Best China Tours from USA

For US citizens, it is easy to travel to China from United States, but still you are asked to obtain a Chinese visa to enter China. You may consult the local Chinese Embassy or Consulates-General in United States first for the tourist visa (L visa). They will readily help you go through the necessary procedures. To apply a Chinese tourist visa, you are supposed to prepare your valid passport, passport photos, China tour itinerary with hotels and flight seats bookings.

The Chinese Embassy in the United States
Tel: +1-202-337-1956
Fax: +1-202-588-9760
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20007

Consulate-General of China in New York
Telephone: (212) 244-9392, (212) 244-9456
Fax: (212) 465-1708
Email: [email protected]
Address: 520 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036
Consular District: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island

Consulate General of China in San Francisco
Tel: 415-872-9091(09:00AM -- 17:00PM)
Fax: 415-852-5940
Email: [email protected]
Address: 1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Consular District: Northern California and the States of Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.

Consulate General of China in Los Angeles
Tel: 213-807-8088
Email: [email protected]
Address: 3rd Floor, 500 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Consular District: the State of Arizona, the State of New Mexico, the State of Hawaii and U.S. Pacific islands including Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa

Consulate General of China in Chicago
Tel: 1-312-453-0210
Fax: 1-312-453-0211
Email: [email protected]
Address: 1 East Erie Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611
Consular District: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin

Consulate General of China in Houston
Tel: 713-520-1462
Fax: 713-5210237
Email: [email protected]
Address: 3417 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77006
Consular District: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Puerto Rico.

Please contact the embassy or consulate in your region. Otherwise, your application will be delayed or even denied.

A: Local tea is commonly served with meals and there is a variety of soft drinks, local and imported beers and wines available for purchase. You should not drink the tap water, bottled water is inexpensive and readily available. If you like a 'cuppa', you may like to bring along a small supply of tea bags, coffee and milk powder. Most rooms have electric jugs or thermos flasks of boiling water to make hot.

A: All of hotels reserved for you have western style bathrooms and toilets. Obviously in the more remote areas, they may be a little more basic, but clean and simple is common. Whilst sightseeing, toilet facilities at restaurants and local tourist sites can vary and we would recommend that you carry tissues, wet wipes or disinfectant gel with you, "just in case".

A: Casual clothing is appropriate at all times although clothes that are too revealing are still frowned upon in all over China. Try to pack lightly as your trip may involve an amount of personal baggage handling as porters are often not available except in larger hotels. For security reasons it is essential that your baggage can be locked whilst during air transportation between cities. At times, you may not be able to check into your hotel room immediately or be able to access your main bags. To ensure your comfort, a change of clothes in your hand luggage to coincide with local weather conditions is always handy. All personal toiletries should be taken with you and small packets of tissues or wet wipes are recommended. A small medical kit containing medication to alleviate common ailments is suggested.

Spring (Mar – May) with temperature at 50 - 71.6F: Western suits, jackets, sports coats, woolen jackets, long sleeve shirts and travel shoes

Summer (Jun – Aug) with temperature above 71.6 F: T-shirts, short sleeve shirts, skirts, sandals, caps, rain wear

Autumn (Sep – Nov) with temperature at 50 - 71.6 F: Western suits, jackets, sports coats, light woolen sweaters, rain wear and travel shoes

Winter (Dec – Feb) with Below 50: Overcoat, thick woolen sweaters, lined coats; In northern China, cap, gloves and cotton-padded shoes are required

A: At present the Bank of China accepts Master, American Express, Dynasty, Visa, JCB, and Diners Club cards. Travelers may use these cards to draw cash over the exchange counters in China's banks, make purchases or pay bills at large department stores, restaurants and hotels in more than 100 major cities in China. A surcharge of 2% is always charged for card transactions.

For American tourists in China, you can obtain consular assistance and further consular information at the following addresses:

US Embassy Beijing
Address: No. 55 An Jia Lou Lu 100600
Tel: (86-10) 8531-3000
Fax: (86-10) 8531-4200

U.S. Consulate General Chengdu
Address: No. 4 Lingshiguan Road Chengdu, Sichuan, PRC 610041
Tel: (28) 8558-3992
Fax: (28) 8558-3520

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou
Address: Huaxia Road, Zhujiang New Town, (near Exit B1 of the Zhujiang New Town subway station, Line 3 and Line 5), Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China
Tel: 020-3814-5000

U.S. Consulate General Shanghai
Address: 1469 Huai Hai Zhong Road, (Near Wulumuqi Nan Lu), 200031 Shanghai, China
Tel: 86-21 8011-2200

U.S. Consulate General Shenyang
Address: No. 52, 14 Wei Road, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China 110003
Tel [86] (24) 2322-1198
Fax [86] (24) 2322-2374

U.S. Consulate General Wuhan
Address: Room 4701, New World International Trade Tower I, No. 568, Jianshe Avenue, Jianghan District, Wuhan 430022
Tel: 027-8555-7791
Fax: 027-8555-7761
E-mail: [email protected]