Xi'an Vegetarian Food Tour
Description
Being a city with a history as log as 3,100 years and an ancient capital as long as 1,200 years, Xi'an is not only famed with its rich cultural heritages but also a city with amazing foods. An ancient wall divides the city into two different parts with shanty area within and new district outside and restaurants fill up every corner of the city with a great variety of food styles. People who come to China always ask whether can they find proper food since Chinese eat almost everything. Yes, our food could be really complicated but it also can be really simple yet tasty. There are not only foods for meat lovers but also foods for vegetarians. Walking or travelling by feet and public transportation both inside and outside of the wall will allow you to see more of the city, and sampling and tasting in different eateries at different corners of the city without missing seeing the most characteristic parts of Xi'an will be quite satisfying and appetizing.
Tour Options
Itinerary
As a landmark of Xi'an, Bell Tower has been standing in the center of the city for over 600 years. It has witnessed the high and low of the city and the huge changes happened in last 30 years. The tower will be highlighted by light at night and will give a special aroma, taking people back to remote and splendid Xi'an of antiquity.
As the best preserved and biggest city wall in China today, this 8.5 miles (14 kilometers) wall has been standing there for over 640 years. It's the best place for people to see the historical Xi'an and to understand the wisdom of working people in ancient China. Biking on the top of this complete wall is the real highlight for most of visitors. It will show you a broad vista of the past and present Xi'an City.
Located in the city center of Xi'an, the Muslim Quarter is the only historical and cultural part that survived through long history. It's not only the most active but also the most colorful area with full of street foods and restaurants. Various of noises of those hawking vendors and buzzing scooters together with the hustling and bustling of visitors will make you feel that you are in a real China.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can pick up our guests if the group is less than 4 people and if their hotels are centrally located. We hope that guests could meet us at appointed location if their hotels are far away from Xi'an City Wall.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(13)
Can't recommend this tour enough. Not only I got to try amazing vegan food, but it felt like I got to know the city like a local. Michael is super knowledgeable about local history and culture, and we got to have great conversation about China and his view of the country. All in all recommend, especially if you have limited time in Xi'an and want to make the most of it.
We had a great vegetarian tour, and tried many dishes, many flavours, at many local restaurants, walked in different neighborhoods, travelled by tuktuk, had fun elements, great guiding and discussions. Our daughter who is not vegegetarian had meat options. In total we had a wonderful night. Highly recommended!
There is so much Xi'an food to taste and this tour provided an excellent sample, including savory and sweet, must-have dishes and new experiences. We had Biang Biang at its origin, Roujiamo for our meat-eating daughter as well as many more exciting dishes.
Jackie took us to a lot of great spots. He’s very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. His English skills are very impressive! We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and highly recommend it. Btw- we signed up for this vegetarian tour because it was the only food tour that matched our schedule. We’re not vegetarian so Jackie made it an omnivore tour
Highly recommend this tour! My partner and I had Anna as our guide. She took us to so many amazing spots and shared lots of knowledge. Xi’an cuisine is so yummy and vego friendly!
It was a very good tour, we have been to many places with tuktuk’s. The food was incredible.
We booked the vegetarian food tour with Michael and had a wonderful time and great food with him, he is very polite, knowledgeable and definitely like what he does. All the food we tried were delicious, fresh and very important: it was safe to eat. We asked Michael to order the food without spicy flavor and he was so kind to arrange that for us. All we tried was really good. We went to different places with taxi and also with tuk tuk, or just walking around. The vegetarian dumplings were extremely delicious, do not miss this! If you are in Xian and would like to do a food tour, we strongly recommend to book it with him, you will also get an insight in the Chinese culture and some sightseeing.
We did the vegetarian food tour around Xi’an with Michael. It was fantastic, zero disappointments start to finish. Everything chosen for us to try was delicious. I am vegetarian, my husband isn’t - but he equally enjoyed everything. We are both glad we did the tour on night one, definitely some places we’ll go back to or dishes we’ll try at other places. Thanks Michael!
All of the best spots with incredibly tasty food and diverse flavors! Super knowledgeable and passionate, highly recommend. Worth every penny!
We had an amazing vegetarian food experience with Michael. All of the food was delicious - he enthusiastically guided us to places we never could have discovered on our own, from food stalls to small restaurants - all providing a wide variety of local food choices while providing us with history and cultural tidbits. He also set us up with a tour the next day with his business partner Jackie - they got tickets and guided to the Terra Cotta Warriors, and other sites including a local noodle place that was amazing. We highly recommend the food and culture tours with Michael - he is worth going to Xi 'an to visit.
