Dear Clio,
This is just a mail to say thank you for your help. We were very pleased with your service as well as our fantastic guide, Grace, in Xian.
We had a great time, saw a lot of things and enjoyed the friendliness of all people we met.
We will certainly recommend other friends to contact you for assistance.
Thanks again!
Louise
People over 50 make up the vast majority of travelers worldwide, and these numbers will grow much more rapidly as the so-called baby boomers go up with vigor and high expectations into their second half century. Senior travel has been our job for the past 10 years. Our accessible individual & group tours welcome families and friends . Our suggested tours facilitate the process for continued learning, natural history, and cultural intrigue. Our accessible groups provide around the clock escorts to help our clients. With the assistance of our private tour guide and driver, our clients will receive more personal care and in-depth immersion.
Beijing China Travel tips for seniors
All travelers should make a careful plan to ensure their health and safety while traveling. Senior people, however, must pay great attention to a few extra concerns as below:
Pre-trip preparation
Contact your local travel agent or your tour operator in China for advice. Many travel agencies in China are quite specialized in meeting the needs of traveling seniors.
Have some information about the medical facilities in the cities you will be visiting in Beijing China.
Research important message such as climate, language and culture. Purchase a guide book and read it before you travel.
Make arrangements for wheelchairs if necessary.
Make sure the travel insurance is applied if needed.
If you are worried about your health, please think of taking a package tour.
Pre-trip medical check-ups
Before you go abroad, contact your doctor for a thorough medical check-up. If you have coronary heart disease, hypertension or any other chronic symptoms, or if you have recently had surgery or suffered from a heart attack, please do make a good check-up.
Consult with your dentist for a check-up.
Regular medications
Take enough regular medication with you to cover the entire tour. Some drugs may not be available in China.
Ready for a written and signed note from your doctor showing the purpose of your medications, just in case.
If you need big amounts of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medication, then you are supposed to take a letter of explanation from your doctor.
If you need big amounts of over-the-counter medication, then you are supposed to take a letter of explanation from your chemist.
If you want to buy the medications in China, remember that the dosages may be quite different from the brands you are familiar with.
Your luggage
Be sure your carry-on bag covers everything you will need for the day trips.
Your carry-on luggage should contain a medical kit including regular medications, painkillers, antacids and band-aids.
It may be easier for you if you use a suitcase with wheels.
Prepare a check-luggage with wheels.
Taking care of yourself on the Beijing China tours
Have an easy day or two to recover from your jet lag. As you know the effects of jet lag may be worsen if you fly east.
Always drink bottled water. Please ask for the advice from the local guides if you are not sureof the water quality.
Avoid street food, seafood, undercooked meats, peeled fruits and vegetables, and unpasteurised dairy products.
Tell your local tour guides to follow your pace.
Don't have a very tight schedule for the tours. Have some rest breaks, especially in hot weather.
Diarrhea may reduce the effectiveness of your medications. See a local doctor if you have diarrhoea for more than one day.
Meals on the tours
Breakfast: you will have breakfast at your hotels. We suggest you use 4 or 5 star hotels. These star hotels often offer western breakfast. Lunch: you will have tourist lunch on your each day tour if you take a package tour.
Dinner: we suggest you skip the Chinese dinner and have your own dinner at hotels. Very often the star hotels offer western buffet or dinner.
Safety suggestions
Older people are the easy targets for Thieves and pickpockets.
Don't travel around alone too late at night.
Don't wear expensive jewellery overtly.
Hide valuables (cash, cheques and credit cards) on a belt worn under the clothes next to the skin.
Thinking of carrying a 'dummy' wallet containing a small amount of cash. If you are directly faced by a mugger, you can hand over the dummy wallet and keep from further harm.
Take with you at all times the contact details of your local travel agency, and also your embassy in China.
Beijing Educational Day Trip Duration: One day Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel in Beijing around 9:00am Finishing point and time: Your Hotel in Beijing around 6:00pm Payment Types: Cash, Credit Cards, Wire We speak: English Blackout Dates: Jan, Feb, July and August
Itinerary:
Pick up from your hotel by our private tour guide and car or van at 9:00am. First visit a famous Beijing college for old people. At the aged university, students mainly learn Chinese calligraphy and painting . You will be arranged to attend one class either about Chinese calligraphy or Chinese painting. Most of the students are well into their 70s and 80s. You will be taught by a professor in helping you draw Chinese painting or writing Chinese calligraphy. After attending the class and learning Chinese traditional culture, you will get a certificate - a hard copy document from the college.
After your short learning at Beijing aged university, drive to Mr. Kang' courtyard home for the lunch. During the lunch time, the host will teach you how to make Jiaozi ( Chinese Dumpling ). After the home-made lunch, continue to visit a local community school in Beijing. The local community school covers the wide subjects like dancing, knitting, learning English, music, painting, Peking Opera, Gym and Taijiquan. You will be arranged to mix with the locals and take part in the activities you prefer. This day tour provides you much insider knowledge of the old people and local community life in Beijing.
Tour Quotations
Cost: in US$ per person
Travelling Party
Tour Cost Per Person
1 person
$140
2 persons
$90
3 persons
$80
4 persons
$75
5 persons
$65
6-9 persons
$60
10 persons and above
$50
inclusion:
1. One Class Learning
2. Visit a local community
3. Entrance fees if needed
4. Pick-up service from hotel
5. Private air-conditioned car or van
6. Private English speaking tour guide
7. Chinee Lunch
8. Certificate
exclusion:
1. Personal Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip
2. Tips to the tour guide and driver
To learn more about our terms and conditions for quotation, reservation, payment and cancellation, please click here. Remark: The tour above is exclusively made for you, with your family or friends ands without any other travellers taking part in the tour. If you have any special request, please contact us. You are also welcome to send us your tailor-made tour plan by filling the online travel form.
