China for Fonterra Shareholders! A unique opportunity to see and learn about Fonterra’s investment in China. Visit one of the Fonterra dairy farms and meet with key Fonterra staff in Beijing and Shanghai. Also participate in our longest running tour (since 1996), which has never ceased to amaze travellers on this exciting adventure. 

Explore China to see some major agricultural developments across this vast country and marvel at the extraordinary feats of engineering and ingenuity that have defined this ancient culture. Visit many of the cultural highlights including the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xian, The Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and enjoy a luxury Yangtze River Cruise. Stops on the side of the road to talk with local farmers are a unique feature of this tour. Be entertained with the spectacular Tang Dynasty show and an incredible Acrobatic display.

Tour Highlights – Main Tour:

• Walk the Great Wall of China, stroll through Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
• Stay in Hohhot, ‘China’s milk capital’ and visit one of the biggest milk processing companies in China
• Visit the Mongolian herdsmen of the Xilamuren Grasslands
• Experience the traditional Chinese farming lifestyle, visit to rice fields to talk to growers
• Visit a silk mill and enjoy a cruise through the canals of Suzhou ‘the silk capital of the world’
• Stay in Shanghai and visit Shanghai Old Town and the Bund
• Enjoy a Tang Dynasty Show and Acrobat Show

Optional Extension – Yangtze Cruise / Guilin 

Extend your tour on a Luxury 5-star cruise on the Yangtze River through the extraordinary Three Gorges Dam Project – one of the world’s greatest engineering feats. Visit the famous Dazu Rock Carvings east of Chongqing city, technical visits in Guilin, cruise the beautiful Li River and see China’s Giant Pandas at Chongqing Zoo.