Bespoke travel in China

China, beautifully bespoke.

Tailor-made journeys through the nine great cities of China — designed around how you want to feel, and no one else.

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The Colorful Kite difference

Not templates. Not off-the-shelf tours.

Colorful Kite Travel is a bespoke travel house devoted to one country, done properly. We design fully personalised journeys through the nine great cities of China — Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Zhangjiajie, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen — built around your curiosity, your pace and the moments you'll remember for a lifetime.

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Where we go

Nine cities, nine ways to fall for China.

北京

Beijing

Imperial stone, hutong whispers, cricket-song evenings.

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西安

Xi'an

A city that guards a buried army.

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成都

Chengdu

Slow tea, pandas and a city that eats for pleasure.

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重庆

Chongqing

A vertical city of neon, rivers and hotpot steam.

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张家界

Zhangjiajie

Where sandstone towers rise like a dream.

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杭州

Hangzhou

Silk, tea and a lake made for poetry.

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上海

Shanghai

Art Deco glamour and a futuristic skyline.

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广州

Guangzhou

Tea, towers and a thousand years of trade.

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深圳

Shenzhen

A megacity built in forty years — China's future, now.

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Signature experiences

The moments our travellers remember.

Beijing

Cricket Song with a Hutong Master

An aristocratic Qing pastime survives in the old lanes — meet a cricket master in his courtyard home and hear the sounds of old Beijing.

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Xi'an

Become a Terracotta Warrior

Meet the emperor's buried army with an archaeologist-guide, then mould, carve and paint a terracotta figure of your own.

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Chengdu

Keeper for a Day at the Panda Base

Go behind the scenes before the gates open — prepare bamboo and meet the keepers protecting China's most beloved animal.

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Designed around you

Every journey starts with a feeling.

Tell us how you want to travel — a family first-timer, a couple chasing quiet luxury, a food-obsessed explorer — and our China specialists design the itinerary around you. Private guides, hand-picked hotels, exclusive access and 24/7 support throughout, from the first idea to the flight home.

Why Colorful Kite

One country, one journey

Nine cities, connected like a kite.

Our nine cities trace a kite across the map of China — a diamond frame, crossed spars and a trailing tail. Fly the whole shape on one grand tour, or take a shorter line through the cities that call to you.

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See the Grand Tour Design your route

Illustrated map of China with nine cities connected in the shape of a kite

"It's not only where you want to go — it's how you want to feel."

The Colorful Kite Travel philosophy

Sample journeys

Inspiration for your China.

A starting point, not a template — every trip is reimagined for you.

10 nights

The Imperial Thread

Beijing · Xi'an · Shanghai

The classic first journey through imperial China — the Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army and the Bund, in unhurried luxury.

From $9,850per person

20 nights

Nine Cities, One Grand Tour

Beijing · Xi'an · Chengdu · Chongqing · Zhangjiajie · Hangzhou · Shanghai · Guangzhou · Shenzhen

Our flagship: every great city, every signature experience, woven into one seamless journey across China.

From $17,500per person

12 nights

Cities, Peaks & Pandas

Beijing · Xi'an · Chengdu · Zhangjiajie

Imperial monuments, giant pandas and the floating sandstone peaks of Zhangjiajie — history and wild landscape in one.

From $11,200per person

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China specialists

We do one country, deeply — every guide, hotel and experience chosen from first-hand knowledge.

Truly bespoke

No fixed departures, no coach groups. Your itinerary is built line by line around you.

Inside access

Early entry, private after-hours visits and the people who make a place come alive.

On the ground, 24/7

A real person to call at every hour, in every city, throughout your journey.

9Great cities

100+Curated experiences

1:1Private guiding

24/7On-trip support

So, ready to begin?

Let's design your China.

Tell us a little about your dream journey and a China specialist will be in touch within 24 hours. No obligation, no planning fees.