Theme-led journeys, everyday local experiences and calm human help—from a young China-based team shaped by life abroad and travel across dozens of countries.

Plan My China Trip
01Local life, not a checklist
02Journeys built around curiosity
03Experiences locals enjoy too
04Help before and after you land

Choose a way in

Travel through what makes you curious.

Follow history, belief, food, craft or an everyday routine. Our routes use a subject—not a checklist—to help you understand one part of China more deeply.

A different way into China

Signature China Journeys

Follow one subject across several days, with enough time for place, people and context to connect.

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A family exploring Xi’an’s ancient city wall at golden hour

Signature China Journeys

Xi’an Through Dynasties, Food & Craft

Make Xi’an’s long history tangible through food, clothing, clay, games and the physical scale of the city around you.

Xi’an · Mount Hua5 days
Est. from $880
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Young martial arts students practicing in a Shaolin courtyard in Henan

Signature China Journeys

Henan: Shaolin, Swords & Ancient Capitals

Understand Shaolin beyond performance through movement, philosophy, craft and the wider history of China’s Central Plains.

Zhengzhou · Dengfeng · Luoyang7 days
Est. from $1,480
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Mount Everest beyond a high-altitude Tibetan valley

Signature China Journeys

From Lhasa to Everest Base Camp

Approach Tibetan Buddhist culture and highland life at a restrained pace before meeting the vast northern face of Everest.

Lhasa · Shigatse · Everest8 days
Est. from $1,860
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A summer road crossing the open grasslands and mountains of Xinjiang

Signature China Journeys

Xinjiang: Desert, Oases & Mountain Lakes

Read the Silk Road through oasis systems, food, desert geography and the many forms of local life between mountain and basin.

Ürümqi · Turpan · Tianshan8 days
Est. from $1,680
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A different way into China

Day Tours

Use a focused day well—with practical routing and the context that makes a classic sight worth your time.

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The Great Wall tracing green mountain ridges near Mutianyu

Day Tours

Mutianyu Great Wall at Your Pace

Leave early, choose the climb that fits and spend real time on a quieter Great Wall ridge.

Beijing · Huairou9 hours
Est. from $168
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Vermilion gates and tiled roofs in Beijing’s Forbidden City

Day Tours

Forbidden City & Tiananmen in Context

Make sense of monumental Beijing through human stories, spatial detail and an expert-led palace route.

Beijing6 hours
Est. from $138
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The Leshan Giant Buddha carved into a riverside cliff in Sichuan

Day Tours

Leshan Giant Buddha & Mount Emei

Pair one of China’s great stone carvings with the forested Buddhist landscape of Mount Emei.

Chengdu · Leshan11 hours
Est. from $188
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A giant panda resting among bamboo near Chengdu

Day Tours

Panda Valley & Ancient Dujiangyan

See pandas while they are active, then understand the 2,000-year-old water system that still shapes Chengdu.

Chengdu · Dujiangyan10 hours
Est. from $158
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A monumental natural stone bridge in Wulong’s green karst landscape

Day Tours

Wulong Karst: Bridges & Gorge

Trade Chongqing’s vertical city for a day among giant natural bridges, cliffs and deep green ravines.

Chongqing · Wulong12 hours
Est. from $198
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Chongqing’s illuminated riverfront and layered skyline at night

Day Tours

Chongqing Two Rivers After Dark

Read the mountain city from its river, with street-level context before the skyline lights switch on.

Chongqing4 hours
Est. from $88
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Classical pavilions and rockeries inside Shanghai’s Yu Garden

Day Tours

Yu Garden & Shanghai’s Old City

Look past the souvenir lanes to find garden design, temple traditions and the everyday Old City.

Shanghai6 hours
Est. from $128
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Stone bridges and narrow canals in Zhujiajiao water town

Day Tours

Zhujiajiao Water Town, Slowly

Reach the lanes before they peak, trace the canal-side streets and leave enough time for tea by the water.

Shanghai · Zhujiajiao7 hours
Est. from $148
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Rows of terracotta warriors in Emperor Qin’s mausoleum museum

Day Tours

Terracotta Warriors with an Expert Guide

Understand what you are seeing—from the first pit’s scale to the individual faces and unfinished imperial plan.

Xi’an · Lintong7 hours
Est. from $138
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Granite peaks and mountain paths on Mount Hua near Xi’an

Day Tours

Mount Hua: Peaks & Cableways

Experience Mount Hua’s drama on a route matched to your confidence, from scenic cableways to longer ridge walks.

Xi’an · Huayin11 hours
Est. from $198
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Sandstone pillars rising through mist in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Day Tours

Zhangjiajie’s Avatar Mountains

Use lifts and park shuttles strategically so the day is spent seeing sandstone peaks, not standing in lines.

Zhangjiajie · Wulingyuan10 hours
Est. from $178
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The glass bridge spanning Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon

Day Tours

Grand Canyon & Glass Bridge

Cross the canyon’s famous glass bridge, then slow the experience down on forest paths below.

Zhangjiajie8 hours
Est. from $148
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A different way into China

Local Experiences

Cook, play, move and make alongside activities that belong to everyday life here too.

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A guide sharing Shanghai dishes around a neighborhood table

Local Experiences

Shanghai Food Stories

Use one generous meal to read Shanghai’s migrations, neighborhood change and the everyday tastes that hold the city together.

Shanghai3.5 hours
Est. from $78
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Travelers folding dumplings with a Chinese cooking teacher

Local Experiences

Cook a Chinese Family Meal

Learn repeatable Chinese cooking techniques and the timing logic that turns several home-style dishes into one shared meal.

Shanghai4 hours
Est. from $92
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A traveler in Hanfu photographed near historic Xi’an architecture

Local Experiences

Hanfu Portraits with Cultural Context

Read history through clothing, silhouette and visual references, then create portraits with more meaning than a costume change alone.

Xi’an3 hours
Est. from $118
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Four people learning mahjong around a table in a Chengdu tea house

Local Experiences

Mahjong for Complete Beginners

Leave able to play a beginner ruleset—and able to read the mahjong table as a familiar form of Chinese social life.

Chengdu2.5 hours
Est. from $52
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A Tai Chi teacher guiding travelers in a leafy Beijing park

Local Experiences

Morning Tai Chi in the Park

Join the unhurried rhythm of a Beijing park morning through accessible movement, observation and time to share tea afterward.

Beijing2 hours
Est. from $48
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Travelers picking fresh tea leaves on green hills near Hangzhou

Local Experiences

Pick, Roast & Taste Longjing Tea

Connect a finished cup of Longjing to season, hillside, labor and the careful processing decisions behind its familiar taste.

Hangzhou5 hours
Est. from $98
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Indigo-dyed textiles showing resist-tied patterns associated with Bai craft in Dali

Local Experiences

Dali Bai Tie-Dye with a Local Maker

Work from pattern to indigo to understand how a living Bai craft turns careful ties and repeated choices into a textile of your own.

Dali · Yunnan3 hours
Est. from $58
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Follow local life across China

Every province has a different way of living.

Move across the map to see where our journeys begin, what forms of life they explore and where we can help shape something new around your curiosity.

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The Great Wall winding over green mountain ridges

Start with curiosity

What part of China do you want to understand?

Bring us a subject, a rough route or the practical things making China feel difficult. We can help review the plan, think through entry preparation, payments and phone connectivity, then make the trip workable.

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