Itinerary

Friday, July 20 Arrive Beijing
Arrive Beijing on your own. Trader’s Hotel for 3 nights.

Flight: CO#89 Newark to Beijing arrives at 1:45pm

Trader’s Hotel Beijing (4 star)

Saturday, July 21 Beijing
Tian An Men Square, Forbidden city in the morning. Summer Palace in the afternoon.
Lunch is included. Dinner on your own.

Sunday, July 22 Beijing
The Great Wall in the morning. Rickshaw tour to the old neighborhood of Beijing in the afternoon.
Lunch is included. Dinner on your own.

Monday, July 23 Beijing/Nanning
In the morning you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight to Nanning. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to Majestic Hotel for 2 nights.

Flight: CA1335 Beijing/Nanning 7:30/10:45am

Majestic Xindu Hotel (5 star)

In the afternoon, you will go to Guangxi adoption center to meet your daughter. She will stay with you from today. A family photograph will be taken later in the afternoon (at the hotel).


Tuesday, July 24 Nanning
You will go back to Guangxi adoption center to start paperwork. You will be interviewed by a civil service official. You then will go to Guangxi Notary office to be interviewed.

Wednesday, July 25 Nanning
Take a train to Guilin in the morning. Upon arrival you will be transferred to Guilin Bravo Hotel for 3 nights.

Guilin Bravo Hotel (4 star)

Thursday, July 26 Guilin/Yangshuo
Li River cruise.

Friday, July 27 Guilin
Visit the orphanage in the morning. Remain of the day as leisure.

Saturday, July 28 Guilin/Guangzhou
You will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight to Guangzhou. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to Victory Hotel for 5 nights.

Flight: CA4381 Guilin/Guangzhou 1:55/2:40pm

Victory Hotel (4 star)


Sunday, July 29 Guangzhou
Half day city tour.

Monday, July 30 Guangzhou
Child’s visa picture taken in the morning followed by medical examination.

Lifeng will submit your documents to the US Consulate in the morning.
Leisure day for you.

Wednesday, August 1 Guangzhou/Hong Kong
You will come to the Consulate to take an oath in the afternoon.
The visa will be ready by 5:00pm.
You then will be transferred to the train station to catch the train to Hong Kong. Stay overnight in Hong Kong (hotel reservation on your own.)

Thursday, August 2 Hong Kong depart
Flight: CO#98 Hong Kong to Newark leaves at 10:25am

ON OUR WAY HOME WITH BAILEY & BRINLEY and HOME TO BRICE, KEITH, KRISTEN & JOSH!!! :)