Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Guide for Female solo travelors in China 2015



For the past week I traveled to Xi'an, China as a solo female traveler. I have always imagined China to be a country of great chaos, robbery, and unsafe. I was so anxious to travel by myself for the second time (while the first time wouldn't count as much as traveling by myself because I was with a tour group) before my official trip started on May 16. 

In this post I will share with you my itinerary, cost, and tips to travel in China.

Itinerary:
Date
Description
Day 1
Flight from Toronto to Beijing
Day 2
Arrived in Beijing, stayed @ a relatives place
Day 3
Opened bank account and cell phone
Day 4
Early morning flight from Beijing to Xi'an. Visited Zhong Gu Lou and Hui Min Jie
Day 5
Visited Da Yan Ta and Li Shi Bo Wu Guan (Museum)
Day 6
Visited Terracotta Army and Hua Qing Chi
Day 7
Visited Cheng Qiang (wall)
Flight from Xi'an to Beijing
Day 8
Attended my cousin's wedding
Day 9
Flight from Beijing to Toronto

Cost:
Total cost in China = 3842.5 RMB  ~ 800 CAD
Flight from Canada to Beijing = 1000 CAD
Total Cost = 1800 CAD (this does not include gifts)

Date
Item
$
17-May
subway
5
17-May
bus
1
17-May
shipping
251
17-May
hotel
1008
17-May
airplan ticket
1328
18-May
subway
5
18-May
bus
30
18-May
food
17
18-May
taxi
9
18-May
cooler
3
18-May
drink
3
18-May
drink
5
18-May
food
23
18-May
cigar
50
18-May
food
15
19-May
Food
2.5
19-May
bus
1
19-May
Audio guide
30
19-May
Yogurt
10
19-May
Fa Men Si ticket
80
19-May
food
29
19-May
bus
3
19-May
Gu Lou ticket
35
19-May
Message
108
19-May
food
15
19-May
food
8
19-May
food
6
19-May
food
2.5
20-May
bus
1
20-May
Qing Hua Chi ticket
110
20-May
Bus
6
20-May
Tour guide
50
20-May
Spring water
50
20-May
Bus
3
20-May
Warriors
150
20-May
Audio guide
20
20-May
Noodle
15
20-May
Bus
7
20-May
Dumpling
16
20-May
Drink
10
20-May
Food
4
21-May
Food
4
21-May
Food
2
21-May
Food
2.5
21-May
Cheng Qiang ticket
65
21-May
Bicycle
45
21-May
LiangPi
17
21-May
Walmart
40
21-May
Cell Phone cover
20
21-May
Orange Juice
12
21-May
Bus
2
21-May
Bus
25
21-May
Food
53
21-May
Bus
30


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Tips:
1.       Keep track of your stuff at all times. The worst thing that could happen is to lose your wallet, passport, and etc.
2.       I would recommend open banks account using your passport. Just go to a local bank, and tell them you would like to open a bank account. They are very nice to foreigners. I would recommend doing this is Xi'an as the wait time is much shorter compared to Beijing. One more thing, this requires a phone number. (cell phone)
3.       Get a cell plan with data. I highly recommend a Chinese GPS, Gaode, similar to Google in North America. If you ever get lost, just open the map and quickly identify your location.
4.       Do lots of research on your hotel location before your trip. Know how to get around the town. This will save you lots of time while you are actually in the city.
5.       If you have a bank account, do keep some cash with you. I recommend at least around $600 and you could get more from the bank.

Ask me any questions on your trip to China. I could even help you to plan :)

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