Cooking Class in Old Beijing Hutong with Lunch & Morning Market

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 15 guests
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Language
Chinese, English
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Experience a hands-on cooking class in a historic Beijing Hutong. Visit a lively morning market, climb the Drum Tower for city views, and master dumpling-making before enjoying a local lunch.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Beijing Hutong has more than 700 years history. Since Mongolian brought the word "Hutong" to Beijing. The local people have lived in the Hutong for generations to generations. This tour will take you to explore the local morning market in the Hutong, and also, you will climb up the Drum Tower to have a bird's view of the old city. The highlight of the tour will be learning how to make dumplings, eating the authentic local family food in the Hutong house.

What You Get

Rickshaw ride
Professional guide
Lunch
Hotel pickup and drop off
Gratuities

Good To Know

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

GuLou XiJie ShangYeJie

In the morning, your tour guide will meet you at Guloudajie subway station Exit B at 9:00am. The first, you will visit a morning market nearby. There are thousands of vendors in this market. All most including everything. You can buy fresh food for lunch cooking class.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
2

Bell and Drum Towers

Then, you can climb up the Drum Tower for a panoramic view of the old Beijing-Shichahai area. Which is the landmark building for the ancient city Beijing.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
3

Hutong Tour

Strolling around the hutongs. While you weave through the ancient alleys, your guide points out numerous traditional-style gates and shops. On arrival at a local family's home, take part in a cooking demo and learn to make Chinese dumplings and eat a home-style meal for lunch. The tour will fininished at the same station.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Guloudajie station, Beijing, China, CN, 100035

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The pickup location: Subway Line 8 and Line 2 Gulou dajie staion Exit B. Your tour guide will hold your name sigh to meet you there.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Please note that the time is in China Standard Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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