https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/ Honest, dated, first-hand guides to travelling China as a European. Written on the ground, updated when rules change. en-gb Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0800 https://privatechinajourneys.com/de/journeys/china-rundreise-tibet https://privatechinajourneys.com/de/journeys/china-rundreise-tibet Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0800 Drei neue deutsche Seiten: Rundreise China mit Tibet (Permit-Vorlauf 20–30 Tage, Qinghai–Tibet-Bahn), Sichuan Tour-Services und Kosten (ab 2.900 €) und die Beste Reisezeit — plus 240-hour transit updated to 57 countries. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/sichuan-tour-services-cost https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/sichuan-tour-services-cost Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0800 Sichuan tour services and costs, honestly itemised; can foreigners travel to Xinjiang (the honest answer); taking the Qinghai–Tibet train with permits sequenced before tickets; German-language price and visa-free pages; plus reshaped homepage and journeys index built around verification-first. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-two-weeks-itinerary https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-two-weeks-itinerary Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0800 New: three ways to spend 14 days in China; how foreigners actually buy train tickets (12306, real-name, 15-day window); an honest solo-female safety page with sourced facts; Tibet permits explained for Europeans; and the German-language Rundreise 2026 page — private travel vs bus-group packages, honestly calculated. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/visa-free-china-2026 https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/visa-free-china-2026 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0800 For 35 European countries, a 10-14 day private China trip now needs no visa appointment at all. What 30 days buys you, when to book, and the B-plan if the policy lapses after 31 December 2026. https://privatechinajourneys.com/journeys/beijing-smart-manufacturing https://privatechinajourneys.com/journeys/beijing-smart-manufacturing Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0800 Made in Beijing (8 days: factories, robots, bullet train, plus the Forbidden City and the Wall) and Live Like a Local in Beijing (6 days: hutongs, markets, Song tea ceremony, cloisonné and porcelain workshops) — both private, both honestly priced. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/how-your-money-is-protectedhttps://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/how-your-money-is-protectedSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800No ATOL — we don't fly you. The €250 deposit, 45-day full refund, balance at 60 days, and the one gap we won't paper over. https://privatechinajourneys.com/tools/ https://privatechinajourneys.com/tools/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Three browser-only tools for planning a first trip to China — nothing uploaded, no email walls. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-payments-tested-2026 https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-payments-tested-2026 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Which of the three actually works for Europeans, step by step, with the failure cases solved. Verified August 2026. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-things-nobody-tells-you https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-things-nobody-tells-you Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Squat toilets, map drift, one time zone, zero tipping — the facts guidebooks skip, each with one quotable line. https://privatechinajourneys.com/journeys/classic-china-sample-itinerary https://privatechinajourneys.com/journeys/classic-china-sample-itinerary Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 The same document we build for real enquiries — day by day, morning to evening, with honest prices. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/best-time-to-visit-china https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/best-time-to-visit-china Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Month-by-month weather, festivals and crowds for a China trip in 2026-27: the honest trade-offs by season, Golden Week and New Year traps, and which of our journeys shines in which month. https://privatechinajourneys.com/de/ https://privatechinajourneys.com/de/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Unser deutschsprachiger Bereich wächst: Buchungshilfe (every detail, handled) und die Tech-&-Business-Route liegen jetzt auf Deutsch vor — neben Startseite, Reiseübersicht und Seidenstraße. https://privatechinajourneys.com/journeys/ https://privatechinajourneys.com/journeys/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Eleven private journeys by theme: The Panda Country, China by Bullet Train, The Silk Road, The Last Dynasty, China Through Its Kitchens, The Photographer's China, The Tea Horse Road, The Grand Canal — every one rebuilt around your dates. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/tiananmen https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/tiananmen Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 The gate where edicts descended by golden phoenix, twice burned and twice renamed, the dawn flag ceremony — plus how to reserve the square and climb the tower. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/forbidden-city https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/forbidden-city Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 9,999.5 rooms, the courtyard with no trees, thresholds cut for a bicycle, why there is no Cold Palace — plus how to actually book tickets as a foreigner. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/beijing-hutongs https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/beijing-hutongs Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 The last empress's childhood lane, the street bent like a pipe, a 0.7-metre alley of Qing money houses — the stories behind Beijing's famous hutongs, plus a one-morning walking route. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-ground-handling-dmc https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-ground-handling-dmc Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Real-name ticketing, the +86 wall, hotel acceptance letters, licensed partners — and the five-line Ground-Work Standard for any China DMC. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/private-china-tour-cost https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/private-china-tour-cost Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Published per-person prices, what's in and out of the land price, why 4 travellers pay less than 2, and the Quote Test for any operator. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-visa-free-entry-europeans https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-visa-free-entry-europeans Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 The 35 European countries, the exact conditions, what happens at the border, and the first-24-hours rule everyone misses. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/paying-in-china-foreign-cards https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/paying-in-china-foreign-cards Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Alipay + WeChat Pay with your Visa/Mastercard, the limits that matter, the cash buffer, and the three classic failure modes. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/internet-esim-vpn-china https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/internet-esim-vpn-china Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 What's restricted, what works, and the two clean solutions (roaming + travel eSIM) — plus honest words on VPNs. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/is-china-safe-for-tourists https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/is-china-safe-for-tourists Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 What's genuinely safer than Europe, the real risks, and how to travel so the question never comes up. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/first-time-china-itinerary https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/first-time-china-itinerary Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 How many cities, which route for your days and season, our five pacing rules, and a realistic 14-day sketch. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-for-japan-lovers https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/china-for-japan-lovers Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 An honest China–Japan comparison for your next big trip — including the parts where China loses. https://privatechinajourneys.com/journeys/classic-china-worked-example https://privatechinajourneys.com/journeys/classic-china-worked-example Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Every day of the Classic China journey planned to the hour — see exactly how we build a trip, before you commit to anything. https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/first-time-china-mistakes https://privatechinajourneys.com/guides/first-time-china-mistakes Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 Payments, VPN before arrival, Golden Week traps, trains vs flights, tipping and 10 more — and how to avoid each one.