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Beijing Highlights: Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong
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Beijing
Come and enjoy a day in Beijing to see famous attractions such as Summer Palace, and Lama Temple. Experience the interesting Rickshaw at Hutong, ( Beijing old neighborhood ) and Houhai Lake area. In addition, see the Confucius and imperial college . This 8-hour private tour includes tasty local Peking duck lunch as well.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Visit the best preserved imperial garden Summer Palace in the afternoon, summer palace was built at 1750, burnt at 1860, rebuilt at 1888, why the famous dragon lady Empress Dowager Cixi loved here so much? Follow your guide you will learn about her extravagant life, know the secret story behind her, her opera house, birthday celebration rooms, the longest painted corridor as well as the beautiful Kunming Lake are great to see.
- Hutong Tour - Take a rickshaw, goes through the old Beijing Hu tongs, experience the life of real old Beijingers, visit one of the representative square courtyard, know the culture behind it, stop at Yin Ding Bridge of Hou Hai Lake area take some photos, feel different Beijing.
- Lama Temple (Yonghegong) - Explore the famous Tibetan style temple – Lama Temple in Beijing，which was built at 1694 by the emperor Kang Xi for his 4th son Yin Zhen, since next emperor Qian Long was born here too, the Lama Temple has become a “ blessed land for two emperors “. You will admire three pieces of wonders: Five hundred Arhats mountains, 26 meters high sandalwood Buddha which was list in the Guinness World Book in 1900, and the exquisite nan mu Buddha niches on this tour. Benefiting insider knowledge through your guide as you go, and enjoy plenty of time for a closer look at each of the stops.
- Temple of Confucius and Guozijian Museum - After Lama temple, cross the street see the Confucius temple which built at 1302 Yuan dynasty, for worshiping Confucius in ancient china, a great place to visit with less touristy. Followed by visiting the imperial college, explore the only preserved and complete site of the highest institution and administration for managing education during Yuan, Ming, Qing three dynasties, spend a leisure time here in the afternoon.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional multilingual guide
- Transport by air-conditioned car
- Complimentary bottle of water
- Authentic Peking Duck lunch included
- Entrance fees to all sights
What's Not Included
- Gratuities ( Recommended )
Location
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Maria
Apr 1, 2024
What a fantastic experience ! - What a great day ! Another fantastic recommendation from our tour operator Cathy who provided all information as soon as we requested them. Our day started by meeting the driver and the tour guide in our hotel lobby. Nancy, our tour guide, was amazing! We were so impressed by her deep knowledge of the history of China but also by her ability to provide such nice stories and facts for every place we visited in a way that would be easy for us to remember. A lovely person who took a great care of us along with the driver Mr Yang. We loved every single place we visited, and it definitely worth it .
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Sergio
Mar 18, 2024
1 day in Beijing - Excellent guide in Spanish or English to visit Beijing. Diego has been very kind and collaborative during our visit. 👍👍👊🏻👏🏼
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Neil
Mar 2, 2024
Educational, enlightening, informative, great fun and a must do tour with the BEST guide - What a wonderful day Summer Palace, Lama and Confucius Temples and Imperial College, really interesting, love the concept of respect your teacher from Confucius. Great tour, wonderful information from the wonderful (BEST) tour guide Cathy, so entertaining, educational and great fun. Certainly a must do tour, but of course only if Cathy can fit you in to her busy schedule. Don’t be shy, book now how ever far you have to travel.
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Anonymous
Jul 24, 2018
Beijing tour - Cathy was a delight to be with. She is delightful and provided a great tour filled with interesting activities (calligraphy, tai chi, drum performance). The day was as delightful as she was. Highly recommended. .
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