Is it worth it to go to the China Olympics for about this amount of money?

My class is going to China for the Olympics for 8 day. They are charging us about $1,942. How much does it cost to get a Chinese Visa? They have sightseeing. I feel it's a ripoff. What do you think?

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If that is the entire price for hotels and meals and venue tickets, you have gotten a good deal. I have lived in beijing when there wasn't the Olympics - and it is expensive there. During the Olympics, you have to expect it will be even more so. You have to realize it is a lot more than just sightseeing and the visa cost - you have to stay somewhere and hotels are expensive in big cities- especially during a once-in-a lifetime-event like this

To pay $1,942 for a Chinese visa is far too much.

I'm about to apply for my Chinese visa sometime this week. It costs about $100.

Depends where you stay and where you eat. It is a bit on the high side, but considering that a plane ticket is about 1000 bucks and the visa is about 100 bucks, that would leave around 100 bucks a day for hotels, meals, local transport, events, etc. If some Olympic Games events are included in the price, then it is not such as bad deal.

Now if you go on your own and travel on a shoestring, you can get by for under 40 bucks a day, staying in youth hostels or fellow global freeloaders, taking local buses or train, and eating at local eateries or street stalls...That's my preferred way of travel, not because of money, but because it's more fun and a better way to meet real people.

I m living in Beijing, it is too much to pay.

I.m not surprise at all . due to olympics.hotels prices are shot up to 200-300% .return airticket from HK rise to 600US$.
normaly cost only US$150.it.s still cheap if what you paying incl. flights & accomomation.