Dear Parents and Students,
\nWodonga Senior Secondary College is organising a Tour of China in Term One of 2025. All students are invited to take part in it.<\/p>\n
The tour will depart from Melbourne airport March 28thth 2025 and return on April 11th 2025 and visit the following cities:<\/p>\n
Xi\u2019an:<\/strong> Beijing:<\/strong> Weihai:<\/strong> Shanghai:<\/strong> All accommodation will be 4 Star Hotels with breakfast provided. Wodonga Senior Secondary College\u2019s own Lyn Zhang will accompany the group as Tour Guide and interpreter plus local guides at each city. I will also be supervising the students. Journeys between cities will be by plane, we will have our own bus for some cities, and alternatively we use subway for transport. Proposed Payment Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n Please note, travel insurance will be purchased early to cover any unforeseeable circumstance that may require a refund. Any refunds will be discussed with insurance after the second instalment (August 3rd) as the school will purchasing tickets and paying deposits that are non-refundable after this date. <\/p>\n We are excited to be offering this tour to our students and look forward to spending the time together in fabulous China.<\/p>\n
\nThe start of the fabled Silk Road and China\u2019s most complete ancient city with its amazing walled complex and Muslim Quarter. Ride pushbikes around Xian fortress wall. We travel to see the Terracotta Army Museum World heritage site.<\/p>\n
\nBeijing is the nation\u2019s capital and home to many famous attractions and places of interest. We will visit the Summer Palace, have a rickshaw ride around the Hutongs, Beijing\u2019s oldest inner-city homes, go shopping by night on Chang-an Street with its Silk Market, see the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, Tian\u2019anmen Square, explore the Olympic Games site including the \u201cBird\u2019s Nest\u201d, travel to the Great Wall and more shopping at the Beijing Shopping Mall (Shi Mao Tian Jie)<\/p>\n
\nHere we will be attending at the Weihai Vocational College, staying \u2018homestay\u2019 with Chinese families. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a master class of Chinese cuisine and food presentation as well as extending a Master Chef challenge to the College students in an Australia or Engineering\/Programming emersion workshops. Weihai\u2019s many local attractions will also be visited, including its beautiful beach areas.<\/p>\n
\nChina\u2019s most cosmopolitan city with its fascinating river front Art Deco buildings-the Bund and Chinese wonders. We will visit the Bund Sight-seeing tunnel, Yu Yuan\u2019s Garden and shopping precinct, Chenghuang Temple, Jade Budda Temple, the sightseeing deck overlooking Shanghai at the famous Shanghai Tower, Silk Museum, take a cruise by night on the Huang Pu river to observe the fantastic neon advertising that takes one\u2019s breath away and explore the famous Nanjing Road area, China\u2019s busiest shopping precinct. We will spend one Day at Shanghai Disney Land <\/p>\n
\nIncluded in the price for the tour will be all accommodation, all transport-including Melbourne\/China return, tour guides and local transport, entrance fees, visa costs (fundraised) and all meals provided.
\nTour participants will need to obtain a Passport A.S.A.P.<\/p>\n\n