The icons of China,
adapted into your private itinerary.
The acclaimed destinations, and a few more we'd recommend ourselves. Just you and your companions, no unwanted detours, one transparent price. Pick a city, we'll design an unforgettable trip.
Shaanxi
The Terracotta Warriors
Forty kilometres east of Xi'an. China's most famous archaeological site, and still half under earth.
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Beijing
The Great Wall
Two hours northeast of Beijing. The most-recognised structure on Earth, and quiet if you know when to be there.
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Chongqing
Chongqing
A city carved into the wedge of land where the Jialing meets the Yangtze. Light-rail trains through apartment blocks, cable cars over the river.
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Shaanxi
Huashan
One of China's five sacred mountains. Cable car up, walk the summit ridge, cable car down, or do as much or as little of it as the legs want.
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Hunan
Zhangjiajie
The Avatar mountains. Three thousand quartzite spires in a single national park, four hours west of Changsha by road.
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Sichuan
The Chengdu Pandas
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. We run the morning slot: gate at opening, bears at breakfast.
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Yunnan
Lijiang Old Town
A Naxi water town in the foothills of the Tibetan plateau. Stone bridges, willow-shaded canals, tiled-roof courtyards.
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Shaanxi
Huaqing Palace
Thirty minutes east of Xi'an. Three thousand years of imperial bathing, and the room where modern China turned.
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Beijing
The Forbidden City
The Ming and Qing imperial palace at the centre of Beijing. The largest surviving wooden-architecture complex in the world.
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Chongqing
Wulong Karst
UNESCO World Heritage karst landscape, two hours east of Chongqing. Inscribed 2007 as part of South China Karst.
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Shaanxi
Xi'an's City Wall
The largest intact ancient city wall in China. Our preferred way is on a bike, in the last hour before sunset.
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Guangxi
The Li River
Four hours downriver between the limestone peaks of southern China, on a private vessel, ahead of the convoy.
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Chongqing to Yichang
The Yangtze Three Gorges
The most-painted stretch of the Yangtze, on the only tier of cruise that is actually quiet.
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Yunnan
Shangri-La
Three hours north of Lijiang on the southern edge of the Tibetan plateau. The altitude asks you to slow down.
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Zhejiang
Hangzhou & West Lake
Forty-five minutes south of Shanghai by high-speed rail. China's most-painted lake, and the Longjing tea hills that rise behind it.
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Jiangsu
Suzhou's Classical Gardens
Twenty-five minutes west of Shanghai by high-speed rail. Ming and Qing scholar's gardens, walked slowly.
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Yunnan
Tiger Leaping Gorge
One of the deepest river gorges in the world, an hour north of Lijiang on the road to Shangri-La.
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Heilongjiang
Harbin Ice & Snow Festival
Two hours by air from Beijing, in north-east China. Open late December through February. Often below -30°C.
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Hand us the dream,
We carry it through.
From your first enquiry to your last airport pickup, our specialists design your trip and stay in contact every step of the way. The guides, drivers and hotels you'll meet are part of our trusted network we've worked with for years, briefed to the same standards.
- Dedicated specialists, start to finish
- Guides briefed to our standards
- Fully transparent, no hidden costs
- No deposit until you confirm
Jack Guo
Senior Travel Specialist
Jack has spent ten years working with the guides, drivers and hoteliers across China. He'll be your contact from first enquiry to final airport pickup.
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