Tailor-made China tours, designed around you.
Your dates, your pace, your interests. A travel designer in our Shanghai studio builds a private journey through China from a blank page, with a guide who speaks your language.
No fixed departures. No coach tours. Just your trip.
Every Silk Star journey is private, but a tailor-made trip goes further: we start from what you want to see and how you like to travel, then shape the route, the stays and every single day around it.
Use one of our journeys as a starting point, combine two of them, or begin with a single idea: a city, a season, a dish you want to taste where it was invented. We take it from there.
Everything, down to the last afternoon.
Route and length
Whether you have one week or three, we build the route around the time you have, so you see more of China and spend less of it in transit.
Pace
Early starts or slow mornings, three sights a day or one done properly. We build time into every day so the trip never feels rushed.
Where you stay
Handpicked boutique hotels and characterful guesthouses, chosen for comfort, location and a sense of place rather than star ratings alone.
Your guide's language
A private guide throughout, in English or your own language: Italian, French and more.
Your interests
History, food, landscapes, photography, tea, crafts. Tell us what you love and we plan the days around it.
Who's travelling
Couples, families, friends travelling together, or travellers who want extra comfort and time. Every itinerary fits the people on it.
Begin with one of our journeys.
Our journeys are tried-and-tested routes that any tailor-made trip can grow from. Pick one you like and we'll adapt it to you, or let us surprise you with a Mystery Journey.
How we build your journey
Tell us how you like to travel — fast or slow, cultural depth or pure landscape, group or couple — and we listen first.
We draft a day-by-day itinerary with alternatives at each stage. Nothing is locked until you're happy with every line.
Permits, transfers, guides, visas, accommodation. Every detail is coordinated before your first flight lands.
Your guide meets you at arrivals. From there, all you have to do is be present.
Tell us about the trip you have in mind.
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