MPC Photo Tours
China in Focus:
Its Landscapes, Architecture & People
Travel With Us on a Unique MPC Photo Tour October 9th to October 23rd Through Urban Bejing and Rural China
Travel with us on this unique MPC Photo Tour from October 9th to October 23rd, through urban Beijing and rural China, visiting local villages in the south of China nestled amongst the karst formations of Guangxi, and finish up in Beijing to see the wonders of imperial architecture at its best.
October has the reputation in China as being the ideal month for weather and travel. The summer heat and humidity have left, and the gray of winter a couple of months away.
When we visit Beijing, we'll see a city that in 1990 had a population of about 10 million, and today is estimated to be a city of 22 million citizens.
Layne Kennedy, a highly recognized photographer and Mpls Photo Center instructor, will accompany our tour group to China. Layne will travel with us on our daily excursions and help guide the group by offering tips on subjects and sites to photograph and answering any questions on travel photography you might have.
Time permitting, evening will be spent reviewing the day’s photographs where Layne will offer comments and help in any way to make this a once in a lifetime experience for everyone.
About Layne Kennedy: Layne Kennedy's photography covers a wide range of subject matter and locations. Specializing in magazine feature assignments, his work has appeared in over a hundred different magazines world-wide on subjects as diverse as Wolves in the Northern Hemisphere to boat builders in the Caribbean. His strong sense of abstract design, combined with journalistic story telling imagery, makes him a favorite among picture editors. Clients include: National Geographic Society, Life, Fortune, Business Week, Audubon, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Newsweek, Smithsonian, Nikon and Forbes. Layne's image collection is represented by CORBIS.
The cost of this workshop is $4,995 for a private room.
Special Offer One: If you are an MPC member OR if you find a roommate to share a room with, you qualify for a $500 discount, and a tour price of $4,495.
Special Offer Two: If you are an MPC member AND find a roommate to share a room with, you qualify for a $1,000 discount, and a tour price of $3,995.
The tour price includes:
- All hotels and meals during the tour, as noted in the itinerary
- All travel during the course of the tour while in China
- Entrance fees to parks, gardens, museums, and other venues
- Transfers to and from the airport
- Gratuities to local guides and drivers
The tour price does NOT include:
- Airfare to and from Beijing
- The costs of acquiring a China tourist visa
- Trip insurance
- Alcohol other than beer
- Excess baggage costs on flights
Hangzhou Post-Workshop Extension
Double Occupancy: $1,550
Private Room: Additional $300
We'll have the services of local bilingual guides in both Yangshuo and Beijing. We'll also be accompanied by a representative of Tours Abroad, www.ToursAbroadChina.com, headquartered in Minnesota, the company that arranged our tour.
For persons wishing to extend their stay in China, Tours Abroad offers standardized post-tour extension to Hangzhou, or will custom-design an extension to your specifications. For more information about either a standard tour or custom extension, please contact us at: MPC 2013 China Photo Tour.
Persons participating in a pre- or post-tour extension will still receive the same group discount on the flight to China.
Please note: We welcome those not interested in photography, but have an interest in seeing this most unique part of the world.
Air/Land Price: $5,995 (less $599.50* member discount, $5395.50)
Land Only Price: $4,795 (less $479.50* member discount, $4315.50)
Photo Tour Price Includes:
• Roundtrip air from the Twin Cities to Beijing ( Air/Land only)
• All hotels and meals during the tour, as noted in the itinerary
• All travel during the course of the tour while in China
• Entrance fees to parks, gardens, museums, and other venues
• Group transfers to and from the airport
• Gratuities to local guides and drivers
• The costs of acquiring a 30 day tourist visa to China
• Instruction by recognized photographer Layne Kennedy
The tour price does not include:
• Alcohol other than beer
• Trip insurance
• Excess baggage costs on flights
Download Itinerary Terms and Conditions China in Focus Booking Form
About Layne Kennedy: Layne Kennedy's photography covers a wide range of subject matter and locations. Specializing in magazine feature assignments, his work has appeared in over a hundred different magazines world-wide on subjects as diverse as Wolves in the Northern Hemisphere to boat builders in the Caribbean. His strong sense of abstract design, combined with journalistic story telling imagery, makes him a favorite among picture editors. Clients include: National Geographic Society, Life, Fortune, Business Week, Audubon, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Newsweek, Smithsonian, Nikon and Forbes. Layne's image collection is represented by CORBIS.
*Terms and conditions apply. Email: Members@MplsPhotoCenter for details.
