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About Yedu
Yedu was founded by Shiqi Wang, born in Chongqing, ten years between Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Paris before moving home. Every route you see here, she designed and currently leads.
These walks are what she shows friends who visit: the city she actually knows, not the one on the postcard. Local residences, hidden playground, best tea & coffee places, parks with panoramic views that only locals know about.
Tours available in Cantonese, English, French, and Mandarin.
Pricing
Launch pricing through August 2026.
1 Guest: ¥1300 (€162)
2 Guests: ¥800 (€100) /person
3 Guests: ¥650 (€81) /person
4 Guests: ¥500 (€62) /person
5-6 Guests: On request
Includes:
Lunch at a local spot (drinks not included)
The Ultimate Chongqing Guide (PDF, normally €18)
Your guide for 7 hours
Route planning tailored to your interests
Pre-trip WhatsApp support for questions before you arrive
Not included:
Breakfast, dinner, transport
Tea and snack stops typically run ¥30–80/person if you'd like to budget
How to Book
Please contact us before booking to confirm your date. We run a small operation and want to make sure every walk gets the attention it deserves.
Step 1. Reach out with your preferred dates, group size, and language:
Step 2. We'll confirm availability within 24 hours and after confirmation, we will invite you to pay the deposit on this page.
Step 3. Balance due on the day of the walk (WeChat, Alipay, Stripe or cash).
Response time: within 24 hours, usually faster.
What a Full Day Looks Like
We meet at a metro station at 10 AM. The morning is a walk: 3 hours through neighborhoods, tea stops, and all the fun spots along the route.
Around 1:00 PM we stop for lunch, somewhere local, somewhere I'd eat myself. Lunch is included. It's the one meal of the day you shouldn't have to research.
After lunch we keep going - another 3 hours on foot, usually higher into the hills where the views open up. The afternoon has a different feeling than the morning: slower, longer sightlines and more locals chilling outside.
We end around 5:00 PM, near a metro station and a good dinner spot I'll point you to.
Expect staircases. Chongqing as vertical as you heard about. A full day here covers real ground.
Routes currently available
Route 1: The Old City Core | Yedu’s Signature Walk
For first-timers. The one day that shows you how Chongqing actually works.
Our route begins in Daijiaxiang Alley, where you'll look out over Hongyadong the way locals do, from above. From there we pass Kuixinglou, the building TikTok made famous: you walk in at what feels like street level and realize you're actually on the 22nd floor. Then we go deeper, into the hidden alleys that are the real Chongqing, past the city's oldest church and its oldest surviving gate, before stopping for lunch at a Chongqing style tavern the locals love.
In the afternoon we drop down to the Lower City the Chongqing way, slipping into dreamcore-style residential blocks and an old playground.
We make our way toward the grand People's Auditorium, then take a shortcut to where the day ends: a cliffside walkway tucked along the river.
This is Chongqing at its most real. Winding through alley after alley, you'll feel the city's "8D" vertical maze in a single day and uncover the history and stories that actually shaped it.
~7 hours · ~12 km · 21,000 steps · moderate · mostly downhill · best for first-timers who want to understand the city, not just photograph it.
Route 2: The Ridge Line
For travelers who like the road less walked. West to east, the full shape of the mountain city revealed. The real off-the-beaten-path.
From Longquan Ancient Road, the route climbs through Pingdingshan, picks up the cliff-line trail suspended above the Jialing River, and runs all the way to Fotuguan and Eling Park. This is the longest route and the most rewarding: you walk the entire spine of the peninsula, the city dropping away on both sides, until the whole shape of Chongqing finally makes sense.
We will pass some of the most hidden stories of the city: the temple carved on the cliff, the bomb shelters marking the history of WWII, the secret chamber on the city's highland even local don't know about.
This is the route for people who would rather earn the view than ride to it.
~7 hours · ~11 km · 22,000 steps · significant stairs and elevation · best for fit walkers who want the full picture
Route 3: The Ancient Trail to Laojun Temple
For hikers. Deep into the forest beside the city, to Chongqing's oldest Taoist temple.
Through the Huangjue Ancient Trail, up to Laojun Temple, down to Huangjueya Old Street. A centuries-old merchant path winds up through dense tree cover to a 600-year-old Taoist complex perched above the city. At the Nantianmen gate you look back through an ancient stone archway at the full Yuzhong peninsula laid out below: one of the best views in Chongqing, and almost no foreign visitors know it exists. Lunch at the temple's own vegetarian canteen.
This is the route for the city hikers, and you will get the best panorama of Chongqing as the reward.
~6 hours · ~10 km · 15,000 steps · moderate-to-high · best if you want a proper city hiking
Only Have An Afternoon?
Check our Half-Day routes below:
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The cliff line's most striking stretch. From Fotuguan the path hangs over the city, past the viewing platform and the train that runs into the blossoms, up to the Eling boardwalk and park. The single most iconic stretch of the mountain city, walked at its best. Nature-leaning.
~4 hours · ~6 km · 10,000 steps · moderate -
Chongqing's most lived-in side. Through Shancheng Alley and the Zhongxing Road market, the tangled old lanes and the flea market locals actually move through every day. Culture-leaning.
~4 hours · ~6 km · 8000 steps · easy-to-moderate
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Launch pricing through August 2026.
1 Guest: ¥700 (€87)
2 Guests: ¥500 (€62) /person
3 Guests: ¥400 (€50) /person
4 Guests: ¥350 (€44) /person
5-6 Guests: On request
Includes:
The Ultimate Chongqing Guide (PDF, normally €18)
Your guide for 4 hours
Route planning tailored to your interests
Pre-trip WhatsApp support for questions before you arrive
Not included:
Food, drinks, transport
Tea and snack stops typically run ¥30–80/person if you'd like to budget
Make it a day and a half!
Already booked a full day? Add a half day for a different texture: the climb, the market, or the cliff. Full day plus half day, sold as one seamless route I string together for you.
FAQs
What if it rains?
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Chongqing walks happen rain or shine (it rains a lot here—we plan around it). For heavy weather, we'll reschedule or adjust the route to covered areas. We will contact you in advance.
Can I join if I'm traveling solo?
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Yes. Solo bookings are welcome and common. We could help you group up if you wish.
What languages can you guide in?
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English, French, Cantonese or Mandarin (or mix all of them!). Please specify when booking.
How physically demanding is a full day?
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Real. Expect 14+ km of walking, many stairs, significant elevation change. If you're unsure, start with a half-day walk instead. We can also design a slower-paced full day with more seated stops.
How does payment work?
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After we confirm your date, we will invite you to pay the 40€ deposit on this page. The remain balance is due on the day of the walk—we accept WeChat, Alipay, and cash. International cards accepted through our payment link.
What's your cancellation policy?
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Deposits are non-refundable except documented emergencies. If you need to change your date, you can reschedule once, free of charge, to any available date within three months, as long as you let us know at least 48 hours before the tour.
Can I book directly through the site?
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For now, we confirm each booking by message to make sure dates and languages work. This lets us keep our walks small and properly matched. Usually takes less than a day.