Fragrant Hills and Summer Palace Private Beijing Layover Tour
Visit several top attractions in the north of Beijing's old city center during this private layover tour. Appreciate a famous forest park and imperial garden with a long history; explore largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial garden and admire the facade of Niaochao National Stadium and Water Cube. At dusk, we will climb the Jingshan and have a bird’s eye view of Forbidden City. To enhance your experience: Transportation, lunch and entrance fees are included.
- Appreciate the profound history and the amazing natural scenery at Fragrant Hills Park
- Visit Beijing Olympic Park and admire the facade of Niaochao National Stadium and Water Cube
- 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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Fragrant Hills and Summer Palace Private Beijing Layover Tour
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What's included in Fragrant Hills and Summer Palace Private Beijing Layover Tour
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Fragrant Hills Park (Xiangshan Gongyuan)
Your tour guide will meet you at exit of the airport with the welcoming board on which your name will be written at 08:30 a.m.. 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. Fragrant Hill is especially famous for the maple leaves. When autumn comes, the maple leaves blossom so that the mountain is on fire. The best time to enjoy the autumn colors is about the middle of October. Fragrant Hill Red Leaves Festival takes place in the middle of October each year. The maple leaves usually keep blossoming for about one month. After lunch, we will visit the Summer Palace and admire the facade of Niaochao National Stadium and Water Cube.
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.
Olympic Park
Beijing Olympic Park, also known as the Olympic Green. Beijing Olympic Park is where the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympics took place. It also will be where the 2022 Winter Olympics takes place. Afterward, it was transformed into a comprehensive multifunctional activity center for the public. It contains the main venues used during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, such as the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube. You will be overwhelmed by the architecture of these two magnificent buildings.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Professional tour guide
- Entrance fee of the indicated attractions
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels.
Meeting / End Points
- We pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels.
