# Hosted factory trips in India and China > Three hosted days of pre-screened factories with a translator, a driver and a daily plan. Visa letters included. USD 1,290, then USD 350 per extra day. Source: https://sourcesquid.co/services/factory-trips/ Sourcing · Hosted factory trips # Three days, the right factories, no wasted miles. We plan and host your factory visits in India and China: pre-screened factories matched to your brief, a translator, a driver and a daily plan. USD 1,290 for three days, then USD 350 per extra day, with travel and hotels at cost. [Plan my trip](https://sourcesquid.co/start/?service=factory-trips) [Pair it with a fair](https://sourcesquid.co/expos/) USD 1,290 for 3 hosted days Pre-screened factories only Visa letters included Trip plan · Delhi NCR and MoradabadExample 1. Mon **Trade fair** Walk the fair with our team 2. Tue **3 factories** Cluster one, one drive 3. Wed **2 factories** Cluster two 4. Thu **2 factories** Then a debrief over dinner Translator**Hindi · English** Driver**All four days** Visa**Invitation sent** Follow-up shortlist**Sent within a week of your return** Before you book ## Our time and what we know are always free. Free, before you fly and while you are here ### Ask us anything. The country, the culture, the languages, the food, where to stay, how business is done and how to negotiate. Ask as often as you like, whether or not you book a trip. * Country and culture briefings * Language and etiquette tips * Where to stay, eat and travel * Any question about sourcing here What you pay for ### The hosted days. Trip planning, pre-screened factories, walking every floor beside you, and a team that handles everything as if it were your own. **USD 1,290** for 3 hosted days · **USD 350** per extra day Recent factory visits ## Real trips. Real factory floors. Recent hosted visits: wax rooms, tooling stores, test labs and sample tables, with our team beside you at every stop. * 01Walking the wax room with the plant team * 02Checking a machined part on the shop floor * 03Reviewing the tooling store * 04Checking a wax tree before shelling * 05Ceramic shell built up on a wax tree * 06Moulds out of the preheat oven, ready to pour * 07Shell moulds drying on racks * 08Shelled moulds racked for dewaxing * 09First look at a finished casting * 10Valve bodies laid out for inspection * 11Walking through the in-house test lab * 12Fork castings checked for surface finish * 13Reviewing a polished cast auger * 14Checking a cast gear bracket * 15Vane-ring casting on the sample table * 16Turbine-wheel casting on the sample table * 17Finned housing casting, up close * 18Block-printed notebooks in the sample room * 19Spider casting on the review table * 20Handling a block-printed fabric tray * 21Machined ring with cast vanes * 22Block-printed coasters laid out for review * 23Checking husk quality at a biomass yard Real photos from recent factory visits by our team. Faces, company names, part markings and signage are blurred. What you get ## A trip that runs itself, so you can focus. * **Visa invitation letters** E-Business visa invitations for India and invitation letters for China, one per traveller. * **Pre-screened factories** Matched to your brief and checked by phone or visit before you fly. * **A translator** Hindi, Tamil, Mandarin and more, so nothing is lost at the table. * **A driver** Door to door, every day, on a route planned to save hours. * **A daily plan** Who you meet, what to ask and what to look at on the floor. * **A follow-up shortlist** Our notes on every factory, ranked, with the next steps agreed. Pair it with a trade fair ## Fair on Monday. Factories Tuesday to Thursday. Meet many suppliers at the fair, then see the best of them at work. We build the factory days around the fair you choose. [See the full fair calendar ](https://sourcesquid.co/expos/) * [11–21 Oct 2026**Global Sources HK** _Hong Kong_](https://sourcesquid.co/expos/global-sources-hong-kong-october-2026/) * [ 13–16 Oct 2026**HK Electronics Fair autumn** _Hong Kong_](https://sourcesquid.co/expos/hk-electronics-fair-autumn-2026/) * [ 13–17 Oct 2026**IHGF Delhi Fair autumn** _Greater Noida (Delhi NCR)_](https://sourcesquid.co/expos/ihgf-delhi-fair-autumn-2026/) How it works ## From brief to boarding pass. 1. 01 ### Brief Tell us the products, volumes, dates and who is travelling. You receiveTrip outline and factory longlist 2. 02 ### Screen We check each factory against your brief and keep only the strongest. You receivePre-screened factory list 3. 03 ### Invite We issue or arrange the visa invitation letters for each traveller. You receiveVisa invitation letters 4. 04 ### Plan Route, timings, meeting agendas and questions for each factory. You receiveDaily plan 5. 05 ### Host Our team travels with you, with a translator and a driver. You receiveThree hosted days 6. 06 ### Follow up We rank what you saw and agree the next step with each factory. You receiveFollow-up shortlist Starting price **USD 1,290** for 3 hosted days, then USD 350 per extra day Included * Trip planning and factory matching * Pre-screening of every factory * Visa invitation letters * Translator and driver * Daily plan and meeting agendas * Follow-up shortlist Billed at cost * Flights and hotels * Local travel and meals Extra hosted days are USD 350 each. We send a fixed quote with the trip outline. [Plan my trip](https://sourcesquid.co/start/?service=factory-trips) Who it is for ## Built for teams like yours. * 01 **Buyers before a first order** See the factory, meet the owner and check the floor before you commit. * 02 **Teams adding a second source** Qualify India or China suppliers for a China + 1 plan in one trip. * 03 **Company delegations** Several colleagues, one plan, one host, one set of notes. * 04 **Trade fair visitors** Turn booth conversations into factory visits the same week. Factory trip questions ## Straight answers. Anything else, ask us directly. A principal replies, not a bot. [anirudh@sourcesquid.co](mailto:anirudh@sourcesquid.co) ### Do you help with business visas? Yes. For India we issue the invitation letter for the e-Business visa for each traveller. For China we arrange the invitation letter your visa application needs. ### How many factories can we see in three days? Usually two or three a day when the factories sit in one cluster, fewer when the drives are long. We plan the route so your time goes to factories, not traffic. ### Can we combine the trip with a trade fair? Yes, and it works well: fair on Monday, factories Tuesday to Thursday. Pick a fair from our calendar and we build the factory days around it. ### What does the fee cover? USD 1,290 covers three hosted days: trip planning, factory matching and pre-screening, visa invitation letters, a translator, a driver, a daily plan and a follow-up shortlist. Each extra day is USD 350. Flights, hotels and local travel are billed at cost. Plan your visit ## Tell us when you land. We plan the rest. Send your products, dates and the cities you have in mind. We reply with a trip outline and a fixed quote. [Plan my trip](https://sourcesquid.co/start/?service=factory-trips)[Talk to a principal](https://sourcesquid.co/contact/)