Itineraries
Curated routes through China.
From a 3-day Beijing classic to a 14-day cross-country tour. Each itinerary is paced for first-time travelers and includes Chinese address cards for taxis and hotels.
1 day · packed
Macau Day-Trip from HK
Portuguese pastries, ruined cathedral, and one flutter at the Cotai casinos.
1 day · balanced
Suzhou Garden Day-Trip
Half-hour bullet train from Shanghai, five UNESCO gardens in one classical city.
2 days · packed
Chongqing 8D Weekend
Hotpot, cliff-side stilt houses, and light rail through buildings — the internet's favorite Chinese city.
2 days · relaxed
Dali Slow Weekend
Coffee, Bai courtyards, and one very long e-bike ride around Erhai Lake.
2 days · balanced
Datong Buddhist Art 2-Day
The Yungang Grottoes and the cliff-hanging Hanging Temple — two of China's greatest ancient wonders in two days.
2 days · relaxed
Guangzhou Cantonese Weekend
Yum cha morning, colonial afternoon, Cantonese banquet dinner — a food-focused 2 days.
2 days · relaxed
Hangzhou Weekend on West Lake
Bike the causeway, taste dragon-well tea, catch a lakeside sunset — the classic 1-hr escape from Shanghai.
2 days · relaxed
Kunming Weekend
The Spring City sampler: Stone Forest + Green Lake + Yunnan cuisine.
2 days · balanced
Luoyang Grottoes & Shaolin 2-Day
Longmen's cliff of 100,000 Buddhas plus a day at the Shaolin Temple on sacred Songshan.
2 days · balanced
Nanchang Riverside Weekend
Tengwang Pavilion sunset + revolutionary museum + Poyang Lake day trip.
2 days · balanced
Nanjing History 2-Day
Purple Mountain tombs, the Ming city wall, Confucius Temple canals, and a reflective visit to the Massacre Memorial.
2 days · relaxed
Pingyao Ancient Town 2-Day
Walk the Ming ramparts, tour China's first banks, and sleep in a Qing-dynasty courtyard — plus the Wang Family mansion.
2 days · relaxed
Qingdao Coastal Weekend
German villas, sea beer, salt-air walks — the easy Yellow Sea escape.
2 days · balanced
Shanghai Weekend
The Bund, French Concession lane crawl, and one bite of everything from soup dumplings to smoked fish.
2 days · packed
Shenzhen Modern City
Electronics markets, art warehouses, seaside promenades — the youngest megacity of China in 48 hours.
2 days · balanced
Xi'an History Immersion
Terracotta Warriors + Ming city wall + a Muslim Quarter feast — 2 days in the ancient capital.
3 days · balanced
Beijing Classic 3-Day Route
Forbidden City → Great Wall → Temple of Heaven — the essential Beijing loop for first-timers, all doable via metro + Didi.
3 days · relaxed
Chengdu & Pandas 3-Day
Mornings with pandas, afternoons for hotpot and mahjong, evenings at Sichuan opera.
3 days · balanced
Guilin – Yangshuo Karst 3-Day
Li River cruise + rice-paddy cycling + karst climbs — the classic South China nature route.
3 days · balanced
Harbin Ice Festival Weekend
The world's biggest ice festival + Russian architecture + a legendary sausage.
3 days · balanced
Hong Kong Long Weekend
Peak Tram, dim sum, Star Ferry, and one hike into the surprisingly wild New Territories.
3 days · balanced
Lijiang Old Town + Snow Mountain
The classic Lijiang combo — one day for the town, one for the mountain, one for Shuhe.
3 days · relaxed
Xiamen & Gulangyu
The car-free UNESCO island + a Fujian-tea afternoon at Xiamen University.
3 days · balanced
Zhangjiajie Avatar Trail
Real-life Hallelujah Mountains, glass-bottom bridge, Tianmen Cave — 3 days of vertical scenery.
4 days · relaxed
Lhasa Cultural Immersion
Potala + Jokhang + Namtso Lake — an acclimatize-first Tibet primer (permit required).
4 days · relaxed
Sanya Tropical Escape 4-Day
Four days of Hainan sun — resort bays, an island snorkel trip, duty-free shopping, and seafood night markets.
5 days · balanced
Shangrao Hidden Gems 5-Day Route
The Jiangxi loop going viral overseas — cliff-carved Wangxian Valley, lantern-lit Gexian Village, Mount Lingshan sunrise, plus Wuyuan rapeseed & Sanqingshan. All bookable with your passport.
6 days · balanced
East China Golden Triangle 6-Day
Shanghai, Suzhou gardens, Hangzhou's West Lake, and Nanjing's history — the classic Yangtze Delta loop by bullet train.
6 days · balanced
Yunnan Highlights: Kunming – Dali – Lijiang
Stone Forest → Erhai Lake bike loop → Lijiang Old Town + Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
7 days · balanced
Silk Road Highlights 7-Day
From Xi'an's Terracotta Army west to Dunhuang's desert grottoes and Zhangye's Rainbow Mountains — China's Silk Road by high-speed rail.