Custom itinerary

A local PDF route — not a tour package

A ready-to-follow PDF route for your dates, pace, and interests — hand-crafted locally. Paid PDF in 48–72 hours after you confirm. Early-bird from $99.

Plan my China trip

What you get

  • A ready-to-follow PDF for your dates, pace, and cities — delivered 48–72 hours after we confirm scope.
  • Local texture (old streets, workshops, everyday places) mixed with landmarks only when they fit.
  • One structured revision. Survival Kit included.
  • Service fee only. We do not mark up hotels or tickets if you later ask us to book.

Prefer to sketch the route yourself first? Read how to plan an independent China itinerary.

Local handcrafted routes — not another copy-paste landmark checklist.

From (USD)

  • Up to 5 days$99$129
  • 6–10 days$129$169
  • 10+ days$199$219

Full table on Services. Nothing is charged until we confirm scope.

A sample of how a route can feel

Photos and days below are a work sample. They are not a client story.

Street scene in China — illustration for a sample independent itinerary, not a client trip photo

Sample route

Chongqing → rural Xiangxi → Fenghuang → Zhangjiajie

A pace we often sketch for independent travelers who want documentary photography and villages — not a staged show circuit. Overnight bases: Chongqing, a rural Xiangxi stretch, Fenghuang, then Zhangjiajie. That fills about 10 days; it is not four tourist-hub cities stacked as a greatest-hits loop. Most days stay self-guided; one or two days can use a local fixer + car around a real market day.

  1. Days 1–2

    Chongqing arrival

    Settle in, night streets, one river crossing. No rush to ‘see everything’.

  2. Days 3–5

    Youyang–Xiushan–Huayuan corridor

    Villages and markets when they actually happen. Skip ethnic-park performances.

  3. Days 6–7

    Fenghuang & Furong

    Keep these — stay overnight so the old town is not a day-trip crush.

  4. Days 8–9

    Zhangjiajie (self-paced)

    Landscape days; tickets booked ahead. Independent, not a package tour.

  5. Day 10

    Return to Chongqing

    Buffer for trains. Fly out when your international ticket is ready.

This is a sample of how we think about a route — not a published client itinerary and not a promise of the same days for every trip.

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