Orphanage Reunion Tours

Tour Route: Beijing-Xian-Chengdu, your child's Provincial Capital, and orphanage location with orphanage visit included
Tour Dates: June, July, and August
For Tour Group Number and Specific Dates click here

Tang Dynasty show in Xian OCDF China Tours has arranged visits to over 200+ orphanages thus far, even some very remote locations and places not visited before by adoptive families. Yes, you can visit your child's orphanage with your child and family members. Let us put our experience to work in arranging your visit to your child's province and orphanage city, including the return visit to the orphanage itself.

This is your opportunity to create new memories for your child and family. Experience and enjoy China's culture and heritage through our specialized programs, including real Panda Hugs at the Bi Feng Xia Panda Reserve!

Our 14-day program with 12 days in China focuses on kid-friendly sights, 4-star hotels, opportunity for family exploration time, special meals included, and optional evening entertainment.

Questions? Contact jane@ocdf.org

Orphanage Reunion Tours include Beijing-Xian-Chengdu (includes holding/touching a panda at the Bi Feng Xia Panda Reserve) and then travel to your child's provincial capital with a visit to the child's orphanage.

Families join the tour group for their province, but can join in a different time-frame if they wish and still go to their orphanage in a province not included with that group. If you wish to do this, contact jenny@ocdf.org for the adjustment in price - usually it's a minor adjustment from your original Reunion Group cost below. You can also customize the end of your Reunion Tour to exit from an alternate city. Again, jenny@ocdf.org can provide assistance with these arrangements and add-on costs.

Customized Reunion Groups are available if a group of families who know each other would like to arrange to travel together. We can arrange your Reunion Tour at any time/date throughout the year. With 10 adults or more in the group the prices will be the same as you see below for various regions of China. If you travel during high-season which is mid-fall and mid-spring in China, then you can expect prices to be a little higher. If you travel in winter you can expect prices to be a little lower. What is a "little"? Usually around 10% but sometimes there is no difference at all. It really depends on the size of your group and cities you are going to. For Customized Groups - please contact jane@ocdf.org or jenny@ocdf.org .

Join as an individual family or bring your entire adoption group for a reunion!

For these provinces we recommend the Beijing-Xian-Chengdu-Your Province-Shanghai routing: Hubei, Henan, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi. See Cost #1 - see below the itinerary for the costs - keep scrolling down ...

For Shanghai we recommend the Beijing-Xian-Chengdu-Your Province-Shanghai routing. See Cost #2 - see below the itinerary for the costs - keep scrolling down ...

For these provinces we recommend the Beijing-Xian-Chengdu-Your Province-Guangzhou-Hong Kong routing: Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Fujian, Hunan, Yunnan. See Cost #3 - see below the itinerary for the costs - keep scrolling down ...

For these provinces we recommend the Beijing-Xian-Chengdu-Your Province-Beijing routing: Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shanxi, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Inner Mongolia. See Cost #4 - see below the itinerary for the costs - keep scrolling down

Itinerary

For Tour Group Number and Specific Dates click here

Day 1

Monday - Depart USA

Day 2

Tuesday - Arrive in Beijing. Met by OCDF at the airport for
transfer to 4-star hotel. Welcome Dinner at 6 pm. Orientation
information will be emailed to egroup prior to tour.

Day 3

Wednesday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the
hotel. Morning visit the Hong Qiao Market and Temple of Heaven
then return to the hotel for lunch on your own. Swim or rest time at
the hotel. Mid-afternoon visit the Forbidden City followed by a
Peking Duck dinner.

Day 4

Thursday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Visit the 2008 Olympic Sports Venues at the Olympic Green, travel
to Great Wall at Badaling then climb the Great Wall. Lunch on your
own. Afternoon tour the Summer Palace and Kunming Lake.
Return to the city for Chinese dinner. Evening: Peking Acrobats.

Day 5

Friday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning to Beijing Huiling for music and crafts. Lunch at Chinese
restaurant. Afternoon Hutong Tour with visit to local family and
day care center. Dinner on your own near Tiananmen Square. Fly
kites in Tiananmen Square. Evening: Overnight Train to Xian (the
all soft-sleeper train).

Day 6

Saturday - Arrive Xian and transfer to a 4-star hotel.
Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the hotel. Morning visit the
Muslim Mosque and Market followed by a lunch of Xian Jiaozi
dumplings. Afternoon visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and have a
hands-on farmer painting lesson. Dinner on your own and evening
free time to explore the area, enjoy the indoor swimming pool, or
experience a Chinese massage.

Day 7

Sunday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning visit the Jade Carving demonstration then on to the museum of
the Qin Emperor’s Terra Cotta Army including Imax movie and visit
the unearthed warriors. Buffet lunch included at the museum. Return to
Xian for free time. Dinner: Tang Dynasty Dinner Show including
musical instruments and dance - kids dress up in their Chinese clothes
for group photo with performers.

Day 8

Monday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning fly from Xian to Chengdu and transfer to the 4-star hotel
with lunch included at a local restaurant. Afternoon visit to the Silk
Embroidery Weaving Museum followed by a relaxing afternoon at
the People’s Park with Tea House and Garden. Dinner included at
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the Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine University Restaurant.
Optional: Sichuan Foot Massage or Sichuan Variety Show with
Changing Masks!

Day 9

Tuesday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning travel to the Bi Feng Xia Panda Reserve. Visit the Giant
Pandas and HUG* a real panda today!! Lunch and Dinner included. Return to Chengdu!

Day 10

Wednesday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the
hotel. Morning free time. Lunch included at local restaurant.
Afternoon fly from Chengdu to your PROVINCIAL CAPITAL.
Arrive at your child’s Provincial Capital. Met at airport and transfer
to 4-star hotel. Dinner on your own.

Day 11

Thursday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the
hotel. Morning local sightseeing at Provincial Capital and
afternoon free-time to explore. For those going on to another
orphanage outside the capital, continue by van/train with local
bilingual guide. Lunch and dinner included en route. Tranfer to
local hotel.

Day 12

Friday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning visit to orphanage. Meet with orphanage director and staff
and have Q&A, and tour orphanage. Includes lunch with orphanage
director/staff. Remainder of day free with transportation/driver/
guide to explore the area, visit foster family, go shopping with orphanage
director, or do whatever would be best for your family.
Dinner on your own.

Day 13

Saturday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast at the
hotel. Option to stay longer at Orphanage City or Provincial
Capital or transfer on to exit city (Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Beijing per your itinerary). Lunch and
dinner on your own.

Day 14

Sunday - Western & Chinese buffet breakfast
at the hotel. Airport transfer for flight to USA or
stay on for additional time in China.

Tour includes:

Tour costs: please download the 2009 tour pricing schedule (Word).
Tour dates: June, July, and August in 2009 & 2010. For Tour Group Number and Specific Dates click here

RT Airfare from US to China with TravNET: Check with TravNET for current prices by calling 1-800-359- 6388, or email marta.lacour@travnet.net

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Questions? Please visit our OCDF China Tours FAQ page, and be sure to download all the information from our Essential Information for OCDF Travelers section (top right-hand side of every Tour page). Many of your answers can be found in those documents. Please feel free to contact the OCDF staff with any questions. We're happy to help!

Brief Background on OCDF China Tours

To asssure you a quality tour program, OCDF directs all tour programs and selects all staff that work with our groups, expatriate and Chinese staff as well as national and local tour guides. OCDF China Tours is the only travel service provider in China with 100% of staff certified in First Aid/CPR. Dr. Jane Liedtke, CEO and Founder of Our Chinese Daughters Foundation lives and works in China. She has organized and led tour groups to China for adoptive families, educators and professional groups with experience in China since 1987. OCDF began Chinese Culture Camps for adoptive families in 1996 and extended them to China in 1998. OCDF was the first organization to offer Chinese Culture programs to adoptive families via tour programs to China. We work extensively with adoptive families and orphanages throughout China to insure your family has the best experience possible upon your return to your adopted child’s birthcountry.

 Our Chinese Daughters Foundation is a non-profit organization in support of adoptive families. In addition to tours, OCDF offers many other services including Chinese Culture education through OCDF Publications, Orphan Support Projects, Volunteer China, Summer Camps, and more!

Updated 1.17.2010