Custom itinerary planning
A day-by-day China plan built around your pace, budget, interests, and travel style.
Private China travel planning
Plan your China trip with Simon.
I help first-time visitors, business travelers, executives, and families plan smoother China trips: local restaurants, wellness, technology routes, transport, translation, booking help, and on-trip WeChat or WhatsApp text support.
09:00-23:00 China-time text support
Website in EN / ES / FR; service mainly in English
20 years
living in China
5+ cities
Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai
Global perspective
US, UK, Europe, Japan, Morocco, Southeast Asia
Company invoices
Registered entity and payment options available
What I solve
China is easy to enjoy when the local details are handled.
Many traditional restaurants, massage shops, tea spaces, business venues, and local experiences are not easy to discover or book through overseas platforms. I help bridge the booking gap, the language gap, and the daily friction that can slow a trip down.
Local restaurant and experience picks
High-value local food, vegan checks, SPA, TCM-inspired massage, tea, hot springs, and nightlife.
Transport, payment, and app setup
Arrival preparation for taxis, navigation, China apps, payments, tickets, and common travel issues.
Booking assistance
Help coordinating hotels, cars, drivers, tickets, restaurants, SPA, and selected local services.
Business and tech exploration
Routes for China tech, EVs, drones, smart delivery, manufacturing, innovation zones, and market visits.
Daily text support
WeChat or WhatsApp support during the trip, 09:00-23:00 China time, for navigation and communication help.
Pricing
Planning fees are clear. Travel costs stay flexible.
Planning fee from USD 100-300
Final quote depends on trip length, complexity, number of cities, booking support, and support window.
Meals, tickets, transport, hotels, and SPA are self-paid
Third-party costs are paid separately or at actual cost. Route prices below are average starting references and shown as "from USD".
Signature routes
Five China routes shaped around real local access.
Each route can be adjusted for business meetings, family pace, wellness priorities, dietary needs, and first-time visitor comfort.
Local Lifestyle Route
Local markets, teahouses, massage, night food, simple city logistics, and restaurants that overseas platforms often miss.
Essential
from USD 350 pp
Comfort
from USD 600 pp
Wellness China Route
SPA, TCM-inspired massage, tea, hot springs, healthy dining, and calm city pacing without medical claims or overpacked days.
Essential
from USD 500 pp
Comfort
from USD 750 pp
Tech China Route
China's Silicon Valley experience: DJI, drones, EV culture, smart delivery, innovation parks, manufacturing context, and market exploration.
Essential
from USD 800 pp
Comfort
from USD 1,200 pp
Greater Bay Area Route
A cross-border route for travelers who want one compact view of finance, tech, Cantonese culture, food, coast, and casino-era Macau.
Essential
from USD 1,250 pp
Comfort
from USD 2,500 pp
Modern China First-Time Route
A first China trip that combines iconic city scenes, high-speed rail, local food, modern retail, Cantonese culture, tech districts, and practical travel confidence.
Essential
from USD 1,500 pp
Comfort
from USD 3,200 pp
Route budgets are average starting references for travel after arrival in China and exclude round-trip international flights to and from China. Combining multiple routes in one China journey usually gives better value. Meals, tickets, transport, hotels, SPA, drivers, and third-party services are paid separately or at actual cost.
Case study
Turkey client: from steel-market research to a hands-on China tech itinerary.
A Turkish client came with a complex brief: understand China's iron and steel market while also seeing how the country's technology ecosystem works on the ground. I started with a structured needs interview, clarified the client's business targets, travel constraints, dietary needs, and preferred meeting style, then built a route that separated market outreach, industry context, local logistics, and experience design.
Shanghai was used for business development and market orientation, while Shenzhen became the practical tech module: DJI product experiences, EV culture, unmanned vehicles, unmanned delivery, smart retail, and innovation districts. I also handled high-value Shanghai and Cantonese restaurants, vegan suitability checks, reservations, transfer vehicles, bilingual driver coordination, and day-to-day communication support so the client could focus on meetings and learning instead of logistics.
How it works
A practical planning process before and during the trip.
1
Free intro call
We discuss cities, dates, budget, comfort level, business needs, family needs, and travel style.
2
Custom plan
You receive a clear route with daily structure, booking notes, local options, and practical app guidance.
3
Booking assistance
I help coordinate restaurants, hotels, cars, drivers, tickets, SPA, and selected local experiences.
4
On-trip support
Daily WeChat or WhatsApp text support from 09:00 to 23:00 China time for navigation and communication issues.
Meet Simon Bai
A China-based planner with international travel experience.
I have lived in China for 20 years and am based in Zhuhai. I know Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau well, and I understand how different China can feel for first-time visitors.
I studied in the UK for one year and have traveled to New York, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Norway, the UK, Singapore, Indonesia, France, Italy, Switzerland, Morocco, and Japan. That mix helps me explain China in a way international travelers can actually use.
Start planning
Tell me what kind of China trip you want.
Send your dates, cities, traveler count, travel style, must-do interests, and whether you need business, wellness, family, or first-time visitor support.