Make your own way to the centrally located meeting point to meet your guide, who shares commentary about Chinatown’s history, culture, and daily life.
Stroll along Stockton Street, passing markets with fresh seafood, vegetable vendors, tea shops, and Chinese bakeries. Stop at an herbal pharmacy, where you learn about the medicinal uses of items such as ginseng root, gecko lizards, and pearl pills. Then try the samples at a fortune cookie factory.
See a Chinese-language school and Waverly Place, an alley filled with temples and secret clubs. Note buildings designed to resemble pagodas, and Chinese decor along the streets. Go to a Buddhist temple that houses gold antiques, and learn about Chinese Buddhism in local practice.
Your tour ends near your starting point. Upgrade to include the 9-course lunch at a popular dim sum restaurant in Chinatown (sample menu below).
