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Top China Budget Homestays & Cultural Immersion Trips & Packages 2025/2026

Our 26 most popular China Budget Homestays & Cultural Immersion Trips & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 12 tour companies. 63 reviews.

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Ancient China
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Ancient China

By G Adventures
preferred
4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They’ve partnered with well-known names like National Geographic and the Jane Goodall Institute to offer unique experiences unavailable elsewhere.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

  • Explore china's greatest architectural marvel
  • The great wall
  • See how china is protecting the endangered giant panda at the giant panda breeding center
  • Eat lunch with a local chinese family

Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"The tour had an excellent itinerary and activities, giving a broad overview of Peru - we loved it. Accommodations (with one exception) were great, and all had an included breakfast buffet. The tour's included activities (e.g. cooking class, pisco tour and tasting, potato park, boat tour of Isla Ballestas) were terrific. Appreciated the two included flights which saved a lot of driving time. Logistics were handled, and everything was smooth and easy (thanks to our CEO, Mary Chu!)."

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$1,889
7 days From$1,399
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China Special Value Tour
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China Special Value Tour

By Senior Discovery Tours
none
3.9/5 Great
19 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Explore Beijing, China's political and cultural centre
  • Visit impressive Tiananmen Square and Tiananmen Square
  • Visit Xian's magnificent city wall and Wild Goose Pagoda
  • See the awesome Shanghai Museum - an ultra-modern repository for 5,000 years of history and culture

Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"Quality Service"

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16 days From$5,497
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Imperial China and Japan Tour
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Imperial China and Japan Tour

By Bravo Asia Tours
none
5/5 Excellent
24 reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Explore contemporary imperial Beijing
  • Visit the Great Wall, Forbidden City and hutong
  • Enjoy a taste of Beijing roasted duck
  • Visit the terracotta army in ancient capital, Xian
  • Explore the modern futuristic Shanghai
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Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Culinary & Wine, Family Friendly, Hiking & Walking, Local Immersion & Homestays, Education / Learning, National Parks, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY!!!! They SCAMMED ME AND MY FAMILY OUT OF 5,000 US Dollars!!!"

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12 days From$3,600
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Gansu: Origins of the Silk Road Tour
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Gansu: Origins of the Silk Road Tour

By WildChina
none
5/5 Excellent
3 reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Learning to make our own bowl of traditional Lanzhou beef noodles
  • Meeting a local Yugu Minority family and learning about their way of life
  • Discovering Dunhuang's Mogao Caves with one of the world's leading authorities on medieval Buddhism's visual culture

Themes

Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays, High Adventure

What travelers are saying

"We traveled as a family to Beijing and Xi'an. Pre-trip planning was done via our travel agent, with excellent communication with the WildChina folks via email. Questions were answered promptly, and all the information we got was absolutely correct. A snowstorm forced changes to 3 days of our plans - but our guide Michael handled all of it effortlessly."

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7 days From$2,550
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Moscow Ulan-Bator and Beijing Trans-Siberian Railway Tour
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Moscow Ulan-Bator and Beijing Trans-Siberian Railway Tour

By Bravo Asia Tours
none
4.8/5 Excellent
24 reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • The ultimate train journey that covers 2 continents, 7 time zones and countless views of mountain, lake and steppe scenery.
  • For travelers seeking for luxurious experience, there is option of the outstanding Golden Eagles services of the train.
  • Meet people of different cultures and countries in a train can be the most interesting things ever in a journey.
  • Visit Moscow for the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, extraordinary metro system and Bolshoi Ballet.
  • Visit Irkutsk and Lake Baikal, the oldest, deepest and one of the largest lakes in the world.
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Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Culinary & Wine, Family Friendly, Cycling & Biking, Local Immersion & Homestays, Train & Rail Journeys, Photography, National Parks, Climbing & Mountaineering, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY!!!! They SCAMMED ME AND MY FAMILY OUT OF 5,000 US Dollars!!!"

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23 days From$3,199
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Best of China
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Best of China

By Travel China Guide
premier
5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Must-see sights in China - the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors
  • Cruise on the Huangpu River to take in the impressive skylines of Shanghai
  • Walk into a local Chinese family, interact & dine with the hosts in their home
  • Enjoy a la carte meals, Kung Fu Show, Tang Dynasty Music and Dance performance

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"J'ai utilisé les services de Travel China Guide pour la réservation de trains entre Chongqing, Chengdu et Leshan en mars 2025. Le service est précis, ponctuel, attentif aux demandes du client. Un aspect très positif est que le service n'est pas anonyme et que le nom du (de la) Travel Consultant est connu. Le service rendu par Christina Zhao a été parfait."

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8 days From$1,139
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China Tour - Beijing Highlights
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China Tour - Beijing Highlights

By Travel China Guide
premier
5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Must-see sights -the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven
  • Admire the world's largest city center square, Tiananmen Square
  • Enjoy an a la carte lunch with Beijing Roast Duck at a superb restaurant
  • Watch the marvelous Chinese Kung Fu Show at the Red Theater

Themes

Cultural, Family Friendly, Local Immersion & Homestays, Photography

What travelers are saying

"J'ai utilisé les services de Travel China Guide pour la réservation de trains entre Chongqing, Chengdu et Leshan en mars 2025. Le service est précis, ponctuel, attentif aux demandes du client. Un aspect très positif est que le service n'est pas anonyme et que le nom du (de la) Travel Consultant est connu. Le service rendu par Christina Zhao a été parfait."

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4 days From$299
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Pandas & Golden Cities
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Pandas & Golden Cities

By Travel China Guide
premier
5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Must-see sights - Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army, Giant Pandas
  • Have a once in a life chance to get close to the incredibly cute treasure - Pandas
  • Cruise on the Huangpu River to take in the impressive skylines of Shanghai
  • Enjoy a la carte meals, Kung Fu Show, Tang Dynasty Music and Dance performance

Themes

Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"J'ai utilisé les services de Travel China Guide pour la réservation de trains entre Chongqing, Chengdu et Leshan en mars 2025. Le service est précis, ponctuel, attentif aux demandes du client. Un aspect très positif est que le service n'est pas anonyme et que le nom du (de la) Travel Consultant est connu. Le service rendu par Christina Zhao a été parfait."

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11 days From$1,709
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Shelly

Dec 2019

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Recommend Toni and Bravo Indochina team

Every aspect of planning our trip to China was seamless. Reinself has been amazing. He responds to any and every request immediately and has been incredibly informat...

Tour:  Imperial China and Japan Tour

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Jacob

Sep 2015

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Clearly the best for sure!!

Amazing from start to stop. Very professional. Our guides were excellent. Arrived early and willing to do whatever it took to please us. His knowledge of the history...

Tour:  Imperial China and Japan Tour

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Stephie

May 2019

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What a pleasant trip

Our tour guide is very professional. He knows everything in Tibet and gave us lots of travel tips. And he is also skillful. He could do a magic show when we feel exh...

Tour:  Lhasa & Yamdrotso Lake Tour

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EmilyG3108

May 2019

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Amazing time in Tibet

We all had an amazing time on our 5 day tour with our Tibetan guide (Jiangyong/J-man) and driver. In addition to the sights around Lhasa, we also had the privilege o...

Tour:  Lhasa & Yamdrotso Lake Tour

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165BobbyP

May 2019

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Tibet Tour

My wife and I enjoyed every minute of the journey. It was absolutely fabulous. Everything went so perfect. Our guides and drivers were awesome. The guide was knowled...

Tour:  Lhasa & Yamdrotso Lake Tour

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