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Independent

Travel China on your own terms, with the LocalKey app in your pocket and our team behind you around the clock. Every trip is designed and quoted individually.

How Independent works

Add when you want them

Airport pickup
Private car and driver
Local guide on demand

China Itineraries5–10 DAY ROUTES · REFERENCE PRICES

Both are private and designed around you. The difference is support on the ground.
Topic	Independent	Private Guided
Hotels	Well-located hotels at sensible prices, simple ones included if you prefer.	Higher-category hotels, chosen for position and service.
Getting around	High-speed rail and public transport. We book the tickets and write step-by-step directions.	Private car and driver, door to door.
On the ground	You travel independently, with our team on WeChat or WhatsApp 7×24.	A local host in each city and private guides for the days that need them.
Tickets and entry	Attraction tickets and timed entries booked for you.	The same, plus appointments for special requests, confirmed in writing before you travel.

How Independent works How Private Guided works

Private Guided

Private guides, driver and car across the trip, with a local host in each city. Designed and quoted for you.

How Private Guided works

Across the trip

Private guides for the days that need them
Private car and driver, door to door
A local host in each city

China Family ToursSAME PRIVATE TOUR · PACED FOR FAMILIES

Temple of Heaven in Beijing under a blue sky

Both are private and designed around you. The difference is support on the ground.
Topic	Independent	Private Guided
Hotels	Well-located hotels at sensible prices, simple ones included if you prefer.	Higher-category hotels, chosen for position and service.
Getting around	High-speed rail and public transport. We book the tickets and write step-by-step directions.	Private car and driver, door to door.
On the ground	You travel independently, with our team on WeChat or WhatsApp 7×24.	A local host in each city and private guides for the days that need them.
Tickets and entry	Attraction tickets and timed entries booked for you.	The same, plus appointments for special requests, confirmed in writing before you travel.

How Independent works How Private Guided works

Destinations Experiences

China Guide

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CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR IN CHINA

Christmas in China,
open as usual.

Not a public holiday in mainland China: shops, sights and restaurants keep normal hours, and most cities are in low season.

Plan a Christmas trip Start planning

Independent, Private Guided, or a mix of both.

Set by hotels, trains, and private car days, not a fixed package.

IndependentEverything booked, the LocalKey app and 24/7 backup. Add an airport pickup, a car and driver, or a local guide for the days you choose.Private GuidedPrivate guides, a driver and a car across the trip, on the same 1:1 designed plan and 24/7 backup.

FREE TRIP TOOLS

The practical part, done before you fly.

Free tools from our China team for the entry rules and the paperwork. No booking needed.

WHAT WE TAKE CARE OF

Give us the trip. We handle the moving parts.

The experience starts long before your first day in China: with a plan, confirmed bookings, useful tools, and someone to contact.

A plan you can travel with

A day-by-day routebook brings together city order, timings, confirmations, meeting points, and practical notes.

Stays, rail, flights & tickets

From hotel selection to high-speed rail, domestic flights, transfers, and entry tickets, we arrange the pieces that need to line up.

Ready for arrival

Entry guidance, connectivity, mobile payments, and useful travel tools make your first day in China feel straightforward.

Support when plans change

For a schedule change, language help, a booking question, or a revised route, a locally knowledgeable person is available.

Practical guidance for your first trip to China

Visa-free entry Mobile payments Your first 24 hours

JOURNEY INSPIRATION

Turn curiosity into a journey.

YANGTZE · MOUNTAINS & RIVER

Follow the Yangtze into the landscape.

8 DAYS · CHONGQING, YICHANG & THE THREE GORGES

JIANGNAN · GARDENS & DAILY LIFE

Slow down in Jiangnan.

7 DAYS · SHANGHAI, SUZHOU & HANGZHOU

BEIJING · HISTORY IN DAILY LIFE

See how history lives in Beijing.

6 DAYS · BEIJING & THE GREAT WALL

ENCOUNTER CHINA · LIVING CULTURE

See the place. Step into its life.

A first journey to China can begin with a festival, a craft, or a meal being prepared.

When the fire rises, the street becomes the stage.

Drums, dragon lanterns, and riverside crowds carry local traditions into the present.

Craft continues, one stitch at a time.

Sit beside the maker and see raw materials become objects made to be used.

Understand a city through the table.

Markets, kitchens, and shared meals quickly make an unfamiliar place feel closer.

Follow the waterways into Jiangnan life.

Gardens, river landings, and lived-in old streets reveal the region at a slower pace.

When the fire rises, the street becomes the stage.

Drums, dragon lanterns, and riverside crowds carry local traditions into the present.

Craft continues, one stitch at a time.

Sit beside the maker and see raw materials become objects made to be used.

Understand a city through the table.

Markets, kitchens, and shared meals quickly make an unfamiliar place feel closer.

Follow the waterways into Jiangnan life.

Gardens, river landings, and lived-in old streets reveal the region at a slower pace.

Your routebook, ready for the road

Your China trip, in your pocket.

Open your day-by-day route, meeting points, travel updates, vouchers, and practical tools whenever you need them.

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