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Lotus Tours Netherlands
Lotus Tours Netherlands was established in the summer of 2006 and has organized many heritage tours for families with children from China since then.
Being adoptive parents ourselves, both with children from China, we perfectly understand the importance of a return trip to your child’s birth country and the positive impact on your family.
Lotus Tours co-operates with Lotus Travel Inc, a tour operator that is based in Seattle, US and has offices in China. Lotus Travel is widely acknowledged in the adoption community for its expertise of organizing adoption trips and heritage tours, which include arrangements to visit your child’s orphanage. Accompanied by an experienced and carefully selected English-speaking guide, your visit to the orphanage will become precious memories.
On our website you can find all the travel information about flights, hotels, transportation, excursions, guide services and much more. If you want to get a price quote or an example itinerary, please download the form from our website or contact us through phone or E-mail.
Based in Netherlands, we are here to serve families from all over Europe.
Marjolein Penning, and
Lilane Clavaux
Tour A
Duration: 14 days/13 nights
Price: from $1,699
This tour starts and concludes in two different cities with claims to the title “largest”. Beijing has the largest geographical area and Shanghai has the largest population. In Beijing, you can get a glimpse of the royal family life in the Forbidden City and climb one of the world’s wonders—the Great Wall! Then continue your trip to another breath-taking wonder—the Terra Cotta Soldiers and Horses Museum, in China’s ancient capital Xi’an. After such splendid exploration along the history lane, relax by getting close to nature when visit the panda research base in Chengdu, where you can see and even hug the adorable pandas. Your last destination Shanghai, know as “pearl of the east”, is a very modern city and famous around the world for its financial and business status. Don’t miss the charm!
Tour B
Duration: 16 days/15 nights
Price: from $1,749
After visiting lovely pandas in Chengdu, you will fly to the beautiful and mysterious Yunnan Province in southern China, including destinations of Lijiang, Dali and Kunming. Having 25 minority nationalities, the highest number in China, Yunnan is a culturally diverse province. You can find the oldest Chinese characters, unique traditions and customs, and beautiful clothes and ornaments of different nationalities. Moreover, you have the great opportunity to witness all kinds of flowers blooming in the snow-capped mountain in Lijiang, crops of various colors growing on the scarlet earth in Kunming, and explore the ear-like lake Erhai in Dali. Yunnan is such a wonderful place. Your experience there will definitely linger in memory for a long long time!
Tour C
Duration: 14 days/13 nights
Price: from $1,649
Travel to Guilin after visiting pandas’ hometown Chengdu. You will surely be amazed by the picturesque city of Guilin, Guangxi Province. The Li River Cruise will lead you to see the most gorgeous landscape in China, with sparkling clear waters and magnificent green hills and to explore the fascinating Yangshuo, where you can see combined features of east and west, classic and modern. Also take a trip to Longsheng for the wonderful terrace there, which are result of hundreds of year’s hard work. Besides the attractive visual cuisine, you have a great opportunity to stay in the home-like cozy Guilin Ming Garden Apartment Suite. It is located among local residence, and you can get a sense of local people’s daily life.
Tour D
Duration: 14 days/13 nights
Price: from $1,849
Enjoy shopping and modern exploration in Hong Kong, relax in scenic spots in Guilin and Yangshuo, and then start your meaningful trip to orphanage visit, which can be customized according to your preferences. After such wonderful experience, travel to Shanghai and Suzhou for even more! Shanghai, known as Pearl of the East, is a modern metropolis and the financial center of China, while Suzhou is very famous for its fine gardens and embroidery. Join us and enjoy the beauty!
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