netc 2012 educational tours to asia, africa and australia catalog

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LEAP! in Asia, Australia & Africa

•Aboriginal Tales: Walk in the footsteps of Australia’s indigenous

people

• Boomerangs and Barbie!: Discover the lifestyle of the Australian

Outback

•Chinese School Visit: Visit with Chinese students at school

•Cook Chinese Cuisine: Cook an authentic Chinese dinner

• Japanese Calligraphy: Discover writing as art

• Japanese Cooking Class: Cook an authentic Japanese dinner

• Japanese School Visit: Meet local students at a Japanese school

•Middle Eastern Cooking School: Prepare a typical Egyptian meal

•Raqs Sharqi: Belly Dancing - A moving experience

• Tai Ji and Calligraphy: Martial arts, and traditional calligraphy

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LEAP! is a daily program of Tour

Director led, interactive learning

experiences and these activities:

LEAP! TM

Overnight - # of Nights in ( )Visit

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Mastering the arts of calligraphy

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Day 1-2: Fly overnight to China Arrive in Beijing

Day 3: GREAT WALL OF CHINA Walk along the Great Wall of China Visit the Ming Tombs LEAP! Cook Chinese Cuisine

Day 4: BEIJING Explore Beijing with a local guide: • Forbidden City • Tiananmen Square • Summer Palace Tour the hutongs by bike Add: Peking Opera Show

Day 5: BEIJING Visit the Confucious Temple and Lama Temple Enjoy lunch at a traditional Buddhist restaurant LEAP! Tai Ji and Calligraphy Peking Duck DinnerBoard an overnight train to Xi’an

Day 6: XI’AN See the life-size Terra Cotta Warriors Visit Xi’an Bell Tower

LEAP! Chinese School Visit Explore the Giant Wild Goose PagodaDay 7: XI’AN Discover Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter

Day 8: SHANGHAI Board a flight to Shanghai See Shanghai with a local guide: • Colonial Bund • French Concession • People’s Square

Day 9: SHANGHAI Visit the Shanghai Museum Enjoy an acrobatics show

Day 10: Return Home to the United States

Customize this tour by adding:• Peking Opera Show

Chinese HighlightsPrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-Australia-Asia-Africa/CHI/Chinese-Highlights/Pricing

10 Days

• Full time, bilingual Tour Director, LEAP!-

trained in experiential education

• Conveniently located 3 and 4 star hotels

for 8 nights

• Filling breakfast to start the day energized

and ready to go

• Hearty, authentic dinner daily

• Tour Director or local guide-led exploration

of historic sites and city highlights described

in itinerary

• Travel Insurance and Assistance

• Round trip airfare and transportation as

described in itinerary

• Tai Ji and Calligraphy: Discover

the history of the Chinese martial

art, Tai Ji. Learn the moves from an

experienced instructor, then practice

what you’ve been taught. A lesson

in traditional Chinese calligraphy,

Hanzi, teaches you the history behind

this widely respected art form. Afterward try your best to recre-

ate the strokes using an ink brush. Do you have what it takes to

master the art?

• Cook Chinese Cuisine: Cook an authentic Chinese dinner:

• Chinese School Visit: Visit with Chinese students at school

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What’s Included:

LEAP! is a daily program of Tour

Director led, interactive learning

experiences plus these activities:

LEAP! TM

Overnight - # of Nights in ( )Visit

Watch an Overview of NETC here: www.EducationalTravel.com/Teachers/The-NETC-Teacher-Experience

Call Us: 800.771.2323

• Full time, bilingual Tour Director, LEAP!-

trained in experiential education

• Conveniently located 3 and 4 star hotels

for 10 nights

• Filling breakfast to start the day energized

and ready to go

• Hearty, authentic dinner daily

• Tour Director or local guide-led exploration

of historic sites and city highlights described

in itinerary

• Travel Insurance and Assistance

• Round trip airfare and transportation as

described in itinerary

Day 1-2: Fly overnight to China Arrive in Beijing

Day 3: GREAT WALL OF CHINA Walk along the Great Wall of China Visit the Ming Tombs

Day 4: BEIJING Explore Beijing with a local guide: • Forbidden City • Tiananmen Square • Summer Palace Add: Peking Opera Show

Day 5: BEIJING Visit the Confucious Temple and Lama Temple Enjoy lunch at a traditional Buddhist restaurant LEAP! Tai Ji and CalligraphyBoard an overnight train to Xi’an

Day 6: XI’AN See the life-size Terra Cotta

Warriors Visit the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda See the Xi’an Bell Tower

Day 7: XI’AN Discover Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter Board a flight to Guilin Head to Yagshuo for a sightsee-ing tour

Day 8: YANGSHUO Take a bike tour of Yangshuo LEAP! Chinese School Visit

Day 9: YANGSHUO LEAP! Cook Chinese Cuisine Stroll the markets of Yangshuo Enjoy the Yangshuo Sound and Light Show

Day 10: SHANGHAI Take a bus ride through Guilin Board a flight to Shanghai See Shanghai with a local guide: • Colonial Bund

• French Concession • People’s Square

Day 11: SHANGHAI Visit the Shanghai Museum Enjoy an acrobatics show

Day 12: Return Home to the United States

Customize this tour by adding:• Peking Opera Show

ChinaPrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-Australia-Asia-Africa/CHA/China/Pricing

Cooking traditional dishes with a Chinese chef

• Cook Chinese Cuisine: Create

an authentic Chinese dish as pro-

fessional chefs guide you through

a traditional recipe. Savor your

delicious creation

• Tai Ji and Calligraphy: Martial

arts, and traditional calligraphy

• Chinese School Visit: Visit with Chinese students at

school

12 Days

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What’s Included:

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LEAP! is a daily program of Tour

Director led, interactive learning

experiences and these activities:

LEAP! TM

Overnight - # of Nights in ( )Visit

Watch an Overview of NETC here: www.EducationalTravel.com/Teachers/The-NETC-Teacher-Experience

Call Us: 800.771.2323

Preparing tasty cuisine in Japan

Japan

Day 1-2: Fly overnight to Japan Arrive in Osaka

Day 3: OSAKA See Osaka with a local guide: • Osaka Castle

Day 4: KYOTO Travel to Kyoto Explore Kyoto with a local guide • Golden Pavilion of Kinkakuji • Nijo Castle • Heian Shrines

Day 5: NARA Explore Nara: • Nara Park • Kasuga Shring Return to Kyoto LEAP! Japanese Calligraphy

Day 6: HAKONE-MT. FUJI Board the Shinkansen to Hakone Discover the Hakone Volcano Visit Mt. Fuji

Day 7: TOKYO Travel to Tokyo and begin exploring

Day 8: TOKYO Discover Tokyo with a local guide: • Meiji Shrine • Imperial Palace Plaza • National Museum LEAP! Japanese School Visit LEAP! Japanese Cooking Class Visit the Asakusa Kannon Temple

Day 9: NIKKO Add: Nikko: • Toshogu • Temple of Rinnoji • Kegon Waterfall

Day 10: Return Home to the United States

Customize this tour by adding: • Nikko

Price this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-Australia-Asia-Africa/JPN/Japan/Pricing

• Full time, bilingual Tour Director, LEAP!-

trained in experiential education

• Conveniently located 3 and 4 star hotels

for 8 nights

• Filling breakfast to start the day energized

and ready to go

• Hearty, authentic dinner daily

• Tour Director or local guide-led exploration

of historic sites and city highlights described

in itinerary

• Travel Insurance and Assistance

• Round trip airfare and transportation as

described in itinerary

• Japanese Cooking Class: Indulge

your eyes as well as your palate as

you learn the creative arts involved

in a Japanese culinary experience.

Under the instruction of a profes-

sional chef, prepare, eat and enjoy a

traditional Japanese meal.

• Japanese School Visit: Meet local students at a Japanese

school

• Japanese Calligraphy: Discover writing as art

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What’s Included:

LEAP! is a daily program of Tour

Director led, interactive learning

experiences plus these activities:

LEAP! TM

Overnight - # of Nights in ( )Visit

Watch an Overview of NETC here: www.EducationalTravel.com/Teachers/The-NETC-Teacher-Experience

Call Us: 800.771.2323

9 Days

• Full time, bilingual Tour Director, LEAP!-

trained in experiential education

• Conveniently located 3 and 4 star hotels

for 7 nights

• Filling breakfast to start the day energized

and ready to go

• Hearty, authentic dinner daily

• Tour Director or local guide-led exploration

of historic sites and city highlights described

in itinerary

• Travel Insurance and Assistance

• Round trip airfare and transportation as

described in itinerary

Day 1-2: Fly overnight to Africa Arrive in Cairo

Day 3: GIZA PYRAMIDS Visit the Egyptian Museum View the Pyramids at Giza Plateau See inside the Sphinx Take a camel ride LEAP! Raqs Sharqi

Day 4: SAKKAR-DAHSHUR Visit Sakkara Continue to Dahshur LEAP! Middle Eastern Cooking School

Day 5: ASWAN-CRUISE Fly to Aswan Discover High Dam Continue to the Philae Temple Cruise down the Nile Visit a Nubian Village

Day 6: CRUISE Continue cruise along the Nile Visit Kom Ombo See Horus Temple Arrive in Luxor

Day 7: LUXOR Visit the Valley of the Kings Continue to the Valley Temple of Hatshepsut See the statues of Colossus of Memnon Visit the temple of Luxor

Day 8: CAIRO See the Karnak temple-complex Fly to Cairo Explore the market of Khan el Khalili

Day 9: Return Home to the United States

Ancient EgyptPrice this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-Australia-Asia-Africa/ANE/Ancient-Egypt/Pricing

Appreciating authentic Egyptian food and its influences

• Middle Eastern Cooking

School: Prepare a typical Egyptian

meal and discover many of the

regional influences on Egyptian

foods.

• Raqs Sharqi: Belly Dancing - A

moving experience

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What’s Included:

Trip Services are Guaranteed: www.EducationalTravel.com/Guarantee

LEAP! is a daily program of Tour

Director led, interactive learning

experiences and these activities:

LEAP! TM

Overnight - # of Nights in ( )Visit

Watch an Overview of NETC here: www.EducationalTravel.com/Teachers/The-NETC-Teacher-Experience

Call Us: 800.771.2323

Practicing traditional hunting techniques in Boomerangs and Barbie

Pacific Destinations

Day 1-3: Fly to Australia Arrive in Cairns

Day 4: GREAT BARRIER REEF Marine biologist-led tour through the reef Enjoy lunch in place of dinner today Snorkel or ride in a coral viewer

Day 5: ALICE SPRINGS Fly to Alice Springs Visit Desert Park

Day 6: AYERS ROCK Travel to Ayers Rock Visit Uluru (Ayers Rock) Explore Kata Tjuta National Park LEAP! Aboriginal Tales Explore the Olgas (rock forma-tions)

Day 7: AYERS ROCK-SYDNEY Board a flight to Sydney Explore the city with your Tour Director

Day 8: SYDNEY Discover Sydney with a local guide: • Tour Sydney Opera House • Historical Rocks • Queen Victoria Building • St. Mary’s Cathedral • Botanical Gardens • King’s Cross • Bondi Beach Cruise on Sydney Harbour

Day 9: SYDNEY Add: LEAP! Boomerangs and Barbie! Authentic lunch on the “barbie” is included in place of dinner today

Day 10: Return Home to the United States, or

Add: Day 10-12: MELBOURNE EXTENSION Tour the city with a local guide: • Royal Botanic Gardens • Melbourne Cricket Ground

• Federations Square • South Bank • Queen Victoria Market • Old Melbourne Gaol Ride along the Great Ocean Road: • See limestone cliffs • Twelve Apostles • Otways Rainforest • Bells Beach

Customize this tour • LEAP! Boomerangs and Barbie! • Melbourne Extension

Price this tour: www.EducationalTravel.com/Educational-Tours-to-Australia-Asia-Africa/PDS/Pacific-Destinations/Pricing

10 Days

• Full time, bilingual Tour Director, LEAP!-

trained in experiential education

• Conveniently located 3 and 4 star hotels

for 7 nights

• Filling breakfast to start the day energized

and ready to go

• Hearty, authentic dinner daily

• Tour Director or local guide-led exploration

of historic sites and city highlights described

in itinerary

• Travel Insurance and Assistance

• Round trip airfare and transportation as

described in itinerary

• Boomerangs and Barbie!: Cuddle

koalas and hand-feed kangaroos!

Visit a working farm and see sheep

shearing, wool classing, working

sheep dogs, and boomerang throw-

ing. Wrap up your adventure with

another Australian tradition–a

delicious lunch on the “barbie” (barbecue).

• Aboriginal Tales: Walk in the footsteps of Australia’s

indigenous people