- Tour Code:CN0081 +Print +PDF
- Tour Name: Beijing Hutong One-day Tour
- Market Price: $45
- Our Price:$45
- City: Beijing Tours
- Highlights:
- Besides elite attractions of court life, such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven, Beijing have more worthwhile your sightseeing in Beijing. In this one-day tour, you have the opportunity to run through Beijing's hutongs on a rickshaw. Get a close view of local civilians' daily life.
Day 1 Beijing
- Activities:
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- A local guide will meet you in your Beijing hotel. Tour begins at about 9am. Rickshaw is the basic means of the whole-day transportation. Tour the deep hutongs in Shichahai area. Visit to Prince Gong's Mansion and the Bell Tower. You also have the opportunity to visit a local family. Have lunch with the locals. After lunch, move on to Lama Temple. Stroll around the Yashow Flee Market to find goods you like. Enjoy bargains with sellers! After that, return to your hotel.
- Prince Gong's Mansion: It is firstly built in Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, a few such mansions dating from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) are still standing.The Mansion is the most exquisitely decorated and best preserved of the princes' mansions in the capital city. Besides the residence there is also a large garden.
- Bell Tower: The Drum and Bell towers are situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Beijing Inner City to the north of Di' anmen Street. It was built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan, at which time it stood at the very heart of the Yuan capital Dadu. The Drum Tower ever housed 24 drums in ancient times, of which only one survives. The Bell Tower originally housed a huge iron bell. But because its tolling was not loud enough, this was replaced by a massive cast bronze bell over 10 inches thick that is in perfect condition today.
- Lama Temple: The Lama Temple, or Yonghe Gong in Chinese, is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing. It was built in the 33rd year of Kangxi Reign in the Qing Dynasty (1694) as the mansion for Emperor Yongzheng when he was a prince. In the third year of the third Qing Emperor Yongzheng Reign (1725), it was made an imperial palace for short stays, named “Yonghe Gong” (Gong means palace in Chinese.). In 1744, the ninth year of the Qianlong Reign, it was converted into a lamasery.
- Yashow Flee Market: a free market near the embassy area where you can find a number of duplicates of clothing in traditional Chinese style such as clothes, caps, gloves. Enjoy bargains with sellers! Return to your hotel.
Quotation （The rate is calculated in US dollar for one person）
| Group Size | 1 person | 2-5 persons | 6-9 persons |
| Standard | $105.00 | $60.00 | $45.00 |
If there are more than 10 travellers (including 10), please enquire us for discount.
* The rate may rise while in high reason and special events/holidays, depending on your departure date.
* The rate for some special holidays/events, such as the National Holiday (1st-7th Oct), Chinese Spring Festival and Shanghai F1, would be much higher than usual days. We suggest you not to travel during that period. But it is surely OK if you prefer that time. We promise that we will do our best to offer you tours of high quality.
Price inclusions:
1. All transfer and city transportation
2. Entrance fees
3.Lunch as listed
4.Personal local English speaking tour guide
5. Air-conditioned car or van
1.International air-tickets
2.Airport departure tax.
3. Personal expenses
5.Tips to the tour guide and driver