13 days
Chose Your Own Dates* or Join our planned trips!
Round 1: 17 - 29 July 2020 Round 2: 04 - 16 August 2020
*If you would like to travel on different dates with your group, contact us!
China’s Megacities
Highlights
Visit 4 of China’s 15 megacities in this 13 day trip; Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xian and Beijing. Experience the life of a megacity and feel the energy of these places that never sleep. Even though they might be the most modern cities of China, you will quickly realise that each one of them is full of history, culture and tradition
Hangzhou City
Hangzhou is this hidden treasure in the trip that you might not have heard of. Famous for being the hometownof the West Lake and the founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, it is an emergent technology hub with magnificent natural surrounding.
The Great Wall of China
Spend a night and see the sun rise on one of the seven Wonder’s of The World. You don’t need to worry about anything, we provide the gears!
The Terracotta Warriors
Visit the world famous Terracotta Warriors and the 8,000 terracotta soldiers designed to protect the first Emperor of China in his after life.
We do Bespoke!
If you are a school teacher with a group, you love our itinerary but you would like to personalise it, talk to us!
Agenda | Breakfast | City | Morning | Lunch | Afternoon | Dinner | Accommodation |
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Arrival day | N/A | Shanghai | Arrival | Dinner (Not included) Hotel |
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Day 1 | Hotel | Shanghai | Opening Ceremony Yuyuan Gardens |
Lunch | Lenovo Company visit Tianzifang (The French Concession) Nanjing Road |
Dinner The Bund & River Cruise |
Hotel |
Day 2 | Hotel | Shanghai to Hangzhou | Train to Hangzhou Xihu Lake & Boat ride |
Lunch | City Tour | Dinner | Hotel |
Day 3 | Hotel | Hangzhou | Pack for train | Lunch | Train to Xian | Dinner | Hotel |
Day 4 | Hotel | Hangzhou to Xian | Terracotta Warriors | Lunch | Xi'an Goose Tower | Xi'an food | Hotel |
Day 5 | Hotel | Xian | Shaanxi History Museum | Lunch | Cycling on the Xi'an City Wall | Muslim street | Hotel |
Day 6 | Hotel | Xian | Great Mosque of Xian | Lunch | Train to Beijing | Dinner | Hotel |
Day 7 | Hotel | Xian to Beijing | Tiananmen Square China National History Museum |
Lunch | The Forbidden City Overlook the Forbidden City from Jingshang Park |
Hotpot | Hotel |
Day 8 | Hotel | Beijing | Summer Palace | Lunch | Transfer to The Great Wall of China | Guest House | Camping on the Great Wall of China |
Day 9 | Hotel | Beijing | Sunrise on the Great Wall | Lunch | Check in hotel & rest | Peking Duck Olympic Park by night |
Hotel |
Day 10 | Hotel | Beijing | Nanluoguxiang Street | Lunch | Boating on the Houhai Lake | Xinjiang Food Watch Chinese Acrobatics |
Hotel |
Day 11 | Hotel | Beijing | Temple of Heaven Taichi Class |
Lunch | Chinese Cooking class | Eat what you cooked Wangfujing by night |
Hotel |
Day 12 | Hotel | Beijing | Calligraphy Class | Lunch | Visit to the 798 Art District | Hutong tour Closing Dinner |
Hotel |
Day 13 | Hotel | Beijing | Departure |
Learning Outcomes
Improve your team-working, leadership and research skillss during the Field Research.
Learn about topics such as China’s economic development, Chinese art, religion and education while doing your Field Research.
Learn Kong Fu and learn how to make traditional Chinese calligraphy and food!
Visit China’s home-grown brand, Lenovo. Learn about the company’s history, vision and manufacturing process.
Learn about China’s history and future while visiting UNESCO World Heritage sites and experiencing the life in a Chinese megacity.
Price
16 800 RMB/person (Approx 2 370 USD/ 2 145 EUR/ 1 860 GBP)School Deal! For every 7 students, 1 teacher goes for free.
What’s Included
Practically everything! (Except your international fiight tickets) All ground transportation
Centrally located hotels
Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner (Unless otherwise mentioned)
Daily water bottle
Guides throughout the trip
All entrance tickets to visits
CHOSE &
COMBINE!
COMBINE!
Combine this trip with any of our Humanities & Leadership opportunities below:
1. World Youth Economic Forum, 30th July - 3rd August 2020
A forum where students find solutions to today's international complex economic and commercial challenges.
2. Massachussets Institute of Technology MUN Conference China (MITMUNC), August 2020
The one and only MIT led Model UN conference in China.
3. ASDAN Maths Tournament (US Style), August 2020
An American style maths competition with experienced problem writers from Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and Princeton University.