China is an ideal travel destination for rich cultural experiences, adventurous activities, a safe environment, and numerous attractions suitable for families, making it an excellent choice for family vacations. This article provides travel info and sample itineraries to help you plan a perfect family trip with teenagers and younger kids, especially children aged between 10 and 17.
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How Many Days to Spend on a Family Trip to China
To explore China’s vast range of regions and rich cultures in a little depth, it is recommended to spend at least 2 weeks on a family trip to China. With about 2 weeks in China, you can cover the most famous cultural and natural highlights in China while taking part in various activities to enrich your knowledge of China and keep your children interested.
If you have longer for your holiday, such as 3 or 4 weeks, you would be able to explore more off-the-beaten-path routes with your children. However, if your vacation time is limited, 7 to 9 days are needed to cover China’s top highlights in Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai.
Best Places to Visit for Families with 10–17-Year-Olds
For most first-time-to-China family travelers, Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Guilin, Hong Kong, and Shanghai are the top destinations. These cities offer great opportunities for teenagers to learn more about Chinese history and culture, undertake adventurous outdoor activities, and enrich their knowledge about modern China.
If you are planning a trip to China in the summer holidays, you can extend your trip to other summer holidays destinations, such as Inner Mongolia or Tibet. The following are some sample tours for families with teenagers and slightly younger kids.
1. A Classic 12-Day China Tour Itinerary for Families with Teenagers
This tour covers China’s famous Golden Triangle — Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi'an — and the picturesque karst landscape of Guilin as well as the homeland of giant pandas — Chengdu.
Days 1–4: Beijing
In Beijing, the Forbidden City is a must-visit, where teenagers can learn more about the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1912). To help you get a better understanding of the ‘Former Palace’, our guide would lead you to different representative parts and explain their significance fully. Then you would have a rickshaw ride through the narrow alleys, plus a visit to a local family for a truly Beijing-ese experience. Enjoy authentic Chinese dishes for lunch at a popular local restaurant.
Another iconic landmark of Beijing is the Great Wall. For a family-friendly experience, our guide would take you to visit a less-crowded and well-restored Great Wall section — Mutianyu. If your children would like Great Wall hiking, however, we can arrange the top hiking route for you — from Jinshanling to Simatai — with your own private guide.
To help your teenagers get a deep knowledge of Chinese culture, we recommend that you spend some time on a Chinese cultural experience, such as tai chi exercises in the morning with a master, watching the Kung Fu Night Show, or joining a Chinese calligraphy course.
Days 5–6: Xi’an
In Xi’an, it takes a day for a good visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. To help your teenagers gain a better understanding, our guide would take you to participate in a hand-made clay-warrior program, where you and your children would create your own unique warriors with local artisans and then take them home as a souvenir. You'd learn a lot about how the Terracotta Warriors were made over 2,000 years ago.
For the other day in Xi’an, we suggest you take a biking tour on Xi’an City Wall and a food tour in the Muslim Quarter to experience local culture and life. You can also join our Han-era (206 BC – 220 AD) clothing cultural activity. Put on traditional Hanfu clothing and take photos to give your young ones unforgettable memories and historical insights.
Days 7–8: Chengdu
In Chengdu, seeing the pandas is a must-do activity. To help you get a close-quarters experience of these adorable animals, we would arrange a Panda Keeper Program tour in Chengdu Panda Reserve. There you would do typical keeper activities, such as cleaning the panda enclosures, observing pandas being fed, and making their favorite cakes. During the rest of your time in Chengdu, visit Jinli Ancient Street, where you can try delicious Sichuan hot pot, or have a rest at a teahouse...
Days 9–10: Guilin
Guilin is well-known for its beautiful karst landscape. You would take a Li River cruise from Guilin city to Yangshuo to enjoy breathtaking river-and-mountain views.
In Yangshuo, we have arranged many outdoor activities suitable for families with teenagers, such as kayaking, cave exploring, cycling around the villages, visiting local farmers, bamboo rafting, rock climbing, and more. Just let us know what you’re interested in.
Days 11–12: Shanghai
In Shanghai, The Bund is a must, where you can see many skyscrapers built in the last few decades, and buildings of more-European styles dating back a century. To help you get a better understanding of Shanghai’s impressive modernity and flourishing history, our private guide would take you walking around and inside the old buildings of the Bund.
For the rest of your time in Shanghai, you could take your teenagers to visit some of the huge range of themed museums and exhibitions.
2. A 13-Day Educational Family-Tour China Itinerary (Good for Young Mandarin Learners)
This itinerary is specially designed for children above 5th-grade (10-years-old), who are in a Mandarin Immersion Program at school. It is also good for families with teenagers who are interested in Chinese language and culture.
Days 1–4: Beijing
In Beijing, besides visiting the top attractions like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, we would arrange a visit to Beijing’s Temple of Confucius to help your children understand more about Chinese traditions and beliefs. Then pay a visit to the Imperial Academy to learn about China's traditional education system and listen to Dacheng Rites Music.
In the morning, we would arrange a tai chi class with a renowned local tai chi master. To help your kids improve their Chinese language skills, our guide would encourage them to talk in Chinese, such as talking to the waitresses in Mandarin and ordering food from a Chinese menu, as well as conversing with a hutong family while practicing Chinese calligraphy.
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Die Agency (in unserem Fall vertreten durch Tutu Sun) hat für uns eine perfekte Reise organisiert. Sehr gute Kommunikation im Vorfeld der Reise und vor Ort. Zu 100% verl?sslich, immer pünktlich und an jedem Ort sehr freundliche und engagierte Guides. Wir k?nnen eine Buchung bei diesem Unternehmen absolut und uneingeschr?nkt empfehlen. In Beijing hatten wir mit Herrn Chen 3 interessante Tage inklusive einer sehr spannenden individuellen Wanderung auf der grossen Mauer. more
Aug 2023,
Jeanne K
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Beijing Tour
Bruce was an amazing guide and very knowledgeable. He got me past ALOT of long lines fast and knew all the best places to go to take pictures! Also provided good recommendations for additional activities! If you get Bruce you’re in good hands! more
Aug 2023,
Anthony L
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Great two weeks in China with China Highlights
The trip included Shanghai where Kris was our amazing guide, Guilin and Yangshuo with Gary who did an amazing job at adjusting the schedule to meet our needs given the incredible heat, Chengdu with Helen who shared her passion for the Pandas with us, had fun in the peoples park with us and introduced us to the local opera which was fascinating and ensured we were able to taste amazing Sizhuan food without burning up! We then moved on to Xian with Jenny who ensured we got to the Terracotta army early enough to get an amazing view, took us to try our hand at making our own warriors, was very knowledgable about the history of Xian which was very interesting and lastly allowed us to try making dumplings which we all loved. Our final stop was Beijing. Ethan was our tour guide and he again did an amazing job ensuring we got to the Great Wall of China early enough to see the amazing wall without too many people and whilst it was still relatively cool, share his great knowledge of the Forbidden City and Summer Palace with us, introduced us to the Beijing Hot Pot and importantly ensured we were able to celebrate our sons 18th birthday in style and with his favourite Chinese food!! Thank you again for making our 2 weeks so special and we will for sure be back very soon. more
Aug 2023,
Sandra
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There is tour guides and there is felix
I had a blast with this tour! Felix is such an amazing person and so knowledgeable! He understands how to share knowledge and make us interested! Me and my friends had a wonderful day with Felix around the city I highly recommend China Highlights and would most likely recommend felix!!! more
Aug 2023,
PrettoMauricio
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Jennifer is an awesome guide and the…
Jennifer is an awesome guide and the tours were great! more
Aug 2023,
Renan Santos
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Beijing2023 a not to be missed experience!!
We spent 3 days in Beijing with Jennifer as our tour guide. The Great Wall, Forbidden City and the Summer Palace were all amazing, the Hutong tour was very interesting and we enjoyed seeing a typical home from that era. Jennifer was a wealth of information in Chinese history with names and date’s giving us insight into what we were seeing and the historical significance. She was warm, friendly, kind and professional and I would highly recommend her to enhance your trip more
Aug 2023,
Rita A
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Amazing Time at Honk Kong, Beijing and The Great Wall
We were a group of 10 people, our trip started at the beautiful Hong Kong, we had the best guide ever, Ken Ku, a really polite man and He always was worried for our needs. We met the Abeerden harbour, the beach side, the grand Buda, beautiful templesVictoria Peak, Temple Street, Jade market and lots of amazing places. Also we spend some days at Beijing and there we were in the main places you should go. The Summer Palace, Tiananmen Place, Chaoyang theater and spectacular show. We also travelled to the Mutianyang area to see the unveliable Great Wall, we eat in spectacular restaurants, we had a comfortable and fresh bus to travel all places. I tried to resume everything but still missing things. Thanks to all the team and our guide Lluvia in Beijing, She was so sweet. more
Aug 2023,
Community Manager
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High quality and flexibility
Bruce has been a very good guide to us. We spent different days with him, trekking on the great Wall, visiting forbidden City, hutong, summer palace and many other places in Beijing. He was also able to arrange for me a last second calligraphy class in a school as well. I strongly recommend him to anyone visiting the city. more
Aug 2023,
Isabella L
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Amazing 3 day tour in Beijing with Linda
We are from France and arrived in the best conditions. First of all, Linda, our Beijing tour guide came to pick us up, and we knew straight away that the 3 next days would be amazing. She is incredibly kind, so professional and very passionate. We’ve learned so much with her, from the Great Wall to the Summer Palace, through the hutong and more for you to discover! We are so grateful to have met her and we highly recommend her for your future journey to Beijing. Thank you some much Linda and hope to see you again soon! more
Aug 2023,
Remi Crozet
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Amazing 3 days in Beijing with Linda
We are from France and arrived in the best conditions. First of all, Linda, our Beijing tour guide came to pick us up, and we knew straight away that the 3 next days would be amazing. She is incredibly kind, so professional and very passionate. We’ve learned so much with her, from the Great Wall to the Summer Palace, through the hutong and more for you to discover! We are so grateful to have met her and we highly recommend her for your future journey to Beijing. Thank you some much Linda and hope to see you again soon! more
Aug 2023,
Alain
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Amazing Trip
We had a great experience with china highlights. Very helpful and careful. Our trip was splendid, very comfortable and safe cars. Our guide Jack gave us good tips and knowledge. more
Aug 2023,
Allan Lima
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Our Amazing China Trip with China Highlights…
Our China Trip with China Highlights was absolutely and truly remarkable. The service we received from China Highlights guides (Jack in Beijing, Mervyn in Xi'an, William in Guilin and Martin in Shanghai), drives and their office team was second to none. more
Aug 2023,
Somma Mohammadi
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China, beyond what you hear!
Beijing: A mega-historical city. Our tour guide, Jack welcomed us in the airport with a big smile. We stayed at a nice hotel in CBD. In China, if I want to name a problem, it would be language barrier that hardly you can find people who can speak English. Thanks to our tour guides we did not have any issues in our trip. Also, with so many free apps for translation, there is zero problem even we don’t speak any Chinses. Beijing, with the combination of old and new buildings, living side by side, you feel the city is transiting from old to modernism with a high speed. But with the rich history inside the town, I got distracted to chase signs of modernism and rather preferred to sink in the deep well of this ancient history. The resting time inside my 5 star hotel, was a place to think of the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and waiting to see the next wonder which was expecting us in the next day. Amongst all the famous and popular areas that you are expected to visit, I was most impressed when the tour introduced us to a local family in a traditional part of the town to have an afternoon tea with them. That provided us the opportunity to know how traditional people still live. How hospitable these people were. The tour always got our opinion for foods and our answer always was Chinese food. Local Chinses Food. Diversity of the menu is big and everyone can choose multiple options. Meats, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetarian… you name it. After 3 days we went to Xi-An with “bullet train”. This was another careful choice by the tour to give us the opportunity to see the cities and villages on our way. The train with a speed of 310 km/hr was very convenient and clean. On the way, I could see the fast tracking of new construction sites and developments. One think that was interesting for me, most of the machineries that were being used, seem to be “made in China”. Xi-An We arrived at Xi-An at a night maybe 9 pm. This city is the starting point of The Silk Road. Welcomed by our tour guide Mervyn, we entered a smaller city than Beijing. You could see that Xian was more regulated than Beijing. The city was live with many people walking around. We inspected the mysterious Terracotta Warriors where the venue was overly populated by visitors. But what completed the experience for us, thanks to our tour, was meeting a local artist who taught us how these warriors were made with clay. Each of us, even kids, was given some clay and moulds and we made our little statues. After that we visited the city museum where I could see how Chinese were using nice plates and bowls 1500 years ago, some were as fashionable as those we use today. I also visited Muslim district. It was interesting how different religions live peacefully next to each other inside this ancient city. And the surprise here, was visiting a busy street and trying street foods by our choice, and it was all shouted by China Highlights . Oh, I cannot say how much we loved this. Mingling with people and nice shop keepers, taking photos, testing the foods, … Guilin And then we flew to Guilin. Which is a smaller city in East China. It was night. We were welcomed by our tour guide, William. Friendly man with some sense of humour which we all loved it. At night we could not see much comparing to Beijing and Xian. Full of little restaurants on each side of the street and people all out, like it is a national celebration. Later William told us, how people in this city like to enjoy their time. We stayed in Shangri-La in Guilin, very high quality in foods, accommodation and entertainment. This hotel really respects its brand regardless of the location. In the morning when I opened the curtain, I wasn’t sure if the scene in front of me is a minotaur or a natural scenery. Series of mountain peaks, sitting next to each other, like those that you see in cartoons. So, first day we started going to rice terraces in the rural area of Guilin. The extent of beauty cannot be described in writing, but feel free to google “rice terraces, Guilin” and trust your eyes. After some hiking through the terraces, we got to this small village, without proper modern access but all narrow footpaths. We entered a local house and tried local food. Sticky rice cooked and smoked in bamboo, that we learn and prepared it ourselves. Beef, pork, vegetables, rice wine… It was a feast better than those you can find in any luxury restaurant in the cities. The next day we boarded on a ferry to flow on the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo. Here I witnessed the peaky range of mountains that I had seen from my hotel window yesterday. It was close to 40 degrees outside, but it couldn’t stop me from staying on the roof deck and enjoying the scenery. Day after, we were off to next destination, Shanghai. Unfortunately, the flight had major delay that night. But few interesting things happened in the airport that I cannot miss to add them. First and for most, was the continues support of our tour guide, William, who checked on us until 1:15am when the plane eventually took off and even, I saw his later follow up to make sure we landed safe and been handed to the next guide in Shanghai. This is beyond normal responsibility that you expect. On top of that, we had Kimi, our tour supervisor who kept checking on us. Kimi kept updating us of his follow up with the airline which was happening in the background. In addition to that, kids liked to have KFC which was only available on the other side of security gate. In China, rules are strict and if you have passed the security checks, it is very difficult to cross the gate and start it again. But here, police were so nice and helpful, who kindly helped my family to get their food, stayed with them and after some formalities, escorted them to pass the security gate without any hassle. Maybe 2 or 3 policemen and women, spent 45 minutes of their time to make sure, visitors are in comfort inside the airport and in response to our appreciation they told us, we are just doing our normal work! Oh, I remembered, in China police does not carry guns, when walking on the streets. This is the level of safety! Shanghai Around 4 am, we landed in Shanghai. Welcomed by our very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide, Martin. When we arrived to the hotel, we just went to bed and rest. In the morning, I thought the beds are smaller than King Size as we had in our contract. I checked it with Martin. He double checked with hotel and explained to us the standards are bit different in each hotel. But never the less, they upgraded our rooms to sweets to ensure of our comfort. The new rooms were generously large, double bathroom and shower and high level… it was a heavenly gift mostly for the kids. Next day, we had a walk through the city. Where I was amazed by the tall buildings, modern urban design, strict traffic rules and in one word, a modern city with its high-class citizens. What amazed me even more, was that all these had happened in the last 30 years. We tried to visit the Shanghai Tower, but the queue was more than 3 hours wait, so we gave up. Next day we went to Disney Land. The “Promised Land” for the kids, from the minute we decided to visit China. I, personally am not a fan of manmade excitements, but even me spent 11 hours in Disney Land and enjoyed my time like everyone. This was a good example of cross-cultural understanding between China and the West. And last day, we did some walk around the city before we are taken to the airport. And here was a catch of the day as we have had in every other city. Martin came to us and said he has arranged to visit the restaurant-bar of J- Hotel in level 120 of Shanghai Hotel which is even 2 floor higher than the public observatory that we could not visit yesterday. We were shouted by China Highlights to spend some time in this most luxurious bar! And this is how we left China with the most unforgettable memories. And by the way, we had our two young children with us, 6 and 8 years old. And not that they have been practicing hiking or walking in the past. Like other kids, they prefer watching TV and games, but the walks and places were so attractive to drag them all way with us for 110km walking in 12 days. more
Aug 2023,
Shaha R
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At rather short notice Carol organised…
We were appreciative of all our guides (Jenny, Jacob, Helen, Nur, Karem and Felix) who all spoke good English, were mindful of our needs and flexible in their approach. We really enjoyed our journey out west along the ancient Silk Road and while it had some challenges we have returned with so many great memories. more
Jul 2023,
Gary McPhee
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Trip Beijing - Shanghai 9 days
After hearing that China was opening its doors for tourists, even though our tour schedule is for next year, Roger Li convinced us to book early because the price was affordable and if it turns out that we cancel the booking, China Highlights will return the full down payment His expertise, patience, and insightful suggestions have been invaluable in work out our itinerary. Roger has been diligent in addressing all our queries, making this planning phase a breeze. Roger Li has been great at working with us and our changing agenda. He is very responsive and very professional Highly recommend his services . Georges N. more
Jul 2023,
Georges
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a happy tour in Beijing
My son Taylor booked the tour for us from chinahighlights. we stayed in Beijing for four days.Bruce was our tour guide. He spoke fluent English and there was no barrier between us. He was very patient, he met us at the airport and our flight was delayed for three hours, but when I met him, he was smiling and very warm. He was very professional, He explained every scenic spot to us carefully. We learned a lot about Chinese history from him.We had planned to visit a local Beijing family to learn how to make some Chinese food, but because they were traveling, we couldn't. Bruce rearranged the itinerary for us, and we went to the Confucian Temple and the Imperial College, which was a great place to visit. more
Jul 2023,
lois A
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China Highlights goes above and beyond!
Beijing would take a lifetime to fully explore, but we only had 2.5 days. Fortunately, Cactus, our amazing China Highlights tour guide got us up and going early (the July heat was unbearable!) and guided us through the city and it's treasures. It's was clear she loved history as much as we did and she gave us insight into the rich physical and cultural past, present, and future of the city, country, and all of the dynasties. She answered our questions, fed us well, and even parted us with a beautiful gift that we will cherish for a long time. A few days after our tour, we had a few lingering questions and she helped us find what we were looking for and she even made a reservation at a restaurant for us that we were struggling to do with our limited language skills. She went above and beyond. Anyone traveling in Beijing would be lucky to tour the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and so much more and even luckier to have Cactus as their guide! more
Jul 2023,
Kaila W
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Great day with our guide Tom
We had an amazing tour with our guide TOM. Everything ran smoothly from the pick-up from our hotel and all the transport between the sites. The tour is well organized and completely hassle free as all of the tickets for the sights are arranged by your tour guide and we had just the right amount of time at each sight with the option to spend more time at each if we liked. Our guide TOM was so knowledgeable about all the sites we visited and answered all of our questions. We got a cable car up to the Great Wall which was lovely and scenic, we also weren’t too tired to walk along the wall when we reached the top. It was honestly the highlight of our trip to Beijing. Thanks to China highlights,we highly recommend to everyone for China highlights and best tour guide TOM more
Jul 2023,
Aline F
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A reimagined schedule leads to fantastic 2 day tour
We booked a 2-Day tour and were assigned Olivia Tian as our tour guide. She was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the sights we did see and made sure to keep everyone informed. Both my Chinese in-laws and myself (American) had great time. Olivia also made the most of our time by rearranging our schedule a bit to take advantage of the weather and time. The original plan was Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Great Wall on Day 1 and Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace on Day 2. Instead, we did the Great Wall first time on day 1, which meant it was cooler for the hiking. And we did a bit of a faster tour through the Temple of Heaven to be able to catch a theatrical show Olivia recommended. If you enjoy performing arts, the $40-55USD per person tickets are well worth this 60 minute show, the Golden Mask. Great Wall, Temple of Heaven and the Golden Mask Show made up the 1st day. Day 2 was Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. All were great and Olivia was awesome at knowing some shortcuts and getting us by some of the lines where she could. The day ended sort of early (around 330pm) but depending on how much hiking you did at the Great Wall, (and how fit you are), this might be just what you want. Overall, Olivia provided an excellent touring experience and I can't help but recommend her to others looking for a trip to Beijing. more
Jul 2023,
Jonathan M.
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A reimagined schedule leads to fantastic 2 day tour
We booked a 2-Day tour and were assigned Olivia Tian as our tour guide. She was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the sights we did see and made sure to keep everyone informed. Both my Chinese in-laws and myself (American) had great time. Olivia also made the most of our time by rearranging our schedule a bit to take advantage of the weather and time. The original plan was Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Great Wall on Day 1 and Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace on Day 2. Instead, we did the Great Wall first time on day 1, which meant it was cooler for the hiking. And we did a bit of a faster tour through the Temple of Heaven to be able to catch a theatrical show Olivia recommended. If you enjoy performing arts, the $40-55USD per person tickets are well worth this 60 minute show, the Golden Mask. Great Wall, Temple of Heaven and the Golden Mask Show made up the 1st day. Day 2 was Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. All were great and Olivia was awesome at knowing some shortcuts and getting us by some of the lines where she could. The day ended sort of early (around 330pm) but depending on how much hiking you did at the Great Wall, (and how fit you are), this might be just what you want. Overall, Olivia provided an excellent touring experience and I can't help but recommend her to others looking for a trip to Beijing. more
Jul 2023,
jkjmueller
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Days 5–6: Xi’an
In Xi’an, you would visit its iconic landmark: the Terracotta Warriors. To help you get a better knowledge of the awesome clay warriors, we would arrange a visit to a local cave dwelling, where you can make a little warrior of your own, with local clay and your local host’s help.
On the second day in Xi’an, enjoy a bike ride on its City Wall, and then visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is regarded as the starting point of the Silk Road. To help you engage in local life, we would arrange a visit to a local family home where you would learn how to make dumplings and have a family meal with them.
Days 8–10: Chengdu
In Chengdu, besides seeing pandas at the Breeding Research Base and the Giant Buddha in Leshan, we would arrange a little adventure at the last remaining farmer's market in Chengdu. You kids would learn to use Chinese to purchase some produce from the locals.
Days 11–13: Shanghai
In Shanghai, the final stop of this itinerary, you would visit the Bund and wander through alleyways to catch a glimpse of the lives of locals. Sit down for a break in a Michelin-starred restaurant and enjoy some delicious Shanghai snacks.
To keep a nice surprise for the end as a reward for your kids, we would arrange a visit to Shanghai Disneyland, where you could have some memorable family moments and enjoy fun experiences for a whole day and then fireworks in the evening.
3. 2-Week China Family Itinerary with Tibet
If Tibet is what your family and children dream of, then this tour itinerary would be good for you. In this 2-week itinerary, we would help you get excellent exposure to the Tibetan Buddhist culture and unspoiled plateau scenery.
- Days 1–4: Beijing (Visit must-sees such as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.)
- Days 5–6: Xi’an (Have a visit to the Terracotta Army, a clay-warrior-making experience, and a food tour.)
- Day 7–11: Lhasa (see below for details)
- Day 12–14: Shanghai (Your exploration activities include a visit to the Bund and free time to explore on your own.)
In Lhasa, you would visit the Potala Palace. To help you get the best angles to shoot awesome Potala photos, our private guide would use his rich experience, and he’d help you find the best ways to explore and get to know the Potala Palace.
Spend some leisurely time wandering around Barkhor Street — see devout Buddhists praying and experience the buzz of local Tibetan life. If you are interested in rural Tibetan life in remote areas, we can arrange a visit to a Tibetan village in the hills, where you can take part in their daily activities, including horse riding, milking yaks, printing prayer flags, and other things that the nomads do.
4. A 10-Day Imperial-and-Scenic China Family-Tour Itinerary with Hong Kong
This itinerary would allow your family to have experiences that would make the stories from history books come alive: see the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace. Then relax on Yangshuo’s nature-filled trails before enjoying exciting Hong Kong’s Ocean Park amusement area and other world class attractions.
- Days 1–4: Beijing (Visit the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, hutongs, and Great Wall.)
- Days 5–8: Guilin (Visit the highlights of Guilin and nearby Yangshuo county.)
- Days 9–10: Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, you would visit Ocean Park and Victoria Peak. In Ocean Park, you can take a raft ride through a jungle landscape. The park also has a lot of animal exhibits, including a giant panda habitat, a shark aquarium, and a sea lion show.
From Victoria Peak, the highest point on Hong Kong Island, you can have a bird’s-eye view of Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong’s captivating skyline. For most children, it would be a happy ending to finish with Hong Kong Disneyland, where you can view spectacular fireworks shows, parades, and live performances featuring beloved Disney characters.
5. An 8-Day Inner Mongolia Summer-Vacation Itinerary (Good for Summer-Holiday Trips) — Off-the-Beaten-Track
If you are planning a summer vacation and are interested in nomadic life on the grasslands, then this summer tour itinerary would be good for you. With this 8-day private trip from Hohhot to Ordos, you would have the chance to experience local nomadic life and fantastic views on Huitengxile Grassland, then hike on majestic mountains and a volcano!
Days 1–3: Hohhot and Huitengxile Grassland
Take a 2-hour drive from Hohhot to Huitengxile Grassland and visit Huanghuagou ('Yellow Flower Valley') to appreciate multifaceted natural beauty — peculiar stones, unique peaks, and colorful alpine meadows. On the grassland, you would have the chance to enjoy Mongolian singing and dancing, and you could try Mongolian archery and wrestling. After an ethnic-flavor bonfire party in the evening, stay overnight in a traditional Mongolian yurt.
Days 4–5: Daqing Mountain and Baotou
Enjoy sunrise on the grassland. Then head to Daqing Mountain, where you would have a hiking tour for about 5 hours. You would pass ancient birch forests on the way to the top of Daqing Mountain, where you'd have a panoramic view of fantastic natural beauty. On the way to Baotou, spend some time to visit Intangible Cultural Heritage Town, where you can learn about Mongolian folk arts and handicrafts by experiencing Mongolian yurt building and erecting, dough making, paper cutting, and leather painting.
Days 6–8: Kubuqi Desert and Ordos
In Kubuqi Desert, you would visit the desert's 'Singing Sands' and enjoy a satisfying camel ride as you venture deep into the hinterland of Kubuqi Desert. With our special arrangements, you can enjoy a desert barbecue dinner while appreciating the stunning views of the desert sunset, followed by camping in the desert, and seeing an incredibly starry sky for an unforgettable wilderness experience.
In Ordos, you would visit Kangbashi District and enjoy the pleasant planned urban environment of Ordos City. Then spend some time at the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan — not his actual place of burial, which no one knows, but the impressive cenotaph devoted to the worship of the Mongols' hero.
