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All Inclusive Beijing Private Day Tour to Summer Palace and Old Summer Palace

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Spend a day to explore the beauty of the wonderful Chinese gardens on this private and personalized tour: Beauty, drama and history!  This all inclusive private tour is ideal for the horticultural enthusiast or any admirer of natural beauty. Visit two imperial gardens in Beijing: The Summer Palace and The Old Summer Palace, built in the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911). This price one day tour includes tasty lunch in the local restaurant,  entrance fee to all the sites, dragon boat cruise in the Summer Palace(Summer time) , an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. The tour contains no factory and shopping stops which keeps the focus on the main sites.
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fee
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off(For hotels within the 4th ring road of the City)
  • Additional entrance to the Museums inside the Gardens
  • Gratuities
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Traveler pickup is offered

We pick you up from your hotel within the 4th ring road of Beijing city, please provide the hotel details when make booking. If your hotel is out of the 5th ring road of Beijing city, may have extra cost.

  • Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), Beijing, China
    Your private tour guide will pick you up from your hotels lobby at 9:00am to start the garden adventures. Your first stop is the Summer Palace (first built in 1,750), a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls (Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, Hall of Happiness and Longevity, and etc), palaces, temples and bridges (such as Seventeen Arches Bridge) to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value. Using Kunming Lake, the former reservoir of the Yuan dynasty’s capital and Longevity Hill as the basic framework, the Summer Palace combined political and administrative, residential, spiritual, and recreational functions within a landscape of lakes and mountains, in accordance with the Chinese philosophy of balancing the works of man with nature. You will also see the famous Qingyan Stone Boat there. From there you will take a dragon boat cruise to the South Gate of the Summer Palace(In summer time)
    120 minutes
  • Hall of Happiness and Longevity, Beijing, China
    Learn the stories about Empress Cixi with your tour guide here and check out her living quarters.
    10 minutes
  • Long Corridor at the Summer Palace, Beijing, China
    Walk along the longest corridor in the world which listed on the Guinness book of world record;
    30 minutes
  • Qingyan Stone Boat, Beijing, China
    then continue to the Marble Boat--a foreign style superstructure which was supposed to be a symbol of stability of the Qing Dynasty. 
    10 minutes
  • Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan), Beijing, China
    Continue to the Old Summer Palace, a veritable museum of garden construction and horticulture. It's Chinese name is Yuanminyuan, which means "Garden of Gardens". It was constructed during the 18th and early 19th century and was a wonderland of lakes and waterways, bridges, hills and pavilions. However, it was destroyed in 1860. Your authentic Chinese lunch will be served in a local restaurant.
    120 minutes
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please wear comfortable walking shoes
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
si260884hk
26 Aug 2019
My friend & I travelled to Beijing for the first time. As we were only there for 6 days our schedule was quite tight so we didn’t want to waste any time. On one of the days we decided to do a half day private tour to the Summer Palace & Old Summer Palace. It was a fantastic experience from start to finish. Lucy met us at the hotel, on time and went through the itinerary. She arranged everything and gave us detailed information and history about the Palaces. What I really liked was apart from being very polite, kind and engaging is that she didn’t give too much information. It was just enough and to the point. Some guides give way too much and you cannot take it all in but Lucy was perfect. To finish off she took us to this amazing local restaurant called Xian’r Lao Man where we had fried, boiled dumplings & other delicious dishes. Thank you so much for everything you did for us and if we come back we will defiantly find you again. Hope to see you soon, maybe in Hong Kong
ojh1219
24 Jun 2019
We went on a tour with Lucy. Lucy was ready for us at the hotel lobby when we went down about 5-10 min before the meeting time. Lucy is very pleasant to talk to, with fluent english. Lucy called up the driver promptly. The drive to New summer palace was smooth. Lucy walked with us in a nice pace, explaining all the history and highlights. About an 1-2 stroll around the New palace, we drove to the Old palace...Personally I preferred the new palace, but it was interesting to see the both site for the comparison, and we didn't waste any time at any moment. We all went to a Beijing restaurant for lunch. Lucy was so kind and attentive, asking us for any restrictions on diet and how much spice we can tolerate. We enjoyed lunch a lot, especially when it is so difficult to order at the local restaurant when you don't speak any Chinese. We were dropped off at our hotel promptly after lunch. The whole tour seemed very well planned, and it was pleasure to have Lucy as our tour guide. She was very knowledgable, and my partner REALLY enjoyed talking to Lucy (about Chinese history and lifestyle) The driver was nice as well, making sure if we had enough water to drink...very attentive!
This tour in Northern China is organized by Discover Beijing Tours

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