Family Kung Fu and Kicks

Name: Family Kung Fu and Kicks
Brand: WanderEastern
Price: 500.0 USD
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About this Journey
Enjoy an immersive trip with your family on this fun vacation, ideal for those with children between 6-16 years old. This is a hands-on, educational trip that allows all members of the family to learn about Chinese culture and history in a fun and interactive way. Perfect the art of the Chinese yo-yo in a traditional courtyard home, paint opera masks in the imperial Summer Palace, learn the ancient art of Shaolin kung fu from monks, and climb the Great Wall. After the fun activities of the day, you’ll feel right at home at night in family-friendly accommodations.

Itinerary
Day 1 - 4 Beijing
Begin your Beijing adventure in style as WanderEastern arranges private access to the concept store and gallery of Ma Ke’s fashion house, Wuyong. • Explore the imposing Forbidden City, where emperors ruled for 500 years • Hike up jingshan and take in a commanding view over the Forbidden City • Weave your way through Beijing’s ancient, interwoven hutong alleys • Uncover a treasure trove of Qing Dynasty curios in the Temple Hotel • Peking duck dinner • Enjoy a champagne picnic on the majestic Great Wall, built to protect China’s heartland from invaders • Return to the city to watch either Beijing’s world-renowned acrobatic show or a kung fu show

Day 4 - 5 Beijing - Luoyang
Channel your inner Bruce Lee in a private kung fu lesson at the Temple of Heaven • If time permits, visit Beijing Olympic Park • Enjoy a ride on the bullet train to Luoyang • Visit legendary Shaolin Temple to learn kung fu alongside student monks

Day 6 - 7 Luoyang - Xi'an
Wander around the awe-inspiring Longmen Grottoes, where Buddhas hewn in stone tower above you • Visit White Horse Temple, reputed to be the first Buddhist temple in China • Travel at high speed on the bullet train to Xi’an • Walk atop Xi’an’s ancient city wall and enjoy a commanding view of the old city • Decipher the inscribed stone tablets in the Stele Forest before composing characters of your own in a private calligraphy lesson • Experience Xi’an with more than just your eyes by sampling some of Xi’an’s famous dumplings • Explore the sights and sounds of Xi’an’s bustling Muslim Quarter, where street vendors hawk local delicacies

Day 8 - 9 Xi'an - Lijiang
View the unflinching, eternally stationed Terracotta Warriors • Enjoy a lunch of hand-pulled noodles and traditional Shaanxi-style pork “hamburgers” • Explore the small paths and canals that weave through Lijiang Old Town before embarking on an “Eye-Spy” treasure hunt game • Either visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain by foot or bike or enjoy the spectacle of Impression Lijiang in a natural amphitheater by the mountain • Traditional Naxi dinner party and music in a local home

Day 10 - 11 Dali
En route to Dali, stop in the historical market town of Shaxi • Travel back in time by walking around Dali’s picturesque old town, a mixture of pagodas, red lanterns and mountains • Before honing your cooking skills in a private lesson, pick and choose your fresh ingredients in a local produce market • Enjoy a leisurely bike ride around Erhai Lake, whizzing past rural countryside and minority villages

Day 12 - 14 Shanghai
Enjoy VIP seating an ERA Acrobatics Performance • Wander the maze of pavilions and arched bridges of Yu Garden, the most celebrated classical garden in Shanghai • Learn the art of eating soup-filled xiaolongbao • Take in Shanghai’s famous skyline from atop a Pudong skyscraper • Spend the rest of the afternoon at your leisure or amble down the elegant tree-lined streets of the French Concession • Partake in a resplendent Shanghainese farewell dinner

Hotels

INDIGO LIJIANG 5 star
The Indigo, located in Lijiang’s old town, has tastefully decorated rooms infused with local Naxi elements.

THE TEMPLE HOTEL BEIJING Luxury Boutique
Located in an old Ming Dynasty temple compound, the Temple Hotel’s rooms will transport you back to ancient China.

Details

What’s Included

All overland transfers with private chauffeur and in-transport refreshments
All admission fees and activity expenses, as noted in the itinerary
All meals as noted in the itinerary with complimentary drinking water
Ground transportation, including airport transfers
Services of an English-speaking WanderEastern guide
Private chauffeur service to and from airport at start and end of your trip

What’s Excluded

International and domestic flights, domestic trains, plus relevant taxes
Chinese tourist visa, which is required for most foreign passport holders
Travel and medical insurance
Meals, apart from those included in the itinerary, and alcohol
Expenses of a personal nature
Excursions and activities not included in the itinerary
Discretionary gratuities for guides and drivers

TRIP COST

$6480 USD per person

Single Supplement $2680 USD per person

Next Steps

How do I secure my spot on this tour?

We will continue to work with you until your trip is perfect.

For international bookings: Once you are ready to book, a USD$500 planning fee, per booking, is required to begin reserving your arrangements. This will go towards your trip costs and will be taken off your final balance amount.

For bookings made in China: Once you are ready to book, a RMB1,000 deposit, per person, is required. This will go towards your trip costs and will be taken off your final balance amount.

What is the payment schedule?

1. Deposit:
A deposit is required to secure your reservation. Once your deposit has been received, we will send your confirmation along with a detailed itinerary and all the information you’ll need to prepare for your journey.

2. Full payment:
Full trip payment should be made 30 days prior to departure. If you’re booking within 30 days of your departure, you may be asked to pay make the full payment straight away.

Payments can be made via Paypal, credit card, bank transfer, WeChat or Alipay

Is this trip guaranteed to run?

This trip will be scheduled to run once we receive bookings from 2 passengers. Should the journey be cancelled due to lack of sign-ups or government restrictions, WanderEastern will fully refund any deposits or fees paid.

What is your cancelation policy?

See our full terms and conditions for more information.

Why WanderEastern

We’re on the ground with you

Our team of advisors will design every detail of the trip with you through close consultation, then orchestrate your entire journey while on the ground. We’re in the same time zone as you, so we can fulfill requests and handle issues without a hitch. With over 40 staff in Beijing and an expansive network of operational partners across the country, we have the manpower to ensure your journey is safe, reliable and comfortable from beginning to end.

Your trip, your way

Flexibility is our highest-ranking compliment. We pull off journeys for pioneers with a 6-hour layover to Hollywood’s elite, and everywhere in between. Our team regularly pulls off unprecedented logistical feats; nearly any time frame or budget is within our realm. No matter how you wish to experience China, we are here to bring that dream to life.

We embody passion

WanderEastern guides are carefully handpicked for their knowledge and charisma, then meticulously trained to maintain our exceptional service standards. They are expert storytellers and passionate natives of the regions where they guide, having the perfect combination of local insights and service know-how to bring you seamless once-in-a- lifetime moments all across China.

The little things, the big picture

Supporting inspired local economies allows you to experience the soul of the destination, while also protecting and cultivating China’s artisanal culture. From watching artisans hand make shoes in Yunnan, to picking organic vegetables for dinner on a local farm in Fujian, our tours are designed to showcase and protect China’s heritage, both natural and human.