Private Xi'an Local Family Visit with Home Cooking Lunch or Dinner

Summary

Your friendly private guide and driver will meet you in your hotel lobby in the morning or afternoon based on your booking request. Prior to visiting the local family, your guide will show you around the local wet markets nearby. Upon arrival to the local family home, you will start preparing your own dumpling or hot pot meal plus 2 local dishes (scrambled egg with tomato; Sautéd soy sauce cabbage or green bean with pork ). Please make your favorite choice upon booking, and you must advise if you have any food allergies or special food requests in advance. Menu A: Dumpling making and 2 dishes Menu B: Hot pot cooking and 2 dishes During this fun local family visit, you also have an opportunity to speak to their kids in English, Chinese or even by body language! This surely is a great cultural dining experience as part of your stay in Xi'an. After your tour is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Tour info

Duration
4 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Visit a local Xi'an family and experience their daily life.You will learn how to make traditional, home-made style dumplings or hot pot plus two or more other traditional dishes with the family members and share the special meal and conversation with host family. You will visit two local food markets to see fresh vegetables, food and meats, this visit will show you where the ingredients for your meal are from.  This tour is the best way to experience a half day as a Xi'an local! You will learn some home-made style easily cooking dishes even you can cook for your family and friends when you come back home! Hotel pickup and drop off, half day class tour and lunch or dinner are all inclusive in this tour.

What’s included?

  • Professional English speaking tour guide

  • Private Transportation

  • Meal in a local family

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 4h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Catherine Lu Tours Xi'an

About operator:

Catherine Lu Tours Xi'an office, not only provide private non-shopping tours in Xi’an, but also custom China tour packages for worldwide travelers. With over 10 years of experience in tour operation, we have the expertise to tailor-make personalized tours with the best value for money to meet our customers' needs.

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