Program number: 2145407SS
Group Leader's name: Alba Prato
Requested departure date: 5/6/2019
Requested return date: 5/14/2019
Departure gateway: Fairbanks (AK)
9 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to China

  • Day 2: Beijing

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Enjoy dinner in Beijing

  • Day 3: Beijing

    Tour Beijing with an expert local guide

    Visit Tiananmen Square

    Visit the Forbidden City

    Enjoy a dragon boat ride (seasonal: April to October)

    Visit the Summer Palace

    Enjoy dinner in Beijing

  • Day 4: Beijing

    Take an excursion to Badaling

    Tour the Great Wall of China with your Tour Director

    Enjoy a traditional tea ceremony in Beijing

    Tour Beijing's Hutongs by traditional rickshaw

    Add this in-depth excursion
    The Legend of Kung Fu show

    The Legend of Kung Fu show

    Tonight, see the show that tells the story of a young boy, Chun Yi (the pure one), who in order to pursue spiritual and physical harmony becomes a monk and learns kung fu. Along the way he overcomes obstacles, is distracted and tempted, but ultimately achieves the designation of master. This performance combines story-telling, kung-fu, acrobatics, modern dance, and original music to celebrate the philosophy and skill of martial arts.

  • Day 5: Beijing

    Learn about business practices at a visit to a local company

    Spend a half day exploring Beijing on your own

    Enjoy a Peking Duck dinner

  • Day 6: Beijing • Shanghai

    Travel by high-speed train to Shanghai

    Visit the Shanghai World Financial Center

    Enjoy dinner in Shanghai

  • Day 7: Shanghai

    Take a guided tour of Shanghai

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Jade Buddha Temple
    • Yu Yuan Garden
    • Nanjing Lu

    Learn about college life in China from students at a Shanghai University

    Spend time exploring the Bund on your own

    Enjoy a traditional Chinese acrobatics show

  • Day 8: Shanghai

    Learn about local business practices at a visit to a Shanghai company

    Spend a half day exploring Shanghai on your own

    Enjoy dinner in Shanghai

  • Day 9: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to China

  • Day 2: Beijing

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Enjoy dinner in Beijing

  • Day 3: Beijing

    Tour Beijing with an expert local guide

    Visit Tiananmen Square

    Visit the Forbidden City

    Enjoy a dragon boat ride (seasonal: April to October)

    Visit the Summer Palace

    Enjoy dinner in Beijing

  • Day 4: Beijing

    Take an excursion to Badaling

    Tour the Great Wall of China with your Tour Director

    Enjoy a traditional tea ceremony in Beijing

    Tour Beijing's Hutongs by traditional rickshaw

    Add this in-depth excursion
    The Legend of Kung Fu show

    The Legend of Kung Fu show

    Tonight, see the show that tells the story of a young boy, Chun Yi (the pure one), who in order to pursue spiritual and physical harmony becomes a monk and learns kung fu. Along the way he overcomes obstacles, is distracted and tempted, but ultimately achieves the designation of master. This performance combines story-telling, kung-fu, acrobatics, modern dance, and original music to celebrate the philosophy and skill of martial arts.

  • Day 5: Beijing

    Learn about business practices at a visit to a local company

    Spend a half day exploring Beijing on your own

    Enjoy a Peking Duck dinner

  • Day 6: Beijing • Shanghai

    Travel by high-speed train to Shanghai

    Visit the Shanghai World Financial Center

    Enjoy dinner in Shanghai

  • Day 7: Shanghai

    Take a guided tour of Shanghai

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Jade Buddha Temple
    • Yu Yuan Garden
    • Nanjing Lu

    Learn about college life in China from students at a Shanghai University

    Spend time exploring the Bund on your own

    Enjoy a traditional Chinese acrobatics show

  • Day 8: Shanghai

    Learn about local business practices at a visit to a Shanghai company

    Spend a half day exploring Shanghai on your own

    Enjoy dinner in Shanghai

  • Day 9: Depart for home

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 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1  93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2  Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3

 

 

*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010  

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