Private Cultural Day Tour: Hutong Rickshaw Ride, Forbidden City and Lama Temple


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From $150.00

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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

This amazing city tour of Beijing will take you to visit Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, experience real old Beijing culture in the Hutong as well as Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple. Hotel transfer, entrance tickets, lunch are all included.


What's Included

Bottled water

Delicious lunch in a local Chinese restaurant

English-speaking professional guide

Entrance Tickets to the Sights

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Hutong rickshaw ride

Lunch

Private car and driver

What's Not Included

Accommodation

Dinner

Gratuity to the guide and driver


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
  • CHILD: Age: 4 - 8
  • ADULT: Age: 9 - 75

Additional Info

  • Please make sure to provide your passport number and name for entrance Forbidden City tickets purchase in advance
  • Please wear comfortable shoes
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please provide your hotel address for picking up
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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)
After picking you up from your centrally located hotel in Beijing around 8:30am, you will start your day trip by visiting Tian'anmen Square, the world’s largest public square. Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures. Then, venture northward to the Tian’anmen Rostrum guarded by the enormous and portrait of Mao for all to see and what has universally been photographed all over the world.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Next, heading to the magnificent Forbidden City, the largest Imperial Palace in the world. You’ll spend a couple of hours wandering around this amazing example of Imperial architecture and learning about the history of the palace. The whole morning tour will be around 2 - 2.5 hours. 

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
Drive to Hutong area, hop on a rickshaw and ride through the labyrinthine hutongs to explore the old streets of Beijing, meanwhile visit a traditional Beijing family, here offers you chance to a glimpse into local culture and daily life.

Afterwards, you will go to the Lama Temple, the most celebrated Buddhist temple in Beijing. It is one of the largest and most influential one in China, it became a lamasery in 1744 and is home to stunning Buddha sculptures, including one sculpture carved from a single piece of sandalwood that stands 18 meters above ground.

Return to your hotel by the end of the tour.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included






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