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14-Day Beijing & Shanghai Tour With Community Development Program

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Education, Culture, Volunteering

  • Duration

    14 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Mandarin

Description

Experience a dynamic blend of tour and volunteerism aimed at immersing individuals in the country's history-rich culture rather than a more exclusive travel approach. Assist China's community development programs, visit children's centres, orphanages and special needs homes. Explore the various sights in the cities and volunteer at an orphanage/children's centre in this 14-day tour!

Highlights
  • Visit The Great Wall of China
  • Serve at a children's center/orphanage/special-needs home
  • Tour the Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Terracotta Warriors
  • Day 1: Departure expand_more

    • Depart USA/Canada (or other home countries).

  • Day 2: Arrive in Beijing expand_more
    • Arrival at Beijing International Airport to be met by our staff.
    • Transfer to your hotel.
    • Welcome dinner included.
  • Day 3: The Great Wall of China expand_more
    • After breakfast, visit the Great Wall.
    • Lunch at a local restaurant included.
    • In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven and Pearl Market.
    • Dinner included at a local restaurant.
    • Volunteer program orientation in the evening.
  • Day 4: Volunteer Day expand_more

    • Breakfast included.

    • Volunteer day - serve at a children center/orphanage/special-needs home.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

  • Day 5: Volunteer Day expand_more

    • Breakfast included.

    • Volunteer day - serve at a children center/orphanage/special-needs home.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

  • Day 6: Volunteer Day expand_more

    • Breakfast included.

    • Volunteer day - serve at a children center/orphanage/special-needs home.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

  • Day 7: Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City expand_more

    • In the morning, visit Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City, followed by Hutong Tour with pedicab (rickshaw) ride.

    • Visit a local family and have lunch with the family.

    • Visit Summer Palace.

    • Dinner on your own.

    • Transfer to train station for an overnight train to Xi’an.

  • Day 8: Xi’an expand_more

    • Arrive at Xi’an and transfer to your hotel for breakfast (packed food on your own).

    • Tour Xi’an Old City Wall.

    • Bike riding on the city wall on your own.

    • Then visit Muslin Market area.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

  • Day 9: Big Wild Goose Pagoda expand_more

    • Breakfast included.

    • Tour Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the morning.

    • Visit Terracotta Warriors in the afternoon.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

    Optional: Tang Dynasty Show.

  • Day 10: Volunteer Day expand_more

    • Breakfast included.

    • Volunteer day - serve at a children center/orphanage/special-needs home.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

  • Day 11: Volunteer Day / To Shanghai expand_more

    • Breakfast included.

    • Volunteer day, serve at a children center/orphanage/special-needs home.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

    • Evening, take an overnight train to Shanghai.

  • Day 12: Shanghai expand_more

    • Arrive in Shanghai, transfer to your hotel, breakfast on your own.

    • Tour the Bund, Yu Garden shopping area in the afternoon.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

  • Day 13: Volunteer Day / Huangpu River Cruise expand_more

    • Breakfast included.

    • Volunteer day, serve at a children center/orphanage/special-needs home.

    • Lunch and dinner meals included.

    Optional: evening tour on Huangpu River Cruise/Ferry.

  • Day 14: Departure expand_more

    • Breakfast included.

    • Check out your room, transfer to Shanghai Pudong International Airport by subway for a flight home.

    • Lunch and dinner meals are on your own.

What's Included
  • Airport transfer
  • English-speaking Guide/Interpreter (daily)
  • Entrance fees
  • Daily Transportation hotel
  • 2 bottles of water daily
  • Domestic travel insurance
  • Meals included as per itinerary
What's Excluded
  • International airfares
  • Passport and Visa
  • Meals on your own
  • Medical insurance and travel emergency evacuation insurance
  • Vaccination updates (all volunteers should have Hepatitis A and B inoculations and updated MMR & DPT)
  • Personal gifts and shopping, beverages, etc
Know before you go

  • You will tour various heritage sites, interact and work alongside local natives and visit globally recognized landmarks such as The Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, the Forbidden City etc. 

  • You will be given the opportunity to assist many of China's community development programs, work with children of all ages in local orphanages and assist with charity events for special needs children and adults.

  • You will have chances to share beliefs with local people.

  • The tour is designed to be a balanced blend of travel and volunteerism.

Meeting Point

Beijing, China

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 10 USD 1290 Per Person

This is a group tour

Starting From

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USD 1290 / person