What will our adoption trip look like?

I've been getting a lot of questions lately about how long our trip will be, what will we be doing. So I found this on our agency's website and thought this was a great synopsis:

Q: What does a typical adoption trip look like?
 

A: Every trip is a little different because each province has its own requirements, but we can tell you about a “typical” trip. Groups meet in a port city (usually Hong Kong) where you will stay for 1-2 nights. The purpose of this is to help you adjust to the time difference, rest and tour before meeting your child. Then you will fly from the port city to the capital city of your child’s home province. You will be there for 5-7 nights. Generally, you will receive your child within 24 hours of arrival in the capital city. During your stay in the capital city you will register the adoption with the Chinese Government, apply for your child’s passport, tour, rest and get to know your child while you wait for the government to complete all the necessary paperwork. Usually you can expect to be in the capital city for at least 5 working days. Once the paperwork is complete you will fly from the capital city to Guangzhou where the U.S. Consulate is located. The purpose for going to Guangzhou is your appointment with the U.S. Consulate where you will apply for your child’s U.S. entry visa. You can expect to be in Guangzhou at least one day prior to your Consulate appointment and at least 24 hours after your Consulate appointment. Typically, groups fly from Guangzhou to Hong Kong and then back home. When you throw in a weekend, travel days and put all these elements together you have a 14-16 day trip, under normal circumstances.

Robert and I plan on leaving about 3 to 4 days early to do a bit of traveling ahead of time and get acclimated to the time zone. So, our total trip will be about 3 weeks.