2027

Travel alongside artists Cai Xi and Yali Su, who serve as your knowledgeable local guides, offering personal insight into China’s art, culture, history, and daily life
15 days - April of the year
( dates and destinations are changeable on yearly bases )
Beijing 北京 - Xi'an 西安- Langzhong 阆中 - Wulong 武隆 National Park - Chongqing 重庆

Including

• In-China transportation car, train and admission fees

• Deluxe and 5 star hotels (double occupancy)

• 3 meals daily

• 2 feet massages

• 1 entry to hot spring

  Not Including

• International fight

• Transportation to and from airport

• Chinese visa application fee

• Travel insurance

• Additional fee for single occupancy by request

• Excess baggage fees

  About Trip leaders

  Cai Xi is an artist and director of CX Silver Gallery, as well as the chef behind Cai’s Dim Sum Catering. Born and trained in China, she has exhibited extensively both locally and nationally, and her work caixiart.com is held in private and public collections, including UW–Madison and the public radio station in Binghamton, NY. Cai is also a Taiji instructor, offering Taiji Fridays at the Brattleboro Museum, and a Chinese language teacher who formerly taught at The Putney School. Beyond her studio practice, she actively shares Chinese art and culture with schools and local communities. Over time, her creative practice has expanded to include cooking as an art form. Her passion is to enrich life through the exploration of arts and culture — inviting communities to connect through seeing, touching and tasting. Cai teams with artist and educator Yali Su in China, combining their cultural insight and artistic backgrounds to create a deeply immersive and meaningful travel experience.

• Trip Description
  Travel in a small, intimate group led by two native artists who will introduce you to China’s cultural and historical treasures, regional cuisine, and everyday local life. Explore iconic landmarks including the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an. Stay in a more than 400-year-old Ming Dynasty merchant’s mansion, located in a 2,000-year-old ancient city along the Jialing River. Enjoy a two-day cruise on the Furong River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Experience traditional Chinese herbal medicine and tea ceremony practices, try Tai Chi, enjoy a Chinese massage, and relax in a natural hot spring

• Fully Escorted & Guided
  Relax and leave all the details to us. We handle visas, transfers, accommodations, and a thoughtfully designed touring program highlighting the most important experiences each destination offers. Cai and Yali will personally escort the group throughout the journey, ensuring everything runs smoothly. Ample free time is also included for independent exploration and leisure.

• What to Expect
  This moderately paced tour includes a reasonable amount of walking or light hiking and requires an average level of physical fitness
  

• Getting there: Arrive in China (airport TBD) on the 8th April, and plan to arrive in the afternoon or later. Cai and Yali will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel. If you like to take the same flight with Cai, tickets could be booked together, the transportation to and from the airport can be arranged with additional fee.