Tiananmen Square Forbidden City and Cruise to the Summer Palace Discount Tickets

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Overview

See a different side of Beijing on this comprehensive 8-hour private tour that includes less-visited areas of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Forbidden City. Feast on imperial cuisine, cruise along the former Imperial Waterway to the UNESCO-listed Summer Palace.

Pickup Information

Guide will contact you one night before departure, either by calling your room or leave a message, to confirm departure time. Guide will meet you in your Beijing hotel lobby.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Tiananmen Square
Meet your private guide at your hotel at 8:00am for the short drive to Tiananmen Square, an urban enclave that has witnessed hundreds of years of Chinese history. Since Chairman Mao first stood in the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen Tower) and proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949, it has been the symbolic center of China.
Duration: 40 mins
2. The Palace Museum
From here, you'll walk to the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Most tour groups hurry along the central axis of the Forbidden City. Your guide will show you a different and less crowded route. You'll walk on the newly opened, 26-foot (8-meter) wall to get a bird's-eye view of the complex as a whole, enter the Watchtower and the East Gate, and explore the Hall of Clocks and Watches and the Treasure Gallery, home to exquisite artifacts hand-crafted in gold, jewels, and jade.
Duration: 120 mins
3. Summer Palace
After the famous Peking Roast Duck lunch with other dishes in a local restaurant, continue to take a canopy boat (40 minutes) along the Imperial Waterway to visit the Summer Palace, whose landscaped gardens and pavilions were created in 1750 as a summer retreat for China’s rulers.
Duration: 120 mins

Inclusion

Roast Duck lunch with other dishes and drinks

Mineral water

Entrance fee and Boat Ticket

Private English-speaking guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off in a comfort vehicle (business van for 1-5 pax)

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Passport name, number, is required at time of booking for all participants

This is a private no shopping tour, there are no unnecessary stops during the tour; you will have adequate time on each site

Seasonal tour only availiable from Apr. to Oct.

Supplied by Wikibeijing

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