Shenzhen Tech Tour: Robotaxi, Innovation & Huaqiangbei Market

You can order coffee from a drone and watch it land at your feet.

A 4.5-hour guided tour of Shenzhen's tech ecosystem with a bilingual English-Mandarin guide, including a robotaxi ride, the Innovation Center, flagship stores for DJI and Huawei, Huaqiangbei electronics market, and the 6S Robot Store. Private transportation and all admission fees are included. The tour has no shopping stops or hidden charges.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Shenzhen's tech innovations

• Order drone food delivery
• Try a robotaxi ride
• Visit flagship tech stores

The experience

The tour starts with a robotaxi ride. An actual self-driving taxi you can test, not a simulation. After that comes the Innovation Center, where you'll see humanoid robots, AI glasses, wearable exoskeletons, and laser engraving setups that show where Chinese tech is headed right now. Your guide walks you through how each piece works and what it costs to build.

Next is a mall stop to visit flagship stores: DJI's drone showroom, Huawei's foldable phones, Xiaomi's electric vehicles, and Bambu Lab's 3D printers all in one place. Then you reach Huaqiangbei, the world's largest electronics market: a sprawling wholesale district where components and gadgets flow through thousands of stalls. Your guide helps you navigate it and explains what you're looking at. The tour ends at the 6S Robot Store, the world's first robot specialty store, where you watch robots make coffee and play piano. The whole experience runs 4.5 hours with a live bilingual guide in English and Mandarin Chinese.

Transportation is included in your booking, and so are all admission fees and snacks. There are no shopping commissions, no hidden stops, and no pressure to buy anything. If you have young children, they're welcome from age 6 onward, and infants can sit on an adult's lap.

What’s included

• Private transportation.
• admission to the Innovation Center, flagship stores, Huaqiangbei market, and the 6S Robot Store.
• snacks.
• a live bilingual guide in English and Mandarin Chinese (Cantonese available).

Options for this experience

4 options

Full-day 6-hour tourUp to 8 per booking · Guide in 4 languages · 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 14:30Lasts 6 hours.

6-hour tour with taxi pickupUp to 8 per booking · Guide in 4 languages · 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 14:30Lasts 6 hours. Taxi pickup: the taxi fare is covered. Unescorted pickup, with the guide arranging the taxi remotely. Pickup is included.

6-hour guided tour with pickup and drop-offUp to 15 per booking · Guide in 4 languages · 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 14:30Guided pickup and drop-off: the taxi fare is covered. Your guide will meet you at your hotel, railway station, port, or checkpoint. Pickup is included.

Two-day tour with guided pickupUp to 15 per booking · Guide in 4 languages · 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 14:30Lasts 2 days. Guided pickup and drop-off: taxi fare is covered. Your guide will meet you at your hotel, railway station, port, or checkpoint. Pickup is included.

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 14:30

Book up to3h before

AgesAdult (18 to 70 years) · Child (6 to 17 years) · Under 6: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Cantonese and Chinese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Gen-Z's Tech Tour

Is this one for you?Choose the 6-hour tour if you want the core tech sites without a full day commitment. Pick the full-day option if you'd rather spend more time at each stop and add the drone food delivery experience. Pickup and dropoff are included in some options, so confirm which one suits your hotel location when you book.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Chinese, Chinese and Cantonese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 17 years). Children under 6 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly happens on the robotaxi ride?

You board a genuine self-driving taxi and experience an autonomous vehicle in operation. Your guide walks you through the process and explains how the technology works before and after the ride.

Is Huaqiangbei just a market for buying parts, or can tourists actually browse?

Huaqiangbei is the world's largest electronics market and tourists do browse it, though it's primarily a wholesale district. Your guide helps you navigate the stalls and explains what's being sold so you understand what you're seeing.

Can I choose which tech brands to visit, or is the route fixed?

The flagship stores included are DJI, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Bambu Lab: the route visits these as part of the standard tour itinerary. Your guide can answer questions about other brands you're curious about.

What's the 6S Robot Store actually like?

The 6S Robot Store is the world's first robot specialty store. You watch robots make coffee and play the piano. It's a working demonstration of what robots can do, not just displays behind glass.