The country's most remote luxury retreats, arranged end to end — you make one decision.
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Silk & Stone designs journeys to the desert oases, Himalayan lodges and karst rivers that Chinese travelers save for a lifetime — and takes care of every flight, visa, car and table in between.
Hand-picked wild-luxury retreats across China. Open one to see it, and choose what you'd like to do there.
Tell us the dream once. We return a single itinerary with one all-inclusive price — then book every piece of it.
Lie-flat seats from North America, at the smartest fare — published, consolidator or your own points.
Visa-free, 240-hour transit or a ten-year L visa: we choose the route and prepare the forms.
Met at the gate, chauffeured door to door, with domestic flights and rail arranged.
China's rarest retreats, with the rituals and workshops you chose already scheduled.
Starred Chinese kitchens booked, menus pre-arranged, private rooms secured.
One English-speaking line, day or night, on the ground with you in China.
An English-speaking guide at your side — scholars at the Mogao Caves, Tibetan hosts on the plateau, live translation at every table.
Flights, visas, rooms, tables and guides — every confirmation in one private trip page on your phone.
One assistant is assigned to your journey from the first call to the flight home. Call +1 857-867-2824 or write to lidonghao086@gmail.com.
Meet your assistantWe'll be in touch within 48 hours with your private proposal.
Every journey is all-inclusive: business-class flights from North America, the China visa route and paperwork, private airport transfers, top five-star hotels and experiences, Michelin-starred restaurant reservations, a private English-speaking guide and interpreter, and a 24/7 concierge.
Canadian passports currently qualify for visa-free short stays. U.S. travelers can use 240-hour visa-free transit when the route and provinces qualify, or a 10-year L tourist visa — for example for Dunhuang in Gansu. We choose the route and prepare the forms; rules are confirmed for each proposal.
Most journeys fall between US$10,000 and US$40,000+ per person, all-inclusive with business-class flights, depending on length, hotels and season. You receive one all-inclusive price in your proposal.
Within 48 hours of answering six short questions. You can confirm with one click or refine it on a 15-minute call.
Yes. We secure tables at starred Chinese restaurants in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Guangzhou, pre-arrange menus around your diet and arrange the car there and back.
Yes. A private English-speaking guide and interpreter can join you every day or at key sites — from scholars at the Mogao Caves to Tibetan hosts on the plateau.
Tick anything — we schedule and book it with the hotel.
Included = complimentary for hotel guests, as reported by recent guests. Prices are the hotel's own, per person. "Silk & Stone" = arranged privately by us, priced in your proposal.