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Tour Number: 2223809BM
Group Leader: Monique Roberts
Requested Departure Date: 6/15/2020
Requested Return Date: 6/23/2020
Requested Departure Gateway: Denver (CO)

ABOUT EF

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.

9 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

    Take a guided tour of Beijing

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Tiananmen Square [tyahn-ahn-men]
    • Forbidden City
    • Summer Palace

    Visit with local students 

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

    Participate in a tai chi lesson

    Enjoy a Peking duck dinner

  • Day 4: Beijing • Badaling

    Take a day trip to the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China

    Participate in a tea ceremony

    Take a rickshaw tour of a traditional Beijing neighborhood 

    Enjoy a an authentic Chinese meal with a local family

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    The Legend of Kung Fu show

    The Legend of Kung Fu show

    Tonight, see the show that tells the story of a young boy, Chun Yi the pure one. To pursue spiritual and physical harmony, he becomes a monk and learns kung fu. Along the way he overcomes obstacles and temptations, but ultimately achieves the designation of master. The performance celebrates the philosophy and skill of martial arts through storytelling, acrobatics, modern dance, and music.

  • Day 5: Beijing • Xi'an

    Visit the Temple of Heaven Park (time permitting)

    Fly to Xi’an [shee-ahn]

    Take a bike ride on Xi’an’s ancient city wall

  • Day 6: Xi'an

    Tour Xi’an with an expert local guide

    Visit the Terracotta Army archaeological dig site

    Visit a street food market in the city’s Muslim Quarter

    Enjoy time to explore on your own
  • Day 7: Xi'an • Shanghai

    Fly to Shanghai 

    Visit the Shanghai World Financial Center

    Walk along the Bund, a colonial-era center for international banking and trade

    Enjoy a Chinese acrobatics show 

  • Day 8: Shanghai

    Take a guided tour of Shanghai

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Jade Buddha Temple
    • Yu Garden, whose name literally means “happiness” 

    See Nanjing Rd

  • Day 9: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to China

  • Day 2: Beijing

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 3: Beijing

    Take a guided tour of Beijing

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Tiananmen Square [tyahn-ahn-men]
    • Forbidden City
    • Summer Palace

    Visit with local students 

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

    Participate in a tai chi lesson

    Enjoy a Peking duck dinner

  • Day 4: Beijing • Badaling

    Take a day trip to the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China

    Participate in a tea ceremony

    Take a rickshaw tour of a traditional Beijing neighborhood 

    Enjoy a an authentic Chinese meal with a local family

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    The Legend of Kung Fu show

    The Legend of Kung Fu show

    Tonight, see the show that tells the story of a young boy, Chun Yi the pure one. To pursue spiritual and physical harmony, he becomes a monk and learns kung fu. Along the way he overcomes obstacles and temptations, but ultimately achieves the designation of master. The performance celebrates the philosophy and skill of martial arts through storytelling, acrobatics, modern dance, and music.

  • Day 5: Beijing • Xi'an

    Visit the Temple of Heaven Park (time permitting)

    Fly to Xi’an [shee-ahn]

    Take a bike ride on Xi’an’s ancient city wall

  • Day 6: Xi'an

    Tour Xi’an with an expert local guide

    Visit the Terracotta Army archaeological dig site

    Visit a street food market in the city’s Muslim Quarter

    Enjoy time to explore on your own
  • Day 7: Xi'an • Shanghai

    Fly to Shanghai 

    Visit the Shanghai World Financial Center

    Walk along the Bund, a colonial-era center for international banking and trade

    Enjoy a Chinese acrobatics show 

  • Day 8: Shanghai

    Take a guided tour of Shanghai

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Jade Buddha Temple
    • Yu Garden, whose name literally means “happiness” 

    See Nanjing Rd

  • Day 9: Depart for home


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Are you the “print it, scribble notes on it, stick it to the fridge” type? You can download a printable version of our Parent Guide, too.

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