Highlights
- Explore Yuanmingyuan independently with an English audio guide link + PDF
- Use a pre-booked ticket to avoid buying at the entrance
- Enter once within your option’s stated time window (06:00–16:00/17:30)
- Clear entry process: GYG QR not valid; use the separate e-ticket we send
- Choose Gate Ticket or Pass to match the areas you want to access
Description
A) Overview
Visit Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace) with a pre-booked ticket and explore at your own pace using an online English audio guide link plus an English PDF guidebook.
B) Why choose this
Save time by avoiding on-site ticket purchase lines
Secure admission in busy periods when tickets can sell out
Use self-guided English audio + PDF to follow a clear route at your own speed
Choose the pass option if you also want entry to the Western Mansions Ruins and the Panorama Sand Table Exhibition
C) What to expect
1. After booking, we send your separate QR-code e-ticket, the English PDF guidebook, and the audio guide link via WhatsApp, email, and/or GetYourGuide message (about 6 days before your visit).
2. Arrive within your option’s valid entry window.
3. At the entrance, present the e-ticket we sent (the GetYourGuide voucher/QR code is not accepted for entry).
4. Enter the park and start your self-guided visit. Open the audio guide link on your phone and follow along with the PDF guidebook.
5. You can usually visit until 21:00; the park closes at 21:30.
D) Important notes
Entry is time-window based: you can enter once at any time within the valid window for your selected option.
Audio guide is online (not downloadable). You need stable mobile data during your visit.
Yuanmingyuan Museum entry is not included in any option.
No in-person guide, hotel pickup/drop-off, meals, or personal expenses are included.
E) Summary
A self-guided Yuanmingyuan visit with pre-booked admission, English audio, and an English PDF guidebook.
Includes
Yuanmingyuan main gate admission ticket
Entrance Fees (if option selected)
English Online Audio Guide with GPS Navigation (Web Link Access)
English PDF guidebook
Excludes
Yuanmingyuan Museum entry ticket
Audio device or earphones
In-person guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meals and drinks
Personal expenses
Western Mansions Ruins entry ticket (unless Pass option selected)
Panorama Sand Table Exhibition entry ticket (unless Pass option selected)
Important Information
- IMPORTANT: The GetYourGuide voucher/QR code is NOT valid for entry. Use the separate e-ticket we send.
Valid entry window depends on your selected option; you can enter once within that window.
Audio guide is provided via a web link. Please use your own mobile phone to open the link and bring your own earphones or headphones. The audio guide is valid only on the selected visit date until 23:59 local time.
Yuanmingyuan Museum entry is not included in any option.
No hotel pickup/drop-off and no in-person guide.
In peak season, tickets can be hard to secure—book early.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
