China: Great Wall, Guilin and Giant Pandas

• All entrance fees

• Accommodations based on double and triple occupancy at comfortable and distinctive tourist level hotels

• Most meals; we leave off a couple so your family can explore on your own.

• Travel in groups of 15 to 25 people
• Services of a bilingual guide who will accompany you throughout your trip

• Land transportation, airport transfers and internal air

• All excursions

• Bottled water and snacks

• Travel insurance – Travel Insured International policy

• Groups of 8 or more will be accompanied by a mentor whose primary jobs will be to provide kid-friendly enrichment activities for up to an hour each day that enhance the overall trip experience; to provide organized fun for kids that helps them get to know each other; to provide things for kids to do during delays, flights and long bus trips (our teen trips don’t include mentors)

• Ages 6 to 16 will be matched with pen pals with whom they can correspond and then meet in country (our cruises of Inside Passage of Alaska and our teen trips don’t include penpals)

• There may be slight variations to this listing for certain adventures

DAYS 1 AND 2 – DEPART U.S. / ARRIVE BEIJING
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel, where your China family vacation begins.

DAYS 3 TO 5 – BEIJING
Beijing is both an ancient city as well as a thriving metropolis; a fascinating mixture of old world culture and the new, modern China. Nothing can prepare your family for their first glimpse of the largest public park in the world – Tiananmen Square.
Tiananmen Square
The Forbidden City
Acrobatics Show
The Great Wall
Temple of Heaven
Friends Across Borders meeting (pen pals)
Hutong rickshaw tour and dinner with a local family

DAYS 6 AND 7 – XI'AN
The city of Xi'an records the great changes of the Chinese nation just like a living history book, and is known by many as the “Natural History Museum.” The Terra Cotta Warriors are its best-known claim to fame, and the sheer number of these life-size, hand-carved statues will amaze children of all ages.

Calligraphy lesson
Terra Cotta Warriors
Bike along Ming Dynasty City Wall
Painting and paper cutting lesson with a local family

DAYS 8 AND 9 – ZHANGJIAJIE
Zhangjiajie is famous for its exquisite forests, which are home to huge, leaf-covered stone pinnacles that rise right from the level ground. Get ready for some jaw-dropping panoramic views on your family hiking adventures.

Hike at Yaozizhai Peak

DAYS 10 AND 11 – CHENGDU
Chengdu is graced with beautiful flowers and trees that line streets and fill its many parks. But the most beautiful features in this city are not plants. Almost all Giant Panda Bears call this Chinese province home, and your vacation is not complete until you meet one in person.

Free Time
Giant Panda Breeding Center
Wenshu Monastery

DAYS 12 AND 13 – GUILIN AND YANGSHUO
These neighboring cities sit on the Li River and are renowned for having the most picturesque landscapes in the world. Thomson travelers are always awestruck as we cruise past the enormous Gumdrop Mountains.

Li River cruise along Gumdrop Mountains
Cormorant fishing
Bike to Yulong River

DAYS 14 AND 15 – SHANGHAI
Foreigners lent Shanghai its appearance, making it more western than traditional Chinese. Twenty-story high buildings that reach skyward, tons of shopping villas and gourmet restaurants make this bustling city a shopper’s paradise.

Free Time

DAY 15 – DEPART SHANGHAI / ARRIVE U.S.

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
6/25/2010 - 7/9/2010	$6,590
7/23/2010 - 8/6/2010	$6,590
8/6/2010 - 8/20/2010	$6,590
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Come experience one of the most ancient civilizations on earth, a culture so rich and exotic it can’t help but fill the senses and fire the imagination. Learning comes naturally as you explore this fascinating country, which has a complex history stretching back thousands of years.

You can't miss the 4,000 mile long Great Wall as it zigzags its way through deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus. The Tiananmen Gate, built in the 1420s during the Ming Dynasty, is the foundation of Tiananmen Square. The square has evolved through the years, until it was expanded in the 1950s to roughly the size it is today. Closed to commoners for nearly 500 years, the Forbidden City is a maze of opulent palaces, serene gardens, astonishing carvings and sculptures.

RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 10+

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars, based on double occupancy.

Teen Tour Price (12-17)= $5,890
Child Tour Price (<12) = $5,890
Internal Air $1,000

Triple Discount: $400 for child under 12 sharing with 2 adults

Internal Air Discount: Children under 12 subtract $300

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