China

China Travel Guide

China saw about 94.6 million inbound tourists in the first three quarters of 2024, reaching over 90% of 2019 levels, with full-year inbound arrivals estimated around 32 million.

  • Capital: Beijing
  • Renminbi (CNY)
  • Visa Required
  • Best: Spring (April–October), Autumn (September–October)

About China

China saw about 94.6 million inbound tourists in the first three quarters of 2024, reaching over 90% of 2019 levels, with full-year inbound arrivals estimated around 32 million.

Quick facts

capital
Beijing
currency
Renminbi (CNY)
language
Mandarin
population
1.4 billion
arrivals (int’l)
~32M est.

Best time to visit

Spring
April–October
Mild weather and festival seasons
Summer
Autumn
September–October
Golden Week and autumn foliage
Winter

Travel tips

General

Plan your China trip

Tell us roughly when and who is travelling. You will get a costed itinerary — flights, hotels, sightseeing and visa — usually the same working day.

Top attractions in China

The places most of our travellers ask about — we build them into your itinerary.

Great Wall, China

Great Wall

Historic UNESCO landmark

Terracotta Army, China

Terracotta Army

Ancient Qin dynasty figures

Forbidden City, China

Forbidden City

Imperial palace in Beijing

Cities in China

Tap a city for where to stay and what we can arrange there.

We build China trips to order

We have not published a fixed China itinerary, and most of what we book is custom anyway. Tell us when you want to travel and who is coming, and we will put together a costed plan — flights, hotels, sightseeing and visa included.

Practical information

Currency & Payments

Currency
CNY
Cards
Accepted widely
Mobile Pay
Common with Alipay, WeChat

Safety

General
Moderate; pick­pocketing in crowded areas
Emergency
110

China: common questions

What travellers from Surat ask us before booking.

The seasons we usually recommend are Spring (April–October), Autumn (September–October). Tell us when you can travel and we will say honestly whether it is a good window or suggest a better one.

Visa Required. Our visa desk handles the whole application — document checklist, appointment, submission and tracking until your passport is back. Call +91 97278 86777 or send an enquiry.

Yes. We plan the whole trip from Surat — flights from Surat, Ahmedabad or Mumbai, hotels, transfers, sightseeing and visas — as one costed itinerary with a single point of contact.

It depends entirely on your dates, hotel category and how many of you are travelling, so we quote live rather than publish a figure that would be out of date. Send us your dates and you will normally have a costed itinerary the same working day, free and with no obligation.

Ready to explore China?

Send us your dates and we will come back with a costed itinerary and honest advice about the season — free, and with no obligation. Mon–Sat, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm IST.

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