Highlights
- Admire Kunming Lake, a huge artificial lake
- Explore the Long Corridor with 14,000 traditional Chinese paintings
- Visit Longevity Hill, a bat-shaped hill designed for ideal feng shui
- Discover Emperor’s Prison, where Emperor Guangxu was held for 10 years
Description
Summer Palace is the most beautiful royal garden in China which is consist of three parts: political center, living quarter and garden, same design as the Forbidden City. But the garden takes up 3 quarters of the whole palace, huge artificial lake, longest wooden corridor painted with 14,000 paintings.
Option 1: Summer Palace Walking Tour
Your guide will meet you in the McDonald of the meeting point. If you choose the option includes the hotel pick up service, then your guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby.
Your guide will show you the Hall of benevolence and longevity. Share interesting stories of Dragon lady Cixi and the design of this layout under Chinese Feng-shui.
Your guide will show you the Hall of happiness and longevity which is the living quarter for dragon lady Cixi. Share her life stories with you, you will know why she was capable to be real ruler, even emperor was under her control. How luxurious her life was.
Your guide will show you the beautiful garden with huge artificial lake, artificial hill and longest wooden corridor in the world.
Walk beside the lake to the living quarters for emperor Guang Xu and his empress. Why an ambitious young emperor became a prisoner, why his favorite concubine was killed by dragon lady Cixi, and what is the true cause of emperor’s death.
Option 2: Summer Palace+Forbidden City+Temple of Heaven
On top of the option 1, your guide will guide you Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven
Option 3: Summer Palace+Great Wall +Outside View of the Olympic Stadiums
On top of the option 1, your guide will guide you the Great Wall and Olympic Stadiums (National Stadium~Bird’s Nest & National Aquatic Center~Water Cube)
Option 4: Summer Palace+Panda House+Outside View of the Olympic Stadiums
On top of the option 1, your guide will guide you the Panda House to enjoy the cute pandas and Olympic Stadiums (National Stadium~Bird’s Nest & National Aquatic Center~Water Cube)
Option 5: Summer Palace+Temple of Heaven+Hutong Rickshaw Tour
On top of the option 1, your guide will guide you Temple of Heaven and rickshaw ride in the most beautiful Hutongs.
Option 6: Summer Palace+Forbidden City+Hutong Rickshaw Tour
On top of the option 1, your guide will guide you Forbidden City and rickshaw ride in the most beautiful Hutongs.
Option 7: Summer Palace+Forbidden City+Temple of Heaven
On top of the option 1, your guide will guide you Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven
Option 8: Summer Palace+Lama Temple+ Drum Tower
On top of the option 1, your guide will guide you Lama Temple and Drum Tower
After the tour, your guide will escort you back to your hotel but the transportation cost will be on your own.
Includes
Professional English-speaking guide
Tickets to the Summer Palace (excluding museums inside the Summer Palace and the Suzhou Street ticket)
First-entry ticket to Beijing Zoo and ticket to the Panda House (if you choose an option that includes Beijing Zoo for pandas)
Hotel pickup service (if the option includes it)
Excludes
1.Tips for your guide
2.Any public transportation costs, for private group your guide will help you to get a taxi or assist to buy the subway tickets but the costs will be on your own expense
3.Food and drinks
4.Boat tickets
Important Information
- All visitors need to bring their passports
- Hotel pickup is included with selected options; otherwise, meet your guide at the meeting point
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
