Discover Beijing with Dragon Boat Ride on Kunming Lake of Summer Palace


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From $147.00

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Beijing, Beijing

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

In this private Beijing tour, you will visit three major must-sees in the city: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace. A dragon boat ride across the Kunming Lake inside Summer Palace is also included.


What's Included

Bottled Water

Entrance fee and Dragon Boat ticket

Experienced English-speaking guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Transport by quality Uber Cars

What's Not Included

Gratuities (Optional)

Lunch


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 0 - 99

Additional Info

  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Passport needed to enter Forbidden City, we need each travelers' passport number to book skip the line tickets in advance
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Dragon Boat in the Summer Palace is only available between Apr.-Oct., the substitute would be visiting the Grand Theater if it is N/A
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • No shopping tour to ensure adequate time on each sight
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Meet your guide at 9:00am and start the tour from Tian’anmen Square which has witnessed some of the most dramatic chapters of China history.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
From here, you enter the Forbidden City, commonly called Palace Museum or Gugong by the Chinese people. It was built from 1406 and served as the imperial residence for 24 emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties. China’s history unfolds as you explore the huge compound and the various rooms in the palace complex. Your tour also includes the very interesting treasures museums, as well as going up the newly opened wall of the Forbidden City.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Have your lunch in a nice restaurant recommended by the guide if you like (at your own cost), then take a Uber car to see the Summer Palace, the largest imperial garden and palace existing in China. You will see the main attractions like the working and living quarters of the emperor; the Long Corridor; Longevity Hill; Marble Boat(Qingyan Stone Boat), Seventeen Arch Bridge and so on. Then you will take a big dragon boat to enjoy the beauty of Kunming Lake and leave the Summer Palace.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included






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