Overview

A 1-day family adventure from Shanghai featuring a 5km hike on the historic Tribute Tea Path, plus traditional Chinese cooking and archery in a bamboo forest village.

Itinerary

Shanghai: Tribute Tea Path Family Hike & Cooking Day

Take your kids on a real Chinese countryside adventure on this 1-day family trip from Shanghai. Coach pickup at 7:00 AM, arriving in Changxing village around 10:30 AM. Morning is hands-on fun: learn to cook beggars chicken (a famous Chinese dish wrapped in clay and fire-roasted), make fire with flint stones, roast sweet potatoes, and try traditional bamboo archery. Kids love it. After lunch, hike 5-6km on the Tribute Tea Ancient Path that once carried tribute tea to the Chinese imperial court. The trail winds through quiet bamboo forests and crosses the Zhejiang-Jiangsu border at the Xuanjiao Ridge province marker. Descend into Yixing village and meet the coach back to Shanghai by 7:30 PM. Designed for families with kids ages 5-12 and adults 18-60. Suitable for first-time hikers. Bring snacks, water, hiking shoes, and a sense of adventure.

A 1-day family adventure from Shanghai featuring a 5km hike on the historic Tribute Tea Path, plus traditional Chinese cooking and archery in a bamboo forest village.

Meeting & Pickup

Century Avenue Metro Station, Exit 6

📍 Century Avenue Station, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 200120, CN

What's Included

✓ Included

Round-trip coach transport from Shanghai; Professional tour leader; Cooking and archery activity supplies

✕ Not included

Lunch (beggars chicken); Travel insurance; Personal expenses

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation is available on most tours up to 24 hours before the start time. The exact cancellation terms for this tour are shown during booking.

Traveler Reviews

4.6★★★★★Based on 124 reviews

Karim I.🇮🇳 India★★★★★2025-10

For us, the dish we made in Shanghai was not restaurant-perfect, which made me like it more. We had made it ourselves and understood what went into it.

Priya L.🇯🇵 Japan★★★★☆2025-05

Practically speaking, translation mattered as much as the cooking in Shanghai. We could ask the host ordinary questions instead of relying on a rehearsed demonstration. I would keep the Shanghai outline as it was.

Sam A.🇦🇹 Austria★★★★★2025-08

Expect uneven ground and a few sections where conversation stops because everyone is concentrating on their feet. The views near the cooking session repay the effort.