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China

The middle kingdom, wide open.

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China operates at a scale that recalibrates you: the Great Wall riding mountain ridges to the horizon, eight thousand terracotta soldiers standing in formation underground, and Shanghai’s skyline making science fiction look conservative. High-speed rail stitches it together at 350km/h.

The Beijing–Xi’an–Shanghai spine remains the essential first journey, with Guilin’s karst rivers the scenic encore. Guides matter enormously here — ours turn logistics into storytelling — and the food, region by region, is a journey of its own.

Where to go

Finding your China

Beijing

The Forbidden City and the Wall at Mutianyu.

Xi’an

The Terracotta Army and Ming city walls.

Shanghai

Bund grandeur facing Pudong’s glass forest.

Guilin & Yangshuo

Karst peaks over the Li River.

Seasons

When to go

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Things to experience

Moments worth flying for

Great Wall hikes

Restored ramparts to wild sections, crowd-free with timing.

Terracotta Warriors

Eight thousand soldiers, each face unique.

Li River cruising

The landscape from the twenty-yuan note.

Dumpling trails

From soup dumplings to Peking duck, guided.

Where to stay

Styles that suit

Courtyard hotels in Beijing

Hutong heritage behind red doors.

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Shanghai glamour, 1930s to now.

We recommend specific hotels once we know your dates and party — availability and rates are always confirmed by a specialist.

Popular holidays

Trips we build to China

Our itineraries are starting points, not fixed packages — open one for the full day-by-day plan, then let us reshape it around you.

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China, in pictures

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