Private routes · 2026
Sichuan only · 11 placesNot packages. Not a procession of sights. A considered route through one province, with a private guide, a good bed and room to change your mind.
The classic, without the checklist
A first week in Sichuan that moves from teahouses to river cliffs to a 3,099-metre summit. The distances are short, the transitions are gentle, and there is enough unscheduled time to eat properly.
Explore this routeEvery route can be adjusted. Tell us your dates and we will send an honest first sketch.
Slow · max 1,260 m
A short, gentle route for travelers who want Sichuan’s softer side: a Daoist mountain, a 2,000-year-old irrigation system, a giant Buddha and a lot of tea. No high passes, no rushing.
Chengdu · Dujiangyan · Qingcheng · Leshan · Chengdu
Food & culture · max 500 m
A deep, delicious five days in Chengdu, with a day trip to Leshan for the river food that locals cross the province to eat. Markets, tea houses, a cooking class and a hotpot education — with naps built in.
Chengdu · Leshan · Chengdu
Nature · max 3,600 m
A week in Sichuan’s alpine north: two days in Jiuzhaigou’s lake valley, a morning on Huanglong’s travertine terraces, and a slow road back through Tibetan towns. Built around early starts and quiet afternoons.
Chengdu · Jiuzhaigou · Huanglong · Chengdu
Active · max 3,700 m
A week of walking and slow drives between the snow peaks of Siguniang and the stone villages of Danba. This is Sichuan at its most vertical: high valleys, apple orchards and family guesthouses.
Chengdu · Rilong · Danba · Chengdu
Culture & landscape · max 4,298 m
A road journey into Kham, the Tibetan east: Kangding’s river valley, Tagong’s grassland and monasteries, and Danba’s stone villages. The driving is spectacular, the altitude is real, and the pace leaves room for tea.
Chengdu · Kangding · Tagong · Danba · Chengdu
Expedition · max 4,600 m
A slow, carefully acclimatized journey to Yading’s three sacred peaks. We drive rather than fly, sleep at increasing altitudes, and give the landscape the time it asks for. The reward is one of the most powerful mountain valleys in Asia.
Chengdu · Kangding · Tagong · Yading · Daocheng
How it works
Dates, interests, pace and the things you would rather avoid. No forms with forty fields.
A real person who knows the cities replies within two working days, with a first outline and honest advice.
Add a day, change a hotel, slow the middle down. We adjust until the trip fits.
Something else in mind?
Family routes, food research, a first visit or a return to a place you love. Tell us what you are curious about.
Fewer places, longer stays, and at least one afternoon with nothing scheduled.
Guides who live in the region and can change the plan when the weather does.
The right gate, the quiet hour, the table worth booking. The small stuff is the trip.