Shanghai Private Trips with Melody
3 reviews Total booked: 15 days Trust Points: 800
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Meili H.
#701153 / Female,
Age:35
City of residence: Shanghai
Tour Guide Experience: 14 Year(s)
Highlights
I am a licensed, experienced and enthusiastic tour guide. As a Shanghainese, I know many of its past and present stories and I would be happy to show you the authentic Shanghai. I have study and travel experience abroad, which allows me to better understand your cultures and provide better service.
Language
English: Excellent
Has study experience in England
Has work experience in England
If you're looking for an authentic and comfortable trip in Shanghai, I am the right person to guide you. I'm a licensed English-speaking tour guide, which means I can accompany you to most tourist attractions free of admission. I grew up in Shanghai so I know almost every corner of this city and many of its past and present stories. I studied in the UK for a whole year and I've been to a few other countries, so I understand the cultural difference, what you might encounter and what you might be interested in.
I started working as a private English tour guide two years ago and have recieved many guests from America, UK, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, India, Iran, Malaysia, and so on. The tours I offer are all tailor-made to satisfy the tourists' requirements to the largest extent. Most of my former guests are very satisfied with my help and left me good reviews and occassionally some advice. I thoroughly enjoy meeting international friends by providing personalised tour guiding service and I appreciate the support they have given me in continuing this job.
If you're looking for a business assistant I can help as well. I've got an advanced interpreter's certificate and plenty of relevant experience in various trades. I've worked as an interpreter for many business people in the past few years. With my assistance your business visits will be smooth, fruitful, and enjoyable..
- I used Melody as the local guide/translator from Jul. 29-31. Thanks to Melody's great care my Chinese friend and I enjoyed the tour so much that we were hardly annoyed by the extremely hot weather in Shanghai. We used the car for two days and public transport for one day. It was good to experience both the VIP treatment and the ordinary people's life. Likewise we had food/drinks in both fastfood stores like Yang's Dumplings and the patio of Grand Hyatt Hotel.(This is really impressive! A must-go place.) Melody was very attentive to the details and catered to every bit of our requests. She was cheerful all along and chatting with her was great fun. All in all, I think she's a perfect host, very professional, friendly and reliable!
Damon Edmunds(Australia)
- Melody's private tour was so good and great value.
I guess many people go for big group tours to keep the price down. I always thought private tours were too expensive until I used Melody as our tour guide. The cost of her services were excellent value, she also could get you many additional benefits that you couldn't easily get on your own; her local knowledge was priceless, she knew the right places to go and the right people to see. As we had three large suitcases we asked her to book a car for us. She booked a chauffeured car; this cost only slightly more than a taxi, it was very spacious and comfortable. As a professional tour guide she was full of ideas and made great suggestions and we got tickets for really fun activities. We asked about an acrobatic show and Melody kindly helped us book the tickets. Upon her suggestion we got tickets for the lowest priced seats, and the show was amazing. I am really interested in Chinese culture and I mentioned that I would like to try some tea in the Mid-lake Pavilion Tea House (which I saw advertised). Melody recommended another teahouse and took us to a free tea ceremony. Some of my friends had told me about tea ceremony and Chinese massage scams and we felt that we needed advise. Melody sorted it all out; we thoroughly enjoyed all our events without having to worry about our safety - and of course the price was great value. Melody certainly saved us money in the market; I was so pleased when she was able to get us 20% off the listed price for silk scarfs. With consideration to all of these benefits, I would highly recommend Melody as a private tour guide if you ever go to Shanghai.
Tour guides like Melody help you get great value for your money; they ensure your safety; give you great advice; and make your stay so relaxed and enjoyable. Here’s my tip; if you can find some other friends to share the cost of the tour guide, it becomes even better value.
Thank you Melody. Shanghai Private Trips with Melody were so good!
Chris Taylor
United Kingdom
- I was in Shanghai with a group for business and decided to add a couple of days for "free" time. To use that limited time efficiently I chose Melody from a few guides on line as her written communication was excellent and, after concise enquiry about what I was going to be doing with the group and my additional interests, likes etc she quickly put together a program which catered to my needs and minimized time wasting. Over the 2 days she was not only knowledgeable, easy to understand and converse with( excellent English) very courteous and charming and to be frank very honest in answering the million questions I had about life in China. Most enlightening indeed.
I thoroughly enjoyed our time together and found Melody to be absolutely delightful.
Points to note:
Do let Melody know the sort of things you are interested in so she can plan accordingly. She is really good at helping you through that process via email.
If you want any specific items such as jewellery, tailor made clothing etc let her know before you get here. She will ensure its a painless and efficient experience to get what you want, without time wasting or being concerned if you're getting quality and value.
If you plan well and communicate with her before and during your trip I have no doubt you will be very satisfied with your tour and as enchanted with her as I was!
Finally, I would certainly recommend a guide if you are here for a short time. English is a little spoken language in China. Just getting around from place to place can be a chore. Its worth the money to engage Melody to take care of that for you and let you enjoy the stay and avoid the hassle!
Thank you for a wonderful tour Melody. See you again some time soon.
Tony, Australia
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