Chinese Cuisine & Culture

Start point

Holiday Inn Express 北方智选假日酒店, 1738 Zhongxing Rd, Shanghai Shi China (Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6 pm on Day 1. Please look for a note in the hotel lobby or ask the hotel reception where it will take place., 18:00 - 19:00)

Optional Activities

Explore Shanghai's eclectic food scene Experience Shanghai's bright lights and frenetic pace

Meals

Lunch (Shanghai dumplings (xiao long bao) prepared during cooking class), Dinner (Shanghai dumplings (xiao long bao) from cooking class)

Included Activities

Shanghai First Food visit Propaganda Museum Pearl Tower observation decks Yuyuan Gardens and Bazaar Shanghai dumpling cooking class Walking tour of historical Shanghai - Bund and French Concession

Optional Activities

Rooftop bar drink overlooking the city (not included) Wangfujing Night Market exploration Ghost Street dinner

Landmarks

Shanghai First Food Shanghai Propaganda Museum Pearl Tower Yuyuan Gardens and Bazaar The Bund French Concession

Transport

train (Shanghai, China - Beijing, China)

Optional Activities

Explore Beijing streets

Meals

Dinner (Peking duck at a traditional kaoyadian (roast duck restaurant))

Included Activities

Hutong neighbourhoods exploration Hutong market visit Tian'anmen Square visit Forbidden City tour

Landmarks

Tian'anmen Square Forbidden City

Transport

transfer (Beijing, China - Mutianyu, China), transfer (Mutianyu, China - Beijing, China), train (Beijing, China - Xi'an, China)

Included Activities

Mutianyu Great Wall visit and exploration

Optional Activities

Wangfujing Night Market walking tour Ghost Street dinner

Landmarks

Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals

Dinner (Food crawl in Muslim Quarter with beef or lamb kebabs, cold noodles, lamb soup, and steaming dumplings)

Included Activities

Orientation walk Muslim Quarter food crawl

Optional Activities

Free exploration of Xi'an

Landmarks

Muslim Quarter

Meals

Breakfast (Local Xi'an breakfast specialties including ba bao zhou (eight treasure rice porridge) and hula soup), Lunch (Farmer-owned restaurant lunch at Terracotta Warriors site)

Transport

transfer (Xi'an, China - Terracotta Warriors site, China), transfer (Terracotta Warriors site, China - Xi'an, China), train (Xi'an, China - Chengdu, China)

Included Activities

Local Xi'an breakfast specialties Terracotta Warriors archaeological site tour

Optional Activities

Xi'an city walls walk Drum and Bell Towers exploration

Landmarks

Terracotta Warriors Drum Tower Bell Tower

Meals

Lunch (Sichuan dishes prepared during cooking class)

Included Activities

Market visit with local chef Sichuan cooking class Walking tour of central Chengdu Tianfu Square visit People's Park tea culture experience

Optional Activities

Mahjong Badminton Singing and dancing with locals Jinli Street snack exploration

Landmarks

Tianfu Square People's Park Jinli Street

Meals

Lunch (Authentic Sichuan hotpot (huo guo) - communal pot of spiced broth with individually selected ingredients)

Included Activities

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base visit

Landmarks

Giant Panda Breeding Research Base

End point

Holiday Inn Chengdu Century City - East Tower, 208 East Tower, Century City Boulevard, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China (Your adventure comes to an end today after check-out, 08:00 - 09:00)