Why choose this Beijing tour ?
Travel in this mini group tour to admire Beijing’s four highlights accompanied by a professional tour guide. Start your morning with a visit to the Temple of Heaven, where you can see the splendid architectures and local people’s morning exercise. A rickshaw ride through Hutong Alleys are followed to trace the life of old Beijing people. Then visit a beautiful old temple in the center of Beijing – Lama Temple. At last, explore the Summer Palace, where one can enjoy natural beauty and the grandeur of ancient royal garden.
· Mini group of about 9 members, with more personal service.
· No shopping detours, no factory, no tea ceremony and no shopping site restaurant, which at least save you two hours today for a pure sightseeing experience. That’s the reason why you can have more time at the attraction sites. This tour are running for guests’ interests rather than the shopping commission.
· Avoid the ticket line at the entrance of all attractions.
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What makes Small Group Full-Day Tour of Beijing City, No Shopping a unique experience ?
In the morning, your professional guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby, and then a comfortable and capacious chauffeur-driven minivan will transfer you to the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors worshiped the God of Heaven for good harvest in ancient times. Now it turns out to be a big park where you can see local people doing exercise and more recreational activities.
Next continue your tour to Beijing Hutong. There you will take a rickshaw to go through the old alleys and pay a visit to a Hutong family to see how the old Beijingers live. There are many popular restaurants, cafes and local food stores in the area. It should be a good chance to taste the local food if you want to have a try. Your guide will offer you suggestions. After lunch, you could stroll around Houhai Lake and explore more of the Hutong area.
There are many popular restaurants, cafes and local food stores in the area, so we still leave the lunch today on your own choice.Your guide will offer you suggestions. After lunch, you could stroll around Houhai Lake and explore more of the Hutong area.
Lama Temple, also known as Yonghe Lamasery is a beautiful old temple in the center of Beijing. It was initially built in 1694 as the residence Emperor Yongzheng when he was just a prince. Now it is considered as the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China.
An about 30-minute drive will take you to the Summer Palace, which is reputed as the museum of ancient royal gardens. Our expert guide will show you around. Centered upon Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake, the Summer Palace boasts a perfect combination of natural landscape and royal garden. It is a fantastic resort for travelers to admire the peaceful landscapes and magnificent architectures.
After that, you will be escorted back to your hotel.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We guarantee 100% No Shopping Stops in our tours. For those who do not mention “No Shopping”, usually they have shopping stops. Even you don’t see shopping related words in their itineraries, it is indeed a shopping tour. Be sure to ask the operator about this. By taking a shopping tour, your time spent on attractions will be shortened, and you might be pressured to purchase overpriced items. The so-called tea ceremony is also a trap with commissions. So, to thoroughly enjoy the trip, you are suggested to choose a tour without any annoying shopping stops.
- We offer free pick-up within the fourth ring road of the Beijing city. While Beijing is really a very large city, to ensure the morning pick-up going smoothly as scheduled, we suggest you choose centrally located downtown hotels. If the location of your hotel is beyond our free pick-up range, you may need to pay for extra mile transfers or get to an appointed meeting point. For any pick-up issues, your one-on-one travel consultant is ready to help anytime.
- Group Size: About 9 people. There are chances that 5% of the tour groups will exceed 9 people but we will make proper arrangements.
- Important note: Entrance tickets of the Forbidden City are usually released online 7 days in advance and could be easily sold out. Kindly advise you to book the tour 8 days before since the ticket purchase is based on the real name policy.
- Since the Temple of Heaven is closed on Mondays, this tour designer carefully choose the visit to the Beihai Park instead of Temple of Heaven if your travel date happens to meet Monday.
- Departures are guaranteed with even two persons.
- The time schedule of the itinerary is for reference. It will be adjusted according to the traffic and real situations.
- This supplier also offers 2-day mini group tour and multi-day tours. Please search the supplier’s name to check its tour list.
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
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Small Group Full-Day Tour of Beijing City, No Shopping Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Pick up and drop off to hotels within the forth ring road of the Beijing city
- English-speaking tour guide
- Complimentary bottled water with unlimited supplies
- Air conditioned minivan with chauffeur
Not Included
- Meals
- Cable car fee at the Great Wall
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Travel China Guide.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Shanghai.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 87 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 12 Travelers is accepted for booking.
• Pick-up Service: Your guide will contact you the night before to reconfirm the pick-up time. If you haven’t received the pick-up message before 20:00, contact the supplier anytime via phone 13259439629 or 029-85236688.
• You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler.
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.