Cantonese Camp Trips and Excursions in China.
(Winter Sessions, Nov-Feb) (Summer Sessions, May-Aug)
Our trips are geared to introduce you to both the famous sites and cities around South China, and also to give you as many chances to use the Cantonese you have learned. We have fully qualified guides with us at all times to ensure trips go smoothly and are an informative and fun experience, but at the same time we believe in giving our students opportunities to gain self sufficiency in the language and culture. To us, this means giving time for students to explore a city on their own or even doing simple tasks, under our close eye, like hotel check ins and ticket buying on their own. Our tours are not luxury 5 star trips. We believe that this type of tour isolates us from "common" Chinese people. By staying in comfortable 3 star hotels, hostels and local homestays, we feel we supply more opportunities to our students to interact with Chinese people and more chances to learn from them; which is really what this program is all about.
For an exact day-to-day itinerary please email us and we will be happy to provide you more information.
Kaiping
Day 1 -Upon arrival visit a local family and tour their village, then have the chance to bike around the area. In the afternoon we will visit the Liyuan family complex.
Day 2 -Guided tour of the main Diaolou villages before heading back to Guangzhou.
Yearning Tea Plantation
Spend two days at a working tea plantation and resort. See how tea is grown, harested and produced. Learn about the many different kinds of teas, including the local specialties: Or spend all your time in the many local hot springs and go on some of the scenic hikes throught out the area.
Foshan (One-day tour)
Visit the ancient Nanfeng Dragon Kiln, one of the last working ones in China. Here students have the chance to try their hand at pottery making. After lunch visit the Zumiao Ancestral Temple as well as the Liangyuan garden. In the evening enjoy a Cantonese opera in its traditional birthplace before travelling back to Guangzhou.
All our trips include domestic travel, accommodations based on double occupancy, breakfasts and entrance to most sites and activities.
Our trips do not include visas, vaccines, lunch/supper, or fees for optional activities.
Disclaimer: The above trips are subject to change due to force majeure, or local conditions that make it impossible to follow the above itinerary. The itinerary is also subject to change where we feel said changes will improve the quality and condition of the trip.