China,
by feeling.

Start with what moves you. We will build the route, the guides and the pace around it — and leave room for the moments no itinerary can plan.

The five collections

A journey should feel
like it was made for you.

Most of our travellers come with an interest rather than an itinerary. These collections are the starting points we return to — never fixed packages, always a way into China.

Imperial China

The China you
came for.

There is a reason these places are famous. The Great Wall at sunrise, the Forbidden City before the tour groups, the Terracotta Army standing in its own quiet pits — they are as extraordinary as the photographs suggest, if you arrive at the right time.

We build the days around light, crowds and breathing room. A quieter section of the Wall. The Forbidden City at opening. A hutong lunch when the morning is done.

Great Wall at dawn
Forbidden City
Terracotta Warriors
Temple of Heaven

Beijing to Xi'an by Bullet Train6 days · 5 nights · from $2,690 pp Xi'an & the Terracotta Army3 days · 2 nights · from $980 pp

Food & daily life

The country
between the sights.

China is best understood at a table. A bowl of noodles in a family kitchen, dumplings folded by hand, Sichuan pepper that numbs and then blooms, tea poured in a courtyard house.

We work with local food guides and families rather than stage-managed restaurants. Vegetarian, halal and allergy needs are planned in advance — not improvised on the day.

Hutong breakfast
Sichuan cooking class
Tea ceremony
Regional markets

Shanghai, Suzhou & Hangzhou5 days · 4 nights · from $1,980 pp Minority Cultures of Guizhou & Guangxi15 days · 14 nights · from $5,980 pp

Mountains & rivers

Landscapes that
reset your scale.

The Li River's karst peaks, the rice terraces at Longji, the granite cloud sea of Huangshan and the high trails above Tiger Leaping Gorge. China's landscapes are as varied as its history.

We match the walking to your comfort level and keep the transfers scenic. Sunrise matters, so we build the route around where you sleep.

Li River cruise
Longji rice terraces
Huangshan sunrise
Tiger Leaping Gorge

Great Wall Hiking: Jinshanling to Simatai2 days · 1 night · from $690 pp Guilin & Yangshuo: Rivers and Rice Terraces5 days · 4 nights · from $1,490 pp

Pandas & families

A first China
for younger travellers.

China is an easy place to travel with children if the days are built properly: a panda morning, a cooking class, a high-speed train with space to move, and a hotel with a pool at the end of the day.

We shorten transfers, choose family rooms and match guides to your children's ages. Chengdu and Beijing work especially well as a first pairing.

Chengdu pandas
Sichuan cooking class
Bullet trains
Family-friendly hotels

Chengdu: Pandas, Teahouses & Sichuan Flavours5 days · 4 nights · from $1,680 pp

Tibet & the Silk Road

The edges of
the map.

Tibet and the Silk Road ask more of a traveller: altitude, permits, long horizons and early starts. They also give back some of the most profound moments in Asia.

We handle the permits, oxygen support and acclimatisation. On the Silk Road we use flights where they save days and keep the desert crossings in the hands of guides who know them.

Potala Palace
Tibet permits
Mogao Caves
Desert and oasis towns

Lhasa & Shigatse6 days · 5 nights · from $2,480 pp Tibet & the Golden Triangle12 days · 11 nights · from $6,280 pp

China,by feeling.

A journey should feellike it was made for you.

The China youcame for.

The countrybetween the sights.

Landscapes thatreset your scale.

A first Chinafor younger travellers.

The edges ofthe map.

Two interests?We will find the thread.