1 Day City Tour Temple Of Heaven and Summer Palace

Group Tour Top tours 1 days Beijing

Temple of Heaven~ the largest Imperial place of worship from ancient times. This special place becomes a park where the local community utilizes this beautiful and enormous space for social activities such as singing, dancing, and Taiji practice.

Key details

Code: 00271 Live guide: English Tour type: Private Tour

Pick-up service:

Pick up at your hotel (between 8:00am to 9:00am)

Easy cancellation: Cancel up to 1 day in advance for a full refund

Activity level:

Attractions: Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven Park

Highlights

Duration: full day tour
Starts/ends: Upon your request
Attractions: Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Outside view of the Olympic Stadiums

Full itinerary

Morning

Pick up at your hotel (between 8:00 am to 9:00 am)

We will take you to visit? Temple of Heaven~ the largest Imperial place of worship from ancient times. This special place becomes a park where the local community utilizes this beautiful and enormous space for social activities such as singing, dancing, and Taiji practice.

Pearl Market (Optional)~Here you can find those fun knock-off brand bags, shoes, and watches as well as pearls. There is a little bit of everything here, and you will surely find some great souvenirs to bring home to family and friends.

After a short 30 - 40 minutes drive, we will drive by the Olympic Stadiums and you can see the outside view of the unique architecture of the “Bird’s Nest" and "Water Cube”. You can have a stop and take some pictures there

Dine-in a local Chinese Restaurant.

Afternoon

Drive around 30 minutes to the Summer Palace? which is a summer resort for Imperial Family Members~considered the best-preserved Imperial Park?

Summer Palace situated in the Haidian District northwest of Beijing, is the largest and most well-preserved royal park in China, it greatly influences Chinese horticulture and landscape with its famous natural views and cultural interests, which also has long been recognized as 'The Museum of Royal Gardens'.

The construction started in 1750 as a luxurious royal garden for royal families to rest and entertain. It later became the main residence of royal members in the end of the Qing Dynasty. However, like most of the gardens of Beijing, it could not elude the rampages of the Anglo-French Allied Force and was destroyed by fire. According to historical documents, with original name as 'Qingyi Garden' (Garden of Clear Ripples), the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) was renamed after its first reconstruction in 1888. It was also recorded that Empress Dowager Cixi?embezzled navy funds to reconstruct it as a resort in which to spend the rest of her life. In 1900, Yiheyuan suffered another hit by the Eight-Power Allied Force and was repaired in the next two years. In 1924, it was open to the public. It ranked amongst the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1998, as well as one of the first national AAAAA tourist spots in China.

You can have 1 hour or 1.5 hours there and then drop you off at the hotel after the tour

Options: ( at your own cost)

You may choose to include the deliciously famous? Perking Roast Duck?Dinner and the Gongfu Performance at the Red Theatre, or enjoy a wonderful?Acrobatic Show at Chaoyang Theatre. Please notify us if would like to take advantage of this special, exciting addition.