Dates to Keep away from When Planning a China Tour

If you are arranging a 2014/15 China tour there are dates you must avoid, like "Golden Week" and those times when flights to Asia and within China are very costly. Westhill Consulting Travel and Tours, Singapore lowdown will help you plan your vacation. (Westhill Consulting Travel and Tours, Singapore arrange tours in many countries. i.e. SE Asian Countries such as Beijing China, KL Malaysia, Jakarta Indonesia, Bangkok Thailand and many more)

The "Golden Week" of National Day Holiday

September 29 – October 10

Nearly all Chinese people will have a seven-day holiday at the start of October, due to the celebration of Chinese National Day. Usually a lot of Chinese people will take this government-given chance to travel to domestic cities, producing crowds everywhere and super busy traffic. Hotel and transport prices swell, causing high-budget travel during this period.  

Warning! Avoid this period when planning a tour of China.

With people everywhere, traffic will be hectic, and you will devote longer time on the road, which can also mean more scams on street. Booking of hotels and flights can be very problematic. Hotels are much more costly. You may be required to wait in line for around one hour to go in the popular attractions, and may necessitate waiting for a long time at restaurants. Traveling in this period is a matter requiring exhaustive preparation. 

You possibly will observe that the National Day ends at October 7, but we incorporate the succeeding week in this peak period. The means of transport are most jam-packed during the period from September 23 to October 7, however they are less congested in the week succeeding "the Golden Week", when hotels charge peak prices.

Labor Day Holiday

April 28 – May 4

The Labor Day holiday period must be avoided when planning a tour of China whilst its Chinese National Day holiday.

Although the holiday only takes three days, usually May 1 to May 3, the tourist peak will last from April 26 to May 4. Review says, the crowds at attractions, high travel costs, long waiting times, and hard transportation during this period may create your tour to China unsatisfying.

The Spring Festival Rush with Congested Transportation

February 4 – March 15 in 2015

In China, during the Spring Festival rush, the transportation is crowded and people are all over the place, particularly in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and other big tourist cities.

The Spring Festival rush continues 40 days. But, there are five days that are suggested for traveling between domestic cities during these 40 days: the first five days of the new year (February 20 – 24 in 2015). Throughout these days, a lot of Chinese people will remain at home for family time and the Spring Festival celebration, which lessens the burden on transportation and grants you with perhaps easier-than-usual travel circumstances. Keep in mind that inexpensive flight tickets are offered during these five days!

February 4 – February 19 2015 is one of the most jammed time on China's transport will be, when people are homeward bound. One more busy time will be February 25 – March 15, when millions of migrant workers and college students return to their work places and colleges. So traveling in China throughout these periods is probably a challenge.