Top Experiences in Old Summer Palace (Yuanming Yuan)

Spend a day to explore the beauty of the wonderful Chinese gardens on this private and personalized tour: Beauty, drama and history!  This all inclusive private tour is ideal for the horticultural enthusiast or any admirer of natural beauty. Visit two imperial gardens in Beijing: The Summer Palace and The Old Summer Palace, built in the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911). This price one day tour includes tasty lunch in the local restaurant,  entrance fee to all the sites, dragon boat cruise in the Summer Palace(Summer time) , an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. The tour contains no factory and shopping stops which keeps the focus on the main sites.

During this visual tour, not only I will guide you to many must-see Beijing attractions, but also we will go deep into local people's life, and take a close look at things like traditional houses where they live, authentic breakfast they eat, and what they do for fun at their spare time, and many more things you normally don't see on TV, food people normally don't eat, such as " crickets fighting", "deep-fried scorpions" etc.

This private customized garden tour designed for travelers looking to escape the city to enjoy classical imperial gardens at their own interests and pace. Choose 1-2 gardens to visit in Beijing, such as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Old Summer Palace (Yuanminyuan), The Botanical Garden, The Fragrant Hill, The Badachu Park. Get an idea on how to form a perfect garden in old days; Explore the dozens of ancient sights that dot the gardens; Learn the history of different gardens with your guide; Lunch, entrance fee and hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

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.

Explore one of the UNESCO World Heritage site in Beijing-Summer Palace with a professional tour guide (different languages available). Combined with another impressive imperial palace, Old Summer Palace. Stroll around ancient pavilions, temples, bridges and huge lake. Enjoy a Dragon Boat ride in Summer Palace between April to October. Hotel pickup, entrance fees are inclusive.

Discover world-famous gardens, pavilions, ruins with this timed entry ticket to the Old Summer Palace(Yuanmingyuan). Simply scan the QR code to enter the palace and explore the gardens and ruins of the old summer palace, which are world-renowned for their Chinese gardens and ancient architecture.

-Visit the best preserved Imperial Garden-Summer Palace
-Enjoy the leisurely walk along the Old Summer Palace
-Listen to the stories of Dragon Lady Empress Dowager Cixi
-Enjoy the variery of Lotus flower in Summer
-Benefited from a professional and knowledgeable guide and learn 100-200 years old history story of Beijing

It's a well-arranged worry-free 5 full days Beijing private tour including all highlight attractions and lunches. You will visit the best attractions in Beijing with private vehicles service. You will visit 4 sections of the Great Wall of China, not only Mutianyu and Badaling, but also Huanghuacheng Great Wall, a section that you can see the unique submerged Great Wall with water scenery. You will also visit The Forbidden City & the Imperial Palace, The Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, etc. All of the attractions in the itinerary are very popular. All of them have great reputation by the reviews from travelers on Tripadvisor. It's a private tour with private transfers and all the main entrance tickets are included. Even Including a cable car riding up to the Great Wall at Mutianyu and toboggan riding down from it. It's the best way to enjoy Mutianyu Great Wall. And this tour include cable car ride and trolley car ride at Badaling Great Wall as well.

Beijing is a historical city with many old things to see. This private Beijing day tour will let you visit Summer Palace, Lama Temple, and Old Summer Palace with a local guide by private vehicle. Chinese lunch and drinks are included. Pickup time from your centrally located Beijing hotel is at 8am.

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.