Private Tour of Beijing Highlights with Pickup
Hit Beijing’s top attractions in just a day on this layover tour. With a private guide, appreciate a famous forest park and imperial garden with a long history – Fragrant Hills Park; tour the largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial garden – Summer Palace; visit a China's ancient sacrificial building - Temple of Heaven; stroll on the ancient and famous Qianmen Street and experience a traditional Chinese way of life. According to your preference, your guide will recommend some local delicacies to eat.
- Appreciate the profound history and the amazing natural scenery at Fragrant Hills Park
- Walk along Qianmen Street and visit famous shops with over 100 years history
- Stroll around Kunming Lake and Long Corridor at the Summer Palace
- Learn about local insights, history and geography from your guide
- Make the most of limited time with convenient airport pickup and drop-off
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Private Tour of Beijing Highlights with Pickup
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Fragrant Hills Park (Xiangshan Gongyuan)
Your tour guide will meet you at exit of Beijing Capital International Airport at 08:30 a.m. or your arrival time. Then, we will transfer to Fragrant Hills Park and start the highlight day tour. Fragrant Hill is a famous forest park and an imperial garden with a long history. Highlights of the mountain include Censer Peak, the Hall of Diligent Government, the Temple of the Azure Clouds, the Memorial Hall of Sun Zhongshan, the Lake of Glasses, Fragrant Hill Temple, the Double Clean Villa, Yu Hua Villa, Zhao Temple, and the Fragrant Hill Cableway that gives you a wide birds-eye view of the park area. Then, you will move to Summer Palace. According to your preference, your guide will recommend a place to eat nearby Summer Palace, which could be a small local eatery or elegant cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and walk along Qianmen Street to visit famous shops with over 100 years history.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial garden, rich in history and culture. Once a summer retreat for emperors, this 716-acre park is still a retreat for tourist, who can relax here or stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and huge lake, stopping occasionally at a shop or tea-house. Much-loved summer retreat of the Imperial families, the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors are set around the lake and rivers in natural harmony. Long Corridor at the Summer Palace The paths beside the lake lead you under shady trees, or along the roofed colonnade known as the Long Corridor, with its magnificently painted ceilings. Bridges, boats, willows, lotus flowers, and other attractive landscaping make this a pleasant place to soak up the atmosphere and in the views.
Temple of Heaven
It is the Largest Existing Architecture Group For Heaven Worship in the World. Originally, the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. Residents living near the this place enjoy many activities here, such as running, cycling, singing, dancing, playing chess, flying kites, etc. You can become involved personally in these activities and experience the leisure pursuits of local people.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Professional tour guide
- Entrance fee of the indicated attractions
- Lunch
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Additional Information
Your guide will pick you up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels.
