Expert-Led Hong Kong Food and Culture Walk: Sunday Morning in Wan Chai

Sightseeing  :  Hong Kong  :  Hong Kong  :  Hong Kong  :  Food Tours

Join a local expert chef or journalist on a 2.5-3 hour food and culture walk through a great old Hong Kong neighborhood, maximum 5 guests per group. Pull up a stool and have a typical brunch with locals, visit bustling outdoor markets, slip into hidden temples and down backstreets while getting up to speed on Hong Kong's fascinating history and current events. The expert hosts are fully bilingual professionals who will give you an insider, informed perspective on Hong Kong that will take you beyond the typical guided tour. Don't just see Hong Kong: understand it!Sunday morning is when Hong Kong slows its pace down a half-notch. It’s quieter and the streets and little holes-in-the-wall are less crowded and more relaxed. it’s the perfect time window for a small cohort of savvy Little Adventurers to slip into a local cafe, grab a couple of stools, and order a drink. Savor the quiet as we meander through alleys and scoot up granite-stone paved backstreets. Peek into the secret garden behind an incense choked temple.

What will you experience:

• Discover our Hong Kong comfort food, as you rub elbows with locals over a typical breakfast of milk tea, buns, egg and pork sandwiches and other delights at an old school “cha chaan teng” coffee shop. The food looks familiar, yet it's very Chinese, and we'll explain why it's become so important to the younger gen in HK.
• Experience the sights and smells of a classic open air Hong Kong food market with a chef/food expert
• Sample the Hong Kong “home remedy” tea–herbal medicine prepared by a real Chinese Medicine practitioner
• Visit one of Hong Kong's most beautiful, hidden-away Chinese temples that's way off the guidebook trail, and watch traditional Chinese beliefs and customs in action
• With 5 persons only in your group, you'll have plenty of time to pick the brains of your expert local host. Get the lowdown on where to go, eat and what to do in Hong Kong from our crack team of local journalists
• Try Hong Kong’s famous egg custard tarts and become a "tart connoisseur"--we'll explain the fine points of the different varieties
• Familiarize yourself with daily life in the city as you wend your way around the lanes and alleys of one of Hong Kong’s most traditional and culturally rich districts
• Watch the pace of construction and development as it transforms our city right before your eyes

This tour is also great for expats who want to get a bead on how to really enjoy all the cultural treasures that Hong Kong has to offer.