3 h

By walk

Instant confirmation

About this activity

Your tour guide will meet you at the Bell Tower, and you will start your tour in Black Sesame Hutong neighborhood. Then. you will visit a local Hutong family to see the famous Cricket Fighting show there. The host is a cricket expert with over 40 years experience in training crickets. You will be told how to feed and train the crickets. Moreover, the host will share with you about the life in Hutong.
After watching and learning about cricket fighting, you will visit the Hutong area and some major attractions by rickshaw (two people share one Rickshaw). There are so many things to see, like Mansion Garden of Prince Gong, the Former Residence of Song Qinling, the Buddhist Temple, the beautiful Shi Cha Lake, Lama Temple, Confucian temple, and etc.
If you want a lunch or dinner within the tour, there is an option for you to have dinning experience with Hutong family where you can enjoy a traditional local meal.

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Included

Tea in Hutong family house
Cricket fighting show
Hotel pickup within 4 Rings Beijing only

Not included

Entrance fees to attractions
Rickshaw fees
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel drop-off
Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 6 people per booking
Local meal plan is available in tour option
Dress code is casual
Free hotel pick up within 4 Rings. If your hotel is outside of 4 Rings Beijing, please arrange your own transportation to the pointed meeting place.

Features

Tourism

90%

Cultural

70%

Original

35%

Sport

30%

Reviews

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chocolatelinda3

3 | 2018-04-29

We started with a guided walk through a Hutong neighborhood. We then stopped for a tea culture demonstration and shopping stop - this was not on our itinerary, but it was actually an interesting educational experience, and not high pressured sales. We arrived at a home for lunch early, so we had to wait around there about 30 minutes. Then the cricket guy came and he was very entertaining. Lunch was good. But as we were leaving, about 25 other people were coming for lunch in the other rooms, so it seemed a little more like a restaurant than a home.

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K.MICHLEWSKI

4 | 2018-02-09

A really good tour of Hutong. The cricket guy was definitely the highlight!

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Hollis B

5 | 2017-12-09

We LOVED this tour! Storm was friendly, funny, and really really knowledgeable about the Hutong and the surrounding area. The tea ceremony was really fun, and the Cricket Man alone was worth our whole trip to China! Great to learn about the history of the area that wasn't as touristy. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

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mtherese

5 | 2016-04-28

My guide Storm customized the trip for me according to my likes. He also acted as my photographer. This tour was more than what I expected and it was a well spent day in the Hutong. Thank you Storm!

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