Student Groups
Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute offers the one-hour Chinatown walking tour for K-12 student groups at a discounted rate year-round.
Our tour includes:
Historical Commercial Wentworth Avenue, Chinatown Gate, Nine Dragon Wall, Landmark On-Leong Merchants Association (Pui Tak Center today), Chinese Buddhist Temple, St. Therese Catholic Church
Chinese Zodiac Square, Chinese Marble Lions, Four Greatest Inventions of ancient Chinese, Chinatown Mural, Ping Tom Memorial Park (Optional, with 30 minutes extra time and $50 extra cost)
Please prepare to answer the following questions when reserving the tour by phone or email: name of the school, name of the contact person, phone number, email, date and starting time of the tour, size of the group, lunch budget if any. Please let us know if you have any special requests.
Cost:
For student groups (K-12): $100/group up to 30 people. We can supply multiple tour guides. Each tour guide will cost an extra $100. To include Ping Tom Park on the tour, there will be 30 minutes extra time and an additional charge of $50. Please supply a tax exempt letter. Your payment is due two days prior to the tour date. Payment accepted: check, Zelle, credit card (4% credit card processing fee applied) or PO. Gratuity encouraged and appreciated.
Lunch reservation:
We can help set up a group lunch in a Chinatown restaurant (at least 10 people). The lowest cost for lunch is $12/person including tax and gratuity. Please contact us for the detail.
Sample schedule: (you may choose your own time):
10:00a.m. Arrive in Chinatown, start Chinatown tour
11:00a.m. Group Lunch
12:00p.m. Explore Chinatown on your own
1:00p.m. Leave for school
Where:
The tour normally starts at Chinatown Square by the Zodiac Animal Statues (2130 S Archer Ave. Chicago IL 60616). Other starting locations available if necessary.
Other available cultural programs:
We can also supply other cultural programs for a fee, such as dumpling-making, kite/fan/umbrella coloring, Papercutting, and martial arts exercise.
For more information or make reservation, please contact us at: tours@chicagocci.com.
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