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Tailor made family holiday to China

country:China
trip type:This trip can be customised all through the year and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary
price:From US $3379 (14 days) per adult and US $2315 per child (below 12) excluding flights
more info:Price includes: All activities as per itinerary, accommodation based on twin sharing, all meals, private transportation including airport transfers and private English-speaking guide throughout the trip
vouchers:Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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introduction to Tailor made family holiday to China

This trip is especially designed for families with kids. With a number of interaction experiences, this trip includes history & culture learning, minority culture experience, handicraft learning, school exchange, home stay and adventure activities.

The trip starts from Beijing and continues to Xi’an, the most historical cities as ancient capitals for hundreds of years. Then we move to Guizhou, a province with colourful ethnic minority culture of Miao, Old Han, Gejia and others. With two nights of home stay, we will get a closer understanding of the life of minority people. The trip ends at “the oriental Paris” Shanghai where we get some rest from the long trip.

Featured activities:

  • Local school visit
  • Handicraft learning of kite, opera face painting, Chinese calligraphy, Lusheng musician instrument, traditional paper making etc
  • See pandas at Wild Animal Protection Centre
  • Village home stay Best time to go Spring (Mar to May) and Autumn (Sep to Nov) are the best time to visit.
    • day-by-day itinerary
    Day 1:Arrive at Beijing. Welcome dinner of Peking Roast Duck at a courtyard restaurant.
    Day 2:Beijing - Forbidden City. Visit the Urban Planning Exhibition Centre where we get a brief of Beijing from history and geography; Visit the Forbidden City where served as palace for 24 emperors; A special dinner at a hot-pot restaurant and enjoy Kong Fu Show after dinner.
    Day 3:Beijing - Great Wall. Hike at the Great Wall, lunch starts from picking up vegetables from farmer’s garden; Hutong Treasure Hunt with traditional Beijing toy make learning.
    Day 4:Beijing - Temple of Heaven. Morning visit the Temple of Heaven & learn Kong Zhu, a traditional Chinese Yo-yo game; Visit China Handicraft Exhibition Centre.
    Day 5:Beijing – Xi’an. Morning flight to Xi’an. Visit Terra Cotta Warrior. Visit Stone Stele Forests and learn Chinese calligraphy. Explore the Muslim Quarter after dinner.
    Day 6:Xi’an - Guiyang. Drive to Wild Animal Protection Centre to see pandas; fly to Guiyang; explore the night market.
    Day 7:Guiyang – Old Han - Guiyang. Visit a unique Han village - Old Han Village and enjoy the local Ground Opera Show; lunch at a local family; drive back to Guiyang.
    Day 8:Guiyang – Langde. Drive to Langde. Visit a local school and help with farm work if season is right.
    Day 9:Langde – Dazhai. We hike along the gorge; stop on the way to learn traditional paper making; arrive at the village where we will stay tonight. Visit the local school and repair their chair & tables. Meet and play games with the students from local school.
    Day 10:Dazhai – Paika - Miao. Hike out of the village, and drive to Paika. Hike along rice paddle and water wheels, we stop at a village to learn making Lusheng, a local musician intrument-make learning. Drive to Miao village where we stay and party with local villagers.
    Day 11:Guiyang – Shanghai. Drive back to Guiyang and fly to Shanghai.
    Day 12:Shanghai. Visit the Bund & Pearl TV Tower for bird-eye-view of Shanghai; Visit Chenghuang Temple and taste the famous “Xiao Long Bao” dumplings.
    Day 13:Shanghai. Visit Shanghai Museum; half day free for shopping.
    Day 14:Shanghai - home. Leave Shanghai. Trip ends.
    tailor made holiday
    This trip can be tailormade to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination. It is a more luxurious trip that will suit those who enjoy immersing themselves in new cultures and environments before relaxing in comfort in some of the best and most characterful local accommodation! Quality and value are the hallmark of these trips.
    how this holiday makes a difference
    Community:
    This program will support the local economy and the minority culture preservation in the following ways:

  • Our tour leaders will give detailed briefings to our clients, as well as our local staff on our policy of respecting the local culture; the different practices in each destination, so that clients will be able to adjust their behaviour accordingly.
  • We hire local guides and drivers in each destination we travel to, especially those belonging to local minority groups.
  • On this trip, we stay at local hotels at each stop.
  • During this trip, we will have plenty of opportunities to visit local families and understand their local customs or tradition. We encourage our clients to bring some meaningful gifts to thank the hosts, like books and stationeries.
  • In Beijing, the visit to Traditional Handicraft Centre will benefit the handicraftsmen by learning handicraft-making or buying their works.
  • In Guizhou, Village home stays will benefit the local villagers directly.
  • In Guizhou, visit and exchange with the local primary school and help to repair chairs & tables
  • We join the “1kger program”, a grass-root NGO encouraging travellers to bring stationary and books to schools in rural areas with transportation limitation. We will bring stationary and books to the schools at Langde and Dazhai in Guizhou.

    Environment:
  • We will prepare reusable fork or chopsticks instead of using throwaway chopsticks. Our tour manager will bring along trash bags to make sure no littering on the journey.
  • In Xi’an, the admission of visiting to the Wild Animal Protection Centre will be used for wild animal rehabilitation.

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