12 Shenzhen Tours That Fill Up First

1.Shenzhen Tech Tour: Explore the Future

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $100Our pick

In Shenzhen, an English and Mandarin-speaking guide leads you to drone food delivery, a robotaxi ride, and major tech brand stores. Guides such as Fred, Ervin, Dupond, and Du have helped visitors handle payments, transport, demos, and questions. Huaqiangbei electronics market is an optional extra.

“Fred made my Shenzhen visit unforgettable. From drone-delivered coffee to robotaxis and the buzzing Huaqiangbei market, every moment felt like stepping into the future. Fred’s knowledge and passion for tech—and his help with everything from payments to transportation—made the experience smooth and fun.”

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2.Customizable Private Shenzhen Tour with Local guide and Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $199

Spend 6 to 9 hours exploring Shenzhen in a private car with English-speaking guide Albert. Shape the day around skyline sights, Hakka culture, parks, Huaqiangbei electronics markets, museums, self-driving cars, drone delivery, and Cantonese food.

“A perfect day at Shenzhen with perfect guide! Ideal with carservice. Very flexible along your wishes!”

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3.Shenzhen Private Flexible Day Tour with Guide and Driver Service

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · from $150

Spend 7 to 8 hours with a private English-speaking guide and driver in Shenzhen. Guides such as Li Na, Lina, Julie, Janine, and Vivian can shape the day around landmarks, museums, shopping, food, or business visits. Pickup is available at Shenzhen hotels, stations, and some border points.

“We enjoyed the tour very very very much. Thanks to our guide Vivian, she was really very precious. We were able to visit all the places we are interested to. Vivian was very good in coordinating perfectly all the tour personalized as we would liRead more”

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4.Shenzhen Tech Tour: Robotaxi, Drone Delivery & Innovation Demos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $100

Spend two to three hours exploring Shenzhen’s working tech scene with a fluent English and Mandarin-speaking guide. Order a dessert by drone, ride a driverless robotaxi, and visit Chinese tech brands at OCT Harbour. Guides such as Echo, Riley, Adam, Jade, and Frank tailor the pace to your group.

“Riley was very friendly and caring and knowledgeable she went out her way to make this a memorable experience for my son. Highly recommend this tour everyone should experience at least once .”

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5.Historia and Entertain Tour of the Youngest City of China

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 9 reviews · 2 hours · from $40Best value

Spend two hours with Timo Xu tracing Shenzhen’s rise from border town to global city. Visit Luohu Port, explore Huaqiang, climb a modest hill for city views, and stop for a local snack. The small English-speaking group is limited to seven people.

“Very great and hospitable tour guide. If you like learning about history, this is the experience for you!”

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6.Tallest Building with Luxury Meal on Highest Floor

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · 2 hours · from $140

Meet at Ping An Finance Center in Futian District for a private two-hour visit to the 118th-floor viewing level, followed by a luxury seafood meal. You get Shenzhen's highest viewpoint, a separate entrance, wheelchair access, and flexible cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

“The view was amazing, the service was at the level”

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7.Huaqiangbei Insider Tour: Explore Shenzhen’s Tech Wonderland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $225

Join Shenzhen local Jiajun for a three-hour, small-group tour of Huaqiangbei. You’ll visit electronics markets, repair lanes, and lesser-known shopping spots, learn to judge quality, practice bargaining, and sample local snacks. Depending on your interests, the tour may also include robot taxis, drone deliveries, or other local technology.

“It was an excellent tour completely custom made, carefully designed, interesting and fun in very good company. As an extra very useful bonus Jiajun helped me set up in China. I will remember Jiajun’s amazing perspective the rest of my life. He is a tech person that also has experience feeding baby panda’s! In addition he took a lot of time and efforts to give the best experience possible!”

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8.Iconic Shenzhen Skyscraper – Ping An Finance Center

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 6 reviews · 1 day · from $52

Visit Shenzhen’s Ping An Finance Center Yunji Observation Deck for a 360-degree view from the 116th floor. You can see Luohu, Futian, Shenzhen Bay, Qianhai, Hong Kong’s North District, and nearby parks. The adult ticket is for entry only, so budget separately for VR activities and other extras.

“The overall tour was great. However, the ticket collection experience was very inconvenient. There were no clear instructions on how to collect the tickets.”

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9.Shenzhen：8h City Walk & Future Experience Highlights Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 6 reviews · 8 hours - 1 day · from $174

Spend eight hours seeing Shenzhen’s old and new sides with a private driver and guide. Climb Lianhuashan Park, visit Nantou or Xin’an Ancient City, view Diwang and Ping An towers, then shop at Huaqiangbei or Luohu. English, Chinese, and French guides are available.

“the guide was incredible. she was kind and had a great attitude. she was abid to explain life in shenzhen to foreigners.”

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10.1 day Car Hire in Shenzhen with Driver (10 hours)

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 5 reviews · 11 hours

You get a private car and English-speaking driver for a full day in Shenzhen, with pickup and return at Luohu or Huanggang Port. Plan your own route, ask the team to design one, or combine shopping, sightseeing, and walking without joining a fixed group.

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11.200-year-old Hakka Residence Tour +Ancient Buddhist temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $47

Meet guide Jimmy at Nanlian Metro Station for a 2.5-hour walk through a 200-year-old Hakka housing complex, a 1,000-year-old Buddhist temple, and the Longgang River wetland. Expect English guidance, short transfers between sites, and a close look at Shenzhen’s older side.

“Tourguide Jimmy and seine Kollegin haben uns auf dieser informativen und tollen Tour die Geschichte Chinas eindrucksvoll vermittelt und all unsere Fragen beantwortet. Unbedingt buchen bei einem Besuch in Shenzhen!”

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12.Dapeng Peninsula Day Tour with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $252

Leave Futian with a small group of up to 12 for an eight-hour tour of Shenzhen’s Dapeng Peninsula. Visit Yangmeikeng, Luzui Mountain Villa, Dapeng Ancient City, and Judiaosha beach with a multilingual guide. Guides such as Sophie add local history, photos, and practical help along the way.

“A very lovely trip, totally different than the modern city Shenzhen. Good combinaties of culture, nature and some shopping if wanted. We also had a delicious lunch with a beuatiful view. The guide was very friendly, caring and fluent in English. On top of that she made great pictured for us during the trip.”

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