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China Discovery Tour for Educators

$ 1699+taxes
The China Discovery Tour for Educator is an alternative Spring Break trip which is designed to create involvement and experience culture exchange through one day school visit. Also it will lead you on a fantastic 15 day voyage of the rich culture and historic monuments of China. Visit the Forbidden Palace and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. See the massive army of more than 7,300 life sized Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi’an. Climb the Great Wall of China, visit the world famous Shaolin Temple and feast on a Peking duck banquet and much more! Discover China using this tour as your own personal China travel guide.
Departure Dates :
Vancouver Departures 2011
Sep 14, Oct12 Nov9
Toronto Departures 2011-$1799 +taxes
Sep 14, Oct12 Nov9
Seattle Departures 2011
Sep 14, Oct12 Nov9
Departure cities :
Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto (more cities available) Contact Us
High Season Add-On :
May/June: $150
July/Augest/September/October: $200
Package Price Includes :
- Round trip economy class airfare
- 4/5 star hotel accommodation
- Meals as specified
- Sightseeing with admissions as specified
- Private air-conditioned coach with
- Private air-conditioned coach with English-speaking guide
Package Price does not Include :
- Airport taxes and China Visa fee
- Tips and gratuities to drivers, guides and tour director
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, laundry, drinks, mini bar, etc.
- Travel Insurance
Optional Entertainments :
• Kung Fu Show
• Oriental Foot Massage
• Beijing Opera
• Beijing Acrobat Show
Tour Highlights :
Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses
The Forbidden City
Great Wall of China
Tiananmen Square
B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner.
Day 1 Departure city to Beijing
In-flight meal and beverage service.
Day 2 Beijing (D)
Upon Arrival, our local operators will welcome you and take you to the hotel by a chartered bus. A good rest will follow check-in registration.
Day 3 Beijing (B,L,D)
After the breakfast, we will visit Beijing Capital Museum and the Temple of Heaven. Beijing Capital Museum houses up to 200,000 valuable artifacts unearthed in the Beijing area. In the evening, we will have a Kung Fu Show (optional) after dinner. (Special dinner – Peking Duck Banquet)
Day 4 Beijing (B,L,D)
After breakfast, we will visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. In the afternoon, we will arrange oriental foot massage (optional) to relax you.
Day 5 Beijing (B, L, D)
Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. In the Summer Palace, one finds a variety of places, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures. Campus visit in the Beijing University which is the world famous university. Also we will visit sites of the 2008 Olympic Games- Bird’s Nest and the Water cube.
Day 6 Beijing (B, L, D)
Along the way to the Juyong Pass Great Wall, we stop by a jade factory. We’ll be visiting the one of the eighth wonders of the world- The Great Wall of China.
Day 7 Beijing (B,L,D)
Hutong tour for experiential learning. Cultural immersion-peek into the daily life of a typical Chinese family. Learn (and enjoy) the art of Chinese cooking during a visit to a local household. We will be visiting panda in Beijing zoo. The Beijing zoo is best known for its collection of rare animals endemic to China, and the Giant Pandas are zoo's most popular animals.
Day 8 Beijing (B,L,D)
We’ll be going to nearby city-Tianjin, Which is about 2 hours drive to Beijing. We’ll be visiting a local high school there and spend the whole day in the school. Activities for culture exchanges will be arranged with the local teachers and students.
Day 9 Beijing (B)
Free day to explore the city.
Day 10 Beijing—Zhengzhou (B,L,D)
After breakfast, we will transfer to Zhengzhou from Beijing. In the afternoon, we will visit Henan Museum.
Day 11 Zhengzhou—Luoyang (Bus) (B,L,D)
Shaolin Temple was Founded in the 5th century and became the Holy Ground of Kung Fu. Now it is the Mahayana Buddhist monastery perhaps best known to the Western world. Then transfer to Luoyang by bus to visit Longmen Grottoes, which was promulgated a key national cultural relic unit for special protection by the State Council in 1961.
Day 12 Luoyang—Sanmenxia (Bus); Sanmenxia—Xi’an (High speed railway) (B,L,D)
After breakfast, we will depart to Sanmenxia to visit Chariot and Horse Burial Pit and Cave Dwellings, and then transfer to Xi’an.
Day 13 Xi'an
A tour of the historical Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, they were discovered in 1974 in the tomb of the first emperor of China-Emperor Qin. Then, we’ll visit the Huaqing Hot Springs; it is famous for both its dainty spring scenery and the romantic love story of Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Yang Guifei in the Tang Dynasty.
Day 14 Xi'an (B,L,D)
Visit the Bell Tower, a symbol of Xi’an, which is built in the Ming Dynasty. Also see one of the oldest and most renowned mosques -- The Great Mosque. There will be a tour of the Ancient City Wall and a bicycle ride on the wall. After all, we will see another symbol of the old-line Xi’an, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. Tour the historical Shaanxi Provincial Museum in the afternoon. In the evening, enjoy Banquet with Musical Show of Tang Dynasty (optional).
Day 15 Xi’an—Beijing—Home City (International Flight) (B)
After breakfast transfer to the International Airport, then board the flight back to your hometown.

Special Attraction

Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses
At the mention of the great number of Xi’an attractions, terracotta soldiers always come as the first. The great archeological excavation of Qin (221BC-206BC) Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses unfolded a strong army of altogether 7,000 life-size pottery soldiers, horses, chariots and weapons arranged in battle formations symbolically, guarding the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
The Forbidden City
Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household.
Great Wall of China
Travel to view one of the wonders of the world. Its construction began in the 5th century B.C. as a defense against of the Mongols.
Tiananmen Square
Tianamen Square is the largest city square in the world and has been the site of many events. The Tiananmen Gate was first built in 1417 in the Ming Dynasty.
Olympic Games Sites
The National Stadium, know as the ``Bird`s Nest``, which serve as the main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
City Wall
City Wall - Adorned with a moat and the circular park, the wall surrounds the square inner city of Xi’an. It is the most complete city wall to survive in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world, built first in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and renovated in recent years.