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The Li River winding through the karst peaks of Guilin
From the team in Guilin

China notes.
Useful before you book.

Practical answers to the questions we hear most often — what a private journey costs, how entry rules work, how the trains run and when to go. Written by the people who plan the trips, not a marketing department.

The first note

Start with the
honest number.

“How much does it cost?” is the question every traveller asks first — and the one most tour sites answer with a form. We would rather publish a real planning range, explain what moves it, and let you decide whether a private journey is right for you.

Next notes

Visa-free entry, 240-hour transit and the trains that make China feel smaller.

We are writing the practical guides we wish existed when we started. If you have a question you want answered first, send it to us.

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