Explore Shanghai’s teahouses and cruise along the Bund with its neoclassical architecture. View Suzhou’s classical gardens and double-sided silk embroidery. Visit historic Nanjing’s tombs, pagodas and temples and relax at Hangzhou’s stunning lakeside.

9-Day KUNMING TO SHANGRILA mid Apr - mid Nov
Kunming * Gyelthang * Deqin * Tiger Leaping Gorge * Lijiang * Kunming

Explore Tibetan monasteries, Naxi culture and witness the stunning mountain scenery and the 12,000 ft deep Tiger Leaping Gorge. Meet people from China’s many ethnic minorities and learn about the intriguing Dongba religion.

8-Day KUNMING, STONE FOREST, DALI, LIJIANG & LUGU LAKE
Enjoy Kunming's eternal spring weather and visit temples, museum, bird and flower market and the Stone Forest with its limestone pinnacles. Visit Dali's old town market with Bai minorities, fishing villages and scenic Lake Erhai. En route view an ancient cliff top grotto and enjoy Lijiang's stunning scenery and old Naxi wooden houses. At Lugu Lake learn about the Mosuo matrilineal society, where women are in charge!

4-Day TRIBAL LIJIANG
As a recent APA traveler commented; "if Walt Disney had to create ancient China it would be Lijiang! It was magical and every corner you turned had great surprises." Explore the old town, pretty lantern lit canals, spectacular Jade Snow Mountain and stunning moonbeam bridge. Stroll through the park and view rare pictographic writings at the Dongba center. Meet an eccentric herbalist and amble around a sleepy little village with courtyards filled with chilies and corn.

12-Day CHINA SILK ROAD Fri Apr - Oct
Beijing * Xi'an * Jiayuguan * Dunhuang * Turfan * Kashgar * Shanghai

Traverse the fabled Silk Road to view resplendent palaces, life-size terra cotta warriors and exquisite Buddhist cave art. View the ingenious irrigation system in the oasis town of Turfan, and explore Jiaohe, the oldest and best preserved earthen city in the world! Visit Kashgar's famous Sunday Bazaar and meet the desert nomads and other ethnic minorities. Visit the westernmost part of the Great Wall and Shanghai, a high energy city of contrasts.

6-Day MT. EMEI & THE PANDAS
Chengdu * Leshan * Mt. Emei * Chengdu

Towering over the sleepy village of Leshan is the massive Grand Buddha! Hike or take the cable car up to Mt. Emei with its intense physical and spiritual beauty. You can help at the panda reserve and see these giant lovable animals in their natural surroundings. Learn about panda breeding and bamboo ecology. Enjoy Chengdu's opera and spicy cuisine.

5-Day BEIJING, DATONG & XI'AN
Explore Beijing's Forbidden City, Great Wall, hutongs (alleyways) and its burgeoning art scene and pearl market. In Datong visit the Hanging Monastery – a rare combination of mechanics, aesthetics and Buddhism! Also view one of China's largest grottos at Yuangang and the life-size army of Terra-cotta warriors in Xi'an.

4-Day TROPICAL XISHUANGBANNA Mon
Jinghong * Menghai * Xiding * Ganlanba * Menglung * Jinghong

Travel to laid back tribal villages in tropical Xishuangbanna near the Burma border. Meet the Dai minorities and learn about their culture and traditions. Visit markets, villages and botanical gardens filled with exotic plants and wildlife.

5-Day DAZU & YANGTSE CRUISE Mar - Nov
View the amphitheatre of Buddhist sculptures at Dazu and cruise along winding rivers, past breathtaking canyons and remote villages on the Yangtse River. Stop at ancient cities, temples, the Three Gorges and the world's largest and controversial dam project!

16-Day DRAGONS, DRUMS & ART: Guizhou Festivals
Shanghai * Guiyang * Kaili * Chong'an Jiang * Shibing * Zhenyuan * Taijiang * Sandu * Ronjiang * Congjiang * Zhaoxing * Sanjiang * Guilin * Li River Cruise * Yangshuo * Hong Kong

Do Lusheng (bamboo pipe) music and tribal pageantry excite you? Have us arrange a private journey to Guizhou to celebrate their colorful local festivals. We have been taking groups and individuals to this area since the 80s to study these remote tribal cultures and see their exquisite embroidery. Escape to Guizhou's melting pot of over 14 ethnic groups and celebrate the surrealistic Miao festivals. Visit minority villages where the native Miao and other cultures remain relatively unchanged. The mysterious drum towers and graceful covered bridges of the Dong people have fascinated anthropologists for ages. Drive past the dragon spine rice terraces to Guilin and a cruise down the Li River through the eerie Karst formations to rural Yangshuo and on to Hong Kong.

Explore Shanghai’s teahouses and cruise along the Bund with its neoclassical architecture. View Suzhou’s classical gardens and double-sided silk embroidery. Visit historic Nanjing’s tombs, pagodas and temples and relax at Hangzhou’s stunning lakeside.

9-Day KUNMING TO SHANGRILA mid Apr - mid Nov
Kunming * Gyelthang * Deqin * Tiger Leaping Gorge * Lijiang * Kunming

Explore Tibetan monasteries, Naxi culture and witness the stunning mountain scenery and the 12,000 ft deep Tiger Leaping Gorge. Meet people from China’s many ethnic minorities and learn about the intriguing Dongba religion.

8-Day KUNMING, STONE FOREST, DALI, LIJIANG & LUGU LAKE
Enjoy Kunming's eternal spring weather and visit temples, museum, bird and flower market and the Stone Forest with its limestone pinnacles. Visit Dali's old town market with Bai minorities, fishing villages and scenic Lake Erhai. En route view an ancient cliff top grotto and enjoy Lijiang's stunning scenery and old Naxi wooden houses. At Lugu Lake learn about the Mosuo matrilineal society, where women are in charge!

4-Day TRIBAL LIJIANG
As a recent APA traveler commented; "if Walt Disney had to create ancient China it would be Lijiang! It was magical and every corner you turned had great surprises." Explore the old town, pretty lantern lit canals, spectacular Jade Snow Mountain and stunning moonbeam bridge. Stroll through the park and view rare pictographic writings at the Dongba center. Meet an eccentric herbalist and amble around a sleepy little village with courtyards filled with chilies and corn.

12-Day CHINA SILK ROAD Fri Apr - Oct
Beijing * Xi'an * Jiayuguan * Dunhuang * Turfan * Kashgar * Shanghai

Traverse the fabled Silk Road to view resplendent palaces, life-size terra cotta warriors and exquisite Buddhist cave art. View the ingenious irrigation system in the oasis town of Turfan, and explore Jiaohe, the oldest and best preserved earthen city in the world! Visit Kashgar's famous Sunday Bazaar and meet the desert nomads and other ethnic minorities. Visit the westernmost part of the Great Wall and Shanghai, a high energy city of contrasts.

6-Day MT. EMEI & THE PANDAS
Chengdu * Leshan * Mt. Emei * Chengdu

Towering over the sleepy village of Leshan is the massive Grand Buddha! Hike or take the cable car up to Mt. Emei with its intense physical and spiritual beauty. You can help at the panda reserve and see these giant lovable animals in their natural surroundings. Learn about panda breeding and bamboo ecology. Enjoy Chengdu's opera and spicy cuisine.

5-Day BEIJING, DATONG & XI'AN
Explore Beijing's Forbidden City, Great Wall, hutongs (alleyways) and its burgeoning art scene and pearl market. In Datong visit the Hanging Monastery – a rare combination of mechanics, aesthetics and Buddhism! Also view one of China's largest grottos at Yuangang and the life-size army of Terra-cotta warriors in Xi'an.

4-Day TROPICAL XISHUANGBANNA Mon
Jinghong * Menghai * Xiding * Ganlanba * Menglung * Jinghong

Travel to laid back tribal villages in tropical Xishuangbanna near the Burma border. Meet the Dai minorities and learn about their culture and traditions. Visit markets, villages and botanical gardens filled with exotic plants and wildlife.

5-Day DAZU & YANGTSE CRUISE Mar - Nov
View the amphitheatre of Buddhist sculptures at Dazu and cruise along winding rivers, past breathtaking canyons and remote villages on the Yangtse River. Stop at ancient cities, temples, the Three Gorges and the world's largest and controversial dam project!

16-Day DRAGONS, DRUMS & ART: Guizhou Festivals
Shanghai * Guiyang * Kaili * Chong'an Jiang * Shibing * Zhenyuan * Taijiang * Sandu * Ronjiang * Congjiang * Zhaoxing * Sanjiang * Guilin * Li River Cruise * Yangshuo * Hong Kong

Do Lusheng (bamboo pipe) music and tribal pageantry excite you? Have us arrange a private journey to Guizhou to celebrate their colorful local festivals. We have been taking groups and individuals to this area since the 80s to study these remote tribal cultures and see their exquisite embroidery. Escape to Guizhou's melting pot of over 14 ethnic groups and celebrate the surrealistic Miao festivals. Visit minority villages where the native Miao and other cultures remain relatively unchanged. The mysterious drum towers and graceful covered bridges of the Dong people have fascinated anthropologists for ages. Drive past the dragon spine rice terraces to Guilin and a cruise down the Li River through the eerie Karst formations to rural Yangshuo and on to Hong Kong.