- Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Your all-inclusive private day tour begins at your preferred time, and your professional guide and personal driver will meet you at your hotel. Your first stop is the UNESCO-listed Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial gardens, around 40 minutes’ drive from downtown Beijing.
First built in 1750 AD, during the time of the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong, and largely destroyed during the war of 1860, the Summer Palace centers on the expansive Kunming Lake and towering Longevity Hill. Listen to the commentary from your tour guide while driving, feel free to ask questions if you have.
- Hall of Benevolence and Longevity - Your guide will escort you around the grounds, providing an insight not only into Chinese landscape architecture but into the lives of the imperial family who enjoyed their leisure there.
You will visit Important buildings such as: The hall of Benevolence and Longevity, The Hall of Happiness and Longevity and more.
- Long Corridor at the Summer Palace - Walk along the World’s longest corridor and enjoy different paintings on the ceiling. Gain deep insight into the history and life story of Empress Dowager Ci’xi.
- Kunming Lake - In summer time, you will enjoy the dragon boat cruise along the lake
- Qingyan Stone Boat - After visit the famous Qingyan Marble Boat, you will exit from the North gate of the Summer Palace
- Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) - You’ll break for lunch at a local restaurant and enjoy Chinese specialties before driving 20 minutes or so to the Old Summer Palace.
Celebrated for its spectacular collection of gardens, architecture, and art, this was once known as the ‘Garden of Gardens’
- its destruction in 1860 was a huge loss to the world. A harmonious blend of typical Chinese scenery with some western architectural features, the vast majority of what remained of the garden was damaged in the 1980s.
Your guide will lead you through this landscape of crumbling walls and ruins and describe its former grandeur.
- Niaochao National Stadium - After the tour finished, you will driving pass by the National Stadium and Water cube, then you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Entrance fee
- Transport by private vehicle
- Gratuities
Love gardens? Experience the majesty of imperial Chinese landscaping and horticulture on this 8-hour private garden tour. You’ll visit the Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its predecessor, the Old Summer Palace, discover the gardens’ fascinating history, and enjoy a restaurant lunch. All entrance fees, private tour guide and transfer service are all inclusive.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
