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Chengdu–Chongqing private journey · ~5 days · $1,680 (price pending) Beijing city break · ~4 days · $1,270 (price pending) East China · Shanghai–Suzhou–Hangzhou · ~6 days · $1,880 (price pending) Family China highlights · ~9 days · $2,770 (price pending) Golden Triangle · Beijing–Xi'an–Shanghai · ~8 days · $2,489 (price pending) Guilin–Yangshuo escape · ~5 days · $1,710 (price pending) Silk Road taster · Xi'an–Dunhuang · ~6 days · $2,130 (price pending) Xi'an food & history · ~4 days · $1,170 (price pending) Yunnan highlands · Kunming–Dali–Lijiang · ~7 days · $2,280 (price pending) Zhangjiajie Avatar peaks · ~5 days · $1,820 (price pending) Shanghai in a day · ~1 day · $320 (price pending) Hutongs & the Great Wall · ~2 days · $640 (price pending) Chengdu food in a day · ~1 day · $280 (price pending) Chongqing by night · ~1 day · $260 (price pending) Terracotta Army in a day · ~1 day · $300 (price pending) Suzhou gardens in a day · ~1 day · $280 (price pending) West Lake in a day · ~1 day · $280 (price pending) Guangzhou old town & morning tea · ~1 day · $260 (price pending) Shenzhen tech in a day · ~1 day · $320 (price pending) Pandas with kids · Chengdu–Dujiangyan · ~3 days · $980 (price pending) China by rail · Beijing–Shanghai–Hangzhou · ~5 days · $1,620 (price pending) Tea culture route · Hangzhou–Wuyishan · ~4 days · $1,320 (price pending) On location · Shanghai–Hengdian · ~4 days · $1,260 (price pending) Tech & innovation visit · Shenzhen–Dongguan–Guangzhou · ~3 days · $1,020 (price pending) Photography route · Zhangjiajie–Fenghuang · ~4 days · $1,380 (price pending) Ancient capitals · Luoyang–Kaifeng · ~4 days · $1,240 (price pending) Yangtze Gorges · Chongqing–Yichang · ~4 days · $1,420 (price pending) Harbin ice route · ~4 days · $1,290 (price pending) Guizhou villages · Xijiang–Zhenyuan · ~4 days · $1,180 (price pending) Yellow Mountains · Huangshan–Hongcun · ~3 days · $940 (price pending) Limits An inquiry is free and creates no booking. Confirmed trips use agreed written terms with partner operators.
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