Photography Tours & Trips in Far East

Photograph the Forbidden City's imperial architecture and Tiananmen Square in Beijing, then head to Xi'an for the Terracotta Army. Later you'll shoot from the world's highest glass bridge at Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon and ride the Bailong Elevator to photograph Avatar-inspiring peaks.

Watch the sunrise over the Singing Sand Dunes near Crescent Moon Spring in Dunhuang, photograph the intricate Buddhist carvings at the Longmen Caves in Luoyang, and frame the Flaming Mountains' red sandstone ridges near Turpan. Capture traditional life during tricycle rides through Beijing's historic Hutong neighborhoods and photograph Shanghai's Pudong skyline from The Bund.

Ride one of the world's longest cable cars up Tianmen Shan Mountain and watch sunlight pour through Heavenly Gate's natural arch. From Tianzi Mountain's cable car you'll see Yuanjiajie's massive quartzite pillars that inspired Avatar's mountains, then frame Hong Kong's skyline during the Symphony of Lights.

Photograph limestone formations in Halong Bay from traditional junk boats, then capture Hoi An's lantern-lit Old Quarter and its Japanese Covered Bridge. Frame sunrise shots at Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm Temple where tree roots reclaim ancient stones, plus document Sa Dec's market scenes.

Photograph Ban Gioc Waterfall's 300-metre cascade along the Vietnam-China border and capture the karst formations surrounding Ba Be Lake. Frame the 500-million-year-old prehistoric cave and rare hardwood trees during your rainforest hike through Ba Be National Park. Document traditional Nung blacksmiths at work in Phuoc Sen village and shoot the stalactite formations inside the 2,144-metre Nguom Ngao Cave.

Photograph the floating torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island during golden hour, then take a boat ride on Lake Kawaguchiko to capture Mt. Fuji's reflection. In Kyoto, frame thousands of vermillion torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine and shoot Arashiyama's bamboo forest.

Photograph vibrant red incense bundles drying in the sun at Quang Phu Cau Incense Village, where families have made incense for over a century. You'll shoot artisans hand-dyeing and crafting incense sticks, then visit Chuong village for conical hat makers before heading to Hanoi's Train Street.