LocalDay connects curious travellers with local hosts across China — for a day of tea roasting in Wuyishan, a market breakfast in Chengdu, or an afternoon in a craft workshop that isn't on any tourist map.
The most memorable part of a trip is rarely the famous sight. It's the person who walked you through their morning routine, the meal you couldn't have ordered alone, the skill someone spent a lifetime learning.
China is rich with these moments, but they're hard to reach from the outside — language, trust, logistics. LocalDay exists to close that gap, one honest day at a time.
Send a request — a place, a date, the kinds of moments you're looking for. Browse listed experiences for inspiration.
A real person reviews your request and replies within 24 hours with 1–3 options from hosts who actually fit.
Ask questions, adjust the plan, and confirm details over email. Online payment isn't available yet — arrangements are settled with your host.
Meet your host, and spend a day inside a life you couldn't have found by yourself.
LocalDay is a curated travel service for China that connects travellers with local hosts for one-day experiences — tea roasting, market cooking, craft workshops, village days and more. Instead of joining a standard tour, you tell us what you're after and a LocalDay curator matches you with the right host.
Browse the listed experiences and click "Request to book", or use the request form to describe a custom day — place, date, group size and the kind of moments you're looking for. A real person reviews every request and replies by email, typically within 24 hours, with 1–3 options.
No. Online payment isn't available yet, and submitting a request costs nothing. Once you and your host agree on the plan, the arrangements are settled directly with the host.
Experiences are grouped by lifestyle — Tea & Mountains, Food & Family, Village Life, Artists & Makers, Handmade China, Ancient China, Minority Cultures, Music & Dance, Nature Life, Spiritual China and more. Most are a single day with a small group.
Hosted experiences currently run in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Huangshan, Guilin, Dali and Lhasa. More destinations, including Chengdu, are listed on the destinations page.
Every host profile lists the languages they speak and their English level, and your curator helps coordinate all details by email before the day.
Yes. The request form takes your date, group size and special interests; the curator matches you with hosts who fit and confirms the details over email.
The Travel Guide covers visa and entry rules, money and payments, getting around, useful Chinese phrases, cultural etiquette and connectivity.
Use the contact form on the contact page. A real person replies, typically within about 24 hours.
Tell us where you're headed and what you're curious about — no commitment.
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