Beijing Private Day Tour: Summer Palace and Mutianyu Great Wall

Beijing Private Day Tour: Summer Palace and Mutianyu Great Wall

Explore some of Beijing’s most highlight sights including the Summer Palace, Mutianyu Great Wall, Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. Explore the Summer palace to see the most completely preserved imperial garden in China, then trek the Mutianyu Great Wall to learn about this ancient military defensive system. And the outer visit to Bird’s Nest and Water Cube would be good chance to take pictures.

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

At 08:00 our guide and driver will greet you at your hotel in Beijing city area. First we will pay a visit to Summer Palace. It locates at the west skirt of Beijing and covers an area of 290 hectare. In the Qing Dynastery during the Qianlong Era, the Summer Palace was built by copying the layout of the West Lake in Hangzhou. Now it is the largest and most completely preserved imperial garden in China.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing

Afterwards, you will pay a visit to the Jade Carving Factory to learn about Chinese jade culture and appreciate some exquisite jade artworks. You will have opportunity to purchase some fine products here.
If you don't want to waste time on the shop, please choose the "No-shopping" option to book.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China

After lunch, we will drive about 1 hour to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall, the most scenic part of Chinese Great Wall. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty at 1368, stretching 5400 meters. 90% of the Mutianyu Great Wall is covered by vegetation. So in each season this part of the Great Wall treats visitors with its unique scenery. If hiking is too much for you, cable car is available and optional (CNY120p.p, cost on your own).
On the way back to city area, we will make a stop at Bird’s Nest and Water Cube to pay an outer visit and take some pictures.
After visiting, you will be escorted back to your hotel.

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes