• Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Depending on the start time selected at checkout, meet your guide outside of your hotel lobby at your preferred time. From here, you’ll make your way to the nearest metro station for the short and easy journey to the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), a UNESCO World Heritage site.

During your journey, your guide provides a historical overview of the landmark, which was built in 1750 as a royal residence and is widely considered a masterpiece of Chinese landscape design.

• Hall of Benevolence and Longevity - Once you arrive at the Summer Palace, follow your guide to enter from the East Gate of the palace and visit some of the most important buildings, such as the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, the Long corridor, the marble boat, the hall of Happiness and Longevity and more. Your guide’s lovely stories will takes you back to the time when the emperors built these places as a route to heaven.
• Hall of Happiness and Longevity - Start your trip with the visit of the Hall of Happiness and Longevity, it was the residence of Empress Dowager Cixi during her stay in the Summer Palace. Get to know the functions of the courtyard and stories behind.
• Long Corridor at the Summer Palace - After visit few other courtyards, then stroll along the longest corridor in the world with your guide, enjoy amazing view while walking, and learn different legendary stories about the paintings on the roof.
• Kunming Lake - While walking you will enjoy amazing view of the Kunming Lake, get to know the elements to make a perfect Chinese garden in ancient time.
• Qingyan Stone Boat - At the end of the Long Corridor, you will see the famous Marble Boat, it is an ornamental structure in classical Chinese landscaping. Take some photos and learn the deep meaning of the structure.
• Tower of Buddhist Incense(Summer Palace) - Then you will travel back to the middle of the Summer Palace, continue with a visit to the Hall of Dispelling Clouds, which is situated on the central axis of Longevity Hill and is the heart of a succession of buildings used for celebrations. Admire the Tower of Buddhist Incense and other buddhist buildings.

Your tour will ends at the north gate of the Summer Palace, after the tour you can choose to explore the Summer Palace on your own or travel back to your hotel by subway.

• Private walking tour
• Metro transportation costs included
• Hotel pickup via public transit
• English-speaking tour guide
• All entrance fees covered

• Additional Entrance fees (inner sites of major attractions)
• Food and drinks
• Hotel drop-off (public transport back to hotel)
• Gratuities

The public transportation system in Beijing is impressively efficient, providing one of the quickest methods for commuting throughout the city via bus and subway. Submerge into the local environment and accumulate the unique experience of common travel in Beijing. This exclusive 4-hour tour offers you an authentic glimpse into daily local commute, along with a visit to the picturesque Summer Palace.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.