Traveling via the fighting monks of Shaolin and the ancient silk route capital of Xi'an with its famous Terracotta Warriors, we arrive in Sichuan province.
Home to the last remaining pandas, Sichuan offers us an amazing opportunity to volunteer at the largest Panda Reserve in the world, with a chance to observe these shy solitary creatures up close and know that our volunteer work is helping preserve these animals for the future.
Trip Highlights:
Shanghai, Shaolin, Kung Fu Display, Luoyang, Beijing, Great Wall at
Mutianyu, Xi'an, Terracotta Warriors, Chengdu, Bifengxia Panda Reserve
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TRIP LENGTH: 14 days
ACTIVITY LEVEL: Light walking and hiking that is suitable for most fitness levels.
PRICE: FROM USD $1899 / CAD $2059
Day 1
Arrive Shanghai Arrive in Shanghai at anytime. If you're feeling adventurous, why not ride on the Maglev Train, which goes over 300kph!
Day 2
Shanghai
Today is free to explore Shanghai, the most modern of
China’s cities,
before boarding our overnight train to Luoyang. There is so much to see
and do, from admiring the foreign influences of the buildings of the
French
Concession, to perusing the enormous collection in the Shanghai
Museum, to possibly visiting the Yuyuan gardens.
Day 3
Shaolin & Luoyang We leave the overnight train early this morning in the ancient Song
Dynasty capital of Luoyang. After time to freshen up, we head out to a
place that is internationally famous and the stuff of legends, the
mighty Shaolin Temple with its fighting monks - the home of kung fu.
Day 4-5
Xi'anTaking a train through the rugged landscape of central China, we arrive
in Xi’an, where you can absorb the culture and history of this ancient
Tang Dynasty capital city. Lying at the beginning of the Silk Road, it
is home to many of China’s ethnic minority groups, as well as 6000
unearthed Terracotta Warriors!
Day 6
ChengduBe prepared to try some of the spiciest food in all of China in
Chengdu! Sichaun is also famous for its opera and its laid-back tea
house culture, which are not to be missed.
Day 7-11
Bifengxia Panda Centre
The majority of the world’s remaining pandas live in the mountains of
Sichuan. China has adopted these playful black and white pandas as
their national animal and have formed the Panda Centre at Bigfengxia to
help them survive. Early in the morning, we’ll travel north into
Sichuan’s mountainous region to begin our volunteer work.
Day 12-13
Beijing Tour the thriving capital of Beijing, including an in depth look
through the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Admire the view of the
rolling countryside while climbing the Great Wall of China!
Day 14
Depart Beijing
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