Program Details
Date
We offer 2 rounds of program in summer 2016
- 1st round: 7th August 2016 - 17th August 2016
- 2nd round: 21st August 2016 - 31st August 2016
Basic information
- Trip Length: 11 days / 10 nights
- Group Size: 10-30 persons
Eligibility
- 18+
- Proficient English speakers
- Independent
- Interested in learning about and exploring East Asian cultures
What We Guarantee?
- 1 to 5 buddies to traveler ratio
- Guided by professional instructors and scholars affiliated with HKUST
- A taste of the local cuisine
- Experiencing the public transit systems and language of the communities
- Provision of Sim cards with data (one per person)
- 3 Meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner PLUS water
- Clean and comfortable accommodation
Itinerary
| Day 1 | Arriving Hong Kong -> Check-in |
| Day 2 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology -> Hong Kong Museum of History -> The Peak |
| Day 3 | Mandarin Lesson -> Sham Shui Po -> Giant Basin Feast |
| Day 4 | Sweatshop in Dongguang -> Giant Manufacturing Plant in Dongguang -> Guangzhou University Mega |
| Day 5 | Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Workshop -> Lingnan Impression Park -> Nansha IT Park |
| Day 6 | Nansha Tianhou Palace -> Farmwork -> Communal Village |
| Day 7 | Shaoguan -> Anicnet Lingnan Cultural Visit -> Ancient Village (400 years old) -> Home Visit of Local Farmers |
| Day 8 | Hakka Home Building -> Silkworm Farm |
| Day 9 | National Minority in Mountain Area -> Foshan |
| Day 10 | Kung Fu Lesson -> Chinese Paper Cutting and Lion-head Making Workshop -> Hong Kong |
| Day 11 | Check-out -> Departing Hong Kong |