Shanghai · Beijing · Guangzhou · Chengdu · Сиань · other cities
China through a local's eyes, not a guidebook's
A personal guide builds a route around your interests, walks the city with you and shows places groups never reach.
- From ¥1 500 / day
- Reply in ~7 minutes
- Tomorrow is possible
- A route built around your interests
What you get
The route is built around your interests, not a standard tour.
You eat where the locals eat, and you understand what you're ordering.
Transport, tickets and queues are the guide's problem, not yours.
What is included and what is not
Included
- A route built around your interests and pace
- Someone alongside, telling the story in your language
- Help with tickets, transport and queues
- Recommendations on food and shopping
Not included
- Museum and transport tickets
- Meals for the guide and the client
- Accommodation and intercity travel
- Work beyond 8 hours is charged separately
Anything not included is discussed in the chat before you order — no surprises on the invoice.
How it works
- 1
You send the city, the dates and what interests you.
now - 2
The guide sends the route for your approval.
within the day - 3
We adjust the pace, the stops and the start time.
the day before - 4
A walk. Stops can change as you go.
on the day of the walk
Price
Half a day, up to 4 hours
from ¥900
One district, getting to know the city
A day, up to 8 hours
from ¥1 500
A route across the city with lunch and stops
Out of town and trips
from ¥2 400
Trips out of town, transport priced separately
What the price depends on
- Walk length
- The city and trips beyond it
- Group size
- A narrow theme: food, architecture, shopping
- Urgency
Panda confirms the final price before work starts. Extras only after you agree to them in the chat.
Who does it
Mariya
Chengdu · RU / CN
Food, old quarters, tea culture
- Experience
- 6 years
- Walks
- 210
- Trust
- 96
- Reply
- fast
Sun li
Shanghai · CN / RU / EN
Architecture, the history of the concessions, contemporary art
- Experience
- 8 years
- Walks
- 175
- Trust
- 94
- Reply
- fast
How we vet contractors
- Documents and proof of identity
- A trial walk with a concierge
- Reviews after every walk
- Trust Score, recalculated monthly
A case study and reviews
The Garanin family
Chengdu · two days between flights
The task
Two free days with the children — we wanted a living city, not a tick-list.
What Panda did
We built a route with the pandas in the morning, lunch at a family restaurant and an evening walk through the old quarter away from the crowds.
The outcome
We did it all unhurried, the children weren't tired, and dinner was the guide's suggestion.
- Turnaround
- 2 days
- Cost
- ¥3 000
- Contractor
- Maria
Alisa
Shanghai
Task: see the city in one day
“The guide took us where it was interesting, not where it photographs well. Huge difference.”
Petr
Chengdu
Task: a food walk
“The first time I ate street food without fear — and knew what it was.”
Questions and objections
Tell the concierge and we'll swap them. If the walk has already started and something goes wrong, we look into it and re-price.
The guide's fee is paid through Panda before the walk. Tickets, transport and food you pay on the spot.
Yes — that's the point of a personal guide. If the changes push the day past 8 hours, we agree the extra in the chat.
Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Xi'an are the main ones. Elsewhere we find a guide on request — just ask.
Your order is covered by Panda
- Payment and extras go through Panda
- We will replace the contractor if needed
- Support on call on the day of the order
- A refund or compensation under the service rules
Often taken together
Tell us what you need and Panda will put the order together
Asking is free; we answer from 08:00 to 24:00 Beijing time.