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11-Day Gourmet Journey Through China

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  • 11 Days

11-Day Gourmet Journey Through China

11-day China tour to Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shanghai combines the highlights with a tasting experience of Beijing roast duck, Sichuan cuisine, etc.

Welcome to Beijing, China

Your unforgettable flavors discovery tour begins with your arrival in Beijing. Upon your arrival at the Beijing airport, your private guide and driver will meet and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax and recover from jetlag.

Beijing – 3 Nights

Opulent Beijing

After breakfast, you will take a short stroll on Tiananmen Square, once the largest square in the world stretching a vast 440,000 square meters. And then discover the amazing Forbidden City with its palace complex of 9,999 buildings across 74 hectares, surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter wall. It gives new meaning to the word “epic”. Continue to admire the incredible Temple of Heaven and pay a visit to the Longjing Pearl Store this afternoon. In the evening, you will have a chance to taste the awesome Peking duck at the famous Quanjude Restaurant. Note: Tonight, if you’re interested, take in a thrilling Chinese Kung Fu Show as your optional entertainment. Read more

Beijing – 3 Nights

Great Wall at Mutianyu

Today’s full day private tour will take you to the awesome Great Wall (Mutianyu section, about 1.5 hours drive), the 8th Wonder of the World. Walking on the venerable ramparts, you will amaze at the unbelievable constructions and surrounding landscapes. Continue to a visit to the Sacred Road, an imperial path lined with stone statues of Ming Dynasty. Read more

Beijing – 3 Nights

Old Beijing in Hutongs

Today you will come across the old Bejing by entering into the Hutongs, where you will have a leisurely walk into the local Beijingers’ daily life and try your hands at painting a facial make-up of Peking Opera on a paper model. After the trip, you will be transferred to the railway station for speed train to Xian. Upon your arrival at Xian, your private guide and driver will meet and escort you to your hotel. Read more

Xian – 2 Nights

Terracotta Warriors, Xian

This morning you will visit the amazing Terracotta Warriors with over 6,000 painted life-size warriors and horses in battle-ranked formations and a Jade Gallery to indulge in the jade culture of China. Continue on to a walk on the top of the Ancient City Walls and it’s an ideal way to see the old city. Tour ends at the local Muslim Quarter composed of narrow alleys full of colors, smell, taste and sights. Note: tonight you can add on a Tang Dynasty dancing show that takes you back to the Emperor's Palace during the Tang Dynasty. Read more

Xian – 2 Nights

Home-made Dishes

Today you will set off to a welcoming local family for a truly unique experience of home-made dishes. If time permits, you can go to market with the host, and also visit the local Mahjong House to feel the Chinese leisure life. Enjoy a private airport transfer for flight to Chengdu. Upon your arrival, your private guide and driver will pick you up and escort you to check in the hotel. Read more

Chengdu – 2 Nights

Chengdu - Culinary Capital

Your private guided tour today begins with a visiting to see the lovely giant panda in the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. You will enjoy this cheerful morning with this endangered and rare lovely bears. Followed by a trip to the Wenshu Temple where you can sit in its tea house for a cup of traditional Chinese tea. Get ready to see what locals eat at the Chun Xi Road Pedestrian Street. It’s quite an experience! Read more

Chengdu – 2 Nights

Sichuan Cuisine

This morning you will have a true culinary feast - Sichuan Cuisine cooking class at Sichuan Cuisine Museum. The class will give you a unique course and look inside Sichuan cuisine. You could try your hand at making Kungpao Chicken and Mapo tofu. Enjoy your creation at lunch. Afterward drive to the airport to fly to Shanghai. Upon your arrival, your private guide and driver will pick you up and escort you to check in the hotel. Read more

Shanghai – 3 Nights

Diversity of Shanghai

Shanghai is known as the most dynamic city in China. Embark on a private guided tour of the city highlights, including the Shanghai Museum, which presents different aspects of Chinese culture, a walk down the Bund along the Huangpu River and the lovely Nanjing Road. Later pay a visit to the Silk Workshop to learn how silk is made and buy some quality silk souvenirs as you wish and enjoy the panoramic view of Shanghai from the Shanghai World Financial Center. Note: The optional activity for tonight is a stunning Acrobatic Show which can bring you an unforgettable night in Shanghai. Read more

Shanghai – 3 Nights

Local Food at Shanghai

This half day food walking tour combines food and culture of Shanghai. In the morning, you will first blend with local people doing morning exercises at the Fuxing Park, later, transfer to discover the Shanghai typical house - Stone Gate, which originates from the European style architecture with the combination of local cultural elements. Followed by walking to another local street where you can see different kinds of local street food and a small local market. Try some local dim sum as your lunch today. Tour ends with a stroll through Yu Garden and Yuyuan Market, a street with impressive local street food and trinkets.. Read more

Shanghai – 3 Nights

Depart Shanghai

You will be free today before an private transfer to the airport for onward flight.

Shanghai – 3 Nights

ACCOMMODATIONS

Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location Beijing
Day 4
Location Xian
Day 6
Location Chengdu
Day 8
Location Shanghai
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location Beijing
Day 4
Location Xian
Day 6
Location Chengdu
Day 8
Location Shanghai
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location Beijing
Day 6
Location Chengdu
Day 8
Location Shanghai

TRIP PACKAGE

Package includes

  • Entrance fees, meals, accommodations; and transportation listed in the itinerary.
  • Sightseeing & English-speaking guides as outlined in the itinerary.
  • Private transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each city or area by private air-conditioned vehicle with driver and English-speaking guide as listed in the itinerary.

Package excludes

  • Flight, accommodation, sightseeing, meal not listed in the itinerary.
  • Visa fees.
  • Personal expenses such as room service, Internet charge, laundry, drink, fax, telephone call, optional activities, etc..
  • Gratuities to guides, drivers, bellboys, etc..
  • Excess baggage charges & travel insurance.
  • Optional activities and others not mentioned.

More information

  • Single supplement:
  • Economy accommodations:
  • low season: US$280per person
  • shoulder season: US$309 per person
  • High season: US$335 per person
  • Comfortable accommodations:
  • low season: US$348 per person
  • shoulder season: US$420 per person
  • High season: US$458 per person
  • Luxury accommodations:
  • low season: US$662 per person
  • shoulder season: US$765 per person
  • High season: US$863 per person

REVIEWS

3 Reviews

Seth Embers, Belgium

I was going to China for two weeks, and as my journey was partly business, partly leisure, I was looking for a company flexible enough to put together a really tailor-made tour. From the start, Odyssey proved to be just what I needed. I filled out the personalized form on the website, and Maggie Yang contacted me less than a day after. She suggested useful tweaks to my planned itinerary. From that moment on, communication was always positive, smooth and efficient.In total, I went from Chongqing to Chengdu and back; from Chongqing to Xi'an; from Xi'an to Shaolin; and from there to Beijing. All of these trips were by train. Now, I had never taken the train in China before, and I had heard some scare stories about how difficult it can be... But Maggie made it a breeze, booking and sending the tickets to me, and explaining in detail how to read them and how Chinese railway stations work. My first guide in Chengdu, Jim Xu, was wonderful! He was very knowledgeable and particularly welcoming. While he was only to take me to see the famous Sichuan opera, he went "the extra mile", as he also advised me on out-of-town visits (Qingchengshan, Dujiangyan, etc.) and actively helped me to book tickets at the best rate. Thanks to him, I made the most out of my time in Chengdu.A friend joined me in Xi'an, and we opted for seeing the city by ourselves, without a guide. (Another sign of our tour's flexibility here.) Conversely, we chose to visit the Shaolin Temple with a guide chosen by Odyssey Tours, Jerry Ma. He picked us up at the station, greeting us with good humor, much-needed cold bottles of water, and a wealth of information about Luoyang, Dengfeng and the Shaolin Temple. He made sure that we took the most out of our brief visit there. By the way, Dengfeng was the only city where we stayed at a hotel booked by Odyssey and not on our own; and I must say that it was a very good choice. The hotel was well-situated between kung fu schools, and minutes away by car from the dazzling Shaolin Zen Music Ritual show recommended by our guide.Let me add that when I had a problem with a hotel I had booked on my own (i.e. not through Odyssey) in Beijing, I contacted Maggie, who was able to sort it out. I much appreciated the personal attention I received throughout the trip as needed, and the swift response whenever I had a question or issue (24/7 service)!In sum, Odyssey Tours provides highly personal and flexible service, very useful pre-travel advice on practical matters such as local transportation, tip rates, etc., and has extremely clear, professional and friendly communication – by email, by phone, by mobile chat. After this excellent experience, I'll definitely go back to Odyssey for more Asian journeys! :) Read more

Lucia MacQuarrie, Canada

Thanks to our amazing tour planner Alex Quan of China Odyssey Tours we had an amazing tour of 7 cities in China over 16 days. The guides have perfect English and were attentive to everything we needed, ensuring we were happy with our hotel rooms and that we made it onto the trains and planes, and they explained so much about how China operates and what it is like to live in this hugely populated country. I learned so much, and enjoyed every single tour. They gave us choices along the way, and would make extra stops for specific requests. I did not think we needed this much assistance, as I have traveled several times to Asia, but because so few Chinese people speak English, we appreciated dining suggestions and assistance with finding authentic souvenirs. We chose 5 star hotels, even requested a view of the Bund in Shanghai, and we loved every place we stayed. It was a great 4 person tour. Alex was very quick to respond to each and every email. I would recommend Odyssey Tours to anyone. I have never seen such first class service from start to finish. No surprise there are all these amazing reviews. Thank You. Read more

Christine Dwyer Johnson, New Zealand

I had never heard of China Odyssey Tours until I googled them on the internet and with some nervousness made an initial enquiry with them. Reinself Wei replied to my email and from that moment on I knew this was the agency I wanted to deal with. Thank you Reinself Wei for being our agent. We cannot fault your service. You have given us great service which has been professional, efficient, knowledgeable, prompt and without problems. You have answered all of our questions promptly and given us advice regarding our trip to China. We would definitely book through you and your company again. Thank you very much. Christine and Suzanne Read more

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