Overview
Cook Naxi specialties in a local home — yak-meat dumplings, mountain-mushroom hot pot, and Tibet-style butter milk tea. Market visit included.
About This Tour
An immersive food half-day in a real Naxi home. Meet your host, a Naxi grandmother and her granddaughter, at the Lijiang Zhongyi Wet Market. 30-minute market walk: pick fresh yak meat from the highland-cattle stall, choose 4 kinds of wild mountain mushrooms (matsutake in season), gather seasonal herbs, and select fresh yak yogurt. Then drive 10 mins to the family courtyard. Hands-on cooking session: hand-fold yak-meat dumplings with butter pleating technique, prepare the Naxi mountain-mushroom hot pot over a clay stove, and learn to butter-churn Tibet-style suyou cha (yak butter milk tea). Eat your creations together with the family. Recipes provided to take home.
Meeting & Pickup
Lijiang Old Town Hotel Pickup
📍 Lijiang Old Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, 674100, CN
What's Included
✓ Included
Market guide and grandma-host for 4 hours; All ingredients; Hands-on cooking session; Full meal of dishes you cooked; Recipe cards in English
✕ Not included
Hotel pickup (meet at market — easy taxi from Old Town, $3); Tipping the host (optional); Gratuities
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 185 reviews
Sophie N.🇺🇸 USA★★★★★2025-08
Perfect introduction to Lijiang for first-time visitors — relaxed pace and well organised.
Aoife P.🇦🇹 Austria★★★★★2025-05
Great value private tour of Lijiang. Communication beforehand was excellent and clear.
Paul R.🇵🇹 Portugal★★★★☆2026-04
Our Lijiang tour was the highlight of our China trip — private, flexible and perfectly paced.