Dr. Maria Lee’s Chinese Cooking School Holiday

~ Hong Kong 3 Nights ~ Zhongshang 3 Nights ~

$3,059 per person double occupancy    $3,849 single occupancy

(8 Days / 6 Nights)

Maria Lee's 3-day tours to her native Zhongshan have also become very popular since they were introduced! 

You will stay at her villa and enjoy  home cooked meals with fruits and vegetables picked from her garden.   You will dine at top restaurants in the Sam Heung area and sip sundowners at the Zhongshan Golf Club.  Mrs Lee will also show you Southern China's largest antique furniture market.  Time and weather permitting, there may be a BBQ in the grounds adjoining the villa and karaoke till the early hours.

Day 01  – US West Coast/Hong Kong.  Depart USA, crossing International Date Line, advancing one calendar day.  Air not included in price

Day 02  – Arrive Hong Kong in the evening.  Transfer to hotel.  Hotel Kowloon Shangri-La  -3 Nights.

Day 03  – Hong Kong:  Explore the Chinese culture with a visit the the Bird Market, Chi Lin Nunnery and Shum Tseng  with a sampling of the famous roast goose in a renowned restaurant.  Dinner at your leisure (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 04 – Hong Kong: Walking the back streets in Central covering SoHo, Stanley Street, Luk Yu Tea House, Shanghai Tang store and tea tasting at a local tea shop.  Have dim sum lunch then visit Aberdeen, Repulse Bay, Victoria Peak and shopping at Stanley Market.  Regional Cuisine Dinner (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 05  – Hong Kong /Macau / Zhongshan:  Visit Macau, the former Portuguese colony located to the southwest of Hong Kong.  It’s numerous historical points of interest include St Paul’s Ruin, the “antique & furniture street” and Senado Square.  Visits include Wine Museum as well as the A-Ma Temple.  A Macanese lunch will be served at a renowned Restaurant.  Late afternoon depart Macau for China and proceed to Dr Maria Lee’s villa in Zhongshan (1.5 hour drive)  Overnight at Dr. Maria Lee’s Villa – 3 nights. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 06 -  Zhongshan:  Your first lesson begins after breakfast.  You will learn the basic skills required for cooking Chinese food and you will be introduced to commonly used ingredients.  This first introductory class will last about three hours in which two dished will be demonstrated.  The dishes will be served as lunch.  After lunch visit one of southern China’s largest antique and furniture makets where exquisite wood-carving and curios are widely found.  From there, we will drive to Shiqi to shop for souviners in the colorful Sunwen Street.  Overnight at Dr Maria Lee’s Villa (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 07  – Zhongshan:  Morning cooking lesson with lunch at a local restaurant famous for boneless salt-baked chicken.  Then visit a flea market with lovely ceramic items & curios.  Followed by visit of the residence of Dr Sun Yat Sun, the founder of the Republic of China. Overnight at Dr Maria Lee’s Villa  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 08 – Zhongshan – Hong Kong:  Drive to Panyu and visit Baomo Garden, well known for its stone carvings and for the “Qing Ming Festival Riverside Scene”  Lunch ina small restaurante run by 6 sister and enjoy a local specialty like fish dough dumplings and Shawan ginger milk custard.  Try also the hometown favorites such as: “Five Cup Duck” and “Three Cup Chicken”.  The recipes for these dishes will be discussed at lunch.  You will leave after lunch for a ferry to Hong Kong.  (Breakfast, Lunch)

Extra nights in Hong Kong are available to add on to the tour.

Package Inclusions

• Hong Kong: Full Day Sightseeing  Tour including Bird Market, Chi Lin Nunnery and Shum Tseng

• Hong Kong: Full Day Sightseeing Tour including Stanley Street, Victoria Peak, Aberdeen, Luk Yu Tea House

• Macau: Sightseing tour of the city including St Paul’s Ruin, the Antique and Furniture Street and the A-Ma Temple

• Zhongshan: Cooking class with Dr. Maria Lee at her Villa

• Visit one of China’s largest Antique and furniture market. 

• Cooking lesson featuring boneless salt-baked chicken. 

• Visit the Residence of Dr Sun Yat Sun – founder of the People’s Republic of China

• 6 Nights superior first class hotel accommodations (3 in Hong Kong and 3 at Dr Maria Lee’s Villa

• Sightseeing, entry fees and entertainment as indicated in full itinerary

• 6 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 4 dinners

• Transportation as per itinerary

• English speaking local guide in each city

• Meet and assist for transfers and baggage handling upon arrival and departure

• Gratuities to local guides, drivers, baggage handlers, porters and guide as indicated in full itinerary

• Service charges and hotel/port taxes

• Minimum 4 and maximum 12 persons to operate this tour