RAS WEEKENDER - AWAY IN WEIHAI

Friday the 23^rd of July through Monday the 26^th of July 2010

(with extensions available on request)

 

LONG IN PLANNING LONG AWAITED THE WEIHAI WEEKENDER IS FINALLY ON OFFER! 

Do as our predecessors did in the 1920’s and 30’s and escape the summer heat of Shanghai to the costal resorts of northern Shandong Province. Weihai  (formerly Weihaiwei) and the neighboring city of Yantai (formerly Chefoo) were popular summer resorts for Shanghailanders, in days gone by, and many remnants of that history and earlier histories still survive, in this picturesque corner of China  

 

 

ITINERARY

Friday July 23:

1110:  Depart Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

for 90-minute flight to Weihai.

1300: Arrival Weihai Airport

Bus transfer to the Shiyuanhaijing Hotel

We will stop en route at a typical local village with vernacular stone cottage architecture.

The remaining afternoon at leisure with time to relax on the beach, take a swim or a hike in the hills nearby.

1830: BBQ dinner on the terrace of the Golden Bay Hotel.

Overlooking the bay and a short walk away from our hotel.

 

Saturday July 24:

7.30 to 8.45 breakfast.

9.00 am depart:

Morning tour of historic Weihai; on this you journey we will pass through spectacular coastal scenery and stop off at various historic villas once owned by foreigners, including the summer home of E. S. Wilkinson, an RAS luminary in the 1930s.

 

 

This part of our visit will be hosted by a representative from the Weihai Archives Bureau.

The RAS has long links with the bureau, going back to November 2007 when its director, Zhang Jianguo, gave a talk for the Society.

12.30 Lunch in a local restaurant 

After lunch we will take a 20-minute ferry ride to Liugong Island to explore its history and visit the Museum of the Sino-Japanese War.

6.00pm Return to hotel

Evening at leisure -

no meal included, but plenty of options to get together along the seaside promenade with its array of seafood restaurants and outdoor seating.

 

Sunday July 25:

7.00 - 7.45am Breakfast

8.00 am departure for Yantai,

We will tour of what survives of its charismatic old town, Yantai Hill and the Yantai Museum.

12.30 lunch in the Changyu Winery restaurant

1.30 pm we will drive to visit the Treaty Port Vineyard near Penglai,

Owned by Shanghai-based Chris Ruffle; we will tour the estate, after which we will be invited for wine tasting. Dinner will be served in its very own Scottish castle!

Late return to Weihai.

 

                      

 

Monday July 26:

7.00 - 9.00 Breakfast

Morning at leisure,

11.30 depart hotel for

13.35 flight to Shanghai

15.00: Arrival in Shanghai at Hongqiao International Airport

 

 

PACKAGE:

COST OF

RMB 4100.00 for member sharing

RMB 4600.00 for non member sharing

(Supplement of RMB 650.00 for those wishing to have a room on their own for the three nights)

INCLUDED

Return flights

Hotel stay for three nights including breakfast

All meals; with the exception of dinner on the free the evening.

All transfers and transportation

All entry tickets and guiding..

 

 

EXTENSIONS

We can arrange extensions at either the Shiyuanhaijing Hotel in Weihai OR Scottish Castle

Special Rates with both have been arranged and are available on request.

Please see separate sheet for full information.

RSVP:  By the latest July 7th 2010 at 1800 to our enquiry desk: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: A minimum of 12 Participants is required (two RAS Council Members will be present on this trip). 

 

PAYMENT To be made in full at the RAS or to our enquiry desk by the latest Friday 8th of July, 2010

 

RULES OF PARTICIPATION: Everyone who participates in the RAS Weekender “Away in Weihai“  is asked to read and agree to the following:

 

1)   I agree not to hold any organizers or affiliates responsible for injuries I may sustain during the RAS Weekender “Away in Weihai“

2)   I agree to follow the rules and guidelines as set forth by the organizers with particular emphasis regarding personal safety and conduct.

3)   I agree to inform the organizers of any medications, diet restrictions or health problems I have. (Privacy will be assured)

4)   I agree to leave the group peacefully if I cannot meet the rules and guidelines as set out by the organizers and affiliates and those stated in this document.

 

 

EXTENSIONS

 

We can arrange extensions at either the Shiyuanhaijing Hotel in Weihai OR Scottish Castle

Special Rates with both have been arranged and are available on request.

Please see separate sheet for full information.

 

Shiyuanhaijing Hotel in Weihai is a family run, comfortable three star hotel, right on the International Beach - one of the finest bathing beaches in northern China.

This is where we will be spending our three nights.

 

For those wishing to stay on in the Scottish Castle at the Treaty Port Vineyard (option with just two nights in Weihai) special rates have been agreed with the owner

 

Extension Costs:

 

Shiyuanhaijing Hotel in Weihai:

RMB: 420.00 per room including breakfast.

Airport transfer: by taxi approximately RMB 150.00

Hotel Web site: www.shiyuanhaijing.com

 

Scottish Castle in the vineyard

Rooms at 30% of rack rate are:  -

Japanese 1 RMB: 630.00

Japanese 2 RMB: 750.00

The Baron’s Room RMB: 900.00

Blue Room RMB: 930.00

Red Room RMB: 960.00

The Bridal Suite RMB: 1167

Breakfast included in rates.

Airport transfer from the vineyard/ Scottish Castle: 

RMB 800.00 for car or and RMB 1,200 for small bus

Hotel Web site: www.treatyport.com/en