Beijing 1-Day Mini Group Walking Tour: The Summer palace + The Old Summer Palace

Beijing 1-Day Mini Group Walking Tour: The Summer palace + The Old Summer Palace

In 1 day tour, witness the charm of 2 of Beijing's most famous royal gardens.
The Summer Palace was an imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty, quiet with natural beauty, now we can feel the Chinese emperor’s holiday at there.
And the Old Summer Palace, it was reputed as the "Garden of Gardens", now it has become a ruin because of war. Hundreds of structures, such as halls, temples, gardens, lakes and bridges, stood on the grounds, and we can discover the beauty of its past on the ruins.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China

9:00 MEETING POINT

All the visitors need to go to the entrance of the Summer Palace meeting point by themselves.

Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China

9:00-12:00 THE SUMMER PALACE

We will visit the Summer Palace. It was an imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, it covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometres three-quarters of which is water.(3h)

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing

12:00-13:00
FREE TIME

After the visit ofthe Summer Palace we wil give you about 1 hour free time to have lunch.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing

13:00-13:30
THE SUMMER PALACE> THE OLD SUMMER PALACE
After lunch we will take the subway to the Old Summer Palace.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan), Qinghuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100007 China

13:30-16:00 THE OLD SUMMER PALACE
The Old Summer Palace was a complex of palaces and gardens in present-day Haidian District, Beijing, China. It is 8 kilometres northwest of the walls of the former Imperial City section of Beijing.

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing

16:30-17:00 SHOPPING STOP
After visiting the Old Summer Palace, the guide will lead you to a shopping stop.(0.5h)

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Beijing, Beijing

17:00 END THE TOUR