Private Journey
Buddhist Art Chronology
A private China route with day-by-day pacing, hotel logic, seasonal pricing, and guide support confirmed before payment.
Route Overview
A route designed for depth, not distance
Pace built around energy, not a checklist. Star-level hotels confirmed privately. One real local culture thread on every route.
Day by Day
The shape of the trip
A representative shape. We finalize each morning during the planning call so the route reflects your interests and pace.
Buddhist Art Chronology
City stops, day ranges, and the main movement between anchors are shown before you ask a planner to confirm the route.
Tap any day to open the full plan — where you stay, what you do, meals, what is included, and traveler notes. All 14 days are shown below.This route is fully customisable — adjust it with a specialist →
Day1 Beijing — Forbidden City & Mutianyu Great Wall
Touch down and just breathe — no rush today. Beijing is a soft landing, and your guide spends day one quietly working out your rhythm so the whole trip bends around you, not some script.
inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing - inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing
the Forbidden City and Jingshan viewpoint
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Peking duck when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Beijing reads best when imperial sites, hutongs and crafts are paced as one story
Day2 Beijing — Forbidden City & Mutianyu Great Wall
Slow start or early one, totally your call. Mutianyu Great Wall by private cable car is roughly the heart of today, and we leave plenty of breathing room so nothing feels rushed. Food-wise, hold out for Peking duck — worth it.
inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing - inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing
Mutianyu Great Wall by private cable car
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Peking duck when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Beijing reads best when imperial sites, hutongs and crafts are paced as one story
Day3 Beijing — Forbidden City & Mutianyu Great Wall
We’ll build today loosely around Temple of Heaven at morning, at your pace and nobody else’s. Expect a small surprise or two your guide pulls out depending on the day. Peking duck sorts the eating.
inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing - inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing
Temple of Heaven at morning
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Peking duck when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Beijing reads best when imperial sites, hutongs and crafts are paced as one story
Day4 Beijing — Forbidden City & Mutianyu Great Wall
Today’s the kind you’ll be showing people photos of later — a hutong courtyard walk, with the freedom to slow right down whenever something catches your eye. Lunch or dinner usually circles back to Peking duck.
inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing - inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing
a hutong courtyard walk
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Peking duck when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Beijing reads best when imperial sites, hutongs and crafts are paced as one story
Day5 Beijing — Forbidden City & Mutianyu Great Wall
Ease into a hutong courtyard walk today. Nothing’s rigid — your guide flexes things around the weather and how you’re feeling, so it stays comfortable start to finish. And Peking duck is exactly what you’ll want when hunger hits.
inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing - inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing
a hutong courtyard walk
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Peking duck when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Beijing reads best when imperial sites, hutongs and crafts are paced as one story
Day6 Beijing — Forbidden City & Mutianyu Great Wall
Honestly, this is one of those days people bring up for years. We’ll point you at a hutong courtyard walk — and since it’s all yours, you linger where it grabs you and wander off when you’re ready. Somewhere in there, Peking duck, the kind locals actually line up for, not the tourist version.
inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing - inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing
a hutong courtyard walk
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Peking duck when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Beijing reads best when imperial sites, hutongs and crafts are paced as one story
Day7 Beijing — Forbidden City & Mutianyu Great Wall
Today leans into a hutong courtyard walk. No stopwatch — your guide reads the crowds, the light and frankly your mood, and shapes the day from there. When you get hungry, Peking duck is the move. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: Peking Opera and cloisonné (Jingtailan) enamel — a backstage opera session and a master cloisonné studio. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.
inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing - inside the Second Ring near Wangfujing
a hutong courtyard walk + private intangible-heritage session
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around Peking duck when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Beijing reads best when imperial sites, hutongs and crafts are paced as one story
Day8 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Slow start or early one, totally your call. the Terracotta Army with a senior history guide is roughly the heart of today, and we leave plenty of breathing room so nothing feels rushed. Food-wise, hold out for roujiamo — worth it.
inside the city wall near the Bell Tower - inside the city wall near the Bell Tower
the Terracotta Army with a senior history guide
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around roujiamo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Xian carries the Silk Road and Tang capital story in one compact city
Day9 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
We’ll build today loosely around the Ming city wall by bicycle, at your pace and nobody else’s. Expect a small surprise or two your guide pulls out depending on the day. roujiamo sorts the eating.
inside the city wall near the Bell Tower - inside the city wall near the Bell Tower
the Ming city wall by bicycle
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around roujiamo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Xian carries the Silk Road and Tang capital story in one compact city
Day10 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Today’s the kind you’ll be showing people photos of later — the Muslim Quarter food lanes, with the freedom to slow right down whenever something catches your eye. Lunch or dinner usually circles back to roujiamo.
inside the city wall near the Bell Tower - inside the city wall near the Bell Tower
the Muslim Quarter food lanes
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around roujiamo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Xian carries the Silk Road and Tang capital story in one compact city
Day11 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Ease into the Shaanxi History Museum today. Nothing’s rigid — your guide flexes things around the weather and how you’re feeling, so it stays comfortable start to finish. And roujiamo is exactly what you’ll want when hunger hits.
inside the city wall near the Bell Tower - inside the city wall near the Bell Tower
the Shaanxi History Museum
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around roujiamo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Xian carries the Silk Road and Tang capital story in one compact city
Day12 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Honestly, this is one of those days people bring up for years. We’ll point you at the Shaanxi History Museum — and since it’s all yours, you linger where it grabs you and wander off when you’re ready. Somewhere in there, roujiamo, the kind locals actually line up for, not the tourist version.
inside the city wall near the Bell Tower - inside the city wall near the Bell Tower
the Shaanxi History Museum
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around roujiamo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Xian carries the Silk Road and Tang capital story in one compact city
Day13 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Today leans into the Shaanxi History Museum. No stopwatch — your guide reads the crowds, the light and frankly your mood, and shapes the day from there. When you get hungry, roujiamo is the move.
inside the city wall near the Bell Tower - inside the city wall near the Bell Tower
the Shaanxi History Museum
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around roujiamo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Xian carries the Silk Road and Tang capital story in one compact city
Day14 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Slow start or early one, totally your call. the Shaanxi History Museum is roughly the heart of today, and we leave plenty of breathing room so nothing feels rushed. Food-wise, hold out for roujiamo — worth it. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: Shaanxi shadow puppetry (piying) and Qinqiang opera — a private shadow-play performance and a puppet-carving demo. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.
inside the city wall near the Bell Tower - inside the city wall near the Bell Tower
the Shaanxi History Museum + private intangible-heritage session
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around roujiamo when timing fits.
Private guide, private transfer, entrance planning, hotel breakfast and route coordination.
Personal shopping, alcohol, spa, evening shows and anything outside the confirmed route.
Your guide reconfirms pickup, pacing, tickets and weather the evening before.
Cultural context: Xian carries the Silk Road and Tang capital story in one compact city
Dates & Pricing
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Base price for standard non-holiday departures. Chinese national holidays add a supplement automatically.
Buddhist Art Chronology
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Base per traveller$8,890.00
Seasonal supplement+0%
Trip value before offer$8,890.00
Pay in full today: 20% off$1,778.00
Full payment due today$7,112.00
Deposit plan: 10% off trip value$889.00
Deposit plan total after 10% off$8,001.00
20% deposit due today after 10% off$1,600.20
Deposit balance after planner confirms$6,400.80
Holiday supplement is shown before checkout. Final guide, room, and rail availability is confirmed by a planner.
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