Beijing Private Layover Tour of Summer Palace, Hutong with Airport Pickup
Don’t spend your Beijing stopover inside the airport. Experience four signature sights of Beijing during the layover tour. After a convenient airport pickup, explore largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial garden – Summer Palace; admire the facade of Niaochao and Water Cube at Beijing Olympic Park. After lunch, wander in the 798 Art Zone, visit Jingshan Park and enjoy panoramic view of Forbidden City. At dusk, we will walk along Hutong, taste local delicacy and experience the original Beijing lifestyle.
- Stroll around Kunming Lake and Long Corridor at the Summer Palace
- Wander in the 798 Art Zone and feel the contrast of the present with the past
- Learn about local insights, history and geography from your guide
- Enjoy convenient airport pickup/drop-off on this private tour
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Beijing Private Layover Tour of Summer Palace, Hutong with Airport Pickup
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What's included in Beijing Private Layover Tour of Summer Palace, Hutong with Airport Pickup
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Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Your professional 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 Summer Palace and start Beijing private tour. 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. Then, we will stroll around Beijing Olympic Park and admire the facade of Niaochao National Stadium and Water Cube.
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.
Niaochao National StadiumPass-by Only
The Beijing National Stadium, more commonly referred to as the Bird’s Nest, was built for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at a cost of $423 million. Since the Olympics and all its fanfare, the stadium has become a major landmark and tourist attraction, as well as a venue for both international and domestic sporting competitions. Though relatively new to the Beijing landscape, the National Stadium has become a must-see attraction.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Local Delicacy
- 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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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