27 August 2011 Expat-Blog Daytrip White River Drifting.

A Relaxing Day Drifting along the White River.

Date: Sat, 27 August 2011

Time: 08:30am

Meeting Point: Outside the Hilton Beijing

Cost: 300RMB per person

Price Includes: Transportation, Lunch, English-speaking guides, Entrance fees, Boats and Insurance.

Not included: Personal Expenditure

Recommended: Hat, Sunblock, Bag / Belt to carry water, camera and smile.

Escape from the hustle and bustle of downtown Beijing and escape with us to Huairou District in northeastern Beijing. A mere 95km drive from downtown concrete Beijing takes us to the White River (Bai He)  area with lush forests, clean air, and pure water.  Come and swap the black asphalt for an area with 75% green vegetation cover.  The area is popular for all sorts of outdoors sports including tock climbing, hiking and rafting. We will be doing the latter so prepare your Popeye and Olive Oil persona as we "row, row row the boat gently down the stream" for a 4km stretch that includes both quiet and rush moments.

We will not be doing anything too demanding, if my computer shape body can do it so can you, but even so this trip is not suitable for pregnant women (or even pregnant men). 

This daytrip is not yet on the tourist map and is suitable for both foreigners and even the most local of local Chinese. This time the trip will conclude with what Lucy (Achinatours) has promised to be a magnificent barbecue to reward those who dared to move out of the safety of downtown Beijing.



Registration for this event is only accepted by email cjfmsc@gmail.com and is only valid if it includes a contact mobile phone number.

For insurance purposes:

Foreign nationals please provide your mobile phone number, your full name as it appears on your passport, your nationality and passport number.

Chinese nationals please provide your mobile phone number, your name in Chinese Hanzi as it appears on your ID card and your ID Card number.

We look forward to seeing you and anticipate having another great day in the peace and quiet of rural Beijing.

Please do remember to register as soon as possible to ensure that there is room for you.

Registrations are not accepted after 12:00hrs (noon) on Friday 26 August. This is to allow us enough time to process the insurance.

Please note cancellation received after Thursday 25 August 10:00 will not be accepted and will be invoiced for the full amount.

Please do feel free to tell your friends both about Expat-blog and the trip but please note there are only a few places left for the trip. Places will be allocated on first come basis. Last month we had to disappoint late registrants because the bus was fully booked.

Regards

Manlin