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Tour Highlights:
- Fabulous Walking Tour - Experience the Real Chinatown
- Around every corner there is a new experience
- Eat like a Local with the one's who know where to eat.
- Meet the bakers and chefs, as they prepare their delicacies.
- Meet the local artisans and watch as crafts are being made.
- Option for a multi-course meal at the end of the tour
At Local Tastes of the City - You will eat your way through Chinatown! On
this walking tour, you will meet the bakers and chefs and taste, as they prepare
their delicacies. You will spend time with local artisans as they practice their
crafts. You will discover the places that evoke the creativity and lifestyle
that is unique to Chinatown.
There are two Chinatowns, one that you see from a van or bus,
and the one that can only be experienced on foot through the back alleys, food
markets, local restaurants and shops. Chinatown will surprise you
with new adventures around every corner. Artisans form fortune cookies by hand.
Calligraphers practice their craft in small alleys using techniques handed down
for thousands of years. And in Chinatown, the authentic cuisine will enliven
your senses with new flavors, smells and aromas.
On this tour, you'll spend about three hours searching out authentic crafts and
pottery; tasting exotic and unique Asian produce, herbs, and teas from the very
people who know them best. You'll uncover their hidden secrets only intrepid
locals know. And you'll be astonished by the new finds in secret alcoves. Join
the trek into the hidden Chinatown and you will be amazed and delighted.
Below is the itinerary for the Chinatown Tour:
- We start our exploration of Chinatown. as we see authentic Chinese
antiques at one of the best places in Chinatown, so you'll see
statuettes and ritual objects that are literally thousands of years
old.
- We'll be going into a music center where, to put it simply,
if you think you've seen every musical instrument ever made, I think
they can prove you wrong.
- We'll be trying different types of Dim Sum (Chinese food)
from the oldest Chinese bakery in San Francisco.
- In addition to going into one of the oldest cathedrals in San
Francisco, we'll be seeing how fortune cookies are made, and the
very place where famous celebrities get their hair cut.
- We’ll also going in one of the local Buddhist temples.
- We'll be going into the local Chinese markets and doing a
incredible tea tasting.
- We'll spend about three hours eating everything from dim sum,
fortune cookies, teas, and more.
After the tour, guests have the option* of feasting on a multi-course meal
at a local restaurant where the chefs are known, and serve their best dishes for
you, their honored guest.
Operate: Daily
Duration:
3 hours
Departure time and location
- Departure: 10:00am and 2:00pm
- Location: In front of the Chinatown Gate @
Bush St and Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108
Tour includes:
- All the tastings and crafts
- Tour Guide
- Tax
Tour excludes:
- The optional full course meal after the tour is NOT included in the
ticket price.
- Gratuities (optional)
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