China at first light
Travel China the way it deserves.

Private trips.
Built from scratch.

Trips built around you, not a group | Guides who call it home | We do China. Nothing else

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Our Senior Travel Designers
Jason Hu — Founder · Lead Concierge
Jason Hu
Founder · Lead Concierge

"Designed over 300 private itineraries across China. Still does every first draft himself."

Anna Liu — Senior Travel Designer
Anna Liu
Senior Travel Designer

"Studied tourism, then spent years travelling across China to understand how a journey actually feels on the ground."

Sean Chen — Senior Travel Designer
Sean Chen
Senior Travel Designer

"Has spent years turning complex China trips into journeys that feel easy, considered, and personal."

Mei Li — Senior Travel Designer
Mei Li
Senior Travel Designer

"Ten years in the industry. Knows China well enough to know what not to put in an itinerary."

Tico Song — Travel Designer
Tico Song
Travel Designer

"Based in Yunnan for seven years. Has guided hundreds of travellers through landscapes most people only know from photographs."

How It Works
Step 01

Tell us

Tell us where you want to go — by email, WhatsApp, or a short form.

Step 02

Draft

We send back a first draft within 48 hours, built around you.

Step 03

Refine

We refine it together until it feels right.

Step 04

Travel

Travel. We're on WhatsApp if anything comes up.

A planning desk in Hangzhou, dawn
Three Service Levels

Tell us how much help you need. We'll do the rest.

Plan Only
From $399

Best for: you just need someone who knows China.

A custom itinerary, delivered in 5 working days
Hotel, train, and route recommendations — you handle the bookings
Pre-trip support via WhatsApp
A clear travel brief before departure
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From $10,000 / group

Best for: you want the trip fully handled, with planning, bookings, and support kept in one place.

A custom itinerary, refined until it's right
Founder-led planning via WhatsApp or email
All hotels, trains, and transfers booked for you
Full booking confirmations before departure
Pre-trip support via WhatsApp
Private guides in each destination, arranged and briefed by us
On-trip WhatsApp support throughout the journey
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From Travellers' Inboxes

What people write back.

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Margaret
Boston, USA
★★★★★

"Jason, your email about the visa got me through the consulate without rebooking once. The Suzhou gardens were exactly the speed you described. Worth the trip cost alone."

Sep 2025 A Jiangnan garden walk
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Daniel
London, UK
★★★★★

"The calligrapher's studio in Xi'an was the moment my husband stopped checking his phone. We got back six hours later. He's still talking about it three months on."

Oct 2025 Beijing–Xi'an, reimagined
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Sophia
Berlin, DE
★★★★★

"You said 'Lijiang at 6am' and I thought you were being poetic. You weren't. Set an alarm. The light, the silence, the old town empty — I have never seen anything like it."

Aug 2025 Yunnan, slowly
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James
Toronto, CA
★★★★★

"I asked five questions before booking. You answered all five within 24 hours, with paragraphs, not templates. That's why I paid. The trip itself just confirmed it."

Nov 2025 The Sichuan edge
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Jason Hu — Founder · Lead Concierge
Jason Hu
Founder · Lead Concierge

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