Experts Grant Mitchell & Warner Orozco-Obando
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2010 Eastern China Lotus Exploration
& Water Garden Tour
With Grant Mitchell and Warner Orozco-Obando
July 15-30 and Aug 3-17th 2010
Please contact if interested!
Day 1 : Arrive Guanzhou Bai Yun Airport transport to hotel
Day 2 : Day excursion to Lotus Mountain gardens. This garden is about 100 acres and includes many different parts. It overlooks the Pearl River [...]
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