Two Day Sightseeing Tour and Shanghai Cooking Class
The complete Shanghai Experience
Day 1
Start your day with our famous Dim Sum Crawl, a morning stroll through the winding street food markets of Shanghai’s colonial French Concession district.
After breakfast it’s time for an Old City Market Stroll to explore one of the few old neighborhoods that survived the 2010 Shanghai Expo construction boom.
Finally, end your day with a trip to our kitchen for a Private Cooking Class. Our experienced chef will help you whip up some of the same delicacies you’ve been tasting all day and send you home with the instructions to make them again and again.
Day 2
Start the second day with a visit to Yuyuan Garden, a 500-year old garden complex located in the heart of the Old City. Snack on a variety of traditional Shanghainese breakfast foods sold from stalls around the garden.
Hundreds of small shops selling Chinese gifts and other knick-knacks dot the area around Yuyuan. Feel free to shop till you drop or continue to the next destination straightaway – it’s your tour and your guide is flexible and ready to make sure you enjoy every moment.
In the afternoon you’ll visit Tianzi Fang, a restored shikumen neighborhood exhibiting Shanghai’s traditional architecture. Now filled with small art galleries, handcrafted goods, cafes and lounges, it is a more authentic incarnation of the renowned Xintiandi pedestrian complex. Here, clothes hang out to dry on bamboo poles, a reminder that the dwellings above these shops are still occupied by local families.
Unwind with a traditional Chinese reflexology massage that will calm your mind and restore your body. For dinner we’ll choose from several options for a a sit-down meal at an off the beaten path restaurant you won’t find in the guide books.
Highlights
- Learn to prepare your favorite Chinese dishes in a private cooking class with our experienced chef (choose from dim sum or wok-style cooking)
- Get a real taste of Shanghai’s morning culture from various vantage points as you stroll through one of the most historic, scenic, and lively neighborhoods in the city
- Unwind and relax with a traditional Chinese massage
- Get an insider’s look at the Old City and Yuyuan Garden, complete with a guided shopping excursion
