Our Travel Itinerary

* Note on time change…Eastern China time 13 hours ahead of EST in the United States until April 3. In the USA, we begin daylight savings time on April 3, China does not have daylight savings time. That being said, Eastern China time will be only 12 hours ahead of EST from April 3 on…


Friday, April 1
Depart home for airport at 5:30 A.M. EST
Depart: GSP (Greenville / Spartanburg) 7:12 A.M. EST on United Airlines Flight # 5493
Arrive: ORD (Chicago – O’Hare) 8:25 A.M. (9:25 A.M.EST)

Depart: ORD (Chicago – O’Hare) 11:55 A.M. (12:55 P.M. EST) on United Airlines Flight # 0851

Saturday, April 2
Arrive: PEK (Beijing) 3:35 P.M. ON 4/2 (2:35 A.M. 4/2 EST)
Check into Wang Fu Jing Grand Hotel

Sunday, April 3
Visit The Great Wall of China and The Forbidden City OR The Summer Palace

Monday, April 4
Head to Beijing airport.

Depart: PEK (Beijing) 11:10 a.m. on China Southern Airlines Flight # CZ3124
Arrive: CSX (Changsha) 1:30 p.m.

GOTCHA DAY!! We will get Piper as soon as we arrive in Changsha this day at the Civil Affairs Office. Once they give her to us, she will be with us 24 / 7 from this point forward!

Check into Hua Tian Hotel

Tuesday, April 5
Registration and Notarization in Changsha, Hunan Province

Wednesday, April 6
Sightseeing in Changsha

Thursday, April 7
Sightseeing in Changsha

Friday, April 8
PIPER'S 1st BIRTHDAY!! We will be celebrating today with our new daughter that we have had for 4 days. Maybe we can find some birthday cake somewhere, we will see!

Saturday, April 9
Sightseeing in Changsha

Sunday, April 10
Sightseeing in Changsha

Monday, April 11
Get Piper’s passport, then head to Changsha airport.

Depart: CSX (Changsha) 10:50 a.m. on China Southern Airlines Flight # CZ3373
Arrive: CAN (Guangzhou) 11:50 a.m.

Check into White Swan Hotel

Have Piper’s medical check up. Take her visa photo.

Tuesday, April 12
Visa appointment at the U.S. Consulate at 9:30 a.m. Sightseeing remainder of day.

Wednesday, April 13
Pick up Piper’s travel visa so she can come home! Sightseeing remainder of day.

Thursday, April 14
Depart Guangzhou Hotel (White Swan Hotel) for airport at 5:45 A.M. (5:45 P.M. EST 4/13)

Depart: CAN (Guangzhou) 8:25 A.M. (8:25 P.M. EST 4/13) on China Southern Airlines Flight # CZ301
Arrive: HKG (Hong Kong) 9:15 A.M. (9:15 P.M. EST 4/13)

Depart: HKG (Hong Kong) 12:45 P.M. (12:45 A.M. EST) on United Airlines Flight # 0896
Arrive: ORD (Chicago – O’Hare) 2:15 P.M. (3:15 P.M. EST)

Depart: ORD (Chicago – O’Hare) 7:10 P.M. (8:10 P.M. EST) on United Airlines Flight # 5492
Arrive: GSP (Greenville / Spartanburg) 10:01 P.M. EST

Arrive home with Piper 10:45 P.M. EST – 29 hour travel day, we made it!!