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14 Days
History and Culture
Cuisine & Cooking
Tours
Cycling
Martial Arts
Boating
Return Flight from Europe
All Hotels & Spa Hotels (3* or 4* depending on Package)
Includes breakfast and picnic lunches & breakfast, lunch and dinner
Our flagship tour is designed to showcase the best of China taking you across the country in 14 magical days - encapsulating the history, majestic scenery and unparalleled depth of culture that can only be experienced in China
Hotel accommodations on twin sharing basis unless otherwise noted in the itinerary
Land costs for faculty (based on single occupancy)
One (1) English speaking Local Tour Guide(s) in every destination
One (1) bus and accompanying driver for all land transfers indicated in the itinerary per group
Economy train (soft sleeper) tickets from Beijing to Xi’an (not including extra tickets)
High speed train (second class) tickets from Xi’an to Chengdu (not including extra tickets)
Admission fees to all places and for all activities mentioned in the itinerary
General Liability Insurance which will cover your travel time in China(basic travel insurance）
All meals indicated on the itinerary as B (breakfast), L (lunch), and D (dinner)
All gratuities for drivers, guides and local support staff. All relevant trip taxes, local duties and surcharges
Drinking water and snacks on coaches, Water and tea during meals
Personal visa applications
Personal telecommunication and laundry charges
Personal travel insurance
Accommodation and all Tours are subject to availability
Please do get in contact to discuss this Tour in more detail
Morning: Meet your Guide at the arrival hall of the airport
Upon your own private coach, transfer to your hotel for check-in and relax
Evening: Enjoy a welcome dinner: Beijing Cuisine
Morning: Gaze across Tiananmen Square and take in the full weight of its historical and cultural significance
Enter the Forbidden City, where emperors ruled, concubines fluttered their fans, and eunuchs schemed for five hundred years. learn more about the palace through an educational photo hunt challenge
Lunch
Afternoon: Take a Hutong walking tour around the ancient Drum Tower
Visit a Beijinger’s Siheyuan (Courtyard Home) and learn something abouttraditional Beijing culture
Evening: Peking Duck dinner
Day: Transfer to The Great Wall of China (Jinshanling Section)
Hike along the wall, exploring its many wonders
Visit the Village of Hexi at the foot of the great wall for an experience village life of rural China
Experience the Chinese rural way of living, exploring the local farms, village courtyards, and learn how to make Chinese Dumplings (cooking lesson) in a traditional village home
Transfer back to the City
Evening: Hot Pot Dinner
Morning: Join local Beijingers in morning activities at the Temple of Heaven (hands-on activities include traditional yoyo or Taichi lessons)
Souvenir Shopping and free-time at the famous Pearl Market (only if teachers permit)
Lunch
Afternoon: Visit the Capital Museum of China
Dinner
Morning: Checkout of your hotel
Transfer to the Summer Palace, delve into the history of the Qing dynasty as you explore the Emperor’s garden retreat.
Lunch
Transfer to 798 Contemporary Art District, delve into the various galleries and exhibitions. Learn about Chinese art through a scavenger hunt activity
Dinner
Take overnight train (soft sleeper) Z19 (20:40/08:31) to Xi’an
Day: Guides will pick you up at Xi’an railway station and transfer you to hotel for breakfast.
Biking along Ancient City Walls of Xi’an and enjoy the finest view of Xi’an (1.5 hours/per, includes helmets)
Visit Drum tower and Bell tower, well-preserved example of Ming Dynasty architecture
Explore the Muslim Quarter and the Great Mosque
Enjoy local snacks within the Muslim quarter
Shadow-puppet show at Gao’s Family
Dinner
Morning: Transfer to and explore Terracotta Warriors Museum
Lunch: Local restaurant
Experience Chinese tea ceremony in the tea house nearby Terracotta Warriors museum
Explore the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built in the seventh century to house Buddhist texts and sutras
Pottery making class; make yourself a lovely handmade trinket or have a try at the potter’s wheel including making the mini Terra Cotta Warrior
Dinner
Evening: Walking along the Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City (if time permit)
Morning: Transfer to a local Kungfu School. Watch a Kungfu show performed by students, study Kungfu with the students
Lunch: In the school with the students
Afternoon: Visit the Shaanxi History Museum
Explore the Stele Forest where you can find the largest and richest collection of ancient engraved stone tablets in China
Dinner at dumpling restaurant
Morning: Transfer to Mt. Hua (3 hours)
A full day excursion, trekking one of Chinese most beautiful and mythical peaks (cable car ride included)
Packed Lunch
Transfer back to the city for dinner
Morning: Checkout of your hotel
Transfer to Xian railway station for high-speed train ride
Staff will pick you up at Chengdu railway station and transfer to local restaurant
Explore the local park and learn sugar painting/playing mahjong with tea drink there
Check-in hotel and freshen up
Dinner in the local restaurant
Morning: Early departure for Dujiangyan Panda Reserve at 7:00 am
Half day Panda volunteer program
Lunch in the local restaurant
Afternoon: Hike through Qingcheng Mountain (cable car ride included), a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dinner
Day: Experience local market where locals buy fresh vegetables and meat everyday
Learn how to cook the local food at Sichuan Cooking Museum
Lunch at Sichuan Cooking Museum
Afternoon: Visit Jinsha Museum, which consists of a five-square kilometer area that was found to contain important relics of an ancient kingdom that
predated Chinese settlement in the area
If time permits, explore local snacks and treat at Kuanzhai lane, which is literally translated into "broad and narrow alleys
Evening: Watch Sichuan Opera including face-changing performance after dinner
Morning: Transfer to Leshan (2 hours 30minutes)
Boating around Leshan Mount, Explore Leshan Giant Buddha (boat ride included), a Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) relic that, at 71 meters (232 feet), which is the largest stone carved Buddha in the world
Lunch
Afternoon: Transfer back to Chengdu. Walking leisurely on the famous local shopping street Chunxi Road to buy some souvenirs (if time permit)
Evening: A celebratory final Hotpot Dinner
Checkout of your hotel
Transfer to the Airport and depart on departure flight
