Private Day Tour: Ming Emperor's Tombs & Lunch at Commune by the Great Wall


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From $238.00

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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 private day tour takes you to visit both Ming emperor's tombs and Great Wall in Beijing. Visit the only excavated tomb from the Ming Dynasty tomb site. Walking throuth the Scared Path and enter to the underground palace to see the emperor's and empress's coffins. In addition, enjoy a lunch in the Commue by the Great Wall. Which is hailed as "New Architectural Wonder of China". And there is a private accessing to the Great Wall. Lunch, entrance fees, private guide and driver service are all inclusive.


What's Included

Air-conditioned car or van for your own use

English Speaking tour guide

Entrance fee

Lunch

What's Not Included

Gratuities


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
  • CHILD: Age: 4 - 13
  • ADULT: Age: 14 - 99

Additional Info

  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • 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.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Dingling Underground Palace
Meet your private tour guide and your private car or van around 8:00am in your hotel lobby. You will first visit the Underground Dingling Palace, part of the 13 Ming Dynasty Tombs complex. 13 Ming Dynasty Emperors were buried in this area. You will visit Dingling and the tomb of the Wanli Emperor, which is the only one of the Ming Dynasty Tombs to have been excavated. 3000 pieces treasures were discovered inside. You will also have chance to see some unearthed treasures

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling)
Scared Path will be the next program before you go for lunch. The path stretching for 800 meters north of the pavilion is lined with stone pillars and statutes. The statues include 12 figures of generals and civil officials and 24 animal figures -- lions, camels, elephants, unicorns and horses. There are 4 of each of these animals: two standing and two lying down. These lifelike and exquisite stone statues are of very high cultural and artistic value and constitute a museum of Chinese stone carving.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Commune by the Great Wall
Then you will heading for lunch at Commune by the Great Wall. Commune by the Great Wall-Managed by Kempinski group. Which is a private collection of contemporary architecture designed by 12 Asian architects. In 2005, Commune by the Great Wall was hailed by Business Week as a “New Architectural Wonder of China”. Surrounded by verdant mountains and the Shuiguan Great Wall, the Commune blends natural beauty with modern art and architecture.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Badaling Shuiguan Great Wall
After your lunch, your guide will lead you up to the Badaling Shuiguan Great Wall through a private path accessing at Commune by the Great Wall. The arrow tower also is the pass of the water system used to defend against enemies, so called shuiguan (Water Pass). This is a rare architecture style different with other sections of Great Wall and it was built in 400 years ago. You will have couple of hours to hike the Great Wall.

At the end of full-day tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in downtown Beijing.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included






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