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CHINA STEAM FINALE visits four of the best remaining bastions for steam, centered around coal mining in NE and NW China. There is also the oppertunity to visit SHANGHAI EXPO as well as a quick visit to Beijing. This will be the LAST dedicated steam tour to China. This tour is fully escorted by American and bi-lingual Chinese guides. Steam is in deep twilight in China, but there are still a half dozen worthwhile venues with strictly working, non-tourist steam. You will see over 50 locomotives in action, SY and JS 2-8-2s plus narrow gauge 0-8-0s.
Day 1 Monday September 27: (D) Independent arrivals into Shanghai Pudong Airport, from where the MagLev wisks you at up to 262 MPH! It's a short ride, but quite exhilarating. Hotel check-in. Day 2 Tuesday September 28: (B-L-D) SHANGHAI EXPO DAY - or, if you prefer, relax at your leisure and explore the city. Day 3 Wednesday September 29: (B-L-D) More time to enjoy Shanghai before our evening departure at 8:30pm on train 1229, overnight to Fuxin in soft class sleeper class.
Day 4 Thursday September 30: (B-L-D) Arrive into the new Fuxin station, just two blocks from where active steam passes on a regular basis with trains of coal and tip cars. Two nights in Fuxin.
![]() Day 5 Friday October 1: (B-L-D) All day to enjoy the steam action at various trackside locations, along with the just opened National Mining Museum, overlooking the now inactive largest open pit mine in Asia. ![]()
Day 6 Saturday October 2: (B-L-D) Most of the day photographing the steam coal trains. In the afternoon transfer to Shenyang for train 2007, deaprting at 5:05pm. Everyone in soft sleeping class.
Day 7 Sunday October 3: (B-L-D) Arrive Jiamusi at 8:00am. Then a scenic drive to the Huanan Narrow Gauge Railroad. Rest of the day trackside with steam. Day 8 Monday October 4: (B-L-D) All day chasing narrow gauge coal trains up the mountain line - by motorbike! We hire the drivers for a full day of adventure on one of only two surviving narrow gauge lines in China. Day 9 Tuesday October 5: (B-L-D) Morning hours trackside on the narrow gauge railroad. Afternoon transfer to Ji'Xi and hotel check-in. Day 10 Wednesday October 6: (B-L-D) Flight to Beijing in the afternoon and hotel check-in. Day 11 Thursday October 7: (B-L-D) Beijing Sightseeing. Evening flight to Urumqi, connecting to our overnight train to Hami departing at 11:08pm. This train features unusual double deck sleepers. Group will be in soft sleeper class. Day 12 Friday October 8: (B-L-D) Arrive Hami 6:22am, breakfast, then transfer to Sandaoling. Two nights here in this small city of 30,000, home to largest 100% steam operated open pit mine in the world. The rock, or overburden, operation employes 10 JS-type locos, while other trains carry coal out from the lowest level. This pit has an estimated 3 to 5 years of productive life remaining, and is quite an amazing operation. You will be issues hard hats, and will be permitted to visit the workshops. This is a vanishing opportunity to see steamers being rebuilt. Day 13 Saturday October 9: (B-L-D) Full day at Sandaoling photographing the steam action.
Day 14 Sunday October 10: (B-L-D) Return to Hami for our two-night through train back to Shanghai. Group in soft sleeper class.
![]() Day 15 Monday October 11: (B-L-D) Onboard the train. Day 16 Tuesday October 12: (B) Arrival in Shanghai and hotel check-in. Remainder on your own for shopping or sightseeing. Day 17 Wednesday October 13: Flights home or fly to Tokyo, Japan and join up with Trains & Travel's "Japanese Railway Explorer" tour which begins on October 16. |
PRICES ALL PRICES ARE PER PERSON DOUBLE ROOM OCCUPANCY..........................$3748 SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT.........................$ 448 DEPOSIT TO HOLD SPACE WHEN TOUR IS A SURE-GO...$1000 FINAL PAYMENT DUE BY JULY 27, 2010 *ALL TRAIN TICKETS IN SOFT SLEEPING CLASS TOUR LIMITED TO ONLY 20 PERSONS SPECIAL OFFER! BOOK ON FALL CHINA STEAM FINALE & JAPANESE RAILWAY EXPLORER & RECEIVE A $400 DISCOUNT. Japanese Railway Explorer http://www.traintrips.biz/japanese-railway-explorer.html FALL CHINA STEAM FINALE TOUR INCLUDES *46 MEALS *ALL TRANSFERS *FULLY ESCORTED *DOMESTIC CHINA AIR TICKETS *ALL TRAIN TICKETS IN SOFT SLEEPING CLASS Note: Does not include tip kitty estimated at $125 per person. |
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TOUR PRICE: All tour prices are corrected to November 1, 2010 and are subject to change without notice, at any time. All prices based on double room
occupancy. We reserve the right to change tour prices if necessary.
PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE: Personal items, meals not listed in the itinerary, laundry, phone calls, excess baggage charges, rental cars, side tours, insurance, passport fees including visas, vaccinations, gratuities, medical costs, tips to train or motor coach staff, extra tour costs due to unanticipated changes in the itinerary for reasons beyond our control, including weather, travel conditions, or cancellations, government intervention, sickness, political disputes, and failure of transportation or other causes beyond our control.
TRAVEL AND HEALTH DOCUMENTS: A valid passport is required for our international tours. In some cases a visa is also needed. Consult your
health professional for the recommended immunizations and documents. Trains and Travel International , here on referred to as TTI, assumes no other responsibility if a client is refused entry into a country. Cost and cancellation fees will be paid by the client in the event they do not have valid documents.
CHANGE OF ITINERARY: We reserve the right to substitute, alter or modify the tour if any unexpected and unforeseen conditions beyond our control
preventing the completion of such. Conditions can include weather, train schedules, equipment, motive power, revision of train consist, train delays, labor strikes, political disputes, derailments, closure of a rail line, break down of railroad or motive power equipment, railroads not honoring contracts and bus equipment problems. We will always endeavor, in each case, to provide substitutes, if any changes take place. TTI is not responsible for canceled trains,
delays, hotel rooms, route changes or missed connections, for any reason whatsoever. We will not give refunds if such conditions or cancellations take place.
TRAVEL INSURANCE: Travel Insurance is mandatory for all tours. This insurance will cover and give the tour members many benefits and protection. Benefits include baggage, accident, life, trip cancellation, sickness, bankruptcy, strike, weather conditions, employer termination or layoff effecting you or
a person sharing the room with you, terrorist incident in your departure city or city of destination, jury duty, you are subpoenaed, hijacked, or quarantined,
your residence or traveling companion residence is rendered uninhabitable, emergency military duty, traffic accident, single supplement upgrade when your traveling companion cancels their trip, trip interruption, trip delay, missed connections, itinerary change, emergency medical benefits, medical evacuation, baggage delay and loss, pre-existing medical conditions if enrollment is within 21 days of your invoice date, burglary of you or your companion before departure, felonious assault of you or your traveling companion before departure, 24 hour hotline emergency assistance, emergency cash transfer and more.
We will supply you with a travel insurance brochure with rates and application when we mail you the invoice after trip deposit is received. Travel insurance protects your vacation investments and is a very good investment for your travel and vacation money. US law allows us to offer this insurance to all persons
Worldwide. We will accept a "refusal of travel insurance wavier" if you do not wish to purchase any travel insurance. FOR CUBA: Because of the nature of these tours travel insurance is MANDATORY for everyone. We have a special American travel insurance company that will insure all folks going to Cuba on legal US approved tours. This insurance information will be sent to you upon receiving your booking.
RESPONSIBILITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Accepting your payment represents an agreement that you understand all the conditions, to
be a member of our tours. TTI gives notice that they are acting agents for the owners, contractors and suppliers, providing the transportation and all related travel services and assume no responsibility for injury, sickness, damage, loss, additional expenses accidental delay or irregularities which may be caused through willful or negligent acts or omissions on the part of the companies providing or engage in transportation, accommodations or services related to the accomplishment of the tour. Nor do we assume responsibility for natural disasters, social or political upheaval, acts of terrorism or acts of nature. TTI reserves
the right to substitute hotels, tour leaders, equipment, motive power, trains, onboard accommodations, routes and to alter the itinerary when deemed necessary without notice. The right is also reserved to cancel any trip or train prior to departure for any reason . TTI is not responsible for expenses incurred by tour members in preparing for the tour, including non-refundable airline tickets, visa fees, planning, phone calls, or any other expenses. TTI reserves the right to decline to accept, or ask to leave a tour, any person whose actions impede the daily operations of a tour, welfare or enjoyment of other tour members. TTI cannot give any refunds for any unused services. The terms contained herein shall serve as a waiver of liability to TTI. Assumption of risk on behalf of the client, their heirs, executor, administrators, successors, and assigns for any and all known persons injuries
RESERVATIONS: A deposit is due in our office within 14 days after you make your bookings. Full payment is due 90 days before departure. You will
receive an invoice, reservation form and current tour bulletins with your confirmation and travel insurance forms. No notice for final payment will be sent
to you. It is your responsible to make the final payment on-time.
CANCELLATIONS: TTI does not accept cancellations on the phone. Cancellations must be received by postal mail, email or fax before any refunds will be considered. Allow enough time if sending your written notice by US mail postal system. When a written cancellation is received in the Trains and Travel
office this will be the effective date of the cancellation. Please take note that it can take up to 60 days to to process some refunds. Cancellation refund rules:
100 days prior to the start of any tour you will receive a full refund less a $100 per person administration fee. 99 to 61 days before the departure of any tour
there will be a 80% cancellation penalty based on the full cost of the tour. Cancellations received 60 or less days before the start of any tour will not receive
any refund. GW Travel Ltd has their own cancellation rules and these will apply. If booking on GW Travel Ltd ask for cancellation rules.
PRE-DEPARTURE TOUR BULLETINS: Tour bulletins will be sent to clients that have booked on tours operated by TTI. Bulletins include travel info related to the tour. Final documents will be sent out about two to three weeks before a tour begins. We offer tours operated by other companies and they may
or may not send out tour bulletins and updates and most send out final documents only one to two weeks prior to the start of their tours.
PAYMENTS: Payments can be made with personal check drawn on a U.S. Dollar account, money order for U.S. Dollars, bank wire transfer, or credit card.
We accept Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express. Final payment for all tours is due 90 days prior to departure. If final payment has not been received 7 days after the due date, a late fee of $50 per week will apply.
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: All prices are based on double room occupancy. We will try and match you with a roommate if one is available. If not, you may
be charged the single room supplement listed for the tour you are booked on. Single rooms may not be available in some remote locations and on some trains.
TOUR REFUNDS: If for any reason tour members amend or delete any arrangements during travel, and leave the tour on their own, we cannot give any refunds on unused portions of the tour. If buses and trains are cancelled by the carrier or there is a labor strike or they go out of business, we cannot be held
responsible and we cannot give refunds. Travel insurance will protect you for any of these reasons. If TTI needs to cancel any tour everyone will receive a
full refund. Please take note that in some cases refunds can take up to 60 days to process.
PARTIAL TOURS: We will allow passengers to join or leave a tour at certain points. It will all depend on the tour and the conditions. Give us a call and
we will try and work up a custom option for you.
MILEAGE COLLECTORS: Mileage collectors please take note that TTI does not cater just to mileage collectors. We cater to all folks that enjoy trains and
Rail journeys. We give strong warning that itinerary and route changes do happen and this is totally beyond our control when it does. If the only reason that
you would want to book a tour is to collect the rare mileage, you need to understand that possible route changes do happen.
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