Guide One
- Based in
- Futian, Shenzhen
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
PLACEHOLDER — what this guide is best at. Sourcing, the skyline, food, meetings.
Private guide, interpreter and driver
A private tour guide
in Shenzhen
Hire an English-speaking guide and interpreter for factory visits, sourcing, trade shows and city days. Private car and driver included. Fixed price, quoted before you book.
- Top local guides
- Private vehicle & driver
- Trade show & exhibition support
- Factory visits & sourcing
- Technical interpretation
- In-house support
- Flexible cancellation
- Tailored private tours
Why people book
What people actually hire us for.
Most of the work is not sightseeing. It is somebody who speaks both languages standing next to you while something expensive gets decided.
Business meetings and negotiations
An interpreter in the room for contract talks and supplier negotiations, including the technical vocabulary a general interpreter guesses at. You get told what was said, and also what was meant.
Factory and supplier visits
Three or four plants in a day across Bao'an and Dongguan, with the driving planned around them. Someone with you who understands what is being shown on the floor and what is being skipped.
Huaqiangbei and the electronics markets
More than twenty multi-storey malls, and prices that move depending on who is asking. A guide who hears the local number is the difference between sourcing and shopping.
Trade shows and exhibitions
Booth-to-booth support at CHTF, CIOE, NEPCON and the rest, with a shortlist drawn up the night before. Specs and prices written down as they are said, not remembered afterwards.
Canton Fair, from a Shenzhen base
Guangzhou is about an hour away, and a lot of sourcing visitors pair the fair with a Shenzhen factory week. We work to whichever city your days are in.
Sourcing trips end to end
Market day, shortlist, factory visits, then the meetings that follow. One person across the whole week rather than a different face at each stop.
Services
Services shaped around your priorities.
Private City Tours
Customized sightseeing built around your interests — Futian’s skyline, OCT-LOFT’s art scene, Huaqiangbei’s electronics markets, local food spots, and neighborhoods most tourists never see. Half-day, full-day, or multi-day options with private vehicle and driver.
Business Trip & Exhibition Support
On-the-ground support for exhibitions like CHTF, CIOE, and NEPCON Asia — booth negotiations, real-time interpretation, and help navigating Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center so you don’t miss a connection or a detail.
Sourcing & Factory Visits
Guidance vetting suppliers, visiting factories, and negotiating terms — with someone who understands both the language and how business actually gets done here.
Business Meeting Interpretation
Professional interpretation for negotiations, contract discussions, and client meetings — including technical and industry-specific vocabulary.
Logistics & Local Navigation
Transportation, scheduling, and day-to-day logistics — so you can focus on why you’re actually here.
On-Call Support During Your Trip
Reachable throughout your stay for questions, last-minute changes, or issues that come up between scheduled meetings and visits.
Not here for work
Days that are not about business.
A private city day
Futian's skyline, OCT-LOFT, Huaqiangbei, the food. Built around what you actually want to see rather than a fixed route.
An airport layover
A long connection at Bao'an is enough for a real half day if somebody meets you and watches the clock. Tell us the flight numbers and we will say honestly whether it fits.
Coming over from Hong Kong
The border is the whole logistical story of a day trip. We plan around the crossing and keep the first stop near it. Entry rules are yours to check for your own passport.
A custom itinerary
Send the dates and what the trip is for. You get a plan back before you pay for anything.
Planning a tech-heavy day yourself? The five places worth your time are written up in full, including the ones you do not need us for.
What it costs
One price, quoted before you book.
Guide, car and driver in one number. No hourly meter running while you decide where to have lunch.
Private Trip
From $220 for a half day
Shenzhen at your pace, with the friction taken out.
What the day includesBusiness Trip
From $340 for a half day
Hear the real price, and be understood in the room.
What the day includes
Prices cover up to 4 guests and include the vehicle, fuel, tolls and parking. Entry tickets and meals stay yours to choose. Multi-day and anything outside these two shapes is quoted by arrangement, in writing, before you commit.
Languages
Which languages, honestly.
Our guides work in English, Mandarin, Cantonese. Every one of them speaks English and works this city daily, and the interpreting on a business day is done by the same person who is with you all day rather than by somebody who arrives for the meeting.
We do not have Korean or Japanese speakers in house. People ask, and the honest answer is worth more than a booking. If that is what you need, say so when you write and we will tell you straight away rather than sending somebody who is close enough.
Technical vocabulary is the part that separates an interpreter from a bilingual friend. Tell us the industry before the day and the terminology gets prepared in advance.
The team
Meet your local private guides.
One of them stays with you from pickup to drop-off — not a handover between a driver, a guide and an interpreter. Tell us what the day is for and we match you to whoever knows it best.
Guide Two
- Based in
- Nanshan, Shenzhen
- Languages
- English, Mandarin, Cantonese
PLACEHOLDER — what this guide is best at. Sourcing, the skyline, food, meetings.
Guide Three
- Based in
- Luohu, Shenzhen
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
PLACEHOLDER — what this guide is best at. Sourcing, the skyline, food, meetings.
Every guide speaks English and works this city daily. Pick a date and we will tell you who you are meeting.
Why us
You choose the day.
We remove everything that makes it hard.
Fully Private, Fully Custom
No group tours or fixed routes; every itinerary is built around your interests and schedule.
Local Expert Guides
Insider access to Shenzhen's neighborhoods, food, and hidden spots you won't find in a guidebook.
One Guide for Business & Leisure
The same trusted partner handles your factory visit on Monday and your city tour on Saturday.
Door-to-Door Comfort
Private vehicle and driver included, no waiting or navigating public transport.
Business-Ready Support
Trade show interpretation, factory sourcing, and meeting translation for professionals on the go.
Flexible Scheduling
Half-day, full-day, or multi-day tours for solo travelers, couples, families, or small groups.
Booking direct
What we cannot show you yet.
People look for a guide on the big marketplaces, then look for reviews, then look for a way to message somebody. That is a sensible order and we are going to fail the middle step. There are no published reviews on this site, because there are no real ones yet, and an invented one is worse than none.
What we can offer instead is a conversation with the person who would actually be with you. Send your dates and what the trip is for, and you get a plan and a price back before any money moves.
Booking direct also means the person answering is the person turning up. Nothing is passed to a subcontracted driver and a separate interpreter on the morning.
Questions
What people ask before booking.
- How much does a private tour guide in Shenzhen cost?
- A half day starts at $220 and a business day with an interpreter starts at $340. The price covers up to 4 guests and includes a private vehicle and driver. You are quoted the total before you book, and nothing is charged on the day.
- Is a driver included, or do I arrange transport myself?
- A private vehicle and driver are included in the price, with fuel, tolls and parking. You are not paying a guide and then a separate car on top, and you are not waiting for taxis between stops.
- Can I hire an interpreter for meetings without a tour?
- Yes. Interpreting is a service in its own right here, priced as a business day rather than as sightseeing. Half day or full day, in the room, at the factory, or at a stand.
- Which languages do your guides speak?
- Between them our guides work in English, Mandarin, Cantonese. We do not have Korean or Japanese speakers in house. If you need one we will tell you that rather than send somebody who is close enough.
- Can you help at Huaqiangbei and the electronics markets?
- That is one of the most common reasons people book us. Bring a specific errand rather than a browse, and allow half a day if you are sourcing rather than looking.
- Do you cover the Canton Fair in Guangzhou?
- Yes. Guangzhou is about an hour from Shenzhen and sourcing visitors routinely do both in one trip. Tell us which phase you are attending and we will build the week around it.
- How far ahead should I book?
- As early as you have dates, especially in a fair week, when guides, cars and hotel rooms go at once. Send the dates and we will tell you what is left.
- Can I see reviews before booking?
- Not yet, and we would rather say so than show you something invented. This is a new site and there are no published reviews on it. Ask for a call with the guide you would be meeting instead.
More on terms and payment is on the main FAQ, and the cancellation terms are in full on the policy page.
Tell us the date and what the day is for.