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Our China photo tours now cover four main destinations: Guilin (Yangshuo & Longji), Huangshan (Yellow Mountains & Hongcun village), Zhangjiajie and Xiapu.

Sunrise over karst mountains, cormorant fishermen floating through mist on the Li River, long-haired minority women walking in rice terraces, unpredictable seas of cloud around the Yellow Mountains, breathtaking Avatar mountains, busy farmers walking fast on mudflats, and more. All these create a photo album of China, and that's what we’ll do.

" We usually travel independently without a tour guide, but know we never would have been able to do half of the sights we saw with Mercier on our own." — Bernadette Wensley

The Best Photography Guides

Our team of excellent photography guides is central to our photo tours. Besides being easy going and fluent in English, they are professionals on composition, use of light, and camera settings.

We start at 4 am and finish at 8 pm to make sure you get the best shots at the right times. We arrange different and great locations for beginners, photo lovers and pros alike.

We have already guided many top international photographers and helped them take quality photos beyond their expectations.

" Mercier is a great guide and a great perosn to be with. He is dedicated and guides you to the best photography spots and makes sure you get plenty of great photo opps." — Ilan & Doron | Israel Top Photographers

China Photo Tour Destinations

Guilin

Guilin Photography Tours

Li River Karst Mountains Cormorant Fishermen Longji Rice Terraces Portraits

The tailor-making private photo tours in Guilin, Yangshuo and Longji cover photography of landscapes, cormorant fishermen and people-portraits.

Huangshan

Huangshan Photography Tours

Yellow Mountains Pine Trees Sea of Clouds Hongcun Villae Hui-style Architectures

Huangshan photography tours take you through some of the most spectacular scenery and best cultural sites. Admire the stunning scenery and misty jagged peaks of the fabulous Yellow Mountains.

Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie Photography Tours

Hallelujah Mountains Tianmen Mountain & Cave Glass Bridge

Zhangjiajie is a large prefecture-level city containing spectacular landforms and parks. In 1992, it was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it helped inspire the 2009 movie Avatar.

Xiapu

Xiapu Photography Tours

Mudflats Lights & Shadows Coastlines Fishermen Buffalo Farmer

These tours have provided the best viewing positions to help hundreds of photographers from all over the world to get unique mudflat photographs, with interesting work scenes and amazing light.

Yunnan

Yunnan Photography Tours

Yuanyang Rice Terraces Dongchuan Red Land Ancient Towns

Photograph spectacular Yuanyang Rice Terraces, beautiful Dongchuan Red Land and ancient architectures, birds and golden monkeys in Yunnan, as well as the extension tours to Myanmar, shoot amazing pagodas in Bagan.

Guizhou

Guizhou Photography Tours

Miao & Dong Villages Unique Festivals Architectures Landscapes

Guizhou is a Miao minority culture and landscapes mixed destinations for photographers. It gets popular and popular for domestic photographers, but very few foreign photographers visit here so far.

Zhangye

Zhangye Photography Tours

Rainbow Mountains Danxia Landform Geological Wonders Silk Road

The Zhangye Danxia landform is becoming more popular among international photographers, for its colorful hills and unique rainbow mountains. There are fewer tourists there, and better chances to capture award-winning photos.

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia Photography Tours

Running Horses Grassland Scenery Mongolian Culture

Admire the most beautiful grassland scenery in China, experience the scene of running horses and horse racing in festivals. The autumn scenery of grassland and winter life are the highlights of Inner Mongolia photography.

Planning Toolkit

Top Photography Destinations

Find out the top 10 photography destinations with best time to visit.

Cameras & Lenses to Bring

Get to know what gears to bring for your expected photographs.

China Photography Packing List

Get practical tips on how to travel light and effective for a China photo tour.

Drone Photography in China

See drone restrictions and policies and how to safe fly in China.

Other China Photo Tour Options

In addition to the above photography destinations, the following places are well worth visiting: Xinjiang, Tibet, Great Wall, Gansu, etc.

We don’t currently run China photo tours to these destinations because of lack of English-speaking photography guides. We are, however, working on it. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or subscribe to our newsletter below for the latest information.