Private Tour to Summer Palace, Old Summer Palace & Botanical Garden

8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: Japanese and 2 more

This all inclusive private day tour combines 3 gardens. You will enjoy the beautiful sightseeing in Summer Palace (the emperor's garden during the summer time in the past in the morning, and visit the ruin site of the Old Summer Palace, the end stroll around the picturesque Botanical garden. The entrance fee, guide, private car, local food lunch are included.

What's Included

English Speaking tour guide
Entrance fee
Chinese lunch
Air-conditioned car or van for your own use
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

You will pickup in your city center hotel lobby

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

    Meet your private tour guide and your private car or van around 8:00am in your hotel lobby. You will first visit the old time royal garden Summer palace. There are beautiful many pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and huge lake, and corridors. While the Long Corridor is the longest one in the world which is on the Genuineness World Records. You will also see famous Seventeen Arches Bridge,Qingyan Stone Boat, Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill there.

    2 hours Admission ticket included
  • 2

    After your local lunch, you will heading to Old Summer Palace. It was the emperor's private garden in the Qing dynasty and destroied in 1900's by the war. The vast majority of the remaining scenic spots were destroyed in the 1900s, but under the due protection of the ruins, a park has been established on the ruin site. So visitors can imagine the former grandeur of it from the crumbling walls and ruins. What's more, there is also an opportunity for visitors to view the complete picture of the garden in its 'heyday' in the exhibition hall. The reconstruction of some of the original structures and scenic spots provides people with a lovely place to relax.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 3

    Then you will have some time to visit the biggest botanical garden in the north China. 10,000 categories of plant with a population of 1.5 million plants are cultivated here. The Arboretum Garden has Ginkgoaceae, Coniferales, Mapletrees, Basswood, Magnolia, Berberis, Lysidice and Paulownia. At the end, you will transfer back to your city center located hotel.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Long Corridor at the Summer Palace

    Visit

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 5
    Hall of Benevolence and Longevity

    visit

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 6

    Visit

    Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Qingyan Stone Boat

    Visit

    Admission ticket free
  • 8

    visit

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
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Full-day Tours
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Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
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Cancellation Policy

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

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