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Forbidden City and Imperial Garden Tour in Beijing
Product code 19309P130
From
From HKD 2,000
Dates
Available from Jan 31, 2020
Start times
8:30 AM
Travelers
Infant ages 0-1, Child ages 2-11, Adult ages 12-99
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Forbidden City and Imperial Garden Tour in Beijing
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Duration
8 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
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From
From HKD 2,000
Forbidden City and Imperial Garden Tour in Beijing
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Duration
8 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Why Travelers Love This
An indepth tour to capture the essence of Beijing’s imperial culture by visiting the classic attractions of Tiananmen Square, Imperial Ancestral Temple, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. Your tour guide understands local history, well known for wealth of knowledge of imperial culture. Hotel pickup in downtown area of Beijing. Rest assured, there are no unwelcome factory or tourist shop visits.
Overview
An indepth tour to capture the essence of Beijing’s imperial culture by visiting the classic attractions of Tiananmen Square, Imperial Ancestral Temple, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. Your tour guide understands local history, well known for wealth of knowledge of imperial culture. Hotel pickup in downtown area of Beijing. Rest assured, there are no unwelcome factory or tourist shop visits.
What's Included
Included
Tour ends in a subway station near Summer Palace
Chinese lunch at local restaurant
Transfers between attractions by air conditioned vehicle with an experience company driver
Hotel pickup in downtown area of Beijing.
English-speaking tour guide service
Not included
Taxi fare
Boat ride on Empress Cixi Water Way in Summer Palace
Gratuities for guide and driver (recommended)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Pass by stop 1
Pass by stop 1
Hotel pickup in downtown area of Beijing. 40-minute on Tiananmen Square. It has witnessed many significant events in China’s history. Next head for the Imperial Ancestral Temple (30-minute visiting time). It held the most important festival occasions in history.
Pass by stop 2
Pass by stop 2
The highlight today is the Forbidden City (4-hours visiting time). It is time to immerse yourself in the splendid architecture of the Forbidden City which represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment. Relax over a Chinese lunch in a local restaurant around lunchtime.
Pass by stop 3
Pass by stop 3
Then visit Summer Palace (90-minute visiting time), the largest and the most well-preserved royal park in China. It is famed as “The Museum of Royal Gardens”. After this orientation tour of Summer Palace, you will be captivated by the traditional Chinese philosophy of harmonious balance between natural landscape, stream, water, and artificial man-made structures including pavilions, bridges, and halls.
Additional Info
Public Transportation Nearby
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants Must Sit On Laps
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
No Back Problems
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
No Pregnant
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No Heart Problems
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Other
This tour is a SIC tour, meaning seat-in-coach, with a driver and a tour guide. You will share a coach with other passengers.
Other
Hotel information should be provided 24 hours before departure.
Other
The scheduled hotel pickup time is between 7:00 am and 7:30 am. Your tour guide will call you to your hotel room before 10 pm the day prior to tour departure to reconfirm exact time.
Other
This is no refund for no show. Please do not be late. Your tour guide will go with other passengers without you.
Other
Why is the hotel pickup so early? You will visit Tiananmen Square and Imperial Ancestral Temple first. The Forbidden City opens at 8:30 am.
Other
Temporary Closure for maintainnance: Gate towers and walls of the Meridian Gate (Wu men), East Prosperity Gate (Donghua men) and Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwu men) of the Palace Museum are to be temporarily closed for upgrade. The closure time is from 2 March to 21 March, 2018.
Other
If you do not receive a phone call from your tour guide the day before tour departure, please check with the front desk of your hotel for messages or refer to the emergency phone number on your confirmation voucher and call your tour operator.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
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