Based in Chongqing · Serving China

See the real China, with locals who know it.

Private, guided tours across Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan and the Yangtze. We design your journey around what you love — no crowds, no shopping stops, no shortcuts.

15+
Years in Travel
5,000+
Guests Hosted
98%
Would Book Again
10+
Destinations
Signature Journeys

Handpicked tours, perfected over years

Our best-loved routes. Each one private, English-speaking, and fully customizable.

Bestseller Chongqing night skyline along the Yangtze
4 daysChongqing

Chongqing City & Karst Wonders

Futuristic skyline, ancient stone paths, and the surreal karst valleys of Wulong — a complete portrait of this one-of-a-kind mountain city.

from $680/person
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Classic Yangtze River gorges with green cliffs
6 daysYangtze

Pandas & the Yangtze River

Meet the giant pandas in Chengdu, then cruise the Three Gorges through China's most dramatic river scenery.

from $1,080/person
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Destinations

Where do you want to go?

From our home in Chongqing to the far corners of China — all reachable, all by private car.

Why VIVA

Travel with locals, not a busload of strangers

Everything we do is built around one idea: you see more, worry less.

100% Private

Your own guide, your own driver, your own pace. No shared buses, no group shopping stops.

English-Speaking Guides

Licensed local guides who tell the real stories — history, food, people — not rehearsed scripts.

Custom by Design

Every itinerary starts as a blank page. Tell us what you love — we build the trip around it.

No Hidden Costs

Transparent pricing, everything included. What we quote is what you pay.

Guest Stories

Travellers who came as strangers, left as friends

★★★★★

"The Yangtze cruise was the highlight of our honeymoon. Our guide Helen knew every spot, every story, every best table in town."

SR
Sarah & Ryan
Honeymoon · USA
★★★★★

"We'd planned three days in Chongqing and stayed five. VIVA rearranged everything to show us more. Best decision we made in China."

TM
Thomas M.
Solo traveller · UK
★★★★★

"As a solo woman traveller I never once felt unsafe or lost. The WhatsApp support was on-call the whole trip. Remarkable service."

JL
Julia L.
Family trip · Australia

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