Private Journey
Dynasty Capitals 14 Days
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.
Dynasty Capitals 14 Days
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 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Touch down and just breathe — no rush today. Xian 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 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
Day2 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Slow start or early one, totally your call. the Ming city wall by bicycle 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 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
Day3 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
We’ll build today loosely around the Muslim Quarter food lanes, 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 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
Day4 Xian — Terracotta Army & Tang city wall
Today’s the kind you’ll be showing people photos of later — the Shaanxi History Museum, 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 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
Day5 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
Day6 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
Day7 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. 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
Day8 Great Wall — Mutianyu Great Wall
Slow start or early one, totally your call. Mutianyu Great Wall walk and cable car is roughly the heart of today, and we leave plenty of breathing room so nothing feels rushed. Food-wise, hold out for farmhouse lunch below the wall — worth it.
a wall-view boutique lodge - a wall-view boutique lodge
Mutianyu Great Wall walk and cable car
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around farmhouse lunch below the wall 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: the wall is best as a slow half-day, not a photo stop
Day9 Great Wall — Mutianyu Great Wall
We’ll build today loosely around watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds, at your pace and nobody else’s. Expect a small surprise or two your guide pulls out depending on the day. farmhouse lunch below the wall sorts the eating.
a wall-view boutique lodge - a wall-view boutique lodge
watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around farmhouse lunch below the wall 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: the wall is best as a slow half-day, not a photo stop
Day10 Great Wall — Mutianyu Great Wall
Today’s the kind you’ll be showing people photos of later — watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds, with the freedom to slow right down whenever something catches your eye. Lunch or dinner usually circles back to farmhouse lunch below the wall.
a wall-view boutique lodge - a wall-view boutique lodge
watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around farmhouse lunch below the wall 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: the wall is best as a slow half-day, not a photo stop
Day11 Great Wall — Mutianyu Great Wall
Ease into watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds today. Nothing’s rigid — your guide flexes things around the weather and how you’re feeling, so it stays comfortable start to finish. And farmhouse lunch below the wall is exactly what you’ll want when hunger hits.
a wall-view boutique lodge - a wall-view boutique lodge
watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around farmhouse lunch below the wall 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: the wall is best as a slow half-day, not a photo stop
Day12 Great Wall — Mutianyu Great Wall
Honestly, this is one of those days people bring up for years. We’ll point you at watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds — and since it’s all yours, you linger where it grabs you and wander off when you’re ready. Somewhere in there, farmhouse lunch below the wall, the kind locals actually line up for, not the tourist version.
a wall-view boutique lodge - a wall-view boutique lodge
watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around farmhouse lunch below the wall 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: the wall is best as a slow half-day, not a photo stop
Day13 Great Wall — Mutianyu Great Wall
Today leans into watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds. No stopwatch — your guide reads the crowds, the light and frankly your mood, and shapes the day from there. When you get hungry, farmhouse lunch below the wall is the move.
a wall-view boutique lodge - a wall-view boutique lodge
watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around farmhouse lunch below the wall 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: the wall is best as a slow half-day, not a photo stop
Day14 Great Wall — Mutianyu Great Wall
Slow start or early one, totally your call. watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds is roughly the heart of today, and we leave plenty of breathing room so nothing feels rushed. Food-wise, hold out for farmhouse lunch below the wall — worth it. And here’s the bit that’s properly ours: local stone-rubbing and folk paper-cut shown at a village workshop. Most tours can’t get you in the room — we can.
a wall-view boutique lodge - a wall-view boutique lodge
watchtower-to-watchtower section away from crowds + private intangible-heritage session
Breakfast at hotel; one guided local meal built around farmhouse lunch below the wall 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: the wall is best as a slow half-day, not a photo stop
Dates & Pricing
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Base price for standard non-holiday departures. Chinese national holidays add a supplement automatically.
Dynasty Capitals 14 Days
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Base per traveller$9,240.00
Seasonal supplement+0%
Trip value before offer$9,240.00
Pay in full today: 20% off$1,848.00
Full payment due today$7,392.00
Deposit plan: 10% off trip value$924.00
Deposit plan total after 10% off$8,316.00
20% deposit due today after 10% off$1,663.20
Deposit balance after planner confirms$6,652.80
Holiday supplement is shown before checkout. Final guide, room, and rail availability is confirmed by a planner.
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