潮汕美食和功夫茶两日游（汕头出发）

Chaoshan is the food capital most Western travelers have never heard of. Tucked into the eastern corner of Guangdong, the cities of Chaozhou and Shantou share a single Hokkien-adjacent dialect, a single cuisine, and a single obsession: cold-cut goose, beef-ball hotpot, oyster omelets, marinated raw shrimp, and above all gongfu cha — the original tiny-cup tea ceremony that every other Chinese tea culture borrowed from. This two-day tour is built around eating and drinking with locals.

You start in Shantou — once a 19th-century treaty port — and head 40 minutes inland to Chaozhou old town, a remarkably intact walled city of Ming-Qing alleys, a Song-dynasty bridge, and family-run tea shops where the same Phoenix-mountain oolongs have been roasted for generations. Day two stays in Shantou for a deep dive into night-market food culture and a slow gongfu tea session with a local tea master. Your English-speaking guide handles all the ordering — Chaoshan menus rarely have pictures and almost never have English.

Day 1 — Chaozhou old town and gongfu tea:

• 08:30 — Pickup from your Shantou hotel
• 09:30 — Arrive Chaozhou; walk the old town wall and Paifang street of memorial arches
• 11:00 — Visit a working family tea shop; learn the gongfu tea steps (rinse, fragrance cup, three pours)
• 12:30 — Chaozhou lunch: beef-ball noodles, oyster omelet, marinated goose
• 14:30 — Cross the Song-dynasty Guangji Bridge and wander Paifang Street
• 17:00 — Check into your Chaozhou or Shantou hotel
• 19:00 — Evening street-food walk with your guide

Day 2 — Shantou old port and night market:

• 09:00 — Breakfast: rice porridge with twenty side dishes (a Chaoshan ritual)
• 10:00 — Walk Shantou's old colonial-era port quarter — arcaded shophouses, faded ad murals
• 12:00 — Seafood lunch at a local restaurant
• 14:00 — Long gongfu tea session with a tea master; tasting four Phoenix Dancong oolongs
• 16:00 — Drop-off at Shantou hotel, station, or airport

Who this is for: Serious eaters, tea drinkers, travelers looking for a regional Chinese cuisine that hasn't been over-tourist-ed, anyone who wants to slow down for two days in southern Guangdong.

Logistics: One night of mid-range hotel (3–4 star), all listed meals, all entrance tickets, private vehicle with driver, and English-speaking guide included. Itinerary can be reversed if you arrive into Chaoshan airport (SWA) rather than Shantou city.

Local Roads. Global Eyes. We're a Beijing-licensed inbound operator with Chaoshan-native guides who can read the menu boards. Questions before you book? WhatsApp +86 139 1764 3020 or [email protected].

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.