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有朋自远方来

China, with a friend who lives there.

We're locals in Yunnan and Sichuan. We plan your trip before you go and stay on WeChat while you travel. Or pick one of our routes, ready to book.

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三件事

Three ways we help.

Use one of them, or all three.

行前规划

Pre-trip planning

Tell us what you love and how long you have. We build your route from our own database of hotels, trains and places we know. Then a local checks every day before it reaches you.

  • A day-by-day route in your inbox within 3 days
  • Hotels at your budget, and trains and timings that connect
  • Every address in Chinese, ready to show a driver
  • Add a video call and two rounds of changes if you want them
US$29from, per trip
Start planning
旅途陪伴

On-trip support

Travel your own way, with a local on WeChat 24 hours a day. We sort out what goes wrong, in Chinese, while you get on with your day.

  • We call hotels, drivers and restaurants for you
  • We rebook trains and hotels when plans change
  • We help with a hospital, the police or a lost passport
  • We set up Alipay and WeChat Pay with you before you fly
US$59from, per trip
Add support
说走就走

Ready-to-go itineraries

Our routes, made simpler and booked for you. Start on any day you like, and swap a day if you change your mind.

  • New 4-star hotels
  • Trains and DiDi, with a car only where there's no other way
  • A local guide only on the days that need one
  • On-trip support included
US$790from, per person
See the routes
说走就走

Ready-to-go itineraries.

Tried-and-tested routes for 1 to 4 travellers, booked for you from start to finish.

Guide only when neededOn treks and temple days. The rest of the time is yours.
Trains, not private carsHigh-speed rail and DiDi. A car only where there's no other way.
New 4-star hotelsClean, central and opened in the last few years.
FlexibleStart on any day. Swap one day for free up to 14 days before you go.
1–4 travellers6 daysChongqing + ChengduHigh-speed train
The Liziba monorail running through an apartment block in Chongqing

Chongqing & Chengdu

hot pot city, then pandas and teahouses

Chongqing's stacked streets and the cable car over the Yangtze. Then the train to Chengdu for pandas at opening time and a long afternoon in a teahouse. Guide on 2 days.

US$790from, per person
1–4 travellers9 daysDali + Lijiang + Shangri-LaTrain
A hiker walking toward the cloud-filled drop of Tiger Leaping Gorge

Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La

a lake, an old town and a gorge

Erhai Lake and Dali's night food streets, then Lijiang. Spend a day on the Tiger Leaping Gorge high trail, then take the train up to Shangri-La. Guide on 3 days.

US$1,290from, per person
1–4 travellers5 daysGuilin + YangshuoTrain
A bicycle parked by a river below the karst peaks of Yangshuo

Guilin & Yangshuo

karst peaks, a bike and the river

Raft through the karst peaks, cycle Yangshuo's back lanes, then spend a night up in the Longji rice terraces. Guide on 2 days.

US$890from, per person

Want a different route?

Pre-trip planning builds one around you, from US$29.

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小旅行

Short trips with our guides.

Hikes and experiences led by our own guides. Add one to any trip or book it on its own. Each is private for your group of up to four.

A cliffside walkway on Cangshan above Erhai Lake
Dali · 1 day · easy

Cangshan Cloud Path

苍山

A near-level trail at 2,600 m, with Erhai Lake a kilometre below.

from US$560 per group
Naxi Dongba musicians with drums in Lijiang
Lijiang or Shaxi · half day

Living heritage

东巴

Naxi Dongba culture in Lijiang, or the old Tea Horse market town of Shaxi.

from US$190 per group
The forested ridgeline of Gaoligongshan
Tengchong · 1 day · moderate

Gaoligongshan Tea Horse Road

高黎贡

An old caravan trail through primary forest in a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

from US$560 per group
The turquoise alpine lake of Abujicuo with prayer flags
Shangri-La · 1 day · hard

Abujicuo Lake

阿布吉措

A steep climb through forest to a turquoise lake at 4,220 m.

from US$560 per group
Black Sea lake on the slopes of Haba Snow Mountain
Haba · 2 days, 1 night · hard

Haba Black Sea trek

哈巴

A glacial lake at 4,100 m, across the gorge from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

from US$1,240 per group
Horses in a meadow beside prayer flags in Yubeng village
Yubeng · 3 days, 2 nights · hard

Yubeng trek

雨崩

Walk in to a village with no road, below Meili Snow Mountain.

from US$1,820 per group
约定

What we promise.

投其所好Your interests come first.Your trip starts with what you love, not with a tour we need to fill.
真人在地Real local people.You talk to people who live here. There's no call centre and no middle agent.
先付一半Half now, half at the end.Pay half to book and the rest when your trip is done.
清清楚楚Clear answers.Our prices are published, and what's included is in writing before you pay.
价格

Prices.

All prices are in US dollars. Your exact price depends on how long you travel and how many of you there are. We confirm it in writing before you pay.

Pre-trip planningYour route, from our database, checked by a localfrom US$29
On-trip supportA local on WeChat, 24 hours a dayfrom US$59
Ready-to-go itineraryBooked for you, with a guide only when neededfrom US$790 pp
Short trips with our guidesPrivate, for your group of up to fourfrom US$190
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