International Festivals Itineraries
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  SAMPLE/GENERAL 11 DAY ITINERARY*

  Morning Afternoon Evening
DAY 1

   
  • Depart the USA to China on a regularly scheduled transatlantic flight.
  • Dinner served inflight

DAY 2
  • Breakfast served inflight
 
  • Arrive in Beijing (losing one day, crossing the International Dateline)
  • Overnight in Beijing
DAY 3

  • Breakfast
  • Visit to Tian’anmen Square, the Palace Museum, and the Forbidden City.
  • Beijing Zoo – see the Giant Pandas
  • Visit a local high school affiliated with Remin University
  • Concert or marching performance for the 3,000 students
  • Social exchange between students
  • Dinner
  • Overnight in Beijing

DAY 4

  • Breakfast
  • Depart for the Great Wall

  • Great Wall
  • Ming Tombs
  • Beijing Roast Duck Dinner
  • Overnight in Beijing

DAY 5
  • Breakfast
  • Summer Palace
  • Transfer to the city of Shijiazhuang
  • Dinner
  • Overnight in Shijiazhuang
DAY 6
  • Breakfast

  • Performance at Cultural Square
  • Parade with Chinese youth performers
  • Longxing Monastery
  • Hebei Provincial Museum
  • Dinner
  • Symphonic Bands perform at the Hebei Music Hall in competition
  • Overnight in Shijiazhuang
DAY 7
  • Breakfast
  • Depart for Beijing
  • Transfer to the Beijing International Airport for flight to Xi’an.
  • Simple dinner and concert band performances in a concert hall
  • Return to hotel for pizza party
  • Overnight in Xi’an
DAY 8
  • Breakfast
  • Visit to Terra Cotta Warriors
  • Performance with Chinese Youth groups in a parade on or near the City Wall
  • 21 course dumpling dinner
  • Overnight in Xi’an
DAY 9
  • Breakfast
  • Big Wild Goose Pagoda
  • Transfer to the airport for flight to Shanghai
  • Dinner
  • Overnight in Shanghai

DAY 10
  • Breakfast
  • City tour of Shanghai: Temple of the Jade Buddha, Yuyuan Garden, Bund and Nanjing Road shopping district
  • Enjoy a famous Acrobatic show
  • Dinner
  • Parade of the American High School Bands on Nanjing Road w/estimated crowd of 1 million + tv coverage
  • Overnight in Shanghai
DAY 11
  • Breakfast
  • Free time for additional sightseeing and shopping
  • Return flight to USA
 
 
 

* Dates and order of activities are subject to change