Animals Asia presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience Asia, visit endangered moon bears and pandas, and help the animals that we save through much needed fundraising.
In parts of Asia moon bears are incarcerated in small cages and painfully milked for their bile for as long as 30 years. The bile is used in traditional Asian medicine despite the availability of herbal and synthetic alternatives. Led by Founder and CEO Jill Robinson, Animals Asia works to end the cruel practice of bear farming. Rescued bears come to live in our two placid sanctuaries, located in China and Vietnam.
Animals Asia’s Huma Challenge, organized by leading global travel experts World Expeditions, begins in one of Asia’s most majestic cities, Beijing. Participants will explore the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and remote parts of the Great Wall before flying to Chengdu to visit rescued moon bears at our spacious China Bear Rescue Center and peaceful pandas at the Giant Panda Breeding Research Center. Travellers then embark by train to Lhasa where they will have the opportunity to take in sites such as the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple, and the Norbulingka.
As part of the Huma Challenge, participants pledge to fundraise a target of $1,000 in donations to Animals Asia Foundation. The much needed funds go towards enriching of the livers of bears at our China rescue center . As part of the trip, Jill Robinson will show travellers first hand how their funds will be used to heal the bears who have spent decades behind bars.
Trip dates:
August 31 – September 11, 2012
Trip highlights:
Visit to the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square in Beijing
Walk a remote section of the Great Wall
Visit China Bear Rescue Center & Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center
Explore Lhasa, including Potala Palace, former home of Dalai Lama
$1000 donation to Animals Asia Foundation
Itinerary at a glance:
Day 1 Arrive Beijing
Day 2 In Beijing
Day 3 Beijing Great Wall
Day 4 Flight to Chengdu – in Chengdu
Day 5 In Chengdu – China Bear Rescue Center
Day 6 Chengdu – Pandas / train from Chengdu to Lhasa
Day 7 On board train from Chengdu to Lhasa
Day 8 Arrive Lhasa
Day 9-10 In Lhasa
Day 12 Lhasa, end of tour
Challenge cost:
Registration fee: $300
Fundraising target: $1000
Tour cost from Beijing: $2390
Single supplement (in hotels only): $490
Deadline for registration and deposit: May 31, 2012
Full payment due: June 30, 2012
What’s included:
8 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners – all vegetarian
Airport transfers on Days 1, 4, and 12
Expert bilingual guide
Medical kit
Comfortable 4-star hotels on a twin share basis
Sightseeing and entry fees as listed in itinerary
Private air-conditioned vehicles
Domestic flight Beijing to Chengdu
Soft sleeper train from Chengdu to Lhasa
More information: http://www.animalsasia.org