Lijiang Naxi Cuisine Cooking Class & Market Visit

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Start the day by exploring Lijiang’s oldest market to shop for your cooking class, with hands-on instruction led by a local Naxi minority family. Each person will prepare and eat three dishes.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Please wear comfortable walking shoes

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Please refer to your voucher ticket for meeting location details.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Local English-speaking guide

Small-group tour (less than 10 people)

Individual cooking station

All food & drinks

Snacks

Lunch

Tea and Bottled Water

Gratuities

What To Expect

Lijiang

You will visit Lijiang's largest Naxi minority market and then head to our cooking studio, hosted by a local Lijiang family, where you will prepare and eat three dishes with hands-on instruction.

4 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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Lijiang Naxi Cuisine Cooking Class & Market Visit

Reviews

5.00

38 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Deliciously amazing
Irene S,
Aug 13, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Lovely experience to discover Naxi culture through food. You will learn a lot about culinary traditions at the market and cook a delicious meal that is easy to cook and to replicate at home. Fancy host I lovely and kind, I highly recommend it!
A Hidden Gem in Lijiang
Rui Z,
Jul 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00
For tourists wanting to experience the actual culture of Lijiang outside of the commercialized Gucheng, this class is for you. Fancy is extremely knowledgeable about all the things in the locals’ market and was able to answer all of our questions. Thanks to her expertise, we bought the freshest ingredients to make our lunch, which we ate at her very charming bakery. This was an excellent way to spend the morning and one of the highlights
Amazing. Must do.
Daniel W,
Sep 15, 2024
- Viator
5.00
1 million miles travelling the world to all sorts of places and i can tell you tourists and fellow viators this is worth every penny. Fancy is an amazing woman with an amazing bakery. She is doing this out of passion and it is one of the highlights of our lijiang trip. I AM not a paid bot, commercial dude or vlogger. But my wife was amazed by her. There is abit of issue with the booking and meeting place but otherwise perfect.
Delicious and fun cooking class with Gancy
Lumin X,
Jul 1, 2023
- Viator
5.00
The cooking class with Fancy was very insightful and fun. Along with making traditional recipes, we also got to experience the local market, native foods & drinks and more. Fancy is able to speak many languages and was able to clearly communicate with us. She is very friendly and welcoming, her studio is very well set and wholesome. We throughly enjoyed Fancy’s cooking class, the food was delicious and we got to experience tasting the best croissants of Lijiang, which her husband makes. I would recommend this cooking class to anyone who is in Lijiang, and is interested in learning more about the local culture.