TRAVEL TIPS (GUANGZHOU, CHINA)
19 Oct 2013
If you plan to travel to Guangzhou, China, there are things you should take note.
- After booked air ticket (make sure to print itinerary)
- Find which hotel you want to stay (Some hotels did not accept people stay there and buy goods in bulk for business. Please check first before booking)
- For Malaysian, you need to apply Visa. Bring along your passport, air ticket booking intinerary and 1 or 2 pasport size photo.
- Plan your trip whether or not want to use tour guide (or lebih suka main redah aje pun takpe). Nowadays, you can find full package ground arrangement or separate pun bole. For me, much cheaper and save get a malaysian tour guide there (one day service from 9.30 am to 7 pm around RM200 to RM300 per group, tak kiralah brape ramai pun dalam group tu).
- Please take note that all payment including tour guide must pay in China currency (RMB). For your information, all shops in Guangzhou tak terima credit card (only big hotels and some high-end shopping complex). All transaction MUST be in cash and debit card only. However, if you have saving account with HSBC or OCBC, you can go to ATM machine there and withdraw your money as usual. About RM5 will be charge per transaction.
- No worries about transportation as most of the places near to MRT station. Tapi itu untuk mereka yang nak makan angin and shopping barang sikit-sikit je. But for those yang nak beli banyak barang for business, dinasihatkan sewa teksi or kete senang nak letak barang. Teksi dalam 1 hari (siap tunggunya) about RM150. However, if 1 group more than 3 people, better rent a car (lagi murah).
- Masa urusan jual beli, mesti minta tolong tour guide tu buat tawar menawar and check duit baki tu bukan duit palsu.
- Make sure check your goods before make a payment, this is because sometimes ada yang rosak (especially sape yang beli banyak). Perlu ambil masa skit nak check. Jangan lupa simpan resit sebagai bukti pembelian. Manalah tahu, in future nak order kat kedai yang sama ke.
- Lastly, at the airport masa nak balik, do not keep your lighter in your handcarry. Please put-in your luggage before check-in or else immigration officer there will seized it.
Visa Application Service Centre (CVASC)
Address: 2nd floor, Plaza OSK, 25 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Office Hours: Application Submission: 9:00-15:00 Monday-Friday
Payment and Passport Collection: 9:00-16:00 Monday-Friday
Tel: +60-3-21758888, 21757888
Fax: +60-3-21756888
Email: klcentre@visaforchina.org
Website: http://www.visaforchina.org
Note: CVASC is responsible for receiving visa applications of ordinary passport holders for visiting mainland China, collecting visa fees on behalf of the Chinese Embassy and returning processed visa applications.
You need to fill up the form. Application service fees will be charged. Please refer to below information obtained from Chinese Embassy Website for Visa application.
Visa Fees (in Ringgit Malaysia)
Malaysian Citizen
Single Entry: 30
Double Entry: 50
6-Month Multiple Entry: 80
12-Month/24-month Multiple Entry: 120
Application Service Fees
Regular service: 28 (4 working days)
Express service: 100 (3 working days)
Rush service: 140(same day)
Note:
(1) Visa Fees are collected on behalf of the Chinese Embassy.
(2) Application Service Fees are charged by the Visa Application Service Centre.
(3) The total amount of the fees to be paid by an applicant = visa fees + application service fees.
2012 CHINESE PUBLIC HOLIDAY:
- 1 January (New Year)
- 22-28 January (Spring Festival (Subject to the lunation))
- 8 March (women's day - half day for women)
- 2-4 April (Qingming Festival)
- 29 April-1 May (May Day)
- 1 May (Youth day)
- 22-24 June (Dragon Boat Festival)
- 30 September (Mid Autumn Day)
- 1-7 October (National Day)
Hope this will help!!
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