Vegan Culture
Yunnan Vegan Culture & Cuisine Trip
Price Varies by Group Size
7 Days or More
Friendly to All Age
1-10 Pax
A plant-based journey through China’s most biodiverse and flavorful province
Join us for an immersive, 100% plant-based adventure through Yunnan’s villages, forests, and markets. Designed by our founder Leo, a long-time vegan with deep local connections, this trip takes you into the heart of Yunnan’s seasonal, foraged, and traditional food culture.
Cook with local families using wild greens and heirloom tofu, explore colorful ethnic markets, and enjoy nourishing meals like wild mushroom hotpots and freshly made stone-milled soy snacks. From hands-on fermentation workshops to plant-based feasts in mountain homes, this journey is about more than food—it’s about connection, community, and culture.
🌱 Why Yunnan for a Vegan Trip?
Yunnan is a paradise for plant-based travelers. Thanks to its incredible biodiversity, ethnic culinary diversity, and rich farming traditions, vegetables, mushrooms, wild herbs, and tofu-based dishes are at the heart of daily life here. In many local kitchens, meat was never the main dish to begin with.
Even better, this journey is designed by Leo, the founder of Yunnan Eco Tours, who has been plant-based for 6+ years and works closely with a wide network of vegan-aware farmers, chefs, families, and artisans across Yunnan. You’ll experience the full depth of Yunnan’s vegan-friendly culture—from village kitchens to forest tables.
Sample 2 Day Itinerary
(from a 7-Day Trip)
While our tours can always be customized to fit your schedule, we recommend a 7–14 day journey for a truly in-depth Yunnan experience.
Day 1
Visit a vibrant ethnic farmer’s market in the morning
Explore colorful stalls in a Bai or Yi minority town where fresh produce, foraged greens, and homemade snacks fill the air with aroma. Watch locals trade tofu, wild fungi, herbal bundles, and heirloom grains.
Plant-based lunch with a local family
Enjoy a traditional home-cooked vegan meal using seasonal vegetables, homemade fermented sauces, and village-grown rice.
Hands-on soy sauce or fermented tofu workshop
Learn how to make naturally brewed soy sauce or preserved tofu the old way—salt, time, patience, and sunlight.
Wild mushroom or mountain veggie hotpot
End the day with a beautiful, all-vegan hotpot filled with forest mushrooms, mountain greens, and hand-pulled tofu skin, simmered in herb-infused broths.
Day 2
Visit a local organic tofu farm
Spend the morning at a family-run organic farm where you’ll learn the entire process of traditional tofu-making—from stone grinding soybeans to pressing and slicing. Roll up your sleeves and try it yourself!
Tofu-themed lunch with the farm family
Enjoy a nourishing, multi-dish lunch where tofu is the star—pan-fried, silken, marinated, and steamed—served with fresh garden vegetables and village-grown rice.
Tour a permaculture food forest
Head to a thriving permaculture farm home to over 100 varieties of herbs, fruits, vegetables, and edible flowers. You’ll tour the fields, meet the growers, and handpick ingredients straight from the soil.
DIY vegan treats
Back in the open-air kitchen, work with the farm family to prepare creative vegan snacks using what you just harvested—anything from flower-dusted rice cakes to banana-leaf-wrapped bundles.
Outdoor sunset farm-to-table dinner
As the sun dips behind the hills, sit down to a slow, peaceful outdoor meal. Everything on your plate is fresh, seasonal, and grown just steps away. It’s more than a dinner—it’s a celebration of soil, season, and simplicity.
Sleep under the stars
End the day by camping at the farm beneath a starlit sky. Surrounded by fruit trees, mountain air, and the gentle hum of night insects, this peaceful stay offers a rare chance to reconnect with nature in one of Yunnan’s most nourishing landscapes.
We can commence our plant-based journey anywhere in Yunnan. Kindly ensure your arrival in Yunnan for first dinner and hotel check-in.
We prioritize locally sourced, ecological, and organic ingredients, advocating for a low-carbon, eco-friendly, and healthy diet. The meals provided during a vegan tour will only consist of plant-based options. We accommodate gluten-free or other requests.
Throughout the tour, public or local-style restroom facilities are accessible, while western-style toilets are predominantly available in hotels and large shopping complexes.
For a more authentic experience and to really support the local business, we usually choose clean, characteristic and comfortable local accommodation over international hotels, but when there are no local options, we would stay in regular local or international hotels. Every room is usually shared by two people. For single room supplement, please consult us prior to booking for pricing.
Ensure you pack comfortable footwear, waterproof hiking boots, a rain jacket, a swimsuit, towels, a toothbrush. Additionally, we suggest bringing along a reusable shopping bag.
Reusable bowls, bamboo chopsticks, spoons will be provided for guests. However, we strongly encourage you to bring your own reusable items.
As part of our eco-friendly initiative, we will furnish you with an eco-travel gift box for use during the tour. This includes items such as a bamboo toothbrush, tooth tablets, and soap bars.
During this tour, our guide will introduce you to our low impact lifestyle. We will assist you in minimizing the use of single-use plastic disposables by encouraging refusal and offering alternatives.
Price List Varies by Group Size
Tour Type: private tour
1500-3000 RMB per person per day
please consult us first about the pricing prior to booking
- All Food and Water(Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks)
- All Workshops
- Tickets to all the Sights(included in the tour)
- Experienced Local English-Speaking Guide
- Licensed Electric Car or Van with Professional and Responsible Driver
- Airport or Train Station Pickup
- Accommodation(7 nights)
- Mandatory Insurance
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- Tips (Optional)
- Souvenirs and Personal Expenses
- International/Domestic Flights or Trains
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Interested in a Custom Vegan Journey?
Whether you’re curious about wild mushrooms, tofu traditions, or Yunnan’s ethnic food culture, we can design a 100% plant-based itinerary that’s nourishing, authentic, and unforgettable.
📩 Let’s plan your vegan escape.
- Best Season: Yunnan’s plant-based paradise is open year-round, thanks to its mild “eternal spring” climate and incredible biodiversity. But for vegan travelers, the rainy season (June–September) offers something extra: wild mushrooms in full bloom, lush foraging trails, and overflowing village markets.
