China
Trip length
9 nights, 10 days
Cost
c.£ per person
Mode of transport
Plane and train
Red Tourists rating
Overview
For us, China was the pinnacle of our Red Tourism. After spending years studying China together at university the urge to visit was strong. Our blogs over our travels in China and also North Korea are taken from our trip in 2019, before the Coronavirus pandemic. We were lucky that this was not just a vacation for us, but also a chance to see a friend who had been working in China for around two years before we arrived.
It's hard to find yourself a guidebook containing all the needs for the ‘Red Tourists’ out there. For this trip, we reverted to what at the time was the latest ‘Lonely Planet’ guide of China, alongside individual website research and knowledge of other comrades who had visited.
In the below you will find highlights of our trip, a few lessons learnt and also photos which we hope are useful for all those thinking of booking a trip to explore China. ​