13 days China Culinary Tours
- Trip Highlights: This is a China tour specifically designed for people who love Chinese cuisine. This tour will give visitors the chance to visit some of China's most popular destinations and learn how to cook the local foods. This tour will take you to Beijing, Guilin, Xian, and Shanghai. You will get to see and eat your way across China.
- Tour Route: Beijing (China's Capital)
Xian (Home of the Terracotta Warriors)Guilin (Li River & Yangshuo)Shanghai (Cosmopolitan Metropolis)
- Tour Code: COT-culinary-001
- Dates: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
- Starts/Ends: Beijing/Shanghai
- Trip Type: Family Vacations, Food and Drink, For First Time Visitors, 13 Days China Vacations
- Activity Level: Regular itinerary, Moderate walking
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
- Special Experiences:
- Learn how to make the Chinese dishes
- The world-renowned Peking Roast Duck for dinner after one day sightseeing, enjoying the tasty crispy skin and rich sources with mouth-watering fragrant
- Taste delicious dumplings with surprising variety when appreciate Tang Dynasty Music and Dance reflecting the splendor of ancient China
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive / Beijing
Transfer via: International flight arranged by you
Accommodations: Jianguo Garden Hotel 
Upon your arrival at the Beijing airport, your local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax and recover from jetlag.
Day 2 Beijing (B,L)
Accommodations: Jianguo Garden Hotel
Sites visited: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City
On this day, you will first visit Tiananmen Square, followed by a trip to the magnificent Forbidden City, home to China’s Emperors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the afternoon, you will be taken to learn how to make Chinese Cuisine (Zhongguo Cai) in a local tourism school (about 3 hours in the afternoon).
The unique roofs in the fascinating Forbidden City.
Learn to cook the Imperial Cuisine with the talented chef.
Day 3 Beijing (B,L)
Accommodations: Jianguo Garden Hotel
Sites visited: Summer Palace
This morning you will continue to learn to make Chinese Cuisine. In the afternoon you will visit the breathtaking Summer Palace.
Day 4 Beijing (B,L,D)
Accommodations: Jianguo Garden Hotel
Sites visited: Great Wall, Sacred Road
Special Dinner: Peking Duck Dinner
This day's tours will take you to the visit the majestic Great Wall (Badaling section) and the Sacred Road. In the evening you will be taken to have a dinner of Beijing's famous Peking Duck.
Badaling Great Wall - the most visited sight of the Great Wall.
The long history Peking Duck Dinner is going to whet your appetite.
Day 5 Beijing / Xian (B,L)
Transfer via: Morning flight arranged by us
Accommodations: Grand New World Hotel
Sites visited: Hutongs
After breakfast, you will visit Hutongs by rickshaw, lunch will be served in one of the local people's home during the tour, when you can learn how to make dumplings. And then take the afternoon flight to Xian. Upon arriving, your local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.
Day 6 Xian (B,L,D)
Accommodations: Grand New World Hotel
Sites visited: Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Ancient City Walls, Bell Tower
Special Dinner: Dumpling Dinner
Unique Cultural Performance: Tang Dynasty Show
Today, you will first visit the incredible life-size Terracotta Warriors and Horses, after lunch, visit the Ancient City Walls and the Bell Tower. Complete the day with a savory dumpling dinner and the Tang Dynasty show both at Shaanxi Grand Opera Theatre.
Day 7 Xian / Guilin (B,L,D)
Transfer via: Flight arranged by us
Accommodations: Guilin Bravo Hotel
Sites visited: Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Hanyang Tombs
After breakfast, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Hanyang Tombs before your flight to Guilin. Upon arriving in Guilin, the most scenic city in China, your local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. In the evening you will enjoy Guilin's local cuisine at a local restaurant.
Enjoy the delicious Dumpling Dinner.
You are going to see lots of historical relic in the Hanyang Tombs.
Day 8 Guilin / Yangshuo (B,L)
Accommodations: Paradesa Yangshuo
Sites visited: Li River Cruise, Yangshuo County
After breakfast, you will be driven to Zhujiang Pier (about 40-minute drive) to start your boat cruise along the picturesque Li River to Yangshuo county. This is the highlight of any visit to Guilin. A simple lunch is served on the boat. After checking into your hotel, you will be free to explore Yangshuo's famous West Street, where local specialties like beer fish are served.
Day 9 Yangshuo / Guilin (B,L)
Accommodations: Guilin Bravo Hotel
On this day you will have a very special cooking class. You will accompany your teacher to a local market to purchase the ingredients you need to cook Guilin's local cuisine. You will learn to cook the daily cuisine of the local people before sitting down to enjoy the food that you just learned to prepare. Afterwards, you will be driven back to Guilin.
Day 10 Guilin / Shanghai (B,L)
Transfer via: Evening flight arranged by us
Accommodations: The Bund Hotel Shanghai
Sites visited: Reed Flute Cave, Fubo Hill
On this day, you tour will first take you to Fubo Hill Park, followed by a trip to the Reed Flute Cave before your guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to Shanghai. Upon arriving in Shanghai, China's most cosmopolitan city, your local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.
Criusing on the peaceful Li River .
The magically illuminated Reed Flute Cave.
Day 11 Shanghai (B,L)
Accommodations: The Bund Hotel Shanghai
Sites visited: Nanjing Road, The Bund, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market
On your first day in Shanghai, you will learn to prepare some of Shanghai's famous dim sum dishes in the Han Dragon Center (approximately 3 hours). In the afternoon you will visit the Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, followed by the Bund and Nanjing Road.
Day 12 Shanghai (B,L)
Accommodations: The Bund Hotel Shanghai
Sites visited: Shanghai Museum
After breakfast, you will visit the Shanghai Museum. In the afternoon, you will have a 3 hour cooking class in the Han Dragon Centre.
Lots of exotic arts & crafts will be found in the Yuyuan Market.
Enjoy ancient Chinese art in the Shanghai Museum.
Day 13 Shanghai / Departure (B)
Transfer via: International Flight arranged by you
On this day you will be free to relax until your local guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
Price & Included Features
- China domestic flights as specified in the itinerary
- Accommodations: for 12 nights at four star hotels in comfortable twin-bedded rooms with a private bath, air-conditioning, television, telephone and minibar.
- 26 meals: 12 full breakfasts, 11 lunches and 3 dinners(included )
- 1 unique cultural performance-- Tang Dynasty Show
- Round-trip transfers between airports, hotels, and scenic spots in each city by private air-conditioned vehicles with experienced licensed drivers
- A local English-speaking guide in each city
- Entrance fees to all scenic spots listed in the itinerary
- Luggage transfers between airports and hotels
- China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance
- Government taxes and service charges except tips for tour guides and drivers
Accommodation
Beijing - Jianguo Garden Hotel
A Four-Star International Hotel, Jianguo Garden Hotel is located in the heart of Beijing. It is located on bustling Chang'an Street, located near the well-known Shopping street of Wangfujing and just a few minute's drive to historical Tourist attractions such as Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Detail
The Grand New World Hotel in Xian is rated as one of the outstanding 4 Star Hotels in Xian in China. The hotel offers a host of amenities and facilities. It stands out among the other 4 star hotels due to its superior deliverance in customer satisfaction. Detail
Conveniently located in the city center on the Banyan Lake Park. 28km(17.4miles) from Guilin Liangjiang International Air port.3 km(1.9miles) from Guilin Railway Station. 329 tastefully decorated guest rooms and suites, Non-smoking rooms and Handicapped rooms are available. Each room with individually controlled air-conditioning and heating, safety deposit box, minibar, ADSL Internet access, IDD phone, private bathroom with extension phone, satellite TV and free-in house movie channel. Detail
Paradesa Yangshuo,the only international resort located in the scenic town of Yangshuo with 145 well-appointed rooms and suites.A perfect choice for the holiday or business travellers. This exquisite resort with traditional Chinese landscaping let you enjoy the natural splendor of Yangshuo sceney in a unique and luxurious lake front setting. Detail
Shanghai - The Bund Hotel Shanghai
The Bund Hotel Shanghai located int the heart downtown of Shanghai, we are only 10 minutes walking to the famous "bund",5minutes walking to Nanjing Road's famous" Pedestrian Street" and close to Pudong financial district The Bund Hotel,a unique international four-star hotel, is at your service anytime , to make your trip a cozy and delightful memory. Detail
Meals
Most meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
Breakfast - Each breakfast will be served in your hotel. Breakfast selections include both Chinese and Western dishes to meet every diner's taste.
Lunch - Lunches are normally arranged at the Chinese restaurants near the scenic spots. Your tour guides will order food according to your appetite. Most are Chinese dishes, and some are modified to fit westerners' tastes. A complimentary glass of beer or soft drink is served with lunch.
Dinner - Same as lunch. If you prefer to not eat Chinese food, China Odyssey Tours suggests you have dinner on your own. Your local tour guide can recommend some good western restaurants in the area.
Transfer and Transport Service
China Odyssey Tours has received wide recognition for its transfer service. With our on-time service, you will never feel alone while traveling through China. We work hard to live up to the slogan's promise "You are not alone in China".
With our private small group tours, you can feel safe in the knowledge that you will enjoy flexible tour arrangements and you will have your own tour guide, car and driver in each destination, exclusive to your own group of friends or family.
