China · Castles & Palaces

7-Hour Summer Palace Tour in Beijing with Chinese Lunch

7 Hours Round trip from 19 Xin Jian Gong Men Lu Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the Summer Palace, covering 2.9 square kilometres
02 Admire Beijing's best-kept and largest existing royal garden
03 See ancient buildings that reflect the taste and culture of the Qing Dynasty
04 Discover a harmonious landscape of hills, open water, palaces, temples, and bridges

See the Summer Palace, the magnificent royal garden where the imperial family once spent their summers in Beijing. This vast compound is filled with ancient buildings that reflect the taste and culture of the Qing Dynasty. Admire a harmonious blend of hills, open water, pavilions, halls, palaces, temples, and bridges in one of the finest examples of traditional Chinese gardening design.

See the Summer Palace, the magnificent royal garden where the imperial family once spent their summers in Beijing.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Beijing

Languages Arabic, English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Summer Palace Exploration in Beijing

Get picked up by your Beijing tour guide from the hotel at about 8:00 am, or at another preferred time.
Visit the Summer Palace, the best-kept and largest existing royal garden in Beijing. As its name suggests, the royal family spent their summers here. It showcases some of the finest ancient architecture and gardening styles. The Summer Palace is a virtual museum of traditional Chinese gardening design in the world, blending the natural landscape of hills and open water with man-made features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples, and bridges into a harmonious and aesthetically exceptional whole.
Transfer back to the hotel.

The route