China Travel Guide:
Choosing the Kind of Trip You Want

The first thing to decide when you look at a China travel guide is the character of the trip. Whether history, food or photography sits at the centre changes which cities you choose and how you link them.

If it is your first time, use the overview guide to get the whole shape, then pick a theme that matches your interests. Chinese food varies clearly by region, which makes it a strong spine for a food trip, and for photography the light at each hour matters as much as the place.

We plan around shooting times as well as travel time, and keep groups small at two to eight travellers with a private car and guide. Tell us your theme and dates and we will shape an itinerary, with prices quoted on request.

Themed guides include the overall first-timer China guide, food by region, and photography spots. Deciding the kind of trip you want first makes choosing places far easier. Whether you lean toward cities and history, nature and scenery, or food and photography changes which route works best. Once you settle on one theme, the regions and the season tend to follow naturally, and that same choice tells us how to pace each day. It turns a long list of destinations into a shortlist worth planning around.

Read the first-timer guide to get the overall flow, then use the food guide to pick what to eat region by region and the photography guide to match places to the right light and time of day. If photography is your goal, you will plan the day around sunrise and sunset rather than opening hours. We design custom itineraries around your chosen theme, run them as private small groups of two to eight with a dedicated car and guide, and keep to a no-shopping, no-optional-tours approach. Consultation and quotes are free.