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Guides & pricing

Hire a private guide in China — from ¥990 a day.

Guides who live in the city you are visiting, in more than forty of them. Eight hours a day, their transport and food covered, and a lower rate the longer you stay.

Daily rates by language

One rule holds everywhere: a guide day is eight hours, and their transport and meals are already inside the price you see.

English
¥990 /day
≈ US$138 / day
  • Most-booked language on our platform
  • Available in all 40+ cities
  • Business interpreting available
Popular
Spanish · Japanese · French · German · Italian · Russian · Korean · Indonesian · Thai · Vietnamese
¥1,590 /day
≈ US$220 / day
  • Fluent — professionally, not “holiday” fluent
  • Every major city and most mid-size ones
  • Business interpreting available
Arabic · Turkish · Hebrew · Hindi · Portuguese
¥2,290 /day
≈ US$318 / day
  • Rare-language specialists, matched by city
  • Often booked weeks ahead — plan early
  • Business interpreting available

Stay longer, pay less — automatically

Trip lengthEnglishSpanish / Japanese / French…Arabic etc.
1–10 days¥990/day¥1,590/day¥2,290/day
11–20 days — 10% off the guide fee¥891/day¥1,431/day¥2,061/day
21+ days — 20% off the guide fee¥792/day¥1,272/day¥1,832/day

Travelling across cities? When your guide moves with you between cities, their intercity train or flight and hotel are charged at cost — booked transparently, every receipt shown, zero markup.

More than tours

Your guide is also your interpreter.

A large share of our travellers come to China for work as much as wonder. Say so in your brief and we’ll match you with a guide who interprets at factories, trade fairs and negotiation tables every week.

  • Factory & supplier visits — interpretation plus cultural navigation
  • Trade fairs: Canton Fair (Guangzhou), Auto Shanghai, CIIE (Shanghai)
  • Business dinners — toasts, small talk and contracts made painless
  • Same daily rate as a tour day. No “business surcharge”.
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Your guide is also your interpreter.
A day with your guide

Eight hours that bend to your pace.

09:00

Meet at your hotel

Your guide arrives with water, a plan and a backup plan. The car pulls up if you booked one.

10:00

The headline act

Great Wall, Terracotta Army, the Bund — the thing you came for, timed to dodge the crowds.

12:30

Lunch like a local

No tourist menu. The noodle shop your guide has eaten at since childhood.

14:00

Your pace, your detours

Markets, temples, back streets — or back to the hotel for a nap. Detours inside the day are never extra.

17:00

Drop-off & tomorrow’s plan

Your guide confirms tomorrow on WeChat and books whatever needs booking.

Guide FAQ

Before you book a guide.

Is the 8-hour day flexible?+
Very. Start earlier, finish later — agree it with your guide the evening before. Hours past the agreed day are billed at 20% of the daily rate per extra hour.
What exactly is included in the daily fee?+
The guide, their storytelling, and their own transport and meal allowance for the day — so you never see a separate “guide expenses” line. Your own entrance tickets, meals and hotel are separate and booked at cost.
Do I tip my guide?+
Tipping is never expected in China and our guides never ask. If yours made the trip, a warm review matters more to them (and us) than cash.
Can I switch guides mid-trip?+
Yes, and it has happened — chemistry is real. One message and we introduce a new local guide the same day, in the same city. No re-planning fee.
What if my trip crosses several cities?+
Your guide can travel with you the whole way. When they do, their intercity train or flight and hotel are charged at cost — we book transparently and show every receipt. Many guests prefer one trusted guide over switching city by city.
How far ahead should I book?+
For English guides, a week is comfortable; rare languages (Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi) are best booked 3+ weeks out. Last-minute? Ask anyway — a local guide can often start tomorrow.
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