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Our five nights at Guilin Ming Garden were great as well! It is certainly our favorite place in China. The apartment is remodeled, extremely clean and has a great view; having internet access is a nice touch and there is plenty of room for our entire family. After a long day of fun, it was relaxing to come home to delicious home cooked meals prepared by our nanny Mrs Huang.She made us feel right at home with her traditional Cantonese home cooked dinners: her normal dinner consist of soup, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes; very much like the meals our Cantonese parents made for us when we were younger and the meals had brought back fond memories.

-Helen Lee

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Lotus Travel’s 15th Anniversary

2010

To celebrate serving the adoptive family community for the past 15 years, Lotus Travel is offering a special promotion between October 13 and February 1, 2010.
Each family who books a heritage tour with us during that time will be entered in to a drawing to win an iPad! Booking your heritage tour requires a $500 minimum deposit per traveler to reserve a spot for the tour of your choice. Contact a travel advisor at 1-800-956-8873 or email us at info@lotustours.net

Not sure which tour fits your family best? Here is a quick outline of some 2011 tours:

“Uncle Louie Cuisine Tour”
Departs June 7, 2011
Enjoy the hands on approach to learning to cook many traditional Chinese dishes during your travel experience. While you visit key cities of Beijing, Xian Chengdu & Guilin, learn the culinary delights of each. Click Uncle Louie Cuisine Tour to read the full schedule.

“Celebrate Heritage” Tour led by Louie
Departs June 22　 Duration:12 days/ 11 nights 　Price: from $ 1999 .00　
Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Guilin
You can celebrate the 4th of July in your child’s hometown province this year!! And, experience the consummate tour guide in all of China. Louie Yi once again leads a tour perfect for kids ages 7-12 and includes visits to the rural countryside and allows one to experience farming life in China. In addition to the key sites of Beijing, Xian, Guilin and Yangshou, this tour also provides time to “hug a panda” in Chengdu. While school visits are difficult to arrange in large cities, this tour provides an opportunity to visit a rural elementary school. We also include time to take a trip down memory lane in Guangzhou. Contact us and we will schedule your child’s orphanage visit with this ideal summer trip agenda.

China Heritage Dream Tour
This 13 day trip is geared for 8-12 year olds and will delight kids and parents alike with the highlights of Beijing, Xian, Chengdu and Guanghzou. In addition to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, visiting hutongs and Terra Cotta Warriors. Kids will enjoy the opportunity to experience a real farm in the countryside; try their hand at paper cutting art as well as visit a rural elementary school and of “hug” a panda. When your family joins this tour it will make your dreams come true for a wonderful heritage tour. Email louie@lotustours.net to be a part of this outstanding experience this summer in a short visit!

The “Pearl of the East” tour
The “Pearl of the East” tour schedule departs every Sunday and you will take in sights of both Beijing and Shanghai with a visit to the Panda Research center and the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Wonder of the World in between. Click Pearl of the East to review the full schedule.

You may also create a specialized tour, designed around your schedule and location preferences.
For any tour, group or specialized tour, you may email Joyce, a Lotus Travel itinerary planner to answer any questions. Email her at joyce@lotustours.net to get started!

Note: All tours allow for an optional customizable visit to your child’s orphanage and birth city to reconnect to your child’s first community of care.