During the crisis, Russian tourists strive to find the best option for a family beach vacation. One of the places with democratic prices is the coast of the Chinese Yellow Sea, the resort areas of which (Beidaihe, Qingdao, Yantai and Nandaihe) are not particularly advertised by travel agencies, but deserve attention. You can save a lot by deciding to organize your trip yourself.
Among the main advantages of the Yellow Sea resorts are the friendly attitude of the local population towards Russian tourists, the democratic cost of apartments, the availability of various food products at low prices, numerous cheap restaurants with original Chinese cuisine, safety, and the ability to move around the city by any type of transport.
How to make your vacation comfortable and at the same time inexpensive?
1. Having chosen certain dates, prepare documents in advance for submission to the embassy in order to apply for a visa. Detailed information on the required list of documents can be found on the website of the Chinese Embassy in the nearest city. The cost of a tourist visa varies from 5,000 to 8,000 thousand rubles. It depends on your decision to use the services of agencies or not. You will save about 3000 rubles if you decide to send your documents to the embassy yourself. The visa takes about two weeks.
2. Next, you should book your tickets to Beijing in advance. Read carefully the requirements of each airline and find the best option for you. It is better to buy tickets in advance, as the price will rise by the date of departure. From Beijing, you can easily reach the resort cities (Weihai, Qinhuangdao, Dalian) located on the Yellow Sea coast by high-speed trains that run every half hour. The ticket price varies from 800 to 1500 thousand rubles.
3. It is better to book a hotel in the resort area on the website of the hotel itself. Most sites have an English or Russian menu in their navigation, as the Chinese tourism business is focused mainly on Russian tourists. After receiving confirmation of your reservation, you can safely wait for your visa to be ready.
4. On request, you can rent individual apartments on the coast. It will cost, oddly enough, cheaper than a hotel (1,500-5,000 rubles per day). Find information about the apartments with the help of groups of Russian-speaking Chinese students who live in the resort areas. Another option is to take the train to any coastal city and ask the taxi driver for the contacts of the people who are renting accommodation during the tourist season. Despite the language barrier, you will be understood without additional questions. It is enough to show a photo of a house by the sea and the issue will be resolved within a few hours. It should be noted separately that taxis in China are much cheaper than in Russia.
