Discovery Tours in China - Cultural Immersion Programs

WildChina - Educational Vacations & Tours:
WildChina is a premium, sustainable travel company based in Beijing offering Interaction, Immersion & Discovery programs in China. Started in 2000 by Mei Zhang, a native of Yunnan Province and a Harvard MBA, WildChina offers distinctive, ecologically sensitive journeys to all corners of China. WildChina Events delivers corporate event management, touring, and team-building in Beijing, Shanghai, Lhasa, Chengdu and Lijiang. WildChina Discovery features excursions with families and schools, highlighting interactive workshops - calligraphy, kite and lantern making, local school visits & homestays, service learning, hikes, and lessons in Chinese culture.

WildChina Journeys customizes exclusive trips highlighted by superior access to experts and venues. WildChina is committed to protecting the character of the places we visit. We understand that even the most sensitively planned trip will impact the areas we see, but we also believe in the benefits of cultural exchange and that travel done properly is done in a sustainable manner. We are committed to protecting the natural environment through the promotion and support of conservation efforts, office recycling and ecologically sensitive tours. We are also committed to training and employing local personnel, thus promoting the economy of local people and communities.

Unlike other overseas travel advisors who rely on locally sub-contracted providers to deliver their China offerings, WildChina is headquartered in Beijing and our journeys are wholly managed by us. This means that we have direct relationships with all our on-the-ground local guides, consultants and service partners. Furthermore, we remain exclusively committed to servicing China and nowhere else.

WildChina focuses on all three when working with educational institutions to craft unforgettable and rewarding student excursions. A leader in off-the-beaten-path China travel since 2001, WildChina has the experience and expertise to deliver distinctive travel that educates and excites both students and teachers. At WildChina, we believe that adventure and safety can be synonymous, that responsibility to the local people and environment is paramount, and that travel in China doesn’t have to be difficult.

Sample Programs & Regional Tours include;

- BEIJING: A grand tour of the imperial capital and China’s
sociopolitical center since the 13th century.

- SHANGHAI/JIANGSU: A journey to China’s central plains, the birthplace of
Chinese culture and society.

- GUANGXI: An voyage into the sights and scenery of Southwest
China immortalized in classical landscape paintings.

- YUNNAN: A study in contrasts between China’s past, present, and
future.

- XINJIANG: A taste of one of China’s most beloved provinces and colorful local minority communities.

- Unearthing China’s Prehistoric Past
Trip Focus: Paleontology - visit institutions related to dinosaur fossil research and sites where numerous fossil discoveries have been made.

- Volunteering in Ethnic Minority Communities
Trip Focus: Community service and cultural interaction; Miao ethnic minority art and culture.

- Central China Community Service
Trip Focus: Community service and cultural interaction

- Tracking Wild Panda Footprints
Trip Focus: Conservation

- The Southern Silk Road: Tea & Horse Caravan Trail
Trip Focus: Cultural interaction; history

We invite individuals and student groups to join us as we Experience China Differently.