAL COST FOR CHENGDU, DUNHUANG, JIAYUGUAN & XIAN (8D 7N)
1719.75 Yuan = RM 1,050

Flight return KUL - CHENGDU: RM370
Visa (Single Entry): RM120 dengan agent

So Grand Total RM1,540 exclude duit shopping

Tapi boleh dapat murah lagi kalau start dari Xian sebab boleh save duit kat long distance train. Makanan pun boleh jimat lagi kalau bawak banyak2 dari Malaysia. Transport pun boleh jimat lagi kalau ktrg tak naik taxi kat Dunhuang & Xian tu. Taxi ke Great Wall je yg diperlukan sepanjang trip ni. Untuk yg ade extra time, sangat2 digalakkan untuk singgah kat Zhangye dan Xining. Harap dapat memberi sedikit gambaran kepada sesiapa yg plan nak ke Gansu. Selamat mengembara!

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