Beijing Private Food Walking Tour in Houhai Lake and Nanluoguxiang Hutong





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Duration
4 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Zh Tw, Mandarin Chinese
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Why Travelers Love This
Overview
Visit Beijing's culinary hot spots on this 4-hour food and walking tour to experience the traditional foods and cutting-edge cuisine. Accompanied by a tour guide, admire the beautiful view of the Houhai lake area, explores the historical area at Shichahai, Yandaixie Street, Gulou East Street and Nanluoguxiang Allay. Savor the rich flavor of local delicacies like Traditional Beijing Noodle, "Tea Soup", Pancake, Soup Dumplings, Tanghulu, meat ball, Muslim kabobs and more, gain fascinating insight into the culinary and cultural traditions of the country from your expert guide. Come hungry: your tastings amount to dinner.
What's Included
Included
Transportation fee to the food tour
Hotel pickup(For Hotels Within the 3rd ring road of Beijing)
Professional guide
Bottled water
Food tasting (20+ different food tasting)
Private tour just for you and your party
Not included
Gratuities
Hotel drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Stop 1
30 minutes
Stop 1
Your tour guide will meet you in the lobby of your Beijing city hotel at prearranged time. Then heading directly to Shichahai area.
Stop 2
30 minutes
Stop 2
During the tour, you will get rich commentary from your expert guide which includes the history and stories about the area, an overview of Chinese culinary habits, a description of different regions cuisine and an introduction to selected specialties in the shops. You are encouraged to interact with your guide and ask as many questions as you like. For adventure foodies we do have food surprise for you, just tell our guide "You are real foodies"
Stop 3
20 minutes
Stop 3
Your walking tour start from Shichahai area to Yandaixiejie Street, Gulou East Street, and Nanluoguxiang Allay.
Stop 4
1 hour
Stop 4
You will visit different souvenir and food stops. Your food tour included 20+ different food tastings at various diverse locations, such as markets, shops, bakeries and restaurants. You will visit local haunts, get a chance to meet the owners and explore historical sites that few tourists have an opportunity to experience.
Stop 5
30 minutes
Stop 5
Some food tastings you will experience on this tour: Jianbing-Thin Millet flour pancake Beijing Suan Nai–Beijing Yoghurt Guantang Baozi--Stemmed soup dumplings round in shape Spicy Hotpot--with either meat or vegetable on sticks Muslim Kebabs -including lamp kebabs, leek ,eggplant etc Guokui -- Crispy Pancake. Chinese Cheese Barbecue Stinky Tofu Tanghulu -- Crab apple with sugar Baijiu-Chinese liqueur And More... After the tour finished, you can choose to stay longer here on your own ,or your tour guide can help you to find a taxi back to your hotel (at your own cost).
Additional Info
Infants Must Sit On Laps
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Other
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Other
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
Review Summary
5.0
2 reviews
Collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
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