Beijing Private City Day Tour: Essential City Highlights+Peking Duck Lunch

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1st Jul 2016
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Animal Statues at the Forbidden City
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Inner Golden River at the Forbidden City
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A panaromic view of the Forbidden City
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Marble Sculpture at the Forbidden City
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North Gate of the Forbidden City
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Square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony
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Peking Roast Duck
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Peking Roast Duck
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Peking Roast Duck
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Boat House at the Summer Palace
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Suzhou Street at the Summer Palace
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Kunming Lake the Summer Palace
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Longevity Hill the Summer Palace
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Marble Boat at the Summer Palace
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Echo Wall at the Temple of Heaven
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Danbi Bridge at the Temple of Heaven
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Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest
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Hall of Imperial Vault of Heaven
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Great Hall of the People
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Tiananmen Gate

Temple of Heaven

Pick up at 9 am to see the Temple of Heaven where the Ming and Qing emperors performed their ritual ceremonies. The best time to visit it is in the morning to see the local senior people doing exercise, practicing Taichi, playing Shuttlecock, doing ground calligraphy as well as singing and dancing.

Tiananmen Square

The tour continues by driving by the Tiananmen Square, the largest city-center square in the world. Sometimes there are a lot of people in the Square and security check takes a long time. So it is better to drive by to see the main buildings instead of walking 45 minutes to the Forbidden City. It is optional to walk or drive by; the guide will play it by air with your consent.

Forbidden City

After the Square, the driver will pull over nearby the Eastern Gate of Forbidden City which is ten minutes walk to the entrance of the Forbidden City, where the Ming and Qing Emperors resided for more than 500 years. It is the best place to take pictures of the Moat and Watchtower of the Forbidden City on the way to the entrance, Southern Gate.

Peking Roast Duck

Lunch will be served in a cozy non-tourist Peking Roast Duck restaurant, which is about half an hour drive from the Forbidden City. Peking Roast Duck is the most famous local food in Beijing, which is very popular with visitors home and abroad.

Summer Palace

After lunch, it's about another half an hour drive to the Summer Palace, the largest and best preserved imperial garden in China now. Inside the Summer Palace, we will also take a boat to see the Suzhou Street, where the eunuch and concubine used to disguise as sellers for the emperor to enjoy shopping by using a special kind of coin. On the way back the hotel, drive to the Olympic Stadiums and stop at a bridge to the west of the Water Cube, which is the best place to take pictures of the main buildings in the Olympic Village.

Tour Pricing (USD)

325$/P.P. (1 Person)

188$/P.P. (2 Persons)

150$/P.P. (3 Persons)

125$/P.P. (4 Persons)

115$/P.P. (5 Persons)

100$/P.P. (6 Persons)

90$/P.P. (7-9 Persons)

Tour Highlights:

• Tiananmen Square

• Forbidden City

• Temple of Heaven

• Peking Roast Duck

• Summer Palace

• Boat Ride (N/A in winter)

Tour Inclusions:

-- Transfers between hotel and sights

-- Entrance fees to all sights listed

-- Boat ride in the Summer Palace

-- A local English-speaking guide

-- Peking Roast Duck lunch

-- Mineral water

-- Government taxes/service charges

Tour Exclusions:

-- Accommodation

-- Gratuities (optional)

The largest city center square in the world which witnessed Chinese hisotry for 600 years.
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Photo of Tiananmen, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
Also called Palace Museum, the Forbidden City was residence for the Ming and Qing Emperors for almost 500 years.
Photo of Palace Museum East Gate Outer, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
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Photo of Palace Museum East Gate Outer, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
Photo of Palace Museum East Gate Outer, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
Photo of Palace Museum East Gate Outer, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
Photo of Palace Museum East Gate Outer, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
Also called Tiantan in Chinese, the Temple of Heaven was the place where the Ming and Qing emeprors performed their ritual ceremonies. Now it is a public park for the senior people to work out.
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Photo of Tiantan, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
Photo of Tiantan, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
Photo of Tiantan, Beijing, China by WikiBeijing
Also know as Yiheyuan in Chinese, the Summer Palace was the place where the Qing emperors spent their summer time.
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Photo of 中国北京市海淀区Summer Palace by WikiBeijing
Photo of 中国北京市海淀区Summer Palace by WikiBeijing
Photo of 中国北京市海淀区Summer Palace by WikiBeijing
Photo of 中国北京市海淀区Summer Palace by WikiBeijing
Kaoya, Peking Roast Duck in English, is the most representive of Beijing cuisine, which is popular with people home aned abroad.
Photo of Peking Roast Duck by WikiBeijing
Photo of Peking Roast Duck by WikiBeijing
Photo of Peking Roast Duck by WikiBeijing