Chongqing in 3 Days
Taste Chongqing’s Bold Flavors & City Views
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From Mountain Streets to Legendary Flavors.
2 nights at 4-star central hotel.
All tickets & activities: Hotpot Museum, Walking Tours, City Views, and more.
All tickets & activities: Hotpot Museum, Walking Tours, City Views, and more.
All meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks.
Ground transportation by private van.
Airport pick-up & drop-off.
English-speaking expert guide.
A fiery city where rivers and mountains shaped local cuisine over generations.
Chongqing is a city where food and geography are deeply connected. Behind its viral cyberpunk skyline lies one of China's most distinctive food cultures, shaped by dock-workers, wartime history, and generations of local traditions. Explore the neighborhoods where locals eat and experience the dishes that make Chongqing famous far beyond its iconic hotpot.
Trip Details
This Trip is Best For
Travelers who want to experience Chongqing beyond the famous landmarks, combining local food, mountain-city landscapes, history, and neighborhood experiences that reveal how people actually live.
Trip Type & Size
Select a scheduled group departure for group sizes between 4-10 guests, or schedule a private trip just for you on the dates of your choice.
Trip Length
3 days / 2 nights
Price
Join-in departures start from $560 USD per person. Private trip quotes are determined based on your group size and requests.
Deposit
$300 USD per person to secure your spot.
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Includes
2 nights in a centrally located 4-star hotel within Chongqing's city center, all meals including soft drinks and local beer, all entrance tickets and activities, private ground transportation throughout, airport or train station transfers, and an expert local guide.
Food Highlights
Chongqing is famous for hotpot, but its food culture goes much deeper. Taste local favorites like noodles with sily tofu, a table full of family-style dishes, local Jianghu cuisine, traditional breakfasts, neighborhood snacks, and iconic hotpot while discovering the flavors and stories behind China’s Mountain City.
English-speaking Guide
Each trip is led by an expert Lost Plate guide who knows Chongqing's landmarks, cuisine, history, and multi-layered streets (and staircases) inside out.
Upcoming Group Departures
$300 USD deposit per person
Private Trips
Your group, your dates. Direct access to your personal travel advisor.
Where You'll Go
Day
Description
1
Chongqing Evening Food Tour
2
Mountain City Walk, Hotpot Museum, Hongya Cave & Skyline Night Views
3
Local Breakfast Culture, Neighborhood Walk, Farewell Lunch
Day by Day Itinerary
01 Evening Food Tour
Airport Pick-Up + Hotel Check-In: Airport pick-up is included from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) or Chongqing’s high speed train stations.
Chongqing Evening Food Tour: Start your journey through Chongqing’s flavors with a local food crawl through hidden neighborhood restaurants. Try pea & minced pork noodles, traditional dishes served with tofu, Jianghu cuisine hidden in an apartment building, and finish with a uniquely Chongqing dessert: chili oil ice cream.
02 Mountain City Walk, Hotpot, Hongyadong Night Views
Walking Tour Through China’s Mountain City: Walk through the layered streets of Chongqing and see why locals call it the Mountain City. Explore elevated roads, hillside neighborhoods, historic alleys, and river viewpoints while learning how geography, trade, and dock culture shaped the city.
Local Lunch: Sit down at a hidden neighborhood restaurant for Jianghu cuisine, a bold style of cooking born from Chongqing’s working communities. Share generous plates like spicy chicken and shrimp & eggplant pancakes, and learn why locals consider this rustic food one of the best reflections of the city’s personality.
Hotpot Museum + DIY Hotpot Base Experience: Uncover the story behind Chongqing’s most famous dish, from its origins as a simple dock-worker meal along the Yangtze River to its place as one of China’s most iconic foods. Create your own hotpot base during a hands-on workshop before seeing how this local tradition comes together.
Air Raid Shelter Hotpot Dinner: Dine inside a former wartime air raid shelter transformed into a local hotpot restaurant. Combine two defining parts of Chongqing’s identity: its spicy food culture and its history as China’s wartime capital.
Hongyadong Night View: Take in Chongqing’s famous skyline from across the river as Hongyadong lights up after dark. See the bridges, rivers, and traditional stilt-house-inspired architecture that make this one of China’s most recognizable city views.
03 Local Breakfast Culture, Farewell Lunch
Mountain City Breakfast Tour: Follow the morning rhythm of Chongqing locals with a neighborhood breakfast crawl through small family-run shops. Try traditional breakfast favorites while walking through everyday communities built into the hills.
Hidden Neighborhood Walk: Wander through one of Chongqing’s hillside neighborhoods where bridges connect buildings, streets exist on different levels, and climbing slopes is part of daily life.
Farewell Lunch: Celebrate the final meal at one of the city’s beloved restaurants that recreates traditional banquet dishes in a more refined setting. Enjoy traditional dishes like tea-scented duck, stir-fried pork belly, and a giant glutinous rice sesame ball.
Airport + Train Station Drop-Off: Private transfer is included after lunch to Chongqing’s Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) or a high speed train station.
Where You'll Stay
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Description
JW Marriott
The itinerary and hotel selections are subject to adjustments based on seasonality and local operations.
Upcoming Group Departures:
$300 USD deposit per person
Private Trips
Your group, your dates. Plan it with our travel advisor.
