120+ local-born guides · 40+ cities · free matching within 24h

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Choose your guide.

Real people, born and raised in the places they show you — storytellers, not scripts. Browse guides, meet yours on a free video call, then build a private journey around them. Car, driver and everything else: arranged.

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This month’s featured guides

Local since birth

Zhang Ming

The Great Wall & Beyond

★ 5.0 · 187 tours · English & Spanish

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Local since birth

Li Wei

Beijing & the North

★ 4.9 · 214 tours · English & French

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Local since birth

Wang Fang

Xi’an · Terracotta Army

★ 4.9 · 231 tours · English & German

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120+local-born guides

★ 4.9average guide rating

40+cities covered

24 hto your first intro

¥990/day English guides

Why travellers choose us

Guides who are actually from here.

No certificate talk, no scripts. Our guides are born-and-raised locals who have been telling their cities’ stories for years — and can step in as your interpreter when business calls.

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Born-and-raised locals

Your guide grew up in the alleyways they walk you through. They know which noodle shop the guidebooks skipped and which temple gate opens first.

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Business-ready interpreting

In China for work? Your guide doubles as your interpreter — factory visits, trade fairs, supplier dinners and negotiation tables.

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One team, one price

Guide, car, driver and airport transfers booked together. One daily price, one group chat, zero logistics headaches on the road.

Clear prices, no haggling.

Every guide works an 8-hour day, transport and meal allowance included. Travelling longer? The discount is automatic.

English-speaking guides

¥990 /day

≈ US$138 / day

8 hours a day
Transport & meal allowance included
Top cities: Beijing · Shanghai · Xi’an

Most requested

Spanish · Japanese · French · German · Korean · Indonesian…

¥1,590 /day

≈ US$220 / day

8 hours a day
Transport & meal allowance included
40+ cities

Arabic · Turkish · Hebrew · Hindi…

¥2,290 /day

≈ US$318 / day

8 hours a day
Transport & meal allowance included
Rare-language specialists

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Long trip? 11+ days = 20% off the guide fee. 21+ days = 40% off. No code, no fine print — applied automatically.

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Meet the guides

Travellers remember the guide, not the itinerary.

Every guide is a born-and-raised local with years of storytelling behind them. Browse, filter, and pick the one who feels right.

Local since birth

Li Wei

★ 4.9

Beijing & the North

214 tours · English · French

¥990/dayEN / FR / ES / JA / KO / DE…

¥990/day →

Local since birth

Zhang Ming

★ 5.0

The Great Wall & Beyond

187 tours · English · Spanish

¥990/dayEN / FR / ES / JA / KO / DE…

¥990/day →

Local since birth

Chen Yu

★ 4.9

Tea Houses & Water Towns

168 tours · English · Japanese

¥990/dayEN / FR / ES / JA / KO / DE…

¥990/day →

Local since birth

Wang Fang

★ 4.9

Xi’an · Terracotta Army

231 tours · English · German

¥990/dayEN / FR / ES / JA / KO / DE…

¥990/day →

Local since birth

Liu Yang

★ 4.8

Shanghai Nights & Old Town

156 tours · English · Korean

¥990/dayEN / FR / ES / JA / KO / DE…

¥990/day →

Local since birth

Mo Yun

★ 5.0

Guilin & the Li River

199 tours · English · Indonesian

¥990/dayEN / FR / ES / JA / KO / DE…

¥990/day →

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Signature journeys

Classic routes, built around your guide.

Ready-made plans you can take as-is or reshape with your guide. Every price includes an English-speaking guide plus a private car with driver, 8 hours a day. Hotels, tickets and meals are arranged at cost — never marked up.

10 DAYS

BEIJING — XI’AN — SHANGHAI

The Golden Triangle

Dawn on the Great Wall before the crowds
Terracotta Army with a Xi’an-born storyteller
Hutong breakfast crawl in Beijing
Bund evening walk with your Shanghai guide

Guided by Li Wei★ 4.9

from ¥19,700 / group

7 DAYS

GUILIN — YANGSHUO — LONGJI

Karst Rivers & Fishermen

Li River cruise at first light
Bamboo-raft morning with a local fisherman
Longji rice-terraces village stay
Countryside cycling around Yangshuo

Guided by Mo Yun★ 5.0

from ¥13,790 / group

8 DAYS

CHENGDU — LESHAN — EMEI — CHONGQING

Pandas & Pepper

Panda base at breakfast time
Giant Buddha of Leshan from the water
Hotpot masterclass with a local family
Chongqing night-city lights

Guided by Chen Yu★ 4.9

from ¥15,760 / group

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How it works

From first message to final farewell.

Tell us your dream

A five-minute brief. A real trip designer replies within 24 hours — with two or three guides who fit.

Meet before you pay

Video-call your guide, free. No chemistry? We introduce another. You only confirm what feels right.

We build around them

Your guide shapes the route from local knowledge — then car, driver, tickets and tables get arranged.

Travel with one team

One price, one group chat, one crew from airport pickup to the last dumpling. Support 24/7 in your language.

In their words

Twelve thousand journeys, one promise.

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“Felt less like a tour and more like visiting a friend’s country. Our guide knew everyone in the hutong by name.”

Sarah & TomMelbourne · 8-day Yunnan journey

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“I came for the Terracotta Army, stayed for the noodle alley behind it. Wang Fang grew up two streets away.”

Daniel R.Chicago · Xi’an with Wang Fang

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“From airport pickup to the last dumpling, everything just… worked. Even our factory visit in Guangzhou.”

Priya & familyLondon · 12-day Beijing–Shanghai tour

12,400+journeys planned

98%would travel with us again

40+cities with local guides

24/7on-trip support, in your language

Questions, answered

Good to know before you go.

How much does a private guide in China cost?+

English-speaking guides are ¥990 per 8-hour day, transport and meal allowance included. Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Korean, Indonesian and most European languages are ¥1,590/day; rare languages such as Arabic run ¥2,290/day. Book 11+ days and the guide fee drops 20%; 21+ days, 40%.

Are your guides certified?+

We don’t sell certificates — we sell roots. Every guide on this site was born and raised in the city they show you and has been telling its stories for years. Ratings and tour counts on every profile come from real travellers, after every single trip.

Can my guide help with business interpreting?+

Yes — many of our guides interpret at factory visits, trade fairs (including Canton Fair), supplier meetings and exhibitions every week. Add a note in your brief and we’ll match you with one who does this weekly, not occasionally.

Can I book a car with a driver, without a guide?+

Of course. A 5-seat sedan or SUV with a professional driver is ¥980/day (best for 1–4 travellers), a 7-seat is ¥1,780 and a 9-seat ¥2,480. Service on the road is in Chinese — which is exactly why most travellers add a guide.

What’s included in a tour day?+

Eight hours with your guide plus your car and driver: fuel, tolls and parking included. Entrance tickets, hotels and meals are arranged at cost — you see every receipt, and we never mark them up.

How do long-trip discounts work?+

Automatically. Stay 11–20 days and the guide fee is 20% off; 21 days or more, 40% off. No coupons, no fine print — it’s applied when we quote.

Don’t book a tour.
Choose your guide.