The cost for domestic tourist trips will drop by about 30 percent on Thursday, after climbing to a peak during the past three days of China's golden holiday week, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

Tourists visit the Badaling section of the Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, on the third day of the National Day holiday, October 3, 2007. [Xinhua]

As learned from many renowned domestic tourist agencies, top national tourist sites like Jiuzhaigou, Lijiang and Zhangjiajie see a big decline in cost, by as much as 30 percent, starting from Thursday.

At the same time, the cost for travelling abroad is also set to go down. Sources with Xiecheng Travel, which provides tourism service online, revealed that the cost for trips to Japan and South Korea will reduce as much as 1,000 yuan, or about US$133, as of October 4.

Popular tourist sites from October 4 to 7 are still fully booked by visitors during the latter part of the golden week, the report added.

Tourists visit the Wuyi Mountain in east China's Fujian Province on October 3, 2007. [Xinhua]

People riding in boats tour the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on October 3, 2007. [Xinhua]

Tourists take photos at a checkpoint on the Chinese border in the Pamir Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on October 3, 2007. [Xinhua]

People of the Dong Ethnic Group see a stage show in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous Prefecture in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on October 3, 2007. [Xinhua]

A girl and her mom bathe in mud in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, on October 3, 2007. [Xinhua]

(CRI, Xinhua News Agency October 4, 2007)