Privately guided journeys for travelers seeking rare wildlife, authentic culture, and seamless, high-end travel experiences across China.
Thoughtful journeys. Local expertise. Meaningful impact.
China-based guides and journey designers with first-hand knowledge of wildlife habitats, remote landscapes and local culture.
Thoughtfully designed journeys that respect wildlife, habitats and the communities who live alongside them.
Private itineraries shaped around your interests, travel pace and the China most travelers never reach.
Thoughtful journeys. Local expertise. Meaningful impact.
Expert-crafted journeys into China’s rare wildlife, remote landscapes and living cultures.
A full-day return journey from Chengdu to Wolong for a keeper-led giant panda volunteer program, combining close observation, bamboo preparation, panda cake making and a flexible local valley exploration.
A three-day journey from Chengdu to Labahe for daytime red panda searches, broader wildlife observation, two evening night observations and an optional Tianquan Wetland Park stop.
Three days through Beijing’s imperial landmarks and lived-in neighborhoods, from Houhai and the Temple of Heaven to Mutianyu, the Forbidden City and Nanluoguxiang.
A five-day high-altitude wildlife journey from Chengdu to Qinghai, built around three tracking days near Xiangride and Chaka, with opportunities to search for snow leopard and other plateau species.
Explore Tangjiahe’s forested valleys and enjoy a close encounter with Sichuan golden monkeys on a relaxed three-day wildlife journey from Chengdu.
A 13-day photography journey from Chengdu to Chongqing, combining Tangjiahe wildlife observation, golden snub-nosed monkey and panda sessions, specialist bird hides, tea-landscape photography and city photography.
From mist-shrouded mountains to living cultural landscapes, discover the places that shape our journeys.
China’s imperial capital, where monumental heritage meets hutong life and the scale of modern Beijing.
A relaxed Sichuan capital shaped by pandas, teahouses, historic sites, and one of China’s great food cultures.
A river-cut mountain metropolis where Chongqing’s vertical urbanism comes alive after dark
A river metropolis where historic streets, global architecture and everyday Shanghai meet in motion
China’s ancient capital of Chang’an, shaped by imperial walls, Tang heritage and the Terracotta Army
Sandstone pillars, forested ravines and mountain viewpoints define one of Hunan’s most distinctive natural landscapes.
Notes on wildlife, culture and the landscapes that reward a slower way of travelling.
Discover China’s rare wildlife and living culture through thoughtfully designed private journeys.
Experience timeless traditions, heritage crafts, and meaningful local encounters.
Panda Trace China creates privately designed journeys for travelers who want to experience China with more depth.
From rare wildlife and remote landscapes to living traditions and local encounters, our journeys are shaped by first-hand knowledge, thoughtful pacing and genuine connections.
