Island Camping & Ropes, 4 day Primary Residential in Suzhou

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4 days / 3 nights -

Travel to a beautiful island on Tai Lake for an action-packed four days full of outdoor learning. Students will enjoy hiking and map reading, a cycling challenge, making kites, abseiling, dragon boating and a memorable night camping under the stars. A visit to a local tangerine farm is a unique experience and, of course, a great chance to sample the produce!

Itinerary

Day 1

Take a private coach from school to an island near Suzhou. Arrive at the port and take a ferry across to the beautiful island in the middle of one of China’s largest lakes. Then, students will divide into teams, come up with team names, chants, colours, and goals.
Students will cycle on the islands perimeter on 4 and 2 seated cycling carts and complete our “Checkpoint Charlie Challenge”. Tasks include pop questions, marking compass points on maps, and small treasure hunts. In the evening there will be a welcome banquet and dance party!

Day 2

n the morning students get a chance to tackle the mountains of the island and explore through our guided hike and map reading challenge. In the afternoon students alternate through a variety of training activities. (Abseiling, dragon boating, high climb assault course). In the evening students will set up their campsite. Students can enjoy and evening by the campfire, complete with ‘smores’ and sing-alongs. Each team will be asked to perform a performance or comedy skit.

Day 3

In the morning teams will make and fly Kites. Then, it’s on to friendly competition in some team building games. Gather for a tour of the renowned orchards in the area. Students will gain knowledge about the whole processes regarding the planting, harvesting and sale of the tangerines. Students will have a chance to ask the farmers’ questions such as how the environment affects their livelihood. Afterwards, teams will pick tangerines to take home, or to eat right there on the field! In the evening have an outdoor BBQ meal and some free time for basketball at the basketball courts.

Day 4

Take the ferry off the island Head Qionglong Mountain. On the way back stop off at Luxiang, the first settlement to become a town around the Tai Lake. Transfer back to school in the afternoon.

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Accommodations

Accommodations will be in twin and triple rooms in farmhouses. Groups of more than 50 may need to be separated into multiple farmhouses.

Transport:

All transportation within China, including all inner-city transfers. City transportation in private and fully insured coaches or occasionally public transport.
Transfers to other cities will either be through internal flights, fast trains and day trains, or overnight sleeper trains. The class of each transport is indicated in the itinerary.

Food:

All meals during your stay according to the itinerary.
Most meals will be local Chinese food and we try to choose a variety of different food in each city, as well as local specialties. We are flexible on the trip and have experience in ordering food for students. For trips longer than 7 days we will typically have at least 1 western fast food meal or similar alternative for lunch or dinner.
Breakfasts are typically western style.
Bottled drinking water is provided on the coach.

Guide:

1 Lead guide and 1 local guide in each location.
Groups of 15 students or more will have a leader throughout the trip and local guide in each location. Groups of less than 15 students will have local guides in each location and trains and flight transfers will be unguided.

Activities:

All tickets to attractions listed on the itinerary.
All tips and charges are included in the costs.
Due to the nature of the times international flights depart China, the last day of the itinerary does not include activities.
If the departing flight leaves in the afternoon or evening, we can provide activities and meals during the day for a small additional charge.
Free places include all costs in China (food, accommodation, tickets etc.) but exclude international flights and visas.

To book or find out more, contact us

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