Tours to China

Tour Update Detailed planning is well underway to make this NZCFS 60th Birthday Tour a fantastic tour for NZCFS. This is a unique opportunity for NZCFS members and interested members of the public alike to enjoy great travel in combination with the experience of meeting people and visiting places that share NZCFS’ past and present partnerships. This will capture the theme for NZCFS 60th anniversary, “in our past we find our future” and give deeper insight into real China than a standard … [Read more...]

 In 2012, NZCFS turns 60!  NZCFS 60th Birthday Tour itinerary detail is now finalised.  The tour follows the outline that is promoted below. To view the itinerary in full, please see the NZCFS 60th Birthday China Tour  flyer, and to view the route look at 60th Birthday Tour map.  The cost is $7490 for twin share accommodation. This cost includes all travel from your home town in New Zealand and return, all food, entry fees. It only excludes travel insurance, visa application fees, and … [Read more...]

23 Days in China. This tour, with iconic scenery and cultures, is filling fast. The specially selected destinations offer amazing photographic opportunities to spend time in a range of different environments, from terraced hillsides and minority villages to modern cityscapes; from peaceful scenic landscapes to the bustle of daily life; a broad offering of old and new.  (Itinerary subject to minor changes.)  Our visit includes:• Guilin landscapes and minority peoples• “Old” Phoenix … [Read more...]

This study tour has been postponed until mid 2012. Watch this space for further information.NZCFS and Beijing Bailie University (BBU) offer a Chinese language and culture month of study at BBU. The course combines:Mandarin language learning, a range of cultural activity, and regular local sight-seeing trips in the Beijing area Includes Spring Festival celebrations.It targets New Zealand learners of Chinese language at an elementary level, of all ages.  Location: … [Read more...]

October 11 to November 1This tour has now been completed.The tour incorporated activity based around NZCFS projects in Shaanxi and Gansu, and included visits to Tibetan communities in four provinces.  A very good group of 15 included a very welcome participant from Ottawa China Friendship Society enjoyed 21 days in China. NZCFS Projects activity highlights included: • Meeting with Shaanxi Women’s Federation in Xi’an, and visiting the health and cooperative projects in Fengxian … [Read more...]

This tour has now been completed.  Travel: 13-30 April 2011 - 18 days.   This was an excellent compact tour with a broad range of activities. It included visits to some famous sites - the Great Wall and Forbidden City in Beijing, the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, the Yu Gradens of Shanghai - with equally amazing sites not generally covered in tours to China. The UNESCO protected ancient walled town of Pingyao is probably the best preserved glimpse of Ming and Qing society in … [Read more...]

NZCFS Projects and Rural Communities Tour 2010.pdf                … [Read more...]