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National China Journeys

Cross the country with a coherent route, generous overnight stays and clear transfer days.

29 JOURNEYS TO EXPLORE

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Cross the country with a coherent route, generous overnight stays and clear transfer days.

13-Day Capitals, Pandas, Guilin & Jiangnan Journey
13 DAYS · National

13-Day Capitals, Pandas, Guilin & Jiangnan Journey

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

First journey
Beijing-Xian-Chengdu-Guilin-Shanghai 10D9N Tour Package
10 DAYS · National

Beijing-Xian-Chengdu-Guilin-Shanghai 10D9N Tour Package

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

First journey
Beijing-Xian-Lhasa-Tibet-Shangri-La-Lijiang-Kunming-Chongqing-Three Gorges–Shanghai 21D20N
21 DAYS · National

Beijing-Xian-Lhasa-Tibet-Shangri-La-Lijiang-Kunming-Chongqing-Three Gorges–Shanghai 21D20N

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

Active · First journey
Beijing-Pingyao-Xian-Beijing 7D6N Tour Package
7 DAYS · National

Beijing-Pingyao-Xian-Beijing 7D6N Tour Package

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

Rail · First journey
Beijing-Shanghai-Suzhou 7D6N Tour Package
7 DAYS · National

Beijing-Shanghai-Suzhou 7D6N Tour Package

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

First journey
Beijing-Xian-Shanghai 7D6N Tour Package
7 DAYS · National

Beijing-Xian-Shanghai 7D6N Tour Package

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

First journey
Beijing-Yangtze River Three Gorges-Shanghai 10D9N Tour Package
10 DAYS · National

Beijing-Yangtze River Three Gorges-Shanghai 10D9N Tour Package

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

Active · First journey
Beijing-Xian-Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shanghai 13D12N Tour Package
13 DAYS · National

Beijing-Xian-Kunming-Dali-Lijiang-Shanghai 13D12N Tour Package

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

First journey
The Great Wall Hiking + Mount Hua Climbing + Panda Base Cycling 21D20N
21 DAYS · National

The Great Wall Hiking + Mount Hua Climbing + Panda Base Cycling 21D20N

A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.

Active · First journey
18-Day China Heritage & Waterways
18 DAYS · National

18-Day China Heritage & Waterways

Move from two northern capitals into the garden-and-water landscape of Jiangnan, finishing with a substantial Shanghai stay. The route gives Suzhou and Hangzhou their own nights rather than rushed excursions.

First journey · Slower travel
19-Day Capitals, Pandas & Karst Country
19 DAYS · National

19-Day Capitals, Pandas & Karst Country

Balance major history with two longer landscape and food chapters. Extra Chengdu time creates space for a panda outing without making every day an early start.

Family · Nature
17-Day Gardens, Peaks & Imperial Cities
17 DAYS · National

17-Day Gardens, Peaks & Imperial Cities

A substantial Huizhou stay connects the mountains with village architecture, while Hangzhou provides a gentler landscape chapter before Shanghai.

Culture · Nature
22-Day Living China: Courtyards, Tea & Villages
22 DAYS · National

22-Day Living China: Courtyards, Tea & Villages

Link domestic architecture in the north with lived-in market towns and courtyard neighborhoods in Yunnan. Longer stays support local interpretation and mornings outside the busiest streets.

Culture · Slower travel
20-Day China at the Table
20 DAYS · National

20-Day China at the Table

A north-to-south food journey with room for markets, shared meals and one hands-on cooking session. Distinct regional kitchens guide the route rather than a list of famous dishes.

Food · Culture
17-Day Family China with Breathing Room
17 DAYS · National

17-Day Family China with Breathing Room

Four generous city stays reduce packing and leave flexible afternoons for children and grandparents. Choose one family anchor each day, with optional activity around it.

Family · First journey
24-Day China’s Landscape Chapters
24 DAYS · National

24-Day China’s Landscape Chapters

Give each outdoor region several chances for useful weather and different light. City gateways bookend a trip focused on walking, landscape and time outside.

Nature · Photography
23-Day China from Jiangnan to the Northwest
23 DAYS · National

23-Day China from Jiangnan to the Northwest

Follow contrasting cultural landscapes from waterways and gardens to capitals, cave art and desert-edge history. The Dunhuang stay permits a slower finish.

Culture · First journey
21-Day China with a Yunnan Interlude
21 DAYS · National

21-Day China with a Yunnan Interlude

Yunnan is the main second chapter rather than a short detour. Kunming provides an intermediate stop before deeper time in Dali and Lijiang.

Slower travel · Culture
28-Day China: The Long View
28 DAYS · National

28-Day China: The Long View

A month allows the northern heritage corridor and a relaxed southern landscape chapter within one trip. Most stops have several full days.

Slower travel · First journey
16-Day China Heritage by Rail
16 DAYS · National

16-Day China Heritage by Rail

Keep a coherent northern and central corridor with rail as the preferred intercity mode. Buddhist art, merchant history and ancient capitals provide different daily themes.

Rail · Culture
15-Day Beijing to Jiangnan by Rail
15 DAYS · National

15-Day Beijing to Jiangnan by Rail

A straightforward east-coast corridor emphasizes imperial history, regional museums, gardens and modern urban life with fewer complex connections.

Rail · First journey
19-Day China Through Architecture
19 DAYS · National

19-Day China Through Architecture

Compare monumental axes, merchant courtyards, classical gardens and metropolitan streets. The Shanghai finish leaves time for both historic neighborhoods and contemporary design.

Culture · Photography
18-Day River Landscapes & Regional Life
18 DAYS · National

18-Day River Landscapes & Regional Life

A river-minded journey contrasts lake edges, major urban waterways and rural karst country, without assuming that a cruise is the only way to understand a river.

Nature · Slower travel
20-Day China: Art, Gardens & Making
20 DAYS · National

20-Day China: Art, Gardens & Making

Use longer Jiangnan stays for gardens, workshops and museums. Each hands-on experience should be selected by material and teaching quality.

Culture · Slower travel
14-Day Northern China Winter Journey
14 DAYS · National

14-Day Northern China Winter Journey

A northern winter chapter is balanced with comfortable city stays and a milder final gateway. Harbin has several nights so outdoor visits can be arranged in manageable blocks.

Winter · Photography
22-Day China’s Autumn Landscapes
22 DAYS · National

22-Day China’s Autumn Landscapes

Give two landscape regions repeated opportunities rather than planning a single sunrise everywhere. Urban cultural days provide contrast and weather flexibility.

Photography · Nature
17-Day Southern Coast to Karst Country
17 DAYS · National

17-Day Southern Coast to Karst Country

Combine southern food culture with a sustained rural landscape stay, then finish in an international gateway. Separate Guilin’s arrival logistics from Yangshuo’s countryside days.

Food · Nature
18-Day China’s Buddhist Art & Historic Cities
18 DAYS · National

18-Day China’s Buddhist Art & Historic Cities

Compare cave sculpture and temple settings with major museum collections. Allow interpretation time rather than treating large heritage sites as short photo stops.

Culture · Rail
18-Day China’s Cities: Heritage & Change
18 DAYS · National

18-Day China’s Cities: Heritage & Change

Explore how historic districts, riverfronts, public spaces and contemporary neighborhoods coexist. Each city contributes a distinct urban setting.

Culture · Food
How to compare

Operator routes preserve an existing itinerary outline. Original route briefs show explicit overnight allocations and keep arrival and transfer days separate from full local days. Both can be discussed for your dates; neither implies a guaranteed price or available departure.

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