Itinerary Asian trip

This is a plan but could of course be changed by certain circomstances...

China:

16/09-19/09: 4 days Beijing (1 day the wall, 3 for the city)

Day1: Rent a bike p149 LP (check with hostel)
Tian anmen square (Gate of heavenly peace: view), Forbidden city, bike in Hutong area: le palais du prince gong, Lac Qianhai + Houtai, Xihai, Drum Tower,

Day2: Heaven Temple, Cow street mosque, Parc de la colline de Charbon, Lama Temple

Day3: Chinese wall Jinshanling to Simatai

Day4: Palais D'ete, Ancien Palais D'ete, Parc des collines parfumees (3-4h transport <->

19/09: night train to Pingyao 17:05=>05:32 (85$)

20/09-21/09: 2 days Pingyao
Day 1 Pingyao Muraille, Rishengchang financial house museum
Day 2 bus to Taiyuan (temple Zhenguo + maison du clan Qiao)=>doenbaar in 6 uren

21/09: night train to Xi'an: 1095, 20:42- 07:20

22/09-24/09: 3 days Xi'an (1 day Terracotas army, 1 day Hua Shan, 1 day Xi'an)
Day 1: City Xian: quartier musulman, grande mosquée, muraille imperiales
Day 2: Huashan
Day 3: Terracotas: bus nr 306 (if organised tour only circuit de l'est)

24/09: flight from Xi'an to Hangzhou

24/09-26/09: 2 days in Hangzhou
Day 1:Collines & vallées: Temple de l'esprit retiré (Lingyin) + Pagodes de six harmonies + Petite montagne des immortel (1 day)
Day 2: City: Lac de l'ouest, îlots, digues (1/2 day)

26/09: day bus to the yellow mountains (Tunxi)
1 night in Tunxi: Leave bag here

27/09-28/09: 2 days in the yellow mountain (Huangshan)
Day1: from Tunxi to Huangshan (Tangkou)=>hostel Beihai Zhaodaisuo (téléferique de Yungu) + walk Porte de la mer de l'ouest
Day2: walk + go back to Tunxi or 1 day more if weather is better.

Huangshan (Tunxi): night of 26/09

29/09 Visit aroundings of Tunxi (villages) or 1 more day yellow mountains
Tunxi arroundings: Yixian: bus 1 hour; from Yixian=>Xidi & Hongcun villages

29/09 night train to Suzhou: 22:11=>9:37
30/09-01/10: 2 days in Suzhou
Day1: Centre ancien
Day2:

01/10: train Suzhou-Shanghai (25$) 15:00-16:32

01/10-04/10: 3 days in Shanghai

04/10: Flight from Shanghai (Pudong) to Osaka (Kansai) 12:10-15:15

Japan

04/10-5/10 Osaka
View from Umeda sky building, Dotonbori (evening)
Den Den Town area for purchases of electronic devices + Bic Camera (Umeda) or Yodobashi (Umeda).
Diving computer: Uwatec, Suunto, Mares, Cressi

5/10(Mon)
Osaka-Kobe airport: 46 min (12:00)
ANA Osaka Kobe-Okinawa (Naha) 14:25-16:30
5/10 Naha
Shuri-jo castle, cartier Tsuboya, eating in Kokusai dori street

06/10-08/10 Zamami via boat
diving (Heartland or Joyjoy) & snorkeling, jungle & mangroove via organised tour
Fururamami beach
If time Tonaki-shima

08/10-09/10 Naha

09/10-12/10 Ishigaki
baie de Kabira
Diving (manta rays) + boat trip for snorkeling

12/10-14/10 Iriomote
Walks in jungle,rivers, waterfalls,
Take a boat on river accross the mangroove

14/10-15/10 Ishigaki
If time Taketomi-jima: bicycle

15/10 Fukuoka
Soiree dans un Yatai
Cartier nakasu?

16/10 Train to Kyoto 3h

16/10-20/10 Kyoto: bicycle
Day1
Nijo castle (++) + Kodaj-ji temple (++)
Gion area in evening
spectacle de Geisha

Day2
Sanjusangen-do temple (8AM!) + musee national de Kyoto (salles 5 a 7, 8 a 12) + Kiyomizu-dera temple
Nanzen-ji temple (++)
Chemin de la filosophie: Ginkaku-ji temple
Villa imperial Shugaku in (++)

Day3
Daitoku-ji temple, Kinkaku-ji temple, Ryoan-ji temple
Koryu-ji temple (++)

Day4
la villa Katsura, temple Saiho-ji

Day5
musee Miho (5h)

evening train to Miyajima 2h

20/10-21/10 Miyajima (mountains) not to be climbed (not in weekend)

evening train to Hiroshima 30m

22/10 Hiroshima
evening train Hiroshima-Nara 3h (via Kyoto!)

22/10-24/10 Nara: bicycle (sunflower rent a cycle 09:00-17:00: sud gare Kintetsu: Konishi arcade)
Day1
Naramachi area
Day2
Temples: Kofuku-ji, Todai-ji, Horyu-ji
Day3
morning train Nara-Kobe 1h30

24/10-25-10 Kobe
Day1
Himeji castle
Day2
morning train Kobe-Kanazawa 3h

25/10-26/10 Kanazawa
Jardin Kenroku-en

Afternoon bus 1h20 to Ogimashi?!!! (only 2 bus a day!), train Kanazawa-Takayama 2h30

26/10-28/10 Ogimashi-Takayama
Day1: region Shirakawa go
hameau d'Ogimachi
at river: view point Shiroyama Tenbodai (navette gratuite from parking Ogumachi in front of tourism office

Day2: Ogimashi-Takayama
bus 1h40 Ogimashi-Takayama
balade quartier de Sanmachi, Takayama Jinya, Taikayama Yatai Kaikan, Hida Takayama museum

Day3: morning train Takayama-Tokyo 4h

28/10-1/11 Tokyo

Day1: Shinjuku plan p178
Jardin National Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Evening: Kabuki-cho + Golden Gai

Day 2 Ginza + Palais imperial + Asakusa: bycicle
Ginza: plan p159!
Chuo-dori & Harumi-dori:
Remontez Harumi-dori vers le parc Hibiya magasin Dior,maison Hermes (Renzo Piano), from Wako remontez Chuo-dori vers Ueno: Mikimoto Ginza2 tower
Descendez Chuo-dori vers Shidome: Shiseido Building

Palais imperieux plan p152 (reservation pour rentrer dans le palais! +-)
Tokyo international Forum

Asakusa: plan p164
Parc Ueno + arroundings
Quartier Yanaka:Cimetiere Yanaka, Musee Asakuta Choso

Day 3 From Asakusa to Odaiba + Harajuku (bicycle)
boat from Asakusa + Odaiba + monorail from Odaiba (Yurikamome: take 1 day pass) over Rainbow bridge
Odaiba: Arroundings (Fuji TV building) + Yurikamome train

Harajuku: plan p193! best with bike
Gaienmae station or Omote sando station: Tod's building, Prada bldg, Cimetiere d'Aoyama, sanctuaire imperiale Meiji Jingu (Naien!)

morning train to Nikko 1h40
1/11-3/11 Nikko (2 nights)
Day 1
Balade de Kanman-ga-fuchi: from Stone park (behind Hotel Hotori-an): L'allee des jizo (river Daiya), Dainichi bridge, via bld Hainichi: villa imperiale + jardin

Day 2
Temples (combi ticket!): Sanctuaire Tosho gu +++ & Taiyu in +++ & Rinno-ji ++ & Futurasan-jinja +

Day 3
morning train to Tokyo

3/11-5/11 Tokyo
Day 1
Mont Fuji from lake Kawaguchiko (5h)
Day 2
Mont Takao (50km) (6h) + Shopping center
Akihabara area (south of parc Ueno) for purchases of electronic devices + Bic Camera or Yodobashi (Nishi-Shinjuku, JR Shinjuku sortie ouest).
or Sendai: Matsushima baie, ilots (not in weekend, min 2*2h transport) from Nikko 3h

Train Nara-Kobe 1h30 (1 stop)
Train Kyoto Kobe 50m
Train Kyoto Nara 1h
Train Takayama Kobe 4h to be avoided
Train Takayama Nara 4h20 to be avoided
Train Takayama Kyoto 3h (1 stop)
Train Kyoto Kanazawa 2h
Train Kanazawa-Kobe 3h (1 stop)
Train Kanazawa-Nara 3h (1 stop)
Train Kanazawa-Takayama 2h30
Train Kanazawa-Tokyo 4h (1 stop)
Train Takayama-Tokyo 4h (1 stop)
Train Hiroshima-Nara 3h (via Kyoto!) (1 stop)
Train Hiroshima-Takayama (via Nagoya) 5h (1 stop)
Train Tokyo-Nikko 1h40 (1 stop)

05/11: Flight from Tokyo (Narita) to Hong Kong 09:50-13:55

South China + Hongkong: 12 days

Hong Kong 05/11-08/11

Flight from Shenzhen to Guilin 11:00-12:00 (Southern Airlines via elong.net)

08/11-09/11 Guilin
Rent a bike (Reed flute cave+-)

09/11 Boat trip (7h)=>40min bus to boat (Monopanshan (chinese), Zhujiang (english)). Reserve in Guilin

09/11-10/11: Yangshuo
Bike: Li River: Xinping & Yangdi + Yulong River=>Dragon Bridge (Yulong Qiao 10km)
If time Huangyao village (2h bus)
Bus to Guilin (1.5h 7:00-20:30) or directly to Longji (3h)

10/11-11/11 Guilin
Find 4 days driver or via bus (3h tourist bus from Yangshuo to Longji or normal bus via Longsheng)

11/11-12/11 Pingan, Dazhai (Longji)
Walk from Pingan from top of village (nr1&2 2h)
Walk between Pingan & Dazhai (4-5h) via Tiantouzhai!

13/11-14/11 Zhaoxing (if car), Kaili, Guiyang
visit Chengyan? from Sanjiang
via bus Longsheng/Longji=>Sanjiang (3.5h)=>Congjiang/Zhaoxing (4.5h) =>Rongjiang (2h)=>Kaili (5h)=>to Guiyang (2.5h latest to take at 15:00)
bus Guilin to Guiyang (10h noon&8PM)

Flight Guiyang-Kunming 14/11 19:10 (50m)

14/11-15/11 Kunming
15/11 Shilin day trip. Bus 2h as from 8:00 (station: Beijing Lu) Y23 and not tourist bus! Y40 + longer

Or Yuanyang (3d) or Longji (3d)!! easiest Longji
Yuanyang
bus from Kunming (710 km 10h)
bus to Jinghong from Yuanyang (18h!) via Jianshui (4h) or Luchun (3h best),
Jiangcheng (5h) + from there to Jinghong (full day)

16/11 bus from Kunming 10:40 (7h): Jinghong (Beizhan) Keyunzhan bus station

16/11-17/11 Jinghong
Check best way for going to Laos in Tourist information center

If you want to explore region of Xishuangbanna: Jiang Xishuangbanna bus station (nr2 bus)


Laos: 13 days 17/11-30/11

Option 1
17/11 Jinghong bus to Mengla (4-5h) then to Boten via minibus (4h)
Stay the night in Boten
18/11 Boten-Oudom Xai (3.5h)
Oudom Xai-Pakmong (12:00, 14:00, 16:00 3h)-Nong Khiaw (1h)
18/11-19/11 Nong Khiaw-Luang Prabang: try to find boat trip on Nam Ou river (5h) (with stop at Pak Ou), bus 3h

Option 2
Boat Jinghong-Chiang Saen (Thailand) (Tu 17/11! 08:30, Thu, Sat)
8h trip
17/11 or 18/11 Chiang Saen-Chiang Khong: bus
Chiang Khong-Houesai
18/11 Houesai-Luang Prabang: flight (3/week 46 USD Lao airlines) or boat (2d check with agencies Asia), bus (3d)

19/11-22/11: Luang Prabang
Mont Phousi, Wat Tham Phousi, Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Mai, Wat Long Khoun, Ancien Palais Royal

22/11 bus to Ventiane (400km) (8 a 12h=>touristic bus is faster) or flight? to check
22/11-25/11 Ventiane
Temples: Wat That Luang, Wat Sisaket, Wat Simuang
Wat Sokpauang (bain a vapeur)
Patuxai (Arc de triomphe)
Wat Xieng Khuan (Budha Park)=>24km: if time
25/11 Ventiane-Pakse: bus 13h, flight 7AM 1h15 (115 USD Lao Airlines)
Pakse->Siem Reap or Phnom Penh: Lane Xang travel in street 13
25/11 Pakse-Champassak (1h) with taxi collectif from center or via boat!=>Lane Xang travel (p401 Routard 21-28-93)
=>Wat Phou temple (8km): 1/2 day + sanctuaire
26/11-27/11: Tad Fan: Dong Hua Sao via Tad Fan resort: 1 day
+ villages around 1 or 2 days
&/or Tad Lo: via agencies from Pakse=>Boloven (Saravane)

28/11-29/11 Iles Don Khone: via Pakse (3h)=>1 night
Chutes de Li Phi (Somphamit)
Chutes de Pha Peng

30/11 From Don Khone to Siem Reap (or Phnom Penh) via travel agency in Pakse (Lane Xang Travel)

Cambodge: 6 days

30/11-04/12 Siem Reap: 3 days
Tonle Sap: lake as from 15:00 (40min tuk tuk)
04/12-05/12 Phom Penh: 5-6h bus (7AM-13PM)
Royal Palace
05/12 Flight to Bangkok: 16h55-18:05 (55USD) Air Asia

Thailand 17 days 05/12-23/12

05/12 Flight Bangkok-Phuket: 21:15-22:35
Phuket
bus from market: Th. Ranong to Ao Patong
B&B Patong Beach house 212 Soi Kebsup www.bbpatung.purethailand.com

06/12

reserve Similan trip in diving centre + reserve boat to Ko Phi Phi
www.aquadivers.com ! www.coralseekers.com + reserve national parc entrance in parc office?
boat to Ko Phi Phi
reserve diving course

07/12-10/12 Ko Phi Phi
Sacha guesthouse, Uphill cottage uphill22@hotmail.com (room n1)
3 days diving www.ppscuba.com www.islanddiverspp.com www.aquanauts-scuba.com 213 EUR for 5 dives (navigation, deep)

10/12 boat to Ko Lanta (1h)
reserve diving Hin Daeng & Hin Muang: reserve in embarcadere Ban Salaban when arriving with the boat + ask best place to stay + how to get to Mu Ko Tarutao (Pak bara) www.blueplanetdivers.net www.atlantisdiving.net
Stay in: Ao Phra Ae, south=> Ao Khlong jark (Lanta Summon Bungalows (musasunmoon@hotmail.com) , Khlong Jark bungalows, Ao Khlong Dao

11/12-12/12 diving Ko Lanta
boat to Krabi (2h) ?

13/12 boat to Krabi (2h)
bus to Pak bara? 4-5h
By bus - There are air conditioned buses leaving from Phuket and stopping in Krabi, Trang Langu and Satun. They depart daily from Phuket at 08:15 AM, 10:15 AM and and 14:50 PM and arrives at Langu at 15:00, 17:00 PM and 02:00 AM. There are also local no air conditioned buses leaving throughout the day. Please check with the bus company for the latest prices and schedules.

By taxi - You can take a taxi from Trang or Krabi to Pak Bara. From Trang it is about 500 baht to Pak Bara. From Krabi to Pak Bara is about 1,200 baht.

boat from Pak bara to Ko Lipe (2h30): 10h30 & 13h30, (to Ko Bulon Leh 16:00)

14/12-16/12 Mu Ko Tarutao
Ko Lipe: Pattaya Song resort, Daya Resort (Pattaya playa)
Diving: Seven corals!!, spot around Rawi!, Batuang!, Adang, Kata
www.sabye-sports.com
16/12 boat Ko Lipe-Pak bara (2h30)-Hat Yai (3h)-Thale Noi (1h30)

17/12 Parc Thale Noi
bus from Phatthalung (32km)
boat trip 3h

18/12 bus Thale Noi-Phuket (6h) 1/day
night stay in Ao Patong

18/12-22/12 Safari Similan
boat to Similan (6-8h)
boat from Ao Chalong

Diving Similan 18/12-22/12
starts around 18:00 and back around 19:00 (to check)
http://www.aquadivers.com/ENGA/frame.htm !!!
http://www.similan-diving-safaris.com/schedule08093.html
SDS 14 Similan-Bon-Tachai-Richelieu 18.12.09 22.12.09
http://www.phuket-diving-safaris.com/

22/12 night stay in Ao Patong

23/12 flight Phuket-Bangkok: 15:00-16:20
flight Bangkok-Hanoi: 18:35-20:25

23/12-27/12 Hanoi:
Quartier des 36 guildes
Lac de L'ouest
Musée d'ethnographie

27/12-31/12 Ha Long bay: 4 days
via public transport!
Croissière: 1 night, 2 days
Cat Ba Island: 1 night

If time: Sapa & Co (boucle 6 jours)

31/12-01/01 Hué: 2 days
La citadelle (bicycle)
Les tombeau royaux (bateau)

01/01 Route Hué-Hoi an

01/01-04/01 Hoi An

04/01-08/01 Route Hoi an via Da Nang to Dalat
Reserve forestiere de Ciu Mum Ray
Parc national de Yok Don, Lake Lak!

08/01-09/01 Dalat

09/01 Road Dalat-Ho Chi Minh
via agency bus touristique
chutes de Dombri + de Pongour

09/01-11/01 Ho Chi Minh
Day1
Ancien quartier colonial
Quartier Cholon (North: Pagode Giac Vien, Pagode Chiac Lam
bateau sur la riviere Saigon
Day 2:
musée d'histoire du Vietnam, Palais de l'unification
Soirée au Dau An

11/01-15/01 Tour Ho Chi Minh-Delta du Mekong
car with driver
Les vergers et marches flottants de Can Tho
Forest Rung TramLa reserve de Bang Lang:: a la tombee du jour
From Thot Not: barque on delta du Mekong
Chau Doc
Ascension du Mont Sam (morning)