1
Into the hutongs
- Morning
- Arrival; courtyard hotel check-in and neighborhood walk.
- Afternoon
- Forbidden City with a historian, Jingshan overlook.
- Evening
- Peking duck in a 140-year-old restaurant.
Tours / 1-3 days · Gentle pace
Beijing Living
Hutongs, Temples & Teahouses
2–8 travelers 3 days Beijing Weekly, year-round
A long weekend inside the old city: courtyard living, the Forbidden City done right, dawn tai chi, and the wall without the crowds.
Itinerary, day by day
2
Traditions at first light
- Morning
- Tai chi and baduanjin in Temple of Heaven park with the regulars.
- Afternoon
- The Great Wall at a wild section — walked, not queued.
- Evening
- Dumplings with a hutong family.
3
Slow morning, departure
- Morning
- Teahouse breakfast and a guided antique-and-junk market browse.
- Afternoon
- Transfer onward, or extend with a wellness morning (see Experiences).
What's included
- 2 nights courtyard boutique stay
- English-speaking local guide
- Wall transport & entry, all listed experiences
- Daily breakfast, 2 signature meals
- International trains/flights
- Insurance
- Personal expenses
Shorter journeys, same care
3 daysFull pace
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Three days inside China's most futuristic city: driverless rides, the maglev, startup campuses — balanced with the lanes and dumplings that make it livable.
Twice monthly, year-round
from US$760
4 daysGentle pace
Chengdu Slow
Chengdu
The art of taking it easy, learned properly: hundred-year teahouses, pandas at breakfast, a wok class, and an herbal footbath evening.
Monthly, March–November
from US$1,180
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Healing Hangzhou
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Monthly, April–October
from US$1,650
US$890/ person
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