Though Guizhou is said to be one of the most impoverished provinces in China, it has vast wealth in natural wonders and biological species.
Home to Asia’s largest waterfall as well as 5 species of vertebrate found only in Guizhou, this is the unbeaten-path’s prime destination. Our itinerary features the Huangguoshu Falls, the largest waterfall in Asia, service projects with a minority school, traditional Miao-style paper & batik classes, hikes, tea-picking, cooking locally, as well as a chilling visit to a former Chinese concentration camp.
Our school trips are completely customizable and can be tailored to meet your requirements. You can combine this itinerary with other destinations such as Chengdu, Yunnan, or Chongqing as an extension, or focus on a different subject such as Biology, Geography, Anthropology, Art or Music. Speak to a specialist now for more information.
*Prices based on groups of 20 students with 2 free teacher spots.
What's included?
✓ All accommodation costs
✓ Full board meals for the entire trip
✓ All transportation costs, including airport pick-up and drop-off
✓ All activities listed in the itinerary
✓ 1 free teacher per 10 paying students
✓ 24-hour emergency contact support during the trip
✓ Detailed pre-departure summary & briefing
✓ Full financial failure protection
✓ Public liability insurance
✓ Our trips are fully risk-assessed
Day 1: The Largest in Asia…
Arrive at Guiyang International Airport and transfer to the Huangguoshu waterfall site – the largest waterfall in all of Asia. Students go on a relaxing hike within the national park area (optional: sketch the surrounding scenery). Next, we go to the service site located in Huishui – one of the least economically developed prefectures in Guizhou. We talk a little bit about the accommodation that we will be staying in before we check in, it is a model hotel run by college students and staff in the tourism department.
Day 2: Begin Service Project
Start the day with a tour of the campus we are staying at and a brief history of their social enterprise mission. (College facilities such as football field, gym, basketball court, will be open to use by our students during their stay there). Prior to starting our service project, we will be doing a short cultural crafts activity native to the Miao people of the area; tie-dye. Next, it’s off to start our service project by first surveying the primary school that we aim to aid. After taking the appropriate measurements, we will begin building the furniture (usually bookshelves). Students should expect to be doing a minimum of 4 hours a day of work. Tasks typically involve measuring, sawing, sanding, nailing, painting, varnishing and decorating the project. In the evening, we relax with a short tea ceremony before retiring for the day.
Learning Outcomes
Creativity & Service; our main service activity, designing and building furniture, lets students apply their creativity to meaningful service.
Action; walking students home after school (equivalent to daily hikes), hiking surrounding mountains, and tea-picking, we aim for students to develop confidence, fun, and positive associations to exercise.
Socio-historical knowledge; students will be exposed to a range of different social and historical facets of the Guizhou region. Visiting its top landmark (Huangguoshu Falls), interacting with her indigenous peoples, as well as seeing the darker sides of her history (Xifeng concentration camp), students are sure to walk away with a broad yet deep understanding about this little-known part of China.
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