This is a special trip designed for Kung Fu practitioners and fans.  This expedition will allow you to visit many culturally and historically rich places in China, giving you the opportunity to gain understanding of the atmosphere and background from which Kung Fu was born. The journey will lead you to some incredible sites before you move on to the Shaolin Temple for your martial arts courses.  There you'll spend a full week receiving training from the grandmasters and monks in both martial arts and the Chinese language.  This itinerary is ideal for martial arts students and groups of professionals.

Day 1: International Flight, U.S. to Beijing, across the International Date Line.

Day 2: Start your journey in Beijing, the capital of China, dating back 3,000 years.  Take a twilight walk through Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the world. In the evening, feast on the famous Peking Duck dinner, a delicious banquet that Beijing is known for worldwide.

Day 3: At Jurong Pass near Beijing, you will have a chance to walk on the 4,000 mile-long Great Wall.  Built 2,200 years ago, it is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.  It is also the only man-made structure that can be seen from the moon.  From here, you will travel to see the Ming Emperor Tombs and the extraordinary Dingling Tomb.

Day 4: On your last day in Beijing, you will enter the Forbidden City, the spectacular 580 year-old palace.  This is the world’s largest imperial palace, housing over 900 rooms and halls filled with thousands of priceless relics. 

Later, you will visit the magnificent Temple of Heaven to marvel at the wonders of the Min and Qing Dynasties.  This temple was built in 1,420, a place for the emperors to worship heaven and to pray for good harvests.

Day 5: Historic Luoyang was the capital of thirteen dynasties. Here, you will visit China’s very first Buddhist temple, the 1,900 year-old White Horse Temple.  You will also be able to see the Longmen Grotto, built 1,500 years ago where 2,345 caves and more than 100,000 statues of Buddha were carved from a solid rock mountain.  The statues range in size from miniature (1inch high) to giant-size (57 feet).

At night, relax and enjoy the tastes of the delicious Water Feast, a traditional meal handed down from the Tang Dynasty Empress.

Days 6-13: Shaolin Temple. At last, your journey takes you to the 1,500 year-old Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Kung Fu, the mother of all martial arts.  Here you will be stunned by an amazing live Kung Fu demonstration, performed by the grandmasters and monks.  In the Thousand Buddhas Hall, you can still see the footprints of the monks stamped into the floor, a reminder of the intensity of their training and practice.

As classes begin, you’ll receive four hours of intensive Kung Fu training daily.  There are courses available in Shaolin pugilistic sequences, Wu Shu philosophy, and the free style pugilism forms including Tanglan Quan, Tiger Quan, Da Hong Quang, Eagle Quan, Meihua Quan and much more!  Your training will be matched to your skill level and a certificate will be issued after each level of training is completed.  An English interpreter will be available for your courses.

In addition to the martial arts training you receive you will also participate in Chinese language courses to improve your conversation, comprehension and reading skills.

During your stay in Dengfeng you will visit the Song Yue Temple Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in the land.  Journey into the surrounding Pagoda Forest, the largest forest of its type in China.  Here, 220 Shaolin monks are buried.  The forest is a favorite location for filming Kung Fu movies and it is also the resting-place for many eminent Shaolin monks. 

Day 14: Travel to Beijing, Return Flight to U.S.

Price:  $2995 per person/ Double occupancy 

* Group registration of 6 or more individuals will receive a  $50  discount.       

Tentative Travel Dates: June 25- July 8th

Dates may have slight changes in order to adjust to airline changes.  Prices are based upon a total participation of 10 or more Individuals. Prices will increase varyingly for total participation of less than ten individuals.

Included in Tour Price:

1.  airfare to China.

2.  English speaking escorts and local guides.

3.  Three star hotel accommodations.

4.  Ground transportation within China.

5.  All meals in China: American or Chinese breakfast, Chinese lunch and dinner.

6.  Chinese Acrobatic Show or Peking Opera as indicated.

7.  All entrance fees for museums, parks and historical sites (does not include admission fees to any   privately-owned rides or attractions within these locations).

8.  Special dinners as indicated.

9. KungFu Training translations, and fess.

Not Included in Tour Price:  

  Visa fee, departure taxes, airline fuel charges, tips, excess baggage fees, and personal spendings.