China tours for young professionals who'd rather make friends than follow a flag.

No — designed for 22–35, open to all. The age range describes who the trip is built around, not who's allowed to book: anyone can reserve a seat on the same terms, no questions asked. It just means the itinerary, pace, and nights out are designed for that life stage, so that's who tends to show up — and day one feels like a reunion instead of a networking mixer.

Friendship is the design brief, not a lucky side effect. Everything bends toward it: crews capped at 20 so nobody stays a stranger, one age band so you're peers instead of chaperones, a group chat that's weeks old before anyone boards, and free evenings that split the crew into smaller plans and reshuffle it daily. Can we guarantee your new best friend? No — nobody honest can. We can guarantee you won't be short on chances.

No lanyards, no elevator pitches, nobody asking what you do before asking your name. But we won't pretend the opposite either: spend ten days around shared tables with a crew of young Asian professionals who flew in from different cities, and you go home with the kind of network LinkedIn keeps promising — people who actually answer your texts. We just refuse to call it networking while it's happening.

Very unlikely — most people signing up are coming solo. Solo is the default here, not the exception. The group chat starts weeks before the flight, so nobody walks into a room of strangers.

Matched thoughtfully — same-gender by default, preferences respected — or take a private room for a supplement. Nobody gets stuck.

Walking-heavy, and almost everything is skippable without judgment. The one honest exception on the flagship: Mount Hua day is a real hike — cableways do the big lifts, but you'll be on stairs and ridgelines for hours. Fitness notes are on every trip page.

Depends on the passport, and the news is mostly good. Canadian, British and Australian passports currently enter visa-free for up to 30 days (through Dec 31, 2026) — no application at all. US passports aren't on that list yet, but China's 240-hour (10-day) visa-free transit covers a full trip when you fly out to a third country or region — Hong Kong counts — and a standard tourist visa is the no-routing-games fallback. We walk every crew member through the route that fits their passport before anyone books flights. Policies change, so always verify current rules with the Chinese National Immigration Administration or your nearest consulate. Read the full 2026 entry-rules guide →

A deposit holds your seat — you see the exact amount before you pay a cent — and the balance is due by the date shown on the departure. We email you before it lands, and you pay it from a link in your dashboard. Book after that date has already passed and checkout simply collects the whole trip price at once, which the page tells you before you pay. While you check out, your seat is held for 30 minutes so nobody can take it mid-payment. No booking fee. Every payment — deposit, balance or pay-in-full — is non-refundable from the moment it's paid unless the departure is cancelled; the cancellation policy is on screen before you pay.