Beijing Trip Overview
Visit highlights of Beijing including the Summer Palace,the Houhai Lake area with Rickshaw Hutong tour, the Nanluoguxiang Street and the Lama Temple with this private day tour from Beijing.
You will be picked up and dropped off from your Beijing hotel.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visit highlights of Beijing including the Summer Palace,the Houhai Lake area with Rickshaw Hutong tour, the Nanluoguxiang Street and the Lama Temple with this private day tour from Beijing.
You will be picked up and dropped off from your Beijing hotel.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Our tour guide and driver will meet you at your Beijing hotel at 9:00am and driving to the Beijing Lama Temple, need 18 minutes driving, 6km.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China
Discover the very best of Beijing on this 1-day private sightseeing tour. Begin the day at the calming Lama Temple and learn the site’s fascinating history.
The Yonghe Temple, also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The building and artwork of the temple is a combination of Han Chinese and Tibetan styles.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
Afterwards,we will head to the expansive Summer Palace covering an area of 2.9 square kilometers, 3 quarters of which is water: Kunming Lake. This artificial lake was created by extending an existing body of water to imitate the West Lake in Hangzhou.
The Summer Palace was Situated in the Haidian District northwest of Beijing, Summer Palace is 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the downtown area. Being the largest and most well-preserved royal park in China, it greatly influences Chinese horticulture and landscape with its famous natural views and cultural interests, which also has long been recognized as ‘The Museum of Royal Gardens’.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Back Lakes (Hou Hai), Shicha Lake Scenic Resort, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Afterwards, take the private car to Hou hai alke area and do the rickshaw hutong tour, a Hutong tour will definitely provide you with a chance to mingle with local residents and get a unique travel experience in the intricate winding Hutongs. They are maze-like, deep and exactly as they were a long time ago, recording the history of the city. Even today, there are many residents reluctant to move from their beloved Hutongs. You can visit a local family’s house to experience authentic Beijing life and stop every now and then to take pictures.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nanluoguxiang, Nanluoguo Xiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Next, go to Nanluoguxiang and If you’re keen on retail therapy, one must-see hutong is Nanluoguxiang in the Gulou, or Drum and Bell Tower, district, which has several kilometers of shops, galleries and cafés that range from the chic to the kitschy. You’ll find lots of cool T-shirts here (Plastered has a good line) featuring tricked-out images of everything from Mao Zedong to garden gnomes.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: North of Tian’anmen square, Dongcheng District, Beijing China
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Duration: 10 minutes
