Eight Reasons To Travel With Lotus Travel

Lotus Travel's mission is to introduce adoptive families and their children to the authentic and fabulous Chinese culture. With our expertise, we can assist children on our China Homeland Heritage Tours to appreciate their rich cultural heritages.

Q1: Why work with Lotus?
A1: Specialized in adoption travel for over 11 years, our adoption travel specialists and tour experts are alert of the needs and emotional stress that adoptive families encounter. They are all prepared to provide great assistance to families when it comes to China Homeland Heritage Tour planning and adoption travel; families will be assigned to a specific agent for trip planning to enhance a high level of personal service.

Q2: What services can Lotus provide?
A2: One call does all! Besides serving as an experienced adoption travel and homeland visit tour agency to China and Southeast Asia, Lotus Travel is also an international ticket consolidator. Besides arranging your intra-China travel, we can also reserve and issue your international air tickets at ease under our competitive contract rates. At the same time, Lotus also offers visa service, China cell phone rental and travel insurance plans to travelers.

Q3: Are Lotus' tours customizable?
A3: Definitely. Our tour experts will design a unique private tour just for your family according to your preferences and needs. Interesting sightseeing programs, fun hands on cultural activities and meaningful orphanage visitations are incorporated on your itineraries!

Q4: How does Lotus design its China Homeland heritage tours?
A4: Our tour experts constantly visit China to explore possible new attractions and better hotel options for adoptive families. In addition, we offer new fun and meaningful cultural activities periodically.

Q5: What travel preparation assistance can Lotus provide?
A5: Lotus offers Clinical Child Psychologist Dr. Rebecca Nelson's research articles regarding birth country visit preparations to adoptive families to better prepare for their trips as a family; and at the same time, our staff can provide practical Chinese cultural insights and travel tips as they are mostly from China and Hong Kong.

Q6: How experienced are the tour guides?
A6: Our tour guides are certified China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) experts, pursued a four year university degree, speak fluent English and have at least four years of tour experience. They are very familiar with China travel and adoption processes, therefore can serve as a reliable and responsible source.

Q7: Why travel with Lotus?
A7: Two percent of the standard tour cost would be donated to our Orphans Improvement Program to help improve the quality of life of Chinese orphans. Lotus is working diligently on charitable projects that will benefit orphans in China. Our China office staff volunteered at the Liuzhou Social Welfare Institute (SWI) in summer 2005 and Lotus also constructed a brand new library in coordination with the SWI in early 2006. By signing up for our tours, you help improve the lives of Chinese orphans! At the same time, Lotus also makes constant donations in support of FCC chapters' charity projects and fundraising, auctions and cultural events.

Q8:How does Lotus give back to the community?
A8: Our grant and charitable fund programs support adoption agencies, FCC chapters and non-profit organizations with limited budgets to organize meaningful cultural events and finance charity projects; eligible entities can apply grants through Lotus.