Small-group journey
A Quiet Current
Five days in Hangzhou
Spend a full day exploring Longjing tea, visit temple landscapes and historic houses, and discover the city with Jersey, your bilingual host.
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China, read one chapter at a time.
Spend a day with an incense maker outside Shanghai, or settle into Hangzhou for five days of tea, temples and a lakeside stay. We design China journeys around the places and people worth making time for, with local hosts to bring them to life.
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A place to begin.
Cultural experience
The Quiet Art of Chinese Incense
A day making Chinese incense
Join Mr Yang in his riverside studio in Xuejian Village. Explore aromatic materials, shape incense by hand and make pieces to take home. A full day to add to a stay in Shanghai.
US$260 per person. Four-person minimum.
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Small-group journey
A Slow Fire
Six days in Chengdu
Sichuan cooking, teahouses, panda conservation, opera and bamboo weaving, with five nights' accommodation and bilingual hosting.
Cultural experience
A Slow Day in Xinchang
Walk the old streets, have lunch along the water and take a canal boat before an afternoon exploring herbal traditions.
Cultural experience
Qinghefang Private Cultural Routes
Choose a three-hour walk through Hangzhou's historic quarter, with a focus on food, herbal traditions or handcrafts.
Private China Planning
A China trip for your own party
Tell us where you'd like to go and what interests you. We can design a private route around your dates, choosing stays and experiences and coordinating the agreed arrangements with local partners.
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Your approximate dates, number of travellers and the experience or place that interests you are enough to start. We reply personally within one business day.
No payment is needed to enquire.