Private Tour: Beijing City Overview with Boat Ride and Buffet Dinner on Central TV Tower
Embark on this private 8-hour tour of Beijing, attaining panoramic views and cultural knowledge along the way. Accompanied by an English-speaking guide, drive to Jingshan Hill and take a boat to the Summer Palace. Enjoy a provided buffet dinner at the Central TV Tower and time on the Observation Deck before returning to your hotel.
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What's included in Private Tour: Beijing City Overview with Boat Ride and Buffet Dinner on Central TV Tower
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Jingshan Park
Meet your guide in your hotel lobby and travel to Jingshan Hill, the highest point in the old part of Beijing. Climb to the top to absorb the far-reaching views over the palace rooftops and downtown Beijing.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Then take a canopy boat (40 minutes) along the Imperial Waterway to visit the Summer Palace, whose landscaped gardens and pavilions were created in 1750 as a summer retreat for China’s rulers. You will see some of the iconic places including:
Hall of Benevolence and LongevityPass-by Only
The same as the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, there had to be a throne hall for the emperor to handle state affairs in the Summer Palace. Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi used to hold audience and handle state affairs in the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity.
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Luxurious Buffet dinner on Central TV Tower
- Mineral water
- Boat to Suzhou Street inside the Summer Palace
- Boat to the Summer Palace along the former Imperial Waterway
- All Entrance Fees
- Experienced English-speaking guide
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please bring your passport for the tour
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Additional Information
Guide will contact you one night before departure, either by calling your room or leave a message, to confirm departure time. Guide will meet you in your Beijing hotel lobby.
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• Guide will contact you the night prior to the tour, either by phone call or leave a message, to confirm the departure time
