Immerse yourself in Chinese culture with an interactive cooking and badminton experience in Beijing. Visit a wet market, cook traditional dishes from scratch, and enjoy a personalized tour of the city.
Your friendly private tour guide and driver will meet you at 9:30am in your hotel lobby. You will then be transported to Sunflower Home Kitchen, located about 50 kilometers (40 miles) from downtown Beijing. The journey will take approximately 1.5 hours.
Visit a local vegetable market to pick up ingredients for dumplings. Sunflower will teach you how to make three types of dumplings: steamed buns, pan-fried dumplings, and boiled dumplings. You’ll also prepare local salads such as chopped garlic with cucumbers, tomatoes with sugar topping, century egg with mashed ginger, and broccoli with garlic. Additionally, you’ll learn to make fried noodles from scratch.
After the meal, enjoy an authentic badminton experience at a local gymnasium, followed by a pleasant walk by Big Swan Lake.
At the end of the tour, your guide will return you to your hotel.
Points of Interest
- Beijing Daxing Lao Song Melon Garden
- Excellent English-speaking tour guide
- Lunch included
- Cooking class experience
- Taxi and subway fare covered
- Access to gymnasium
- Gratuities (Recommended)
- Personal shopping expenses
- Any others expenses that not listed as included
Discover the traditions, sport, and culinary legacy of China. Experience an authentic wet market to gather your fresh ingredients. Create Chinese dumplings, pan-fried noodles, dim sum, potstickers, steamed buns, all made from scratch. Prepare and relish your tasty Chinese lunch and dinner. Get complimentary recipe cards, a delightful badminton experience and much more. A personal guide for a unique experience. Pick up and drop-off from the hotel included. Vegetarian choice available. Explore the daily life of Beijing’s residents across the city.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- 10,000-20,000steps is involved (30floor)
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
