Journeys

Little Fish Travels does not offer standard sightseeing routes. Each journey begins with a cultural thread: a river, a craft tradition, a sacred landscape, a local cuisine, or a way of living.

The routes below are our core journeys. They can be joined as small-group departures or adapted into private journeys for families, friends and personal celebrations.

  • The Mother Rivers & Sacred Highlands

    Sep 4–14, 2026

    Chengdu · Xiahe · Linxia · Lanzhou
    11 days | 8–16 guests
    Rivers · Faith · Textile · Silk Road

    A cultural journey from the Upper Yangtze to the Yellow River, tracing Daoist gardens, Tibetan Buddhist devotion, nomadic weaving and riverside Buddhist grottoes.

  • Tibet in Layers

    April 6–17, 2027

    Chengdu · Nyingchi · Baiba Campsite · Basongtso · Lhasa · Namtso
    13 days | 8–12 guests
    Sacred Lakes · Tibetan Craft · Songtsam Stays · High Plateau

    A carefully paced journey beginning in Chengdu’s slow-living culture before entering Tibet, moving from the forests of Nyingchi to the sacred city of Lhasa and the high-altitude lake of Namtso.

  • Highland Serenity & Sacred Summits

    Nov 15–28, 2026

    Kunming · Dali · Lijiang · Shangri-La · Meili Snow Mountain
    14 days | 8–12 guests
    Ethnic Craft · Regional Food · Tiger Leaping Gorge Hike · Scenic Road Trip

    A journey along the ancient Tea Horse Road, moving through Yunnan’s old towns, highland valleys, Tibetan cultural landscapes, and sacred snow mountains.

  • Japan by Hand and Taste

    March 20–30, 2027

    Tokyo · Hida · Kanazawa · Kyoto
    11 days | 8–12 guests
    Food · Craft · Art · Local Life

    A journey through Japan’s food culture, textile traditions, craft cities, contemporary art and refined regional stays.

  • Peaks, Threads & Neon

    Oct 15–25, 2027

    Guangzhou · Guilin · Kaili · Anshun · Chongqing
    11 days | 8–16 guests
    Modern China · Waterfalls · Embroidery · Miao Culture

    A cultural journey from Guangzhou’s dim sum traditions to Guilin’s limestone peaks, the living craft world of Miao Guizhou, the power of Huangguoshu Waterfall and the neon verticality of Chongqing.

  • Cloud Forests & Border Tables

    Dates to be announced

    Kunming · Mt. Jingmaishan · Menglian
    9 days | 8–10 guests
    Markets · Rainforest Tea · Bulang & Dai Culture · Borderland Cuisine

    A slow, sensory journey through southwest Yunnan, from Kunming’s vivid markets to Jingmai Mountain’s rainforest tea culture and Menglian’s borderland flavors of avocado, coffee, waterfalls and ethnic tribes' traditions.