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How we plan your China trip

From your real constraints to a plan you can use.

Tell us what is fixed, what matters and what is still open. One lead planner turns that brief into a coherent route, checks it against real travel conditions and confirms the exact work before anything paid begins.

The whole planning thread, at a glance

  1. 01 / Inputs

    Your trip as it really is

    Dates, travellers, must-sees, pace, mobility needs, fixed bookings and open questions.

  2. 02 / Steps

    Brief → fit check → written work

    A human planner checks what connects, what conflicts and which decisions come first.

  3. 03 / Deliverables

    Your private-tour scope and arrangements

    You receive the written output agreed for the service, not a generic attraction list.

  4. 04 / Timing

    Confirm the delivery date before paid work begins

    Timing
    Delivery date confirmed before payment
  • 16people on the Homeground team
  • 249published China travel guides
  • 57published private tours
  • 3site languages: English, Chinese and Korean

The working method

What happens after you share the trip basics.

You keep one clear conversation with a lead planner who knows the whole journey. The trip agreement confirms the arrangements Homeground will handle and the support included during travel.

The initial private-tour enquiry is free. We confirm the arrangements, inclusions and quotation for your dates and group before booking.

What to send

  • Travel dates and arrival or departure points
  • Who is travelling, preferred pace and mobility or room needs
  • Must-see places and ideas you would be comfortable dropping
  • Fixed bookings, useful budget context and any decision deadline

What we do

  1. 01

    Read the brief

    A planner identifies what is fixed, what is flexible and which missing details affect the route.

  2. 02

    Test the whole journey

    City order, nights, transfers, pace and on-the-ground constraints are checked as one connected trip.

  3. 03

    Confirm before paid work

    We reply with the suitable service, written scope, trip quotation and next steps.

What you receive

  • Full Trip: a trip-specific written scope for planning, arrangements and ground support
  • Clear assumptions, trade-offs and next decisions for the agreed service

Who does what

Different strengths. One planning thread.

Your lead planner keeps one conversation moving. The wider team contributes route, destination, operations and guest-care experience when the trip needs it.

  • Evan reading in a bookshop

    Evan

    Lead & Cross-cultural Trip Planner

    Turns the uncertainty of a first China trip into clear choices you can discuss.

    Read background and experience

    Evan graduated from Sogang University in Korea and has also lived in Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia. That cross-cultural experience helps him understand what overseas travelers actually worry about on a first China trip: which cities to keep, whether the transfers are realistic and whether communication will hold together. He shapes the overall direction and can explain complex decisions in English or Korean.

    • English
    • Korean
    • Cross-cultural planning
    • Multi-city trips
  • Yoyo beside a mountain lake while travelling in China

    Yoyo

    Trip Planner & Detail Coordinator

    Turns scattered travel wishes into a route that holds together.

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    Yoyo’s accounting background gives her a naturally structured way of thinking. She turns loose ideas into a workable route, checking the number of nights, connections between cities and details that are easy to overlook. Her experience supporting travelers in destinations including Beijing also keeps her focused on whether a plan genuinely suits the people taking the trip.

    • Route structure
    • Night allocation
    • Detail review
    • City connections
  • Tantan smiling beside an elephant during a trip in Thailand

    Tantan

    Trip Planner & Hunan Local Coordinator

    Brings local reality into every Zhangjiajie-area plan.

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    Tantan works across both trip planning and local coordination in Hunan, with practical experience around Zhangjiajie, Changsha and Fenghuang. She knows that a route that looks simple on paper can change once driving time, queues and weather are involved. Her role is to make sure the plan can work in the real world, not only on a screen.

    • Zhangjiajie
    • Changsha
    • Fenghuang
    • Hunan coordination
    Read Tantan’s seven on-the-ground checks
  • Kevin travelling in front of Putra Mosque in Malaysia

    Kevin

    Trip Planner & Operations Coordinator

    Spots operational gaps before they become travel-day problems.

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    Kevin studied English and began working in local guiding and trip operations while at university, building around four years of practical experience. He understands the journey from arrival and city transfers to on-the-ground communication and delivery. That experience helps him find weak handoffs early and keep a good-looking plan workable once the traveler arrives.

    • English support
    • Local operations
    • Process control
    • Delivery review
    See how Kevin prepares before meeting a guest
  • Vivi relaxing with a drink while travelling

    Vivi

    Guest Care & Local Operations

    Helps travelers feel heard, informed and looked after.

    Read background and experience

    Vivi brings strong local guest-service experience and a naturally warm way of communicating. She looks beyond the attraction list to whether replies arrive on time, handoffs are clear and requests from the traveler are actually heard. She supports guest communication and local coordination, adding care and reassurance to the practical side of the trip.

    • Guest communication
    • Local coordination
    • Clear handoffs
    • On-trip support

Next step

Tell us the places you do not want to miss.

Use WhatsApp or leave your email. A planner can ask what is still open and explain the suitable next step; paid work begins only after scope, fee and delivery timing are confirmed.

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