Designed by China's leading bespoke travel specialists — private journeys built around one traveller: you.
When to visit China? We judge a season not by the weather but by access — the doors that open for a few weeks only. Four seasonal escapes below, each private, each openly priced from US$5,200 per person — every product we sell is five days and beyond.
Jiangnan · 5 Days · Mar–Apr — First-picked Longjing at Meijiawu, West Lake in spring rain, a private boat up to the tea fields.
Yunnan · 6 Days · Jun–Aug — The 3,000-metre summer: Songtsam lodges, alpine meadows, a monastery library above the clouds.
Beijing · 5 Days · Sep–Nov — The Wall in its best coat, golden ginkgo in the Forbidden City's courts, a duck feast after the day-trippers leave.
Harbin · 5 Days · Dec–Feb — The Ice Festival before the gates open, Siberian tigers at feeding hour, a hotpot that thaws you whole.
Everything we design starts here — the nine best things to do in China, the obsessions the world crosses oceans for. Name yours; we will build the journey — and the price — around it.
Before the gates, up close, in the quiet of their breakfast hour. China's most beloved ambassadors, without the crowds.
From dawn markets to a master chef's private banquet — the oldest continuous food culture on Earth, served to you alone.
Everest's north face by licensed road, the Five Holy Peaks, Wudang's sword terraces — doors that open only through the right hands.
The Long River through its three gorges from a private deck, the Yellow's loess cliffs, cormorant lamps on the Li.
West Lake at first light before the first oar, Qiandao's thousand tea islands, Erhai's wind — the still half of the landscape.
Round earthen fortresses above a tea coast, a Cantonese bay at junk hour, the January sun of Hainan.
The Ice Festival before the gates open, powder above the Altay treeline, a −30° net haul on a frozen lake.
Dawn practice with Shaolin monks. Tai chi on a Taoist mountain. Movement as meditation, learned where it was born.
Temple courtyards at offering hour, teahouse mornings that take all morning — and gifts worthy of the journey, from imperial porcelain to drones.
Foreign travellers may enter Tibet only through a licensed Chinese operator. We hold the licence — and the keys to the quiet hours: Everest's north face at dawn, oxygen-supported, scholar-accompanied, measured to you.
A species found wild in no other country on Earth — and we hold the early-morning hours.
Everest seen from Tibet — a view no Nepalese itinerary can offer, reached through us alone.
The world's largest high-speed network. Business class at 350 km/h, curated as an experience.
The oldest continuous civilisation on Earth — still making things by hand, still teaching at dawn.
Our flagships — the fullest expression of the Tailor Standard. Each runs privately, on your dates, and bends to your pace.
A scholar-led morning in the Forbidden City, dawn beneath the Temple of Heaven, then the summit: Simatai after the gates close — a private dinner beside a watchtower, the mountains going dark around you.
Kunming to Shangri-La along the ancient caravan trail — a tie-dye inheritor's private workshop, a banquet with a caravan leader's descendants, morning tea with the monks of Songzanlin.
Same standard, lighter frame. Each is a journey we know by heart — then cut to your dates, pace and curiosity.
Before-gates panda valley, a Sanxingdui archaeologist in conversation, a chef's-table Sichuan banquet, tai chi at dawn on Qingcheng mountain.
Business-class rail as an experience, a private Bund viewing before a drone ballet, then Amanfayun, a first-light boat on West Lake, tea with a Longjing master.
The same hand in every city: one of our own hosts at each stop, the same standard, the same quiet. You never explain yourself twice.
Imperial courtyards at dawn; a watchtower dinner after dark.
Pandas before the gates open; a master's table by night.
The future, with quiet lakes and canals to sleep beside.
The only north face on Earth you may reach by road — licensed.
An army asleep for two thousand years, then the silk road west.
A growing list of passports now enter China visa-free — we confirm yours within 12 hours, and prepare every form for those who need one.
Foreign travellers may enter Tibet only through a licensed Chinese operator. We hold the licence — and the quiet hours.
First-class rail tickets bought before they sell out, vetted private drivers, an eSIM working before you land.
Three journeys in final fitting — each releases only when every access is secured in writing. Join the waitlist; be measured first.
10–12 days · Lhasa to the roof of the world · oxygen-supported, scholar-accompanied
A collectible series · begin with Tai Shan & Song Shan · Shaolin morning practice
7 days · helicopter over the Avatar peaks · private Li River boat at dawn
Couture hanfu, a heritage setting at opening hour, a private photographer.
A master chef's private banquet, built around you.
Business class at 350 km/h, with curated narration.
Embroidery, clay, ink — your piece fired and shipped home.
From morning market to the master's own table.
The city before it wakes, with a local who knows everyone.
Private drone demos; duty-free handled.
Doors opened early, so the light is yours alone.
Every journey must pass twenty-one written criteria across six dimensions before it is offered to you. The full standard is published. Hold us to it.
At least two experiences per journey that money alone cannot book — confirmed in writing, never promised verbally.
Scholar-grade guides, certified specialties. Driver and guide always two people. Your tailor stays, start to finish.
One hundred percent private, in writing. Named stays before you depart. No group restaurants, ever.
A narrative, not a route. Two main experiences a day at most — the white space is designed. A printed journey book before you fly.
Proposal in 24 hours. A bilingual line answering in 30 minutes, around the clock. Zero shopping, zero commissions — in the contract.
Honest ranges before you commit. Line-by-line inclusions. Reviews only from travellers who booked.
Every journey is designed — and answered for — by one named tailor. Before, during and after you travel.
"I design the journeys I would take my own family on — nothing else survives my edit."
"China is best understood at the table. I plan backwards from the meals."
"The right hour at a quiet temple beats ten famous sights. Timing is my craft."
One letter a month: one place before the crowds find it, one table worth flying for. Nothing else, ever.
No noise · Unsubscribe anytimeThey didn't show us China. They introduced us to it — to the people, the tables, the quiet hours. We stopped being tourists on the first morning.
A named tailor replies within 12 hours. Your first proposal within 24.