Luxury China Tours

Tired of following the crowd on tour? Looking to rise above the everyday vacation? We hear you! With our luxury China tour packages, you have a unique opportunity to discover, experience and fall in love with a magnificent country rich in history, culture, cuisine and people - all while traveling in luxurious style every step of the journey.

With an awareness of the growing desire from our customers for bespoke experiences, we felt it was time to create something incredibly special for travelers who want an exceptional adventure. Whether it’s to commemorate an important life milestone, celebrate an anniversary, or you just love the very best, a luxury China vacation can bring it to life. Read more

While all our tours are infused with the highest quality, our selection of luxury packages are just that little more special. Apart from the chance to see the very best highlights on offer in every destination, artfully curated adventures integrating history, culture, and cuisine, and one-off experiences that make for beautiful travel memories, our luxury China vacations solve the biggest problem facing worldly adventurers wanting more: The chance to dive deep into a place and truly know it.

With a pedigree in tour creation and an intimate understanding of what customers want, we’ve taken an approach to luxury China tours that will satisfy every travel desire. Iconic destinations, stunning experiences, imaginative itineraries, elegant hotels, exceptional guides, gorgeous food. The design team has brought their best to deliver this delightful selection of luxury China vacations for discerning travelers wanting more.

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Why choose a luxury China tour?

Our luxury tours to China are not for everyone. They are designed especially for travelers who want more from their travel experience. With the days of moving with the ‘madding crowd’ a distant memory for our luxury customers, they are now discerning travelers looking for the exceptional in every destination. And why not? There is much to be savored and enjoyed at this echelon of travel.

Rather than work out the minutiae of itineraries, hotels, and experiences, they’d rather rely on the wisdom of those in the know. With a vast network of partner providers throughout China, we offer a level of confidence in luxury travel that allows you to relax totally on tour, trusting in the guidance offered by our design team. If a luxury China tour with us sounds like more than an investment in personally enriching travel experiences than a standard vacation, you’re right; it is.

Looking for a unique platform from which to gather remarkable travel memories that endure? We can help.

What’s included in our Luxury China holidays?

The answer to this question is simple. Almost everything!

With a reputation for taking care of every detail, our luxury tours to China take this approach to a new level. From sumptuous hotels in unique locations to exclusive once-in-a-lifetime experiences, you’ll be impressed at every turn. Our full list of luxury inclusions is too long to detail, but here’s just some of what you can expect:

Pick-ups and transfers in every destination
Comfortable travel in European marque vehicles, like Mercedes Benz, in every destination
Business class for all high speed train travel and domestic flights between destinations
A luxury Yangtze River Cruise about the beautifully restored Yangtzi Explorer with its 1:1 staff to guest ratio
Our exclusive Luxury Tour Advantage service, providing 24/7 access to a driver and guide in each tour destination
Impressive hotel accommodation focused entirely on the guest experience, from design to dining
Astute and gracious guides who generously share their knowledge to enrich your experience
Opportunities to dine on signature dishes in some of China’s finest restaurants
Immersion experiences with locals that build bridges of understanding between distinct cultures
Experiences with artisans and craftsmen that bring China alive for you in meaningful ways.

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What’s different about our style of luxury tour?

How do you know the luxury China tour you’ve booked is right for you? Check our ultimate list for the makings of an authentic luxury China vacation

Details that delight	We revel in researching and exploring unique, fascinating, and one-off travel experiences we feel have the power to surprise and delight our customers. For every destination on our luxury China tours we’ve channeled the intrepid explorers who travel with us – hunting down, curating, and finessing the details of activities and highlights we can share with you. Divine cooking classes in Chengdu. Atelier boutiques filled with handmade curios in Xi’an. An exquisite boutique hotel at Beijing’s Summer Palace. Unique private dining in old-world Shanghai glamor. Like artists ourselves, we’ve captured the essence of a special China you never knew existed.
Service that surprises and delights	Recognizing your travel experience is as much about the people you meet at the sights you see, we’ve devoted care and attention to our teams on the ground. We understand a local guide is more than a person sharing information; they are the bridge to greater understanding and appreciation between people and cultures. At a time when the world faces many challenges, we strive to support your time in China with exceptional guides, drivers, and travel assistants who truly understand the value and importance of outstanding service that surprises and delights you. Our Luxury Tour Advantage service means you have 24/7 local assistance in every destination city.
Itineraries that relax and revive	In a world that demands we do everything at speed, wouldn’t it be lovely to know your luxury tour is the perfect way to relax and revive? Our itineraries are designed to allow ample time for exploring and experiences. Forget rushed schedules that leave you exhausted. Instead, settle back and enjoy an unhurried pace that allows for your travel time to be savored and remembered long after it’s finished.
Luxury accommodation	Our mantra when choosing hotels has always been: make the very best available to our customers – so how do we top that with our luxury tours? We’ve connected with an updated selection of leading international brand hotels and exclusive boutique accommodation known only to travel industry insiders. Charming, refined, and lovely, our accommodation options lend new meaning to luxury – and will elevate your experience well beyond the everyday.
Transfer in style	Transfers between destinations are a necessary part of travel, so why not do them in style? Our luxury tour customers enjoy relaxed style traveling between sights in our European marque vehicles, such as Mercedes Benz.
Business Class Travel	We arrange business class travel for our customers for transfers on high-speed trains and domestic flights between destinations. That means total comfort and luxury every step of the journey.

Love the idea of luxury travel? Let’s bring your dream to life with a tour designed just for you.

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Luxury tours offering luxury memories

Having made a name for providing Western travelers with a quality no commission-based shopping policy for all our China tours, we’re delighted to offer our luxury tour customers truly bespoke atelier experiences throughout their China adventure.

There’s no doubt that collecting a memento or two is one of the joys of travel to another country, and China certainly offers up a mesmerizing array of specialty items that will make for beautiful travel memories. In Beijing, stay at the exclusive Aman Summer Palace hotel, literally located on the doorstep to this famous landmark. Travel from Xi’an to Beijing by high speed train in business class style. Soak up Shanghai’s elegance and make the most of a private dining experience in a tiny restaurant housed in an unmarked 1930s colonial villa. Every detail of our luxury China tours is designed to surprise and delight. We invite you to come and be part of it.

Decisions! Should I choose a regular and luxury China tour?

Great care and attention to detail is taken in the design and delivery of all our tours, however, there are a number of distinctions that make the selection of luxury tours a special travel experience.

We’ve selected exclusive hotels that make the accommodation a memory in itself. You can expect the ultimate in total care for the tour’s duration with the ChinaTours.com Luxury Tour Advantage service, allowing you to move around in every city with total freedom. Enjoy business class air and train travel within China and soak up the thrill of amazing artistic performances as a VIP guest. Naturally, our most experienced guides are there to make your journey what it should be – enriching and memorable.

A luxury tour with us is a wonderful way to see how amazing China really is, so why not make it your next travel adventure?

Discover the very finest in luxury China tours when you choose from these thoughtfully designed itineraries; perfect for the discerning traveler looking for the finest in travel experiences. These tours include iconic destinations in China - Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Shanghai, and the magnificent Yangtze River - however if there’s more on your bucket list, simply ask us. Whether it’s traveling to the ethereal heights of Tibet, the grottoes of Dunhuang, or searching out the finest silk in Suzhou, we can create a custom luxury tour that beautiful travel dreams are made of. Explore our tours or enquire about a custom luxury vacation.

9 Days Golden Ring of China Luxury Tour

Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai

Tour TypePrivate, Custom

11 Days Best of China + Panda Luxury Tour

Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shanghai

Tour TypePrivate, Custom

12 Days Luxury China + Yangtze River

Beijing, Xi’an, Yangtze River, Shanghai

Tour TypePrivate, Custom

Learn more about the details of what goes into a luxury China tour right here. Relax at every stage of the journey with our Luxury Care Advantage Service. Immerse yourself in exclusive culinary adventures, live like an emperor for a day when you overnight at the Aman Summer Palace, enjoy the best in contemporary and traditional Chinese performing arts as a VIP. We’ve left no stone unturned to provide a real experience of China that’s delivered in luxury style. Dive into the detail here!

Acquaint yourself with local cuisine

While our approach to dining on tours is to give our guests as much flexibility as possible, we felt there were a number of dining experiences that would enrich our luxury tour offerings. Fancy authentic Peking Roast Duck? Like to savor Sichuan flavors with one of Chengdu’s finest hotpots? What about the chance to delight in Shanghai’s best local dining in a period building? We have it all, while still allowing you ample free choice of food experiences.

Enjoy the excitement of VIP

Be captivated by the excitement of live performances taking up poll position in VIP seats. On our luxury China tours, we include, not one, but two fantastic performances that showcase the very best in Chinese creative arts, integrating both traditional and contemporary design, choreography, and music. Both the ERA Intersection of Time show and the exclusive Tang Dynasty Palace dinner show are the best of breathtaking performance art that will leave you inspired and enthralled.