Essentials & city stays
Read the free Shanghai guide Visiting China
Start with arrival, payments and movement, then shape Shanghai and nearby city days around the time you actually have.
Coming to Chinastart with the shape of the journey.
Essentials and city stays, foreign-vehicle routes and high-altitude journeys each ask different questions. Choose the situation that matches your trip.
Bringing your own vehicle
Explore the self-drive field guide Driving into China
A foreign-registered vehicle needs exact ports, customs planning, temporary road documents and a route that can move to case review.
High-altitude planning
Read the mountain field guide Mountains & Expeditions
Altitude, acclimatization, permits and local support shape every expedition. Begin with the safety margin, not a summit list.
Planning something more complex?
Private days, mountain journeys and road trips are reviewed separately.
Share the idea first. This route does not assume availability, create an offer or promise on-the-ground support.
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