Most tour companies show you mountains. We want you to meet the people first — because for a week or two, one of the guides below is your translator, your route-planner, your food scout, your photographer and your friend in China. Every guide here lives in Zhangjiajie (or the city they guide), works on salary — never shopping commissions — and guides in English.
These are real, English-speaking local guides on our team. Most are named in a real guest review below — and we are now adding their real photos.
He
Private Tour Guide
“A gentle pace, off-peak timing to skip the queues, and she happily took photos for us the whole way.”
Family, 4-day trip · translated
Maomao
Private Tour Guide
“Professional and perfectly timed — whenever we were tired she had already planned a rest stop, and she took us to the best local Hunan food.”
Family from Hong Kong · translated
Shiny
Private Tour Guide
“Looked after us so thoughtfully, with detailed, heartfelt commentary at every stop. I would recommend without hesitation.”
Returning guests · translated
Qin Yu
Private Tour Guide
“Attentive, endlessly patient, with rich and thorough commentary. Five stars.”
Five-star guest review · translated
Meet your guide in person
Tell us who is travelling and what you love, and we will match you with the right guide — and send a full day-by-day PDF itinerary within 2 hours, free and with no obligation.