Local friends, verified and protected
Travel with a good friend who lives there
Book freelance local travel agents whose identity we have checked. Your money waits in escrow until your tour is done.
- Every agent and customer passes an ID + selfie check
- Payments held in escrow via Tazapay or Alipay
- Clear conduct rules. Zero tolerance for sexual activity
Hana Sato
Kyoto city, Arashiyama, Nara day trips
Ploy Kittisak
Old City, Doi Suthep, Chiang Rai, Pai
Lin Jiayi
West Lake, Longjing tea villages, Wuzhen water town
GFT-2611-0142
US$308 · Paid, held in escrow
How it works
- 1Verify your ID
Upload a passport or national ID and take a quick selfie. Real people only.
- 2Pick your local friend
Compare profiles, tour areas, languages and completed tours.
- 3Chat and pay into escrow
Plan the trip in chat. Pay safely: funds are held, not sent.
- 4Tour, confirm, release
After the tour you confirm. The agent is paid 5 working days later.
Featured local agents
View all agents →Hana Sato
Kyoto, Japan
ID verifiedTour area
Kyoto city, Arashiyama, Nara day trips
TemplesFood & marketsCulture
★ 4.97 (188)
214 completed tours
US$140
/ day
Marc Puig
Barcelona, Spain
ID verifiedTour area
Gothic Quarter, Gràcia, Montserrat, Costa Brava
HistoryFood & marketsBeaches
★ 4.93 (141)
167 completed tours
US$160
/ day
Ploy Kittisak
Chiang Mai, Thailand
ID verifiedTour area
Old City, Doi Suthep, Chiang Rai, Pai
HikingTemplesFood & markets
★ 4.95 (260)
302 completed tours
US$85
/ day
Diego Herrera
Mexico City, Mexico
ID verifiedTour area
Centro, Coyoacán, Roma-Condesa, Teotihuacán
Food & marketsHistoryPhotography
★ 4.90 (104)
129 completed tours
US$110
/ day
Wayan Putra
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
ID verifiedTour area
Ubud, Mount Batur, Sidemen, Uluwatu
HikingTemplesBeaches
★ 4.96 (219)
251 completed tours
US$75
/ day
Lin Jiayi
Hangzhou, China
ID verifiedTour area
West Lake, Longjing tea villages, Wuzhen water town
CultureFood & marketsPhotography
★ 4.94 (122)
143 completed tours
US$120
/ day
Escrow protects both sides
Customers pay the tour price plus a 10% service fee. The money sits in a Tazapay escrow account, not with the agent. Once the tour is confirmed, funds release to the agent after 5 working days, leaving time to raise a dispute.
- 01Customer pays
- 02Held in escrow
- 03Tour completed
- 04+5 working days
- 05Agent paid
Tazapay escrowAlipay10% service fee
Know your city inside out?
Earn as a freelance local agent. Set your own price, your own area and your own schedule.
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