Karst peaks rising above the Li River near Yangshuo, mist drifting between the limestone columns
Private tours of China

Private tours of China,designed around you and your companions.

Specialists who design the trip and stay across it, first enquiry to last airport pickup. China tourist visas required for Canadian passports, managed end-to-end as part of your booking. One figure, every leg in, no forced shopping written into your booking.

  • Designed around your party
  • Named specialist, 24-hour support
  • No forced shopping, written in
In a few paragraphs

Canadian travellers approach China with two practical asks that sit alongside the trip itself: a tourist visa to file before departure, and a flight plan that crosses ten to fourteen hours of Pacific on the route. Direct services run from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal to Beijing, Shanghai Pudong, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou. The home time zones span six bands; we plan against yours, not against the planning desk's calendar. The visa, the apps, the entry city, and the route get sequenced together, not handed over piecemeal.

Everonia designs private trips of China for travellers from Canada and their companions. The route you approve is the route we brief: hotels chosen with you, the guides and drivers from a network we have worked with for years, internal flights and high-speed rail booked under one quote, entrance times agreed at the sites where the timing carries the day. No forced shopping stops are placed into your itinerary. If a guide or driver suggests one, you have a named specialist to contact.

The China tourist visa for ordinary Canadian passports is filed at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa or one of the consulates in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, or Calgary. Ten-year multi-entry L-class visas are common for first applicants. Global Affairs Canada publishes the China advisory page we cross-check against the embassy every month. Canadian-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards link to Alipay and WeChat Pay through the same 2024 policy update that opened the mechanism for overseas travellers. Travellers from Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, and most of the European Union are served by the same specialists, with the facts that bend by passport or insurer rewritten for the country you fly from. A first-draft route and an honest all-inclusive figure land in your inbox inside one business day of your enquiry. The figure on your quote is the figure on your card. The trip you read is the trip you take.

Visa

China tourist visa required for Canadian passports. We manage the application end-to-end.

Ordinary Canadian passports need a China tourist visa for entry, filed at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa or one of the consulates in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, or Calgary. Ten-year multi-entry L-class visas are common for first-time applicants. We manage the application end-to-end as part of your booking: paperwork, photos, embassy submission, courier return. Policy current as of June 2026 and verified with the consulate network every thirty days. Australian, British, and New Zealand passports qualify under the visa-free scheme for entries up to thirty days; the rules differ from the Canadian case and the page version you read is rewritten for the country you fly from.

In every quote

Included
as standard.

What sits inside the figure on your quote, and what stays outside it. Written before booking.

  • Airport and scenic transfers

    Pre-arranged airport meet on arrival. Door to door.

  • Private vehicle and driver

    A car for your party alone. One driver across your land legs where the route allows.

  • Bilingual guide, English and Chinese

    Accompanying you whenever needed.

  • Daily essentials, on board

    First-aid, water, chargers, umbrellas. Restocked each morning.

  • 24-hour support, in English and Chinese

    A local specialist, at your service.

  • Tickets and reservations sorted

    Stress-free entry. Sorted before you arrive.

Getting there, on the ground
  • Flights and gateways

    Direct flights run from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal into Beijing, Shanghai Pudong, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou. Eleven hours from Vancouver, thirteen and a half from Toronto on the direct routes; partner-carrier connections via Seoul, Tokyo, or Hong Kong reroute the long-haul leg. We help you weigh airline, points programme, and entry city against the route the rest of the trip is built around.

  • Time-zone coordination

    Mainland China runs one time zone, UTC+8, across the country. Thirteen to sixteen hours ahead of Canada depending on coast and daylight saving. Planning calls sit on Canadian Eastern or Pacific business hours; replies inside one business day in your zone. While you are travelling, the named specialist on your trip is reachable through the in-country 24-hour line.

  • Payments on the ground

    Canadian-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards have linked to Alipay and WeChat Pay since the 2024 policy update for overseas travellers; per-transaction and daily limits sit inside the apps and have been raised twice since launch. Cash works at 4-star and above hotels and at international airport currency desks. Small restaurants, taxis, and convenience stores expect digital.

  • Travel insurance

    Comprehensive travel insurance with medical evacuation is recommended, not optional. Provincial health insurance does not extend to treatment in mainland China; private supplementary plans often exclude pre-existing conditions on overseas claims. We do not sell insurance and we take no commission on it. You arrange it through your usual broker before you confirm; we tell you what the policy needs to cover.

  • Quoting and paying for the trip

    A first-draft route and an honest all-inclusive figure land in your inbox inside one business day of your enquiry. The figure on your quote is the figure on your card; optional extras are named and priced before you confirm. No deposit until you have reviewed the route, inclusions, exclusions, cancellation terms, and price. Card payments accepted, with the chargeback rights that come with them.

What we put in writing

The promises that
travel with you.

Real reviews land after the first delivered trips. Until then, these are the commitments that travel with every itinerary, written before you confirm.

  • The route you approve is the route we brief.

    Accountability standard

  • No forced shopping stops, written into your booking. If a guide or driver suggests one, you have a named specialist to contact.

    No-shopping promise

  • No deposit until you have reviewed the route, inclusions, exclusions, cancellation terms, and price.

    Confirmation standard

Questions, answered

What travellers from
your part of the world ask.

  • What about a visa?

    Ordinary Canadian passports need a China tourist visa (L-class) for mainland entry, filed at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa or one of the consulates in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, or Calgary. Ten-year multi-entry is common for first-time applicants. We manage the application end-to-end as part of your booking: paperwork, photos, embassy submission, courier return. Australian, British and New Zealand passports enter visa-free for up to thirty days under a separate scheme; if you hold one of those alongside your Canadian passport, tell us before we quote.

  • How do payments work on the ground?

    Australian-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards can be linked to Alipay and WeChat Pay since the 2024 policy update, and the same flow works for most overseas cards. Per-transaction limits apply inside each app and have been raised twice since launch, so we check the live figure before you fly. Cash is the fallback at 4-star and above hotels and at international airport currency desks; smaller restaurants, taxis, and convenience stores expect digital.

  • What does the price cover?

    Private guides and drivers, the hotels you approve, internal flights and high-speed rail between cities, entrance tickets at the agreed sites, daily breakfast, and any meal we have written into the itinerary. International flights sit outside the figure so you can use your preferred airline and points programme. The figure on your quote is the figure you pay. Optional extras are named and priced before you confirm.

  • What about phones, data, and the internet?

    An eSIM bought before you fly is the simplest option. We brief you on which providers route around the local internet restrictions for everyday messaging and email, and we set up the practical apps before you leave: Alipay, WeChat, the Didi taxi app, and a translation app. Hotels have working Wi-Fi. Your guide carries a backup hotspot on travel days, set to the home network of the country you flew from.

  • Do I need travel insurance?

    Comprehensive travel insurance with medical evacuation is recommended, not optional. Australians travelling under the visa-free scheme are not covered by Medicare or any reciprocal agreement in mainland China, and the same gap applies to most overseas visitors. We do not sell insurance and we take no commission on it. You arrange it through your usual insurer or broker before you confirm the trip; we tell you what the policy needs to cover.

  • Is this a private trip or a group tour?

    Every Everonia trip is private. You travel with your own companions, your own guide, and your own driver, on the dates you choose, paced to your group. We do not run coach-led group departures, and we do not combine separate bookings to fill a vehicle. A single booking typically carries two to six companions; larger family or multi-generational groups are handled with a second vehicle and a second guide on the long-walk legs.

  • When is the best time to travel?

    Spring (late March to mid-May) and autumn (mid-September to early November) are the country's two clearest seasons, dry, bright, and warm enough for early-morning sites. Summer is the school-holiday window and runs hot and humid in the south and centre. Winter is cold but quiet, with the imperial cities at their most photogenic. The route is paced around the season you pick, not the other way around.

  • How far in advance should I be in touch?

    Three to nine months before travel is the dependable window for spring and autumn trips, four to twelve months for Chinese New Year or Golden Week dates. We accept shorter lead times when hotel and high-speed-rail inventory allow, and we tell you honestly when they do not. A first-draft route and an honest all-inclusive figure usually land in your inbox inside one business day of your enquiry.

  • Is China safe right now?

    Smartraveller is the Australian government source we re-read every month; its current advice for mainland China is to exercise normal safety precautions, the same level it sets for most of Europe. Comparable guidance is published by the UK Foreign Office, the US State Department, and the Canadian and New Zealand foreign ministries. We cross-check the live wording before every trip we send, and we brief you on anything specific to your route.

  • Does this work for families and multi-generational travel?

    Yes. The pace shifts around the youngest and the oldest companion in the group: meal stops sit closer together, the long-walk days at heritage sites pair with a shorter alternative, and the day starts later when the night before earned it. Hotels we work with hold connecting rooms and family rooms when we ask. Groups of five and above run on a seven-seater vehicle, with a second guide on the long-walk legs.

Design your trip

Hand us the dream,
we carry it through.

Tell us when you want to travel and a little about your party. A first-draft route and an honest all-inclusive price will land in your inbox by reply.

Design my trip
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Design your trip

Start with your preferences. We'll craft a private itinerary that fits how you like to travel.

Step 1 of 5 · Where

Where in China is calling you?

Pick as many as you'd like, or 'not sure yet' and we'll suggest.

Portrait of Jack Guo

Jack Guo

Your 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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