Tour Schedule
Our tour guide & private car/van will pick you up from the hotel at the time you select. We will drive to the Silk Market, also known as Xiushui Market. This market offers silk, pearls, Chinese souvenirs and counterfeit designer goods. Inside, vendors may try and sway you to buy their goods by talking to you. If you are not interested, don't stop. Vendors can be very persistant. You will also experience the Chiense cultural experience of bargaining. We will provide transportation back to your hotel/apartment after about 2 hours shopping.
Meal:None
*Please kindly inform us of your desired pick-up time when you reserve the tour.
Price Includes
Air-conditioned car/van/coach with driver
Professional English-speaking tour guide
Free bottled mineral water
Price Excludes
Personal expenses (drinks, souvenirs...)
Tips to tour guide and driver respectively (optional)
Additional Information
A. Our guide will call or leave a message at your hotel around 8pm the evening before the tour.
B. We will send you the confirmation as soon as your order reaches us.
C. A discount is possibile in the Silk Market: 50%-70% off. You may bargain with the salesmen. Most of the vendors can speak simple English.
D. It is reported by China Daily that former US president George W. Bush gave the thumbs during a shopping trip to the Silk Market in Beijing on August 11, 2008. The market, a popular shopping place for locals and visitors, has been visited by 11 first ladies and four presidents.
