Join-in China Overland Tour from Laos to Mongolia by self-driving in 2021/2022
Have you thought of driving into China with your own vehicle? It could be the most fantastic and amazing travel experience for overland tours in China, but it is a bit expensive for a single car to make such a trip. China Exploration pushed the join-in China overland tours for those love self-driving tours in order to deduct the budget as well as add more funs to the trip.
In this project, we will apply all of the government documents and apply Chinese driving license and plate for you. You just arrive at China boarder on time! And you can also fly to the boarder city and rent a Chinese car to join us! Come on!
If you can not meet with our time, we can also tailor-made the tour for you according to tailor-made price.
1ST Departure Group : 06 Apr - 27Apr 2021/2022
2ND Departure Group: 20 Jul - 10 Aug 2021/2022
3RD Departure Group: 20 Aug - 10 Sep 2021/2022
Schedule:
D1 Enter China Mohan Boarder
Cross the boarder to China from Laos, meet your guide and boarder works.
D2 Mohan / Jinghong Paved Road 140km
Get your Chinese driving license, and then start your China overland tours by self driving. Drive to Jinghong today, visit the botanic garden in the city.
D3 Jinghong / Jianshui Half paved, half express way 483kms
It is long driving tour today, and we will try to reach Kunming. Stay night in Jianshui or some where nearby
D4 Jianshui / Kunming Express Way 209kms
Head for Kunming by self drive, and we will drop a visit in the Stone Forest en route. And free to explore the Kunming cities in the afternoon.
D5 Kunming / Dali Express Way 318kms
Start the self drive overland tour again. We will reach Dali at noon, where we will visit the Erhai lake, and the Dali old town. Dali could be one of the most beautiful tour cities in China.
D6 Dali / Lijiang Express Way 206kms
Head for Lijiang by overland tours in the morning, and then free day to explore the old town of Lijiang.
D7 Lijiang / Luguhu Lake Paved Road 285km
In the morning we will make 3 hours’ driving to Luguhu Lake, and then free to explore the beautiful lake around in the afternoon.
D8 Luguhu Lake / Xichang Paved Road 270km
It is a long overland tour of self driving today, enjoy the beautiful mountain en route.
D9 Xichang / Leshan Express Way 490kms
Again a long overland tour by self drive through the express way. But you will travel through the residency of a new ethnic minority of Yi people today. Enjoy the big mountain and unique villages en route today.
D10 Leshan / Chengdu Express Way 141kms
We will visit the giant Buddha today, you can both hiking or make river cruise of the giant Buddha, and then drive to Chengdu in the late afternoon.
D11 Chengdu Leisure Tour
Leisure Tour today. It is amazing experience to visit lovely Pandas by selfdriving, and if you donate certain money to the panda, you can even hold it in your arm and take photo together! Of course, today is also a good chance to enjoy delicious Sichuan food, hot pot or family banquet, all for your choice!
D12 Chengdu / Xi’an Express Way 715kms
We will start our long overland tours again today, enjoy the huge mountain of Qingling today and the great work of express way bridges en route. Arrive in Xi’an in the afternoon.
D13 Xi’an Leisure Tour
Surely we will visit Terra Cotta Museum at first, and then make tour to other historical sites in Xi’an city, such as the Old City Wall, Wide Goose tower, Historical Museum, etc.
D14 Xi’an -Pingyao Express Way 500 kms
Continue self-driving overland tours today, and then arrive in Pingyao in the morning. Free to explore the old town of Pingyao in the afternoon.
D15 Pingyao / Mt Wutaishan Express Way 258 kms
Head for Mt Wutaishan today, and drop a visit to the Qiao Family Yard en route. And arrive in the sacred Buddhism mountain of Wutaishan in the afternoon. Free to explore the Buddhism temples en the mountain.
D16 Wutaishan / Datong Express Way 186 kms
Continue to visit the temples and mountain of Wutaishan in the morning, and then drive to Datong in the afternoon.
D17 Datong / Beijing Express Way 280 kms
In the morning we will visit the Yungang Grotttoes, and then head for Beijing in the afternoon overland. We will stop at the Great Wall of Badaling close to Beijing.
D18 Great Wall Tour Express Way 75 kms
We will visit the Great Wall of Badaling in the morning, you can get up early to watch the Sun rise, or hike a few miles on the Great Wall, and in the afternoon we will drive to Ming Tomb, which is the best reserved Mausoleum. And drive to Beijing city in the late afternoon.
D19 -20 Beijing City Tour
After 20 days’ overland tour in China, eventually we arrive in Beijing! It would be the highlight of our China overland tours, a lot of historical sites are waiting for us: the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Sky temple, Lama temple, etc.
D21 Beijing / Erlianhaote Express Way 692 kms
We will bid farewell to Beijing today, and have a long time’s driving to the China boarder of Erlianhaote, prepare for departure.
D22 Cross boarder to Mongolia
Cross China boarder to Mongolia and our China overland tours is complete. End.
Price for Join-in Tour: US $ 3680 per car
Note: It is based on one car with two passengers, and only one driving license provided. If there are more passengers in the car, extra US $ 200.00/ per person will be charged.
Price included service :
1. All of the government paper works, such as tourism, military, police, transportation, China Custom, etc.
2. One English speaking guide. He will seat in one of the car, so there must leave one seat for him. And he pay for his meals and accommodation himself.
3. Traveler accident injury insurance with the highest refund of RMB 100,000.00.
4. The travel permits for the traveller. .
5. The temporal driving license and driving plate of the car in China. Each car we provided only one free temporal driving licenses, and US $ 75 per person will be charged for the extra driving license.
6. Provide free visa invitation letter.
7. Traveler’s travel injury insurance.
8. Obliged vehicle insurance with the highest refund of RMB 2000.00 for property and RMB 100,000.00 for the third people killing.
9. The deposit required by China Custom.
Price not included:
1. Your vehicle. You can drive your vehicle into China, or rent a Chinese vehicle.
2. Your oil, vehicle maintenance, parking fee, toll gate fees.
3. Your meals, accommodation and tour site tickets. You can stay in motor home or camping when the condition is suitable. And you can also stay in hotel if you like and pay for it in cash yourselves.
4. China visa or China visa extension fees.
5. Any of the medicinal cost due to your own health .
6. Any other cost we have not mentioned.
C. The files we require from you:
1. The information of your organization or travel agency or name, including your name, nationality, address, contact, the purpose of the travel.
2. The vehicle’s files: The clear pictures of them in front, side, back. Each of them should be 2 pieces. The copies of vehicle's registration paper in your country. You also need to state clearly about the vehicle, including their brands, place of production, engine numbers, chassis numbers, their value, their driving plate in your country, the name of their owner.
3. The drivers’ files : their names, nationalities, gender, occupation, passport numbers. They should be accord with your passport. The copy of their driving license in their country, which should be qualified for driving your vehicle. Their ID photo , which we will use to obtain driving license.
4. The information of passengers, including their names, nationalities, gender, occupation, passport numbers and copy of passport.
5. The annual vehicle saftey test certificate.
Note:
1. All of the files you can send us through email scanning copies.
2. The driver should obey China traffic laws.
3. The overland travel we provided is only for sightseeing tours friendly, any activity disobeys China law should be handed up to police department. Any activities of taking film for the military base, trucks are absolutely dangerous and will cause problem.
4. The obtaining work is a very complex procedure with strong government facilities, so we suggest early work on it in order to ensure everything runs smoothly.
5. The information of road and distance is only for reference.
D Special Attention for agreement:
1. Because it is group tours, all of the vehicles and travelers are bounded together, so all must cross boarder and leave boarder together, and stay together during tours. So mutual compromise among travelers is necessary.
2. The route is permit by the government strictly, so the group cannot change it except on urgent situation.
3. Unexpected facilities existed in the overland tours, so it is flexible in entering and leaving days please leave certain margin for it when you apply files of other countries.