The most ancient of the world’s civilizations, China engulfs travelers with experiences that range from serene tribal villages in Yunnan to the bracing swirl of the Bund in the heart of throbbing Shanghai, and the solitude of nomadic caravans crossing the epic vastness of Xinjiang Province.
Highlights: Beijing, the Great Wall, Pingyao, Xi'an, Terracotta Warriors, Dragon's Spine Terraces, Shanghai
Highlights: Beijing, Guizhou Province, Guiyang, Sisters' Meal Courtship Festival, Lusheng Festival, Miao and Gejia cultures
Highlights: Lijiang, Kham’s alpine pasturelands, Gyalthang ("Shangri-La”), Litang Horse Festival, Chamdo & Derge monasteries, Ganze, Chengdu
Highlights: Urumchi, Silk Road, Kuqa, Khotan, Taklamakan’s desert highway, oasis of Kashgar, Pakistan’s Khunjerab Pass, Karimabad, Swat, Islamabad
Highlights: Xi'an, Dunhuang, Kashgar, Turugart Pass, Samarkand, Bukhara
Highlights: Gyelthang, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Lijiang, Golden Triangle, Luang Prabang, Khong Islands, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh, Mekong Delta
Highlights: Lijiang, Great Bend and Tiger Leaping Gorge, trek in Baoshan, Naxi, Mosuo, Yi, Pumi villages, Lugu Lake
Highlights: Miao Courtship Festival (April); Luscheng Festival (September); Tiger Leaping Gorge; Guizhou’s tribal cultures
