China Heritage Experience  (7)

2026 Itinerary


Travel dates: March 8-15, 2026 (8 days)

(with an optional add-on trip to visit one’s Social Welfare Institute and home province before March 8 or after March 15)

Group Size: 10+

Children (12 & under): $1,999

Teens & Adults (13+): $2,499

Day 1: March 8 | Beijing

  • Arrive in Beijing
  • Airport pick-up
  • Meet Staff
  • Transfer to hotel
  • Welcome dinner (included)
  • Program orientation
Beijing

Day 2: March 9 | Beijing

  • Breakfast at hotel (included)
  • Leave hotel around 8:00 a.m.
  • Two-hour bus ride to the Great Wall at Mutianyu (ride cable cars up, and toboggan slide down if weather permits).
  • Lunch and dinner (included)
  • Return to hotel
  • Free time
  • Optional: Chinese body (foot) massage with soft pajamas at your hotel room, ($50 USD + $10 USD tip for a 90-minute session per person)
Great Wall
The Great Wall at Mutianyu 
Muitanya Great Wall
The Great Wall at Mutianyu

Day 3: March 10 | Beijing

  • Breakfast at your hotel (included) 

  • Leave hotel around 8:30 a.m. 
  • Tour Tiān’ānmén Square and Forbidden City (pending availability)  
    or
  • Visit Jǐngshān Park for a bird’s-eye view of the Forbidden City and Beijing.
  • Explore Hútòng
  • Lunch at a local family or restaurant (included)
  • Visit Hóngqiáo Pearl Market (indoor mall with AC)
  • Optional: Enjoy the Peking Acrobatic Show in the evening
  • Dinner at local restaurant with Peking Duck (Dawanju) 
Tieneman Gardens

Tiān’ānmén Square

Forbidden City Beijing
Forbidden City

Day 4: March 11 | Beijing & Xi'an

  • Breakfast at hotel  (included) 
  • Hotel check-out
  • High-speed train to Xian (~four to five hours)
  • Lunch on your own
  • Tour oriental-style Mosque, Muslim Street, and explore Drum & Bell Tower area
  • Dinner (included)
XIan (1)
Mosque
Mosque
Drum-Tower
Drum & Bell Tower

Day 5: March 12 | Xi'an

  • Breakfast at hotel (included) 
  • Tour the Terracotta Warrior Museum
  • Handicraft class for making terracotta warriors
  • Lunch (included)
  • Afternoon Tour of Ming Dynasty City Wall
  • Optional: Tang Dynasty Show
Terracotta Warriors Museum
Terracotta Warrior Museum
Ming Dynasty City wall
Ming Dynasty City Wall

Day 6: March 13 | Xi'an & Chengdu

  • Breakfast at hotel (included)
  • Hotel check-out
  • Take high-speed train or flight to Chengdu 
  • Leisure time and tea at People’s Park or Rénmín Park in Chengdu
  • Lunch at local restaurant (included)
  • Visit Wide and Narrow Valley and Jǐnlǐ Old Street
  • Hotpot dinner (included)
  • Hotel check-in at Chengdu
Chengu
Wide and narrow valley
Wide and Narrow Valley
Jinli Old Street
Jinli Old Street

Day 7: March 14 | Chengdu

  • Breakfast at hotel (included)
  • Morning tour of Chengdu Panda Breeding Center to see cute pandas
  • Afternoon, Wuhou Temple and Taiguli Avenue, taking traditional fashion pictures (please bring retro outfits for photo ops at Taiguli Avenue!)
  • Lunch and dinner (included)
  • Optional Chuānjù Opera (Mask-Changing Opera)
Chengu Panda Breeding Center
Chengdu Panda Breeding Center
Wubou Temple
Wuhou Temple

Day 8: March 15

  • Transfer to province for child-welfare institution visit

  • Airport/train station drop-off included


Inclusions

  • Hotels with breakfast (double/triple occupancy)
  • In-country transportation-train (speed train, first-class seats)
  • Tickets for sightseeing per itinerary
  • Listed group meals
  • Guide and driver service
  • Transfers between the airport/train station and the hotel according to the group itinerary
  • Travel Insurance in China (Max RMB $300,000)

If you have an add-on tour in Xi’an, we will include your additional train/airport drop-off service instead of refunding your train ticket from Beijing to Xi’an.

Exclusions

  • International airfares
  • Passport and/or China Visa fees and service
  • Tips or gratuity (Suggested tip amount: Guide: $5/day/person, Driver: $3/day/person)
  • Additional $350 USD for single-room occupancy in hotels (pending)
  • Personal expenses, spending money
  • Meals listed on your own in itinerary (approximately $30/person/day for lunches and dinners not included)
  • Transfers between the airport and the hotel for your add-on trip (except the transfer in Xi’an)
  • In-China flights/train to cities for your add-on trip
Gongzhan Wu and Caitlyn Ussery Gladney International




Kristin Porter

Kristin Porter, LCSW-S

Kristin received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Samford University and her graduate degree in Social Work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  She has 20 years of experience in the adoption field, working with birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees. She is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) Practitioner through Texas Christian University and trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  Therapy certification. She has a passion for working with children who have experienced trauma.  Her goal to provide a safe and trusting environment for children and their families to heal.  In her spare time, Kristin enjoys reading, DIY projects, and spending time with her family.

Caitlyn Ussery Web

Caitlyn Ussery, LCSW

Caitlyn began her social work career in 2013 serving unaccompanied refugee minors and immigrant children and the foster parents who cared for them. Caitlyn is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) Practitioner through Texas Christian University, an EMDR Trained Therapist, and trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  She is also a certified Healing, Attachment, Loving Outreach (HALO) therapist and a Making Sense of Your Worth (MSOYW) facilitator. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Dallas Baptist University and her graduate degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Caitlyn specializes in providing counseling services for children and families in the foster care/adoption community. She strives to provide a safe, encouraging, and respectful environment where those committed to therapy and change can find solutions. Her hope for each person is to have healthier, more connected relationships with others. Caitlyn enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and a good cup of coffee.

Brittanye Cain Web Photo

Brittanye Cain, LPC

Brittanye earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at Grambling State University and master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. She is an EMDR Trained Therapist and has 9 years of experience within the mental health field with a focal point on creating relational balance and harmony within the family system.  She also has experience in providing therapy services to at-risk youth and families involved in the juvenile court system, child protective services, domestic violence, and trauma. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy are only two of the fundamental theories that she likes to utilize when working with clients. Brittanye has experience with various socio-economic backgrounds providing culturally sensitive care to the clients she serves. She has a passion for creating a safe and inviting environment for collaboration, communication, fostering healthy relationships, and positive change in the lives of others. Brittanye’s self-care involves traveling, gaining new experiences, watching her favorite shows, listening to music, and spending quality time with family and friends.