Depart from JFK or EWR airport for Beijing
Arrive Beijing , Transfer to the hotel
Hotel in Beijing
Express morning train to Jinan
Afternoon: City tour in Jinan/ 1,000 Buddha Mt.
Both adults and students stay in hotel in Jinan
DAY 4 (Meals: students with host families/Adults: B/L/D)
Students: school activities and home stay
Adults: Visit the school in the morning, City Square in the afternoon
Adults stay in hotel in Jinan. Students home stay with local families
DAY 5 (Meals: students with host families/Adults: B/L/D)
Students home stay and interact with Chinese students.
Adults visit Shandong Provincial Museum, National Game venues in the morning. In the afternoon Jinan tour of springs, canal and Daming Lake. Adults stay in hotel in Jinan and students home stay with local families.
DAY 6 (Meals: students with host families/Adults: B)
Students home stay and interact with Chinese students
Adults free time in the morning at hotel in Jinan
Adult stay hotel in Jinan, students return to the hotel after dinner with host families
Fly to Chengdu in the morning
Visit National Panda Research Center and see Giant Panda
Famous Hot Pot dinner in Chengdu
Hotel in Chengdu
Visit One of World’s most ancient irrigation system – Dujiangyan
And city tour in Chengdu
Fly to Kunming in the evening
Hotel in Kunming
Excursion to World-renown Stone Forest and Visit Yunan Nationalities Museum
Hotel in Kunming
Visit Dianchi Lake, Western Hill and City parks in Kunming
Fly to Beijing in the evening
Hotel in Beijing
Excursion to the Great Wall and visit Olympic Venues enroute
Peking Duck Restaurant
Hotel in Beijing
Visit Forbidden City, Hutong Family Visit, Temple of Heaven
Evening: Chinese Kongfu Show
Hotel in Beijing
DAY 13 (Meals: B/Lunch might be included depending on the flight time)
Afternoon: Depart Beijing to New York
Arrive in the US on the same day
*Meals Arrangement: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
Price Estimate Per Person:
US$3,000 per adult for double occupancy. US$2,800 per student for double occupancy. The student price of less $200 than adult price is only effective when the students home stay with the local host families in Jinan. If the student(s) decides to stay in the hotel with the adults, then the price would be the same as the adults.
The price is based on a minimum of 30 paying participants in the group with 2 free travel chaperones. Price may change if the minimum paying number is below 30 people.
Business-class add-on is $3500 per person. This add on must be paid in full when the second payment is due on Jan, 1st, 2017.
The price includes:
- Chinese visa fees (US$170 per person);
- Economy-class flights from NYC area to Beijing and return;
- 4 star hotels in-China based on double occupancy as specified in the itinerary;
- In-China express trains and flights as specified in the itinerary;
- All entrance fees, meals, private charted buses, tour guides as specified in the itinerary;
- Round-trip charted bus from the Simsbury High School to the airport
The price does NOT include:
- Medical & Evacuation & Travel Insurance (strongly advised, about US$50-80 per person);
- All personal expenses such as: excess baggage charges, extra beverages, laundry, telephone calls, insurance and expenses not specified in the itinerary;
- School activities and costs associated with home stays in Jinan;
- $45 single room supplement per room per night for each extra single room requested.
Payment schedules and refund policies:
- US$300 non-refundable deposits for the trip per person needs to be received by December 1st, 2016 to secure the travel spot. The payment can be made by check to:
Sunlight International Travel Inc.
36-40 Main St. Suite 304, Flushing, NY 11354
Tel:718-762-1800 or 1866-838-6898
Fax: 718-762-2683
Email: info@travelsunlight.com
- US$1500 per person for airfare (both international and in-China flights) needs to be received by January 1st, 2017. The business class difference should be paid in full when this payment is due.
Once the international ticket is purchased, the ticket is non-refundable or changeable. A penalty of $400 handling fees will be applied to the refund for the cancellation of international air ticket if only the traveler has to withdraw due to a medical reason which has to be verified in written by a medical professional.
- The final balance of US$1200 for adult/ $1000 for student per person is due by March 1st, 2017. This portion of payment is refundable with 50% penalty if notice is given 14 days prior to the trip; 70% penalty if cancellation notice is given 13-3 days prior to the trip; No refund will be available if the notice is given within the 48 hours of the departure day.