First time in China
Visa rules, payment apps, train tickets, the queue you can skip. A local guide clears the friction on day one, so the rest of the trip feels like y…
China with kids
Nap windows, stroller steps and a seven-year-old who has decided noodles are the enemy. A guide with kids of their own plans around all three.
Canton Fair & business
Two halls, 25,000 exhibitors, and a supplier who wants a deposit by Friday. Your interpreter should know the floor, the customs paperwork and when …
Sichuan food journey
Peppercorns that numb, chilli oil that does not burn, and a hotpot etiquette you can learn in one evening. Eight days, three cities, and a guide wh…
The Great Wall, done right
There are nine sections within two hours of Beijing. One is a cable car and a crowd. Another is a two-hour hike with nobody on it. The difference i…
Silk Road
Buddhist caves, a desert fortress, and 10 days of landscapes that change every three hours. The old trade route is still the best long drive in China.
China by high-speed rail
Forty thousand kilometres of high-speed line, 4.5 hours from Beijing to Xi’an, and a station system that rewards people who know which entrance to …
Photography journeys
Mist on the karst at 6:20, lanterns in the hutong at 9, a rooftop in Shanghai at blue hour. We plan days around light instead of opening hours.
Honeymoons
A private boat on the Li River at dawn. A courtyard hotel in a 200-year-old house. Dinner for two in a Shanghai lane kitchen. China does romance qu…
Slow travel
The longer you stay, the cheaper the day and the better the trip. At 21 days the guide fee drops 40%, and your guide stops being a guide and starts…
Solo & women travellers
China is one of the safer countries to travel alone in, and one of the more annoying ones to navigate alone. A guide solves the second part without…
Visa-free China
Fifty-odd passports enter China without a visa for 30 days. Another fifty-odd can transit for 240 hours. The details decide whether your trip works.