Private China Tours for 2025/2026

How to plan a China tour and how many days do I need?

Plan your first trip to China can be confusing and daunting. Fortunately, our China guide collects much information and advice on travelling in China, and offers a general impression on China's history, hotels, foods, climate and so forth. Also see " Travel Tips for First-time Visitors to China" for more useful tips. Furthermore, your travel consultant from Easy Tour China will work closely with you, craft and update the itinerary of your China trip, until it is perfect for you.

For those taking the first China holiday, we recommend you 8-11 days to see the classical wonders of China. The tour should at least include Beijing, Xian and Shanghai, with the must-see sights such as the Great Wall, Terra-cotta Amy Museum. Our Golden Triangle Tour is an awesome choice for first-timers to China. If you have more days, allow yourself a trip to Guilin and Yangshuo for the breathtaking landscape or a Yangtze River cruise trip.

Gateway city: Where should I start if I want to travel in China?

Most of the international travelers to China choose to enter mainland China from Hong Kong or start the China tours in Beijing or Shanghai. With the number of international flights to different China cities increasing each year, now you don't have to be restricted to those main hubs. Instead your China holiday with us can start from any city. You may fly directly to Chengdu for a panda tour, or Kunming for a Yunnan discovery tour.

When to travel?

Generally speaking, late April till early June and September till early November with pleasant weather are considered the best times for you to travel in China. For each specific destination, the "best time"may be different. We'll recommend you the best places for your month of visit. However, during the off-peak season, the hotel rates and travel cost are lower during the period.

Should I take a private china tour or join the group tour?

For some popular destinations like Beijing, Shanghai, Xian and Guilin, we offer city day tour for you to explore the major sights of China. This is a cheap way to visit China, but the group tours lack flexibility, privacy and are relatively low-value. We advise you to take a customized China tour for a unique, authentic travel experience in China.

I will travel alone to China, are there any tours suitable for me?

Even for experienced travelers, it may take a lot of time, energy and some ricks to arrange China trip on their own. For those traveling alone in China with a limited budget, we recommend our china highlight tour for solo travelers, which is made up of join-in bus tours in Beijing, Xian and Shanghai. It is the cheapest and easiest way for your first trip to China. Besides you'll have much fun by exploring China with like-minded people.

Best places for a second or third China tour

You must be in search of something new and looking for an in-depth China tour. Then we suggest you focus on one or two provinces to explore the regional culture and landscape. Or Focus on something that interests you - plan on a themed tour. For example a music tour to discover and experience the local traditional musical form in each area of China. Travel experts of Easy Tour China always desire to show you the different sides of China, its modernity and classics, wild outdoor and secret villages, the authentic local life style -- Therefore you can discover the real China.

The following is a set of sample ideas on second or third China tours, but you are not restricted to them.

Chengdu & Sichuan: The Panda Research Center with panda volunteer program, hidden villages and breathtaking landscape.

Yangtze River cruise from Chongqing to Shanghai for the ancient wonders and modern changes of China.

Tibet: mystery & pure land on earth. Chengdu is a popular and convenient gateway to the Tibetan plateau.

Southwest China including Guilin, Yunnan & Guizhou: picturesque rivers, terraced fields, Karst mountains, snow mountains, and diverse minority cultures.

Zhangjiajie: UNESCO named Zhangjiajie a World Heritage Site in 1992. Its stunning landscape of quartz and sandstone geomorphologic structure is rare on the planet.

The Silk Road:Today, travelers on China tours still come to this legendary old trading route in search of ancient landmarks, lost cities, mysterious ruins and landscape of desert.

Can I add another Asia destination to your China tours, whether your company can arrange this transnational extension tour?

Sure. Our Multi-country Asia Tours connect China with other popular Asia destinations, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand, Korea, Japan, etc. All of the tours can be customized, thus please feel free to give your ideas and suggestions to your travel consultant.