Destinations
Nine regions, infinite combinations.
Each destination tells a different story of China. Visit one, or combine several into a longer journey.
The Imperial Capital
Beijing
Five centuries of imperial history concentrated in one city. The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven โ ...
3โ4 days
East Meets West
Shanghai
China's commercial soul โ and the most cosmopolitan city in Asia. The Bund's 1920s skyline faces Pudong's 21st-century o...
2โ3 days
The Tang Capital
Xi'an
For a thousand years one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world โ where the Silk Road began and Buddhism arrived f...
2 days
Sichuan Soul
Chengdu
The most relaxed major city in China. Home of pandas, mahjong-playing teahouses, the most-loved cuisine in the country, ...
2โ3 days
The Painted Landscape
Guilin & Yangshuo
The karst mountain landscape on China's 20-yuan note โ limestone peaks rising from the Li River. Yangshuo is the laid-ba...
3 days
The Many Cultures
Yunnan
China's most ethnically diverse province, home to many minority peoples. From Kunming's eternal spring through Bai Dali,...
7โ10 days
The Roof of the World
Tibet
A spiritual landscape unlike anywhere else on earth. Lhasa's Potala Palace, monasteries that maintain centuries-old prac...
5โ7 days (incl. acclimatization)
Westward Journey
The Silk Road
From Xi'an westward through the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts to Kashgar at the foot of the Pamirs. Buddhist cave temples,...
10โ14 days
The Long River
Yangtze River
A 4-day cruise through the Three Gorges โ China's most scenic river journey. Boards usually at Chongqing or Yichang, pas...
4โ5 days