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Real Food Adventure - China Overview

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      USD $2,031
      CAD $1,933
      AUD $1,865
      EUR €1,466
      GBP £1,181
      NZD $2,388
      ZAR R15,470
      CHF FR1,806
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Trip Validity

  • 2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31

Visit China and take a culinary tour of Beijing, Xian, Chengdu and Shanghai

Welcome to enigmatic China, where culture, history and cuisine all combine to create a truly mesmerising travel experience. Explore Beijing’s ancient hutongs to search out some of the city’s best street food. Discover Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City before seeing another side of China's gastronomy at the Donghuamen Night Market. Wander along the Great Wall of China and then travel to Xi’an to be awed by the magnificent Terracotta Warriors and the city’s excellent snack-food scene. Taste the peppery treats of Sichuan cuisine in Chengdu and enjoy a homestay in a beautiful farming village learning about the food grown and what life is like for people out of the cities. End the adventure in Shanghai, where fresh food markets, an excellent bar culture and a range of amazing architecture await.

  • Brave the wilds of Donghuamen Night Market, where nothing is off the menu
  • Decide whether to eat skewers of insects at the Donghuamen Night Market
  • Dine on delectable Peking duck in Beijing
  • Marvel at Xi’an’s impressive Terracotta Warriors
  • Munch on guan tang baozi (steamed buns with gravy) for breakfast in Xi’an
  • Sizzle and chop through a mouth-watering northern Chinese cooking class
  • Spice up the trip with an exquisite Sichuan hotpot in Chengdu
  • Walk a stunning section of The Great Wall of China

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Real Food Adventure - China Summary

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Days 1-3 Beijing

Beijing has a long and colourful history and this rapidly modernising city is an amazing whirl of ancient sites, modern buildings, bicycles, people, shops and eateries.

Days 4-5 Xi'an

As the start of the ancient trading route the Silk Road and an imperial centre for 2,000 years, Xi'an has a fascinating history and rich cultural sites to discover.

Day 6 Chengdu

Chengdu has plenty of traditional flavour with its famous tea houses, numerous markets and as the home of Sichuan cuisine, known the world over for its spiciness.

Day 7 Jinbo Village

Located in a picturesque mountain valley, Jinbo Village is populated by Tibetan and Qiang minority families who practice traditional farming including harvesting wild vegetables, tofu-making and local wine-making.

Days 8-10 Shanghai

Blending 21st-century architecture with old-world character, Shanghai is the vibrant pulse of new China.
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What's included in this trip

  • Start:

    Beijing, China

  • Finish:

    Shanghai, China

  • Group size:

    Min 1 , Max 12

  • Ages:

    Min 12

  • Meals:

    4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 5 dinners

  • Accommodation:

    Homestay (1 nt), Hotel (6 nts), Overnight sleeper train (2 nts)

  • Transport:

    Metro, Private Bus, Train

  • Included activities:

    Beijing - Forbidden City, Beijing - Tiananmen Square, Chengdu Walking Tour, Donghuamen Night Market walking tour, Final Night Dinner, Great Wall - Mutianyu section, Market Tour and Cooking Class, Muslim Quarter Snack Crawl, Rainbow Trout Farm Lunch, Shanghai - Walking tour, Sichuan Hotpot Dinner, Terracotta Warriors, Tongchuanlu Wet Market, Xiaolongbao Breakfast

  • Carbon emissions offset:

    724kg pp per trip

  • Notes:

    1. A single supplement is available on this trip. See under the Single Traveller section of your Trip Notes for more information.
    2. An upgrade to soft sleeper trains is available on this trip. Please see trip notes for full details.
    3. Please provide Intrepid or your booking agent with a scanned copy of the personal details page from your passport at time of booking.

  • Total price from

    USD $2,031
    CAD $1,933
    AUD $1,865
    EUR €1,466
    GBP £1,181
    NZD $2,388
    ZAR R15,470
    CHF FR1,806
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  • * Refer to booking conditions

  • Per day from:

    USD $203
    CAD $193
    AUD $186
    EUR €146
    GBP £118
    NZD $238
    ZAR R1,547
    CHF FR180
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    • CBZF
    • 4.50 out of 5
    • Total price tool tip
      USD $2,031
      CAD $1,933
      AUD $1,865
      EUR €1,466
      GBP £1,181
      NZD $2,388
      ZAR R15,470
      CHF FR1,806
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