Day 1: Arrival late afternoon in Yizhou Fossil & Geology Park (D)

• Transfer from the airport / train station / bus station to the park
• Leisure time for the rest of the day
• Dinner in the park
• Overnight in the park

Day 2 and 3: Visit of the Yizhou Fossil & Geology Park (B, L, D)

• Breakfast in the park

Daily activities:

• Paleontology related:
  • Excavation of fossils with our quarry specialists
  • Visit of the museum and its very rare collections...
  • Laboratory work in order to prepare the fossils for their presentation in the museum
  • Small conference organized on the environment
  • Learning how to shape dinosaurs with our French specialist, well known in the world of museums. If there are mainly individuals, each person can work on his own small plaster fossil and bring it back home.
  • A library of 1,000 books (adults and children) in several languages about paleontology or archaeology for visitors use
• Relaxation related:
  • Sportive activities: badminton, table tennis, small basketball court, small football field, boats on the lake, bowling alley, and a possible mini golf before the summer
  • Walks on foot or jogging in the hills and roads surrounding the museum, around the lake and rivers
  • Enjoy the stars at night (sky incredibly clear compared to Beijing)
  • 60-seat theater, fully available to visitors
  • Computers with internet available to visitors
• Outside of the park:
  • A very ancient temple to visit in less than 2km away from the museum
  • Visit of the local village
  • Horse riding / archery

Specific activities by age bracket:

• For very young children, there are books about dinosaurs to color.
• For children in kindergarten and primary school, they can paint the plaster casts they made earlier in the lab with our specialist; what is a lot of fun for them.
  For older kids, they will only make their own cast and not paint it, as painting does no more interest them!
• From primary school until secondary school, we organize a treasure hunt (or orienteering) per group, where they discover fossil casts, step by step until they find the last one. The winner is the team that found the Apeyornis' egg: the largest egg of the world: buried somewhere in our park.
• For high school students, we will also often take a walk along the river and up the hill, what would be too tiring for children
  We also explain much deeper the subject of geology and on the theme of environmental protection.
• Night quiz for any age bracket:
  We organize a nigh quiz in the big yurt, on various themes that revolve around history, sports, geology, paleontology and China in general. We adapt the difficulty of the questions according to the different ages.

Accommodation

The accommodation is in brand new Yurts, inside of the park. Each Yurt contains from 2 to 6 adults, or up to 8 kids. There are 8 Yurts, plus a very large one, which is used as the restaurant for the meals, playroom the rest of the time. The park provides mattresses and sleeping bag to every person.

Meal plan

The price includes all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner). You will be served your breakfast in the big library with a grandiose view on the park and the lake. Lunch and dinner are served in the large yurt.

Transportation options and price details

Option 1: Train from / to Beijing and taxi / bus to the park

Depart from Beijing, arrival in Jinzhou

Depart from Jinzhou, arrival in Beijing

Transfer via bus / taxi to the park : about 70 km, 40 min to 1 hour driving one way

• Bus option:
  Price per adult: RMB 1,699
  Price per kid: RMB 1,599

• Taxi option:
  Price per adult: RMB 1,799
  Price per kid: RMB 1,499

• Four seats car with private driver: 480 km (about 300 miles): +/- 4 hours driving one way
  • Price per adult (based on 2 adults and 1 or 2 kids): RMB 5,099
  • Price per kid (based on 2 adults and 1 or 2 kids): RMB 1,099

Option 3: Public bus from Beijing to Jinzhou and then bus to the park

• Sihui bus station to Jinzhou (departure 10:00 am, duration: 8 hours)
• Jinzhou station to Beijing (departure 6:30 am / 8am / 9am / 12am, duration:6 hours)
• Price per adult: RMB 1,599
• Price per kid: RMB 1,499

For group pricing, please see the "group pricing" tab for details

Information:  The park is open from mid-May until the beginning of November

The park is able to welcome up to 60 guests in its yurts

Private bus for 40 people:

• Price per adult: RMB 1,699
• Price per kid: RMB 1,599

Private bus for 20 people:

• Price per adult: RMB 1,999
• Price per kid: RMB 1,899

Private bus for 10 people:

• Price per adult: RMB 2,599
• Price per kid: RMB 2,499

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