Summer Palace: Half-Day Guided Walking Tour
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12 Ratings
Hai Dian Qu

Explore the best preserved imperial garden in the world
Enjoy the masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design
Discover the anecdotes and stories of the Qing imperial family

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Summer Palace was listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. UNESCO reported that the Summer Palace is “a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design”, where the natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples, and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value.

Escape to the Summer Palace on a 3-hour trip with an expert guide. This is one of the best preserved imperial gardens in the world and it is the largest of its kind still in existence in China.

From the meeting point, your tour guide will lead you the palace from the East Gate. Visit the most important buildings along the Kun Ming Lake, including the Tower of Buddhist Incense, the Long Corridor, the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, the 17-Arch Bridge, and the Marble Boat.

What's Included
  • English-speaking Tour Guide
  • Main Entrance Ticket to the Summer Palace
What's Not Included
  • Tips to the tour guide based on well done job.
Location
祥福园服装店
Meeting Point: Subway Line 4 -【XIYUAN Station】-Exit C2. (地铁4号线-西苑站C2出口)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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J2818vbjuliar
Jun 26, 2024
Amazing place - The tour was great! Summer Palace is amazing. Ivy was great, she gave us the details about the palace. I really recomend this tour.
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Andreavi3544yp
Jun 25, 2024
Great tour of Summer Palace - The summer palace is absolutely stunning and for sure a most when in Beijing! Ivy was great, very sweet, charismatic, and knowledgeable. Very easy to understand with great English. Highly recommend!
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Juliasp7890of
Jun 25, 2024
Great tour to take when in Beijing - What a great trip. Highly recommended!!! Our tour guide Ivy was very knowledgeable, funny and helpful. We got our tickets thru Mubus and it was a great decision. Summer palace is a must visit !!!
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Prakalpl
Jun 23, 2024
Summer palace - An Experience. - The Summer Palace is a must-visit. China has a very rich history and Summer Palace is something that should absolutely, not be missed. The Palace is beautifully built and is a human marvel. Our Guide Coco was an absolute delight. Fun, accommodating, well-versed with the history of the place, and extremely helpful. Anyone considering taking this up by all means should do so. It will be worth it.
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Junxial2
Jun 21, 2024
Great time in the Summer palace in Beijing - Booked this half day tour at Summer palace by organization Mubus. Ivy was our guide. She was very friendly and helpful. During the tour she explained very well and clearly in english of sightseeing spots in the summer palace. Highly recommended!
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X8099krannad
Jun 20, 2024
Excellent experience - Great tour! The guide speaks English very well and really took the time to explain everything to us. However, there is so much to see that you might want to go there a second time to enjoy the lake, gardens and more! (The site is still 4x the size of the Forbidden City according to the guide!) I highly recommend.
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137subashinin
Jun 16, 2024
A bubbly personality - We enjoyed the tour of the summer palace with Coco. She taught us a lot about the Dragon Lady and the Emperors she had under her thumb. Enjoyed seeing her private theatre and the lake too.
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Vithusan
Jun 16, 2024
Great guide SpaceX Andy - We booked the tour of the Summer Palace with Andy Cheng. Andy explained everything historically and passionately, showed us everything and guided us through the huge palace. It is a real paradise of Beijing. It was a great afternoon with him.
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Maciejso8574wt
Jun 15, 2024
Fantastic experience - Andy is an excellent guide! We had an amazing time in the Summer Palace! Thanks to Andy we learned a lot about the place and the dynasty :)
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Joernjoel
Jun 13, 2024
Great guide for English speaking tourists. - Andy was very enthusiastic and shared with us the rich history of summer palace in his animated way. It was like a walking story telling session. We could never gain such insights about this place without him.
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