China Mandarin Language School Trips & Tours

Take your pupils on an exciting educational journey to see spectacular scenery and experience charming and inquisitive hospitality. With distinctive architecture, the Great Wall or Buddhist temples nestled in the hills, and an array of cultural and educational visits, a language-focused school trip to China is one that your pupils will remember for many years to come.

Prices start from£1110pp

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Plan itinerary

Price Shown includes

6 day package including 4 nights’ full board accommodation
Return flights and overseas airport transfers
Visits to: Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall of China, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and 2 x 45 min language workshops at a local school
Coach transportation for selected visits
Services of a Local Guide at visits
Workbook
All tipping
Services of a Tour Escort
Extensive group travel insurance
1 in 10 free place ratio

Price shown is based on 30 paying passengers from selected departure points in February/March 2020 and is subject to availability.

On-tour support

On-tour support includes...

Airport assistance during check-in, security and gate checks on your outbound flight from the UK
Airport assistance when you arrive back at your UK airport when you book a coach transfer to take you home
Services of a Local Guide at visits
Services of a Tour Escort who’ll meet you daily and provide 24-hour assistance

Accommodation

Popular options in China

China destinations

This is only a sample of our entire range, so for expert advice on accommodation to suit your group’s specific needs, speak to one of our Educational Travel Advisors.

6 day Beijing package includes

Beijing Day One

Afternoon: Overnight flight to Beijing

Beijing Day Two

Early afternoon: Arrival in Beijing & escorted transfer to accommodation. En route visit to the Temple of Heaven

Evening: Evening meal

Free time to settle in

Temple of Heaven

Considered to be the most beautiful building in the City, The Temple of Heaven is conceived as the meeting point between heaven and earth and symbols of the two are integral to the temple’s layout. Its park is also a popular area in which to sit, drink tea and play.

Beijing Day Three

Morning: Visit to see the Great Wall of China

Afternoon: Visit a local school to practise language with students

Evening: Evening meal

The Great Wall of China

Built 2,500 years ago, the Great Wall is one of China’s most historic and magnificent sights. An awe-inspiring attraction not to be missed!

Mandarin Language Workshops

Established in 1999, the Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School provides a unique opportunity for students to learn or practise their Mandarin language skills with both Chinese teachers and students.

Your students will receive two 45-minute classes before spending time with local students to discuss and compare their daily lives, before joining in with a lesson. A workbook will be provided for each student to aid learning during their trip. This resource is designed to give a basic introduction to Mandarin language. Upon completion of their workbook, each student will be presented with a certificate.

Beijing Day Four

Morning: Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City

Afternoon: Visit a local school to practise language with students

Evening: Evening meal

Forbidden City

Allow your students the opportunity to explore this mystical complex, which was for many years the symbolic heart of both the capital and the empire. It boasts a maze of 800 buildings and thousands of chambers, each constructed during the Mongol and Ming dynasties.

Tiananmen Square

Located in the heart of Beijing, this symbolic public square has witnessed many of the events that have shaped the country’s often turbulent history.

Mandarin Language Workshops

Beijing Day Five

Morning: The Summer Palace

Afternoon: Shopping at Silk Alley & Friendship Store

Evening: Evening meal

The Summer Palace

The Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) was a grand imperial palace and royal garden of the Qing Dynasty. The palace is located in a vast public park, two thirds of which is a lake and imperial gardens in a classical Chinese style.

Friendship Store & Silk Alley

Beijing is somewhat of a shopper’s paradise and the Friendship Store and Silk Alley in the city are two of the best. Students can practise their language skills by haggling for souvenirs.

Beijing Day Six

Morning: Free time

Afternoon: Transfer to airport for return flight to UK

Evening: Arrive in UK

More popular visit options available

Olympic Stadium

The Beijing National Stadium, known colloquially as the Bird’s Nest, was the spectacular setting for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Students can tour this large steel structure while your guide shares their own memories of the games and the legacy the games have left behind.

Liumingying village

This traditional Chinese village gives your group an insight into the hard reality of life outside the big cities. Your students can visit villagers in their homes and see the hard work that goes into producing their organic food.

Chinese Acrobat Show

Chinese acrobatics covers anything from gymnastics and animal tricks to juggling and magic. The performances are spectacular and students will be talking about them for years to come.