A vast country with diverse opportunities for geographical tours. STS recognise that taking a trip to China may be a once in a life time opportunity and we are happy to give you guidance on a range of tailor-made geographical tours.
Take your group to explore the modern city of Shanghai where riverside skyscrapers juxtapose with the Bund area, once home to citizens from all continents, including many British. Visit an Eco Village to investigate agricultural techniques and China’s interesting solutions to sustainability. Investigate production processes at a car making plant, walk on the amazing Great Wall or consider the impact of rapidly increasing numbers of tourists on China’s extraordinary and fragile heritage.
Visit the extraordinarily beautiful landscapes of Guilin to study river processes and landforms. Take a trip to the Three Gorges Dam and challenge your students to make their own decisions about the world’s largest, and probably most controversial, HEP project.
China is about as geographical impressive as it gets. Expose your students to the unfamiliar, encourage geographical enquiry and engender ‘awe and wonder’ in this astounding country.
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Our best value sample itinerary from £1380
9 Days to China
Day 1:
Travel overnight to Beijing by air.
Day 2:
Arrive in Beijing and transfer to your accommodation. Spend the rest of the day at leisure exploring the local area. Overnight in Beijing.
Day 3:
In the morning visit the Forbidden City, the imperial palace where the court lived in luxury isolated from the outside world, and Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the world covering some 40 hectares. In the afternoon visit the Summer Palace of the imperial family just outside of Beijing. Overnight in Beijing.
Day 4:
Visit the Great Wall of China and walk along the steep pathway and see the watch towers. Continue to the Temple of Heaven, then onwards to a local craft factory. Take the overnight sleeper train to Xian.
Day 5:
Arrive in Xian. Visit the Wild Goose Pagoda within the Temple of Grace and the Bell and Drum Tower Square. Overnight in Xian.
Day 6:
Visit the Terracotta Army Museum, built in pits over 2000 years ago to guard the tomb of the Emperor Qin followed by a visit to the local craft factory. Fly to Shanghai and transfer to Suzhou for overnight accommodation.
Day 7: Visit Souzhou, one of the oldest towns in the Yangzi basin. Visit Wangshi Garden, the Silk Mill and Embroidery Institute. Enjoy a Grand Canal cruise. Transfer to Shanghai for overnight accommodation.
Day 8:
Visit Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden, the Bund and Nanjing Road, Overnight in Shanghai
Day 9:
Transfer to Shanghai airport for flight to UK arriving later the same day.
