Cultures of China

Twelve days and five cities give this small-group tour more geographic range than almost any other China itinerary in our catalog. Your group moves from the imperial grandeur of Beijing south through the ancient capital of Xi'an, then on to the limestone karst landscape around Yangshuo before finishing in the modern urban contrast of Guangzhou and Hong Kong. That arc — from dynastic heartland to subtropical coast — is the through-line, and it means students leave with a genuinely layered picture of Chinese history, culture, and contemporary life rather than a postcard version of either.