Layover Tour to Forbidden City, Hutong, Summer Palace & Tasting Roasted Duck
If you want to taste the Beijing typical food, we can take you to try.
Beijing Roasted Duck is prepared from specially-bred Beijing crammed duck with a unique roasting process which gives it a perfect combination of color, aroma and taste, a crisp thin skin, and a mouth-melting flavor. Beijing Roasted Duck dates back 300 years, and originated in the imperial kitchens of Jinling (today’s Nanjing).
Options
Classic Beijing Tour
Make Dumplings OR Taste Duck: Airport-Tiananmen Square-Forbidden City- Hutong-Summer Palace- Making Dumplings OR Tasting Roasted Duck -Airport
Pickup included
What's included in Layover Tour to Forbidden City, Hutong, Summer Palace & Tasting Roasted Duck
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Designed and built in 1651, the Tiananmen Square is not only an important site of political and historical events of China but also one of the largest city squares in the world with 44 hectares in size. The historical events like May Fourth Movement in 1919 and the proclamation of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949 all happened here. Tiananmen Square is the central focus of Beijing. To its west stands the Great Hall of People while the National Museum is located in the east. The Monument to the People’s Hero stands high in the middle of the square and the memorial hall of Chairman Mao is located on the south.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
As the royal residences of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties from the 15th to 20th century, the Forbidden City used to be the centre of State power in late feudal China. It was constructed between 1406 and 1420 by the Ming emperor Zhu Di and witnessed the enthronement of 14 Ming and 10 Qing emperors over the following 505 years. There are over a million rare and valuable works of art in the permanent collection of the Forbidden City including paintings, ceramics, seals, steles, sculptures, inscribed wares, bronze wares, enamel objects, etc. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China and also in the World. It was first built in 1750 by Emperor Qianlong, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886. Constructed around the Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, Summer Palace is a vast complex of gardens, palaces, lakes, and hills. The landscaped gardens, temples, and pavilions were designed to achieve harmony with nature and to please the eye. In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List. It declared the Summer Palace a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design.
Inclusions
- Our souvenir
- Admission tickets to sightseeing places
- All government taxes
- Free Car Wifi
- A bottle of mineral water per person
- Experienced English-speaking tour guide
- Peking Roasted Duck or Making dumping fee (Lunch)
- Private Air-conditioned vehicle with experienced driver
- Your personal expenses
- Gratuities to driver
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If the trip cannot be carried out due to personal or customs prohibition, we will return 50% of the group payment 48 hours before the start of the tour, and we will not refund 24 hours before the start of the tour
Meet
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 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
For any urgent change or issue, please contact us within 2.5 hours after landing off. Or it will be regarded as voluntary cancellation of the trip from customer side.
Meeting / End Points
- Driver will meet you at the Starbucks of the arrival hall at the airport, holding you name board.
