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15 Market Tours in China Worth the Day

32 tours  ·  from $16

Every itinerary has one free day too few. These 15 market tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get on with the trip.

Mini Group Xian Day Tour to Terracotta Army, City Wall, Pagoda and Muslim Bazaar - The ride back to downtown Xi’an
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Mini Group Xian Day Tour to Terracotta Army, City Wall, Pagoda and Muslim Bazaar

1.Mini Group Xian Day Tour to Terracotta Army, City Wall, Pagoda and Muslim Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,320 reviews · from $49Our pick

Spend about 9 to 10 hours touring Xi’an with an English-speaking guide and a group of roughly 12 people. Visit the Terracotta Army, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, ancient City Wall, and Muslim Quarter. Pickup, entrance fees, transport, bottled water, lunch, and headset are included in the listed tour package.

“Good tour! The tour guide Rita was really good, very funny, knowledgeable, helpful and on time! Everything went smoothly and she made sure we could keep up with the schedule. She gave us information on key moments, making it easy to follow. The terracota Warriors were SUPER crowded and apparently thats the norm, but it is still super impressive to see such site.”

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Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit - Tea, snacks, and a pause before the wok
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Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

2.Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 465 reviews · from $90

Walk through Liangjiaxiang market with Lance or Jerry, learn about Sichuan spices, taste local ingredients, and cook several dishes with a chef at Chilli Cool’s Kitchen. Tea, drinks, recipes, ingredients, and your meal are included.

“The host Lance was very friendly and welcoming, explaining about the ingredients used in Sichuan cuisine. So interesting! Mrs. Li was also very welcoming and experienced. I had a superb experience learning about the techniques oRead more”

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Shanghai Day Tour to Zhujiajiao Water Town, Yu Garden, Bazaar, Bund - Yu Garden’s carved halls and quiet corners
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Shanghai Day Tour to Zhujiajiao Water Town, Yu Garden, Bazaar, Bund

3.Shanghai Day Tour to Zhujiajiao Water Town, Yu Garden, Bazaar, Bund

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · from $229

Spend about 10 hours with a private English-speaking guide, chauffeur, and air-conditioned minivan. Cruise Zhujiajiao’s canals, explore Yu Garden and its market, then finish on the Bund. Hotel pickup, admission fees, bottled water, umbrellas, and the water-town boat ride are included.

“The Bund is very very beautifull place! Shure! We recommend!!!!”

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Hong Kong: Kowloon Street Market & Food Culture Walking Tour - Imported fruit at Kiu Ming Mansion
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Hong Kong: Kowloon Street Market & Food Culture Walking Tour

4.Kowloon Street Market & Food Culture Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $32Best value

Start at Prince Edward Station and walk through Kowloon with a local guide such as Stephen, Alice, Summer, or Isaac. Taste bakery treats, preserved foods, and local snacks while exploring Goldfish Street, wet markets, betting shops, seafood stores, and Ladies’ Market.

“Well worth spending your time on this deep dive into life in Kowloon. Excellent communication from knowledgeable guide at a good pace.”

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Organic Chinese Dumpling Class with Market Walk - Inside the café kitchen with Feliz
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Organic Chinese Dumpling Class with Market Walk

5.Organic Chinese Dumpling Class with Market Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 88 reviews · from $100

Meet host Feliz at Jordan MTR Station for a guided wet-market walk, then prepare 10 dumplings in a café kitchen. You’ll learn filling, wrappers, folding, and cooking techniques, with organic pork, vegetarian, and vegan options available by request.

“It was a great experience to learn how to make dumplings from scratch. The wet market walk was interesting. Feliz did not text me the right recipe for the dumplings.”

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Xi'an: Terracotta Army, Lunch, City Wall, Pagoda, Bazaar - Inside the Three Terracotta Army Pits
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Xi’an: Terracotta Army, Lunch, City Wall, Pagoda, Bazaar

6.Terracotta Army, Lunch, City Wall, Pagoda, Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · 5 - 9 hours · from $48

See the Terracotta Army, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi’an City Wall, and Muslim Quarter in one day. An archaeology-trained guide such as Lily, Carol, Roger, or Celine leads the way, with hotel pickup, lunch, headsets, water, and an air-conditioned van included.

“The Tour was perfectly organized and our Tour Guide Lily was so lovely and explained everything very well:) all was in Englisch and we got headphones so we heard everything well also from the distance. The group was also nice, there where people from New Zealand, Malta, Australia, Germany…thanks for that Special day :)”

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Organic Xiao Long Bao Soup Dumpling Class & Market Walk - A short walk through Hong Kong’s wet market
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Organic Xiao Long Bao Soup Dumpling Class & Market Walk

7.Organic Xiao Long Bao Soup Dumpling Class & Market Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $136

Meet host Feliz Yau at Jordan MTR Station for a short market walk, shop for ingredients, then learn to make Xiao Long Bao from scratch in a café kitchen. You will prepare dough and filling, pleat 10 soup dumplings, and eat your own work. Vegetarian options are available by request.

“Felicity gave very good instructions of where to meet her and then took the small group on a walk through the market to buy the ingredients for our dumplings. Then we went to a restaurant and she gave us hands on instructions on how to make the soup dumplings. It was a fantastic and yummy experience.”

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Lijiang Naxi Cuisine Cooking Class & Market Visit - Two hours at the stove, with three dishes to prepare
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Lijiang Naxi Cuisine Cooking Class & Market Visit

8.Lijiang Naxi Cuisine Cooking Class & Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $59

Meet Fancy at 9:15 am near Xiangshan Market, browse Lijiang’s largest Naxi market, then cook three dishes at a family-run studio. This roughly 3.5-hour experience includes food, drinks, tea, lunch, snacks, an individual station, and English guidance in a group of fewer than 10.

“1 million miles travelling the world to all sorts of places and i can tell you tourists and fellow viators this is worth every penny. Fancy is an amazing woman with an amazing bakery. She is doing this out of passion and it is one of the highlightRead more”

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Chengdu: Cooking Class with Fresh Market Half Day Experience - Meeting the guide at Liang Jia Xiang Station
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Chengdu: Cooking Class with Fresh Market Half Day Experience

9.Cooking Class with Fresh Market Half Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $82

Meet Lance, Jerry, or another English-speaking guide at Liang Jia Xiang Station for a market walk and hands-on Sichuan cooking class. You will learn about local spices, cook several dishes with a professional chef, then eat with beer or soft drinks. Vegetarian and vegan menus can be arranged in advance.

“We loved every minute of the tour. The walk in the market was our favorite part, we were able to see and smell the ingredients and spices used in Sichuan. I asked a millon questions and our guide, Lance, was knowledgeable and so kind to answer everything. The restaurant where the cooking part happens is nice and works very well for the class. We also had fun cooking and eating. We would recommend this to anyone.”

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Private Guangzhou Food Tour Michelin Restaurant&Local Food Market - Starting with dim sum at Diandude
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Private Guangzhou Food Tour Michelin Restaurant&Local Food Market

10.Private Guangzhou Food Tour Michelin Restaurant&Local Food Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $180

Spend 4 to 10 hours with a private English-speaking guide such as Damon or Candice, combining Cantonese food stops with Guangzhou’s old town, markets, Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Huacheng Square, and Canton Tower. Hotel pickup, a driver, and an air-conditioned vehicle are included.

“Booked this with a friend while in town for a short weekend. Had a fantastic time with Damon as he showed some great places to eat and introduced to his city, Guangzhou.”

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Half-Day steamed Buns Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit - Stop 2: Chilli Cool’s traditional courtyard kitchen
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Half-Day steamed Buns Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

11.Half-Day steamed Buns Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $80

Spend about four hours exploring a Chengdu spice market and learning to make Bao Zi steamed buns in a traditional Sichuan courtyard. An English-speaking guide, chef, ingredients, tea, drinks, and a meal are included. Guides such as Lance and Jerry have helped make the market visit lively and useful.

“Wat een geweldige ervaring! Daarbij had ik het goed getroffen met Jerry! Wat een leuke gids was dat! Eerst gingen we de markt bezoeken. Geduldig legde hij alles uit wat ik wilde weten: (voor mij) onbekende groentes vertaalde hij, liet hij ruiRead more”

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Hong Kong Market Walking Tour & Chinese Cooking Class - Cooking three courses in a professional studio
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Hong Kong Market Walking Tour & Chinese Cooking Class

12.Hong Kong Market Walking Tour & Chinese Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $131

Meet Bill Chan in Ngau Tau Kok for a guided walk through a local wet market, where you’ll see seafood, meats, produce, Chinese BBQ, and noodle shops. Then prepare a three-course Chinese meal in a well-equipped cooking studio, with tea, coffee, dessert, recipes, and practical techniques to take home.

“A must do in Hong Kong! Bill was an awesome host, guide and teacher. The experience starts with a short tour around the markets and Bill gives interesting details about how the markets function and the cuisine of Hong Kong. Then you go Read more”

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Half-Day Professional Mapo Tofu Cooking with a Local Market Visit - From Sichuan tea to the professional kitchen
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Half-Day Professional Mapo Tofu Cooking with a Local Market Visit

13.Half-Day Professional Mapo Tofu Cooking with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $69

Join guide Jerry and a professional chef for a four-hour Chengdu food experience. Visit a local market, learn about Sichuan spices, cook mapo tofu in a small group of up to 10, then eat your meal with tea, beer, or another drink.

“It was a very cool experience! Jerry, the tour guide, was very helpful throughout the experience, even before the activity had started. Before the experience had even begun, he reached out to clarify the different workshops that Chilli Uncool hRead more”

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Private Beijing Markets Tour with Tea Tasting at Hongqiao Pearl Market - What to wear and how to prepare
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Private Beijing Markets Tour with Tea Tasting at Hongqiao Pearl Market

14.Private Beijing Markets Tour with Tea Tasting at Hongqiao Pearl Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $88

Let an English-speaking guide such as Lily, Lisa, or Lucy lead you through Panjiayuan Antique Market and Hongqiao Pearl Market. You’ll browse thousands of stalls, taste tea, practice bargaining, and choose lunch before a private ride back to your hotel.

“Lily took us on this tour and it is with her expertise and guidance that it was a magnificent day. The Beijing markets have something for everyone. We began with the Flea Market. We highly recommend this area as a place to buy original art wRead more”

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Old Guangzhou Backstreet Alley Local Market Walking Private Tour - Yong Qing Fang and the old quarter’s new face
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Old Guangzhou Backstreet Alley Local Market Walking Private Tour

15.Old Guangzhou Backstreet Alley Local Market Walking Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $180

Walk old Guangzhou with a private English-speaking guide, including Damon, through Yong Qing Fang, Qilou lanes, Lychee Bay, Cantonese Opera Art Museum, Shangxiajiu, and Qingping Medicine Market. You will use public transport, see ordinary neighborhood life, and shape the day around your interests.

“Damon was a fantastic tour guide. Communication was very easy and he tailored our tour to exactly what we were looking for. Although it was just me and my friend, he also has experience guiding larger groups. Would definitely use him again if Im looking for a tour guide in Guangzhou.”

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