Tour Number: 2005194FA
Group Leader: Allison Reynolds
Requested Departure Date: 6/4/2018
Requested Return Date: 6/15/2018
Requested Departure Gateway: Orlando (FL)

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For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

12 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to China

  • Day 2: Beijing

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  • Day 3: Beijing

    Tour Beijing with an expert local guide

    Visit Tiananmen Square

    Visit the Forbidden City

    Visit the Summer Palace

    Enjoy a dragon boat ride (Available April–October only)

    Participate in a tai chi lesson

    Enjoy a Peking duck dinner

  • Day 4: Bejing • Mutianyu

    Travel to Mutianyu

    Tour the Great Wall of China

    Visit the Beijing Zoo

    Participate in a tea ceremony

  • Day 5: Beijing • Xi'an

    Fly to Xi'an

    Take a bike ride on the ancient city wall

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Tang Dynasty show and dinner

    Tang Dynasty show and dinner

    This evening, experience the splendor of the Tang Dynasty at this world-class theater and restaurant featuring famous Cantonese cuisine. As music, food, and dance delight your senses from every angle, you’ll see why more than 2.5 million visitors have proclaimed this a favorite part of their Chinese experience.

  • Day 6: Xi'an

    Take a guided tour of Xi'an

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Big Wild Goose Pagoda
    • Terra-Cotta Army Museum

    Visit the Muslim Street food market

  • Day 7: Xi'an • Guilin • Yangshuo

    Fly to Guilin

    Travel to Yangshuo

    Take a walking tour of Xi Jie
  • Day 8: Yangshuo

    Tour Yangshuo with an expert local guide

    Climb Moon Hill

    Take a Li River bamboo raft excursion
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Liu Sanjie performance

    Liu Sanjie performance

    Experience “Impression Liu Sanjie," a 70-minute theatrical spectacle that must be seen to be believed. The show makes use of the region’s spectacular limestone mountains and features more than 600 performers. Note: The show is not available during Chinese New Year’s and may be cancelled in cases of bad weather.

  • Day 9: Yangshuo • Guilin • Shanghai

    Travel to Guilin

    Fly to Shanghai

    Visit the Shanghai World Financial Center

    Explore the Bund waterfront area on your own

  • Day 10: Shanghai

    Tour Shanghai with an expert local guide

    Visit the Jade Buddha Temple

    Visit Yu Yuan Garden

    See Nanjing Lu

    Take a walking tour of Nanjing Lu and the Bund

  • Day 11: Shanghai • Suzhou

    Tour Suzhou

    Visit the Master of the Nets Garden

    Explore Suzhou on your own

  • Day 12: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to China

  • Day 2: Beijing

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  • Day 3: Beijing

    Tour Beijing with an expert local guide

    Visit Tiananmen Square

    Visit the Forbidden City

    Visit the Summer Palace

    Enjoy a dragon boat ride (Available April–October only)

    Participate in a tai chi lesson

    Enjoy a Peking duck dinner

  • Day 4: Bejing • Mutianyu

    Travel to Mutianyu

    Tour the Great Wall of China

    Visit the Beijing Zoo

    Participate in a tea ceremony

  • Day 5: Beijing • Xi'an

    Fly to Xi'an

    Take a bike ride on the ancient city wall

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Tang Dynasty show and dinner

    Tang Dynasty show and dinner

    This evening, experience the splendor of the Tang Dynasty at this world-class theater and restaurant featuring famous Cantonese cuisine. As music, food, and dance delight your senses from every angle, you’ll see why more than 2.5 million visitors have proclaimed this a favorite part of their Chinese experience.

  • Day 6: Xi'an

    Take a guided tour of Xi'an

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Big Wild Goose Pagoda
    • Terra-Cotta Army Museum

    Visit the Muslim Street food market

  • Day 7: Xi'an • Guilin • Yangshuo

    Fly to Guilin

    Travel to Yangshuo

    Take a walking tour of Xi Jie
  • Day 8: Yangshuo

    Tour Yangshuo with an expert local guide

    Climb Moon Hill

    Take a Li River bamboo raft excursion
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Liu Sanjie performance

    Liu Sanjie performance

    Experience “Impression Liu Sanjie," a 70-minute theatrical spectacle that must be seen to be believed. The show makes use of the region’s spectacular limestone mountains and features more than 600 performers. Note: The show is not available during Chinese New Year’s and may be cancelled in cases of bad weather.

  • Day 9: Yangshuo • Guilin • Shanghai

    Travel to Guilin

    Fly to Shanghai

    Visit the Shanghai World Financial Center

    Explore the Bund waterfront area on your own

  • Day 10: Shanghai

    Tour Shanghai with an expert local guide

    Visit the Jade Buddha Temple

    Visit Yu Yuan Garden

    See Nanjing Lu

    Take a walking tour of Nanjing Lu and the Bund

  • Day 11: Shanghai • Suzhou

    Tour Suzhou

    Visit the Master of the Nets Garden

    Explore Suzhou on your own

  • Day 12: Depart for home


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