China Optional Tours

OPTIONAL TOURS: All the tour programs on the itinerary are covered by your tour package. However, you may pick one of the following optional programs, with additional charges.

1. Hutong Tour in Beijing
(USD $35.00 per person)
Hutong is a traditional living area for ordinary Beijing citizens, the history of which dates back to 1,000 years ago. Hundreds of thousands of houses of traditional architecture style are densely flanked on both sides of narrow and zigzag streets in which people have been living a peaceful and traditional life through many generations. You will first get on a traditional rickshaw, two for each, riding through those narrow streets tracing the taste of the historical life of an oriental country. Afterwards, you will visit local families interviewing their life and cooking Chinese dumplings with the family members. During lunch time, you will be served delicious Chinese domestic dishes and the dumplings you made. During the two hour Hutong Tour, you will learn a lot of China’s modern life and its people. It is another highlight after the Great Wall.

2. Long Qing Xia Cruise
(Only Available during Summer Educational Trips)
Long Qing Xia is the Mini-Three Gorges of China to a lot of people. It is a deep valley, located 35 miles west of the Great Wall. The two hour cruise here is the highlight of any trip.

3. Acrobatic show in Beijing
(Covered by the Package)
Beijing acrobatic troupe is a first class performance in China. Some of the performances of which have been awarded with gold medals from time to time through the International Acrobatic Competition. An annual one fifth of its performances are made abroad.

4. Peking Opera
(USD $20.00 per person, USD $40.00 per person for VIP seating)
Peking Opera is the masterpiece of China’s traditional culture and art and it is born in Beijing. Today it is more than three hundreds years old. The Opera lasts an hour and thirty minutes, covering several different plays, of which some are full of fighting and some traditional singing and dancing. The show is beautiful for its colorful costumes, impressive facial designs and staging style of oriental culture.

5. Boat ride on Grand Canal in Suzhou
(USD $25.00 per person)
Grand Canal is a pure artificial object completed 1,300 years ago by Chinese people. It starts from Beijing and ends up in Hangzhou with a total length of more than 1,000 miles. During the 50 minute boat ride, tourists may enjoy the view of both modern and old life of Suzhou.

6. Ancient City of Song Dynasty in Hangzhou
(USD $25.00 per person)
In order to film the famous store “Three Kingdom,” the city was built 10 years ago. Besides its gorgeous decorations and its huge size, the highlight is the Grand Dynasty Show, given by hundreds of performers in traditional dress and singing and dancing style. The stay in there will turn out to be a great enjoyment of Traditional Chinese Culture.

7. Evening Cruise on Huangpu River
(USD $25.00 per person)
The cruise will absolutely build in everyone an unforgettable impression of Grand Shanghai! The evening view of Shanghai from the cruise is gorgeous, charming and unbeatable.

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