Itinerary ke China dan Budget (Beijing & Xi'an)

Trip penutup akhir tahun 2019, kitorang ke China lagi. Kali ini ktrg pilih utk ke ibu negara China iaitu Beijing. Ahli trip ni seramai 6 org, termasuk parents ktrg. Beli tiket setahun yg lepas masa free seat AirAsia dapat harga RM545 return. Tapi masa research untuk buat itinerary 4 bulan before trip ni, baru perasan Beijing tak banyak tempat yg menarik hati kitrg sangat. 5 hari utk cover Beijing je mcm lame sgt so ktrg rase nak cover tempat lain gak yg tak jauh sangat dr Beijing. Ade yg cadangkan nak cover Mongolia, Harbin atau Xi'An. 

Lepas habis research and mintak agreement dari seluruh ahli keluarga yg ikut trip ni, ktrg sepakat pilih Xi'An sebab nak tgk Muslim community kt China. Mule2 ktrg plan nak naik sleeper train return Beijing-Xi'An-Beijing tapi lepas ktrg kire cost, lebih kurang macam harga beli ticket flight Xi'an-KUL sehala je. So alang2 harge same, we decided to buy new flight ticket balik ke KUL melalui Xi'an. Lagi jimat masa dan tenaga ktrg lagi2 utk parents ktrg. Tiket balik dari Beijing terpaksa burn macam tu je sebab free seat tak boleh nak refund. Jadinya, lepas beli flight ticket baru Xi'An-KUL, ktrg tambah additional 1 day so trip ke Beijing+Xi'an ini adalah selama 6 hari 5 malam. Boleh refer kat bawah ni utk itinerary dan perbelanjaan kitorg kat sana. 

Flight dari KLIA2 bertolak dalam pukul 7pm. Perjalanan ke Beijing mengambil masa selama enam jam. Untuk dinner, kitorang dah order siap-siap food dalam flight memandangkan flight akan tiba ke Beijing dalam pukul 1am. Harga food AirAsia tahun ni dah naik dari RM10 ke RM15. Tapi kitorg beli food masa ada diskaun 10% so dapatlah harga RM13.50 sorang. Memandangkan sampai Beijing pun dah masuk hari berikutnya, so kita mulakan 1st day itinerary kita semasa dah sampai sana.

Day 1

01.00am- Arrive at Beijing Airport, China (6h flight)

02.00am- Airport transfer to Hotel (Include in hotel's price)

02.10am- Check in Hotel and sleep

10.30am- Check out Hotel and go to Beijing Airport (hotel transfer)

11.00am- Take metro to Dongsi Railway Station 

11.00am- Check in Spring Time Hostel

12.30pm- Lunch 
02.00pm- Take metro to Beigongmen station
03.00pm- Summer Palace
06.00pm- Dinner
              - Going back to hotel
08.00pm- Take metro to Beijing Railway station
            - Buy Sleeper train tickets to Xi'an and Bullet train tickets to Huashan Bei

Day 2

07.00am- Private van for 6 people to Mutianyu Great Wall (1.5h journey)

08.30am- Arrive at Mutianyu Great Wall
              - Breakfast

01.30pm- Going back to hotel
03.00pm- Lunch
              - Rest

07.00pm- Take metro to Olympic Sport Center station
              - National stadium aka "Bird nest stadium"
              - Shopping souvenir nearby National stadium  

Day 3

08.00am- Breakfast
09.30am- Take metro to Shichahai station
10.30am- Jingshan Park
11.15am- Go back to hotel

12.00pm- Check-out hotel and lunch
02.00pm- Buy foods at Supermarket to eat in train

04.00pm- Take metro to West Beijing Railway station
07.00pm- Dinner
08.30pm- Sleeper train to Xi'an (12h)

Day 4
07.00am- Breakfast in train

08.30am- Arrive at Xi'an
              - Take Bus no.306 to Xian Golden Tree Business Hotel
09.30am- Arrive at Hotel

10.00am- Check in Hotel
              - Lunch at Muslim Street

01.00pm- Take metro to Fangzhicheng station

01.30pm- Bus no.603 to Terracotta Museum (1h journey)

02.30pm- Arrive at Terracotta Museum

04.00pm- Go back to hotel

07.00pm- Dinner at Muslim Street 

Day 5

07.15am- Take metro to Xi'an Bei Railway station (25minutes)

08.40am- Bullet train to Huashan Bei Railway station(30minutes)
              - Breakfast in train

09.30am- Free bus no.1 or no.2 to Mount Huashan (25minutes)

10.00am- Arrive at Mount Huashan 
01.30pm- Lunch at Huashan and going back

04.30pm- Bullet train to Xi'an Bei

07.00pm- Dinner at Muslim Street 

08.00pm- Bell Tower and Drum Tower night view  

Day 6

10.00am- Breakfast

11.00am- Xi'an City Wall 

01.00pm- Lunch and shopping at Muslim Street

07.30pm- Take van for 6 people to Xi'an Airport (Book with hotel)

08.30pm- Arrive at Xi'an International Airport (Terminal 3)

              - Dinner  

Day 7
12.30am- Flight to KLIA2 (5h30m)

06.00am- Arrive at KLIA2

Bawah ini merupakan list perbelanjaan kitorang kat sana.

Budgets

China 1 time entry Visa: RM100 (harga pada Nov 2019)
Internet simcard 1GB for 7days: RM15
Hotel 5days6nights for 6 people at Beijing and Xi'an: RM1,536 (RM256/pax)
Private taxi for 6 people to Mutianyu Great Wall: RM150/pax

Train Beijing express airport: 25 yuan
Total metro fee in Beijing: 37 yuan

Summer Palace entrance: 20 yuan
Mutianyu Great Wall entrance: 45 yuan
Shuttle bus at Mutianyu Great Wall 2 way: 15 yuan
Chair lift & Tobaggon at Mutianyu GW: 120 yuan

Jingshan Park entrance: 2 yuan
Soft sleeper train Beijing to Xi'an: 416 yuan

Bus 306 to hotel in Xi'an: 4 yuan

Total metro fee in Xi'an: 18 yuan

Bus 603 to Terracotta Warrior Museum (return): 10 yuan
Buggy one way in Terracotta Museum: 5 yuan
Terracotta Museum entrance: 120 yuan
Bullet train Xi'an Bei to Huashan Bei (return): 110 yuan
Huashan entrance: 100 yuan
Shuttle bus to north cable car (return): 40 yuan
Cable car (return): 150 yuan  

Van for 6 people to Xi'an International Airport: 180 yuan (30 yuan/pax)

Foods for 6 days: 250 yuan
Shopping: Depend on your budget

TOTAL= RM521+1517yuan(RM901) = RM1422
(Rate 1 yuan = RM0.594)

Kitorg tak masukkan kos flight dalam budget atas ni sebab ikut masing-masing punya time beli tiket tu bila. Kitorg punya harga tiket flight macam bawah ni.

AirAsia flight KUL-Beijing(return): RM545 (beli masa ada promo free seat)
Add-on food: RM13.50
AirAsia flight Xi'an-KUL: RM280 (redeem guna Bigpoints)

So, total perbelanjaan kitorang untuk trip ke Beijing dan Xi'an (6D 5N) ni lebih kurang RM2,260.50 tak termasuk shopping. Kitorg jenis more to foods than shopping. Sebab tu korang boleh tengok budget kitorg untuk foods atas tu 250 yuan seorang, atau lebih kurang 40 yuan sehari. Kat sana kitorg just beli souvenir macam fridge magnet, so bawa lebih 100 yuan je untuk shopping. Kalau korang jenis yang suka shopping kain silk, baju dan lain-lain boleh survey dulu harga kat internet dan tukar duit ikut budget korang. 

Korang boleh dapatkan harga untuk bercuti ke Beijing dan Xi'an dalam range bawah RM2000 kalau korang beli tiket flight AirAsia masa free seat. In our case, kitorg rugi sikit sebab dah beli return flight tiket dari Beijing dan tak dapat beli tiket balik dari Xi'an masa free seat.

Cerita lebih details tentang journey kitorg kali ni tunggu kat next post. Trip ni selama 6 hari, so kitorg akan bahagikan cerita dalam 6 parts. Stay tune.