
China adventure tours will offer you a unique opportunity to experience this fascinating land in a deeply personal way.
The tours are specially designed for people who want to travel more freely, and more adventurously, than most tourists. If you
want to see the real China up close, meet its people and taste its authentic local specialties, join us. We always avoid big
buses and over-stuffed itineraries. Although we visit the "must-see" sights, we also have plenty of time to get off the beaten
track, where the real China can be found. You will have time to walk through bustling street markets in West China, wander
through West country villages, absorb the serene atmosphere of an ancient temple or monastery, or linger on an alpine
meadow beneath the towering snow mountain.
The Silk Road evokes exotic images of long caravan lines stretching across vast sand dunes and dusty travelers relaxing in
the shade of a desert oasis. Skirting the deadly Taklamakan Desert to the north and south, the Silk Road took tradesmen
and monks, across mountains, deserts and seas from Europe to Asia. The commercial system of oasis settlements across
the desert enabled the spread of goods, religious beliefs (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity), and science and technology. The
Silk Road and its many towns and cities were forever immortalized in Marco Polo's accounts of his travels.