Private China travel planning · Free consultation on WhatsApp

      CT-BY CT-BY

      China, Designed Personally.
      Private China · Quietly Arranged

      China, Designed Personally.

      Every journey is crafted from scratch around your interests, pace, and expectations.

      Start your journey
      100% Tailor-made No fixed itineraries — every detail built around you.
      English, all the way Local knowledge, global standard. No language wall.
      Private & comfortable Private guides, drivers and handpicked stays.
      A real person, always One specialist on WhatsApp, start to flight home.
      Licensed travel operator · Fully insured · Free cancellation up to 24h before
      Not sure where to start?

      Begin with what you love.

      What draws you?
      By interest
      What draws you?

      Tea, food, photography, ancient towns…

      Choose →
      Who's coming?
      By who’s with you
      Who's coming?

      Couples, families, parents, solo…

      Choose →
      When can you go?
      By season
      When can you go?

      Spring blossom to winter snow…

      Choose →
      Where calls you?
      By region
      Where calls you?

      Jiangnan canals to Tibetan peaks…

      Choose →

      Rather just talk it through?

      Start on WhatsApp →
      Plan with us
      Who you’ll talk to

      Real people, living in China.

      No bots, no forms into the void. Each journey is shaped by one specialist who knows the route personally — and stays on WhatsApp from first message to the flight home.

      Meet the team →
      Mei

      Mei

      Tea & Jiangnan specialist

      12 years shaping slow tea trips for first-time China couples and tea lovers.

      Recent journeys
      • UK couple · April · 6-day Suzhou + Hangzhou
      Lin

      Lin

      Yunnan slow-travel specialist

      Tea origins, craft villages, and slow rural rhythms across Yunnan.

      Recent journeys
      • US tea collector · Spring · 9-day Yunnan Pu'er
      Sarah

      Sarah

      Honeymoon & boutique stay specialist

      West Lake, Moganshan, and quiet luxury for couples and anniversaries.

      Recent journeys
      • Honeymoon · May · 5-day Hangzhou + Moganshan
      Real journeys, real travellers

      It worked for them.

      Tea trails of Anxi
      UK couple · April · 6 days

      Tea trails of Anxi

      Shanghai → Suzhou → Hangzhou → Huangshan → Chengdu
      Mei answered every message in minutes. We never once felt lost — in a country where we couldn't read a single sign.

      by Mei

      See this journey →
      Pu'er villages, slow
      US tea collector · October · 9 days

      Pu'er villages, slow

      Kunming → Pu'er → Jingmai → Yiwu
      Lin walked us into tea farms no tour bus will ever find.

      by Lin

      See this journey →
      Lakeside Hangzhou & Moganshan
      AU honeymoon · September · 5 days

      Lakeside Hangzhou & Moganshan

      Hangzhou → Moganshan → West Lake
      I don't use WhatsApp — she emailed the day's plan every morning.

      by Sarah

      See this journey →
      How it works

      Four steps. No surprises.

      1
      Tell us your wish
      Two minutes on WhatsApp or the form — no commitment.
      2
      Get a real plan
      Your specialist drafts a private route, priced clearly.
      3
      Hold it with 20%
      A small deposit locks your dates. Balance later.
      4
      Travel, looked after
      Same person on WhatsApp the entire trip.
      Just need entry tickets?
      Zhangjiajie & Chengdu day tickets — instant booking, no planning needed.
      Browse tickets →

      Tell us the China you’re imagining.

      One message starts it. A real person replies — usually within the day.

      Message us on WhatsApp
      No payment, no obligation — just a conversation.

      Plan your journey

      Journeys

      Regions

      Tickets & Services

      About CT-BY

      About

      Meet Mei

      WhatsApp

      Travel style

      Private China journeys, built around interests, pace, hotels, and real local support.

      Cart

      loading

             Enquire