5-Hour Summer Palace & Old Summer Palace Private Walking Tour with Lunch Option

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Itinerary

1. After meeting your guide upon hotel pickup, hop into your vehicle and start your exciting tour. It takes about 40 minutes from downtown Beijing to the UNESCO World Heritage Site-Summer Palace, located about 12 miles northwest of Beijing downtown. It is the largest imperial Garden in existence in China, covers an area of 716 acres( three quareters of which is covered by a lake). You will visit the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity,Kunming Lake,Hall of Happiness and Longevity, Long Corridor, etc.

   2 hAdmission included

2. After finish Summer Palace visiting, you can have an experience of taking Beijing subway or public bus (ticket included) to the Old Summer Palace, used to be the most splendid royal garden, reputed as being the "Garden of Gardens".Constructed in 1709 of Qing Dynasty. However, it was burnt down by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860. Accompanied by your friendly guide, you will walk around this splendid garden and listen the history. Complete your tour in this garden. You can spend more time to explore the area on your own or your guide can help you to get a taxi to your next destination(at your own cost). You also can have a lunch or dinner in Hua's Restaurant for an authentic imperial cuisine (on your own cost). Your tour guide will give you suggestions on what to order, your tour will finish at the restaurant then.

   1.5 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Beijing

• Its from-price is 42% below the median of the 3624 experiences we list in Beijing.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Beijing

Beijing, China's capital for centuries, holds imperial palaces, sacred temples and stretches of the Great Wall within reach of its modern boulevards.

At the city's heart, the Forbidden City spreads behind vermilion walls, a labyrinth of halls and courtyards that housed the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Tiananmen Square lies to its south, and the hill of Jingshan Park to its north gives the finest view over its golden roofs. The Temple of Heaven, set in a park where locals practise tai chi and dance, is a masterpiece of imperial design.

Top-ranked sights in Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang).

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