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We have prefilled your planner with day one to six of our most popular package and this is included in the price. You can also add some additional visits to create your perfect tour.
Afternoon: Overnight flight to Beijing
Early afternoon: Arrival in Beijing & escorted transfer to accommodation. En route visit to the Temple of Heaven
Evening: Evening meal
Free time to settle in
Temple of Heaven
Considered to be the most beautiful building in the City, The Temple of Heaven is conceived as the meeting point between heaven and earth and symbols of the two are integral to the temple’s layout. Its park is also a popular area in which to sit, drink tea and play.
Morning: Visit to see the Great Wall of China
Afternoon: Visit a local school to practise language with students
The Great Wall of China
Built 2,500 years ago, the Great Wall is one of China’s most historic and magnificent sights. An awe-inspiring attraction not to be missed!
Mandarin Language Workshops
Established in 1999, the Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School provides a unique opportunity for students to learn or practise their Mandarin language skills with both Chinese teachers and students.
Your students will receive two 45-minute classes before spending time with local students to discuss and compare their daily lives, before joining in with a lesson. A workbook will be provided for each student to aid learning during their trip. This resource is designed to give a basic introduction to Mandarin language. Upon completion of their workbook, each student will be presented with a certificate.
Morning: Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City
Forbidden City
Allow your students the opportunity to explore this mystical complex, which was for many years the symbolic heart of both the capital and the empire. It boasts a maze of 800 buildings and thousands of chambers, each constructed during the Mongol and Ming dynasties.
Tiananmen Square
Located in the heart of Beijing, this symbolic public square has witnessed many of the events that have shaped the country’s often turbulent history.
Morning: The Summer Palace
Afternoon: Shopping at Silk Alley & Friendship Store
The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) was a grand imperial palace and royal garden of the Qing Dynasty. The palace is located in a vast public park, two thirds of which is a lake and imperial gardens in a classical Chinese style.
Silk Alley
Beijing is somewhat of a shopper’s paradise and the Silk Alley in the city is one of the best. Students can practise their language skills by haggling for souvenirs.
Morning: Free time
Afternoon: Transfer to airport for return flight to UK
Evening: Arrive in UK
The Beijing National Stadium, known colloquially as the Bird’s Nest, was the spectacular setting for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Students can tour this large steel structure while your guide shares their own memories of the games and the legacy the games have left behind.
This traditional Chinese village gives your group an insight into the hard reality of life outside the big cities. Your students can visit villagers in their homes and see the hard work that goes into producing their organic food.
Chinese acrobatics covers anything from gymnastics and animal tricks to juggling and magic. The performances are spectacular and students will be talking about them for years to come.
A famous dish from Beijing and one that has been served since the Imperial era. Your students can enjoy this delicacy and get a real taste of China.
Immerse your group in some traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.
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Subject
Mandarin
Destination
China destinations
Suggested trip duration
6 days
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