During this singular day private tour, you’ll explore Porcelain House, a unique museum entirely covered in porcelain, the Five Great Avenues with colonial architecture, the Tianjin Eye - a massive ferris wheel, and Ancient Culture Street, while enjoying a lunch featuring Tianjin’s local cuisine.
- Porcelain House - In the morning, your private driver and guide will pick you up in your city center hotel lobby. Your first stop is Porcelain House, a 1920s French-style colonial villa covered in thousands of pieces of ancient porcelain. Besides the startling exterior, the 5,000-square-yard (4,200-square-meter) interior is home to a museum of porcelain and antiques, including spectacular marble carvings, crystal, and semi-precious gems from the collection of the owner, Zhang Lianzhi.
- Five Great Avenues - Next, discover more of Tianjin’s international past with a visit to Five Great Avenues (Wudadao), an area that’s home to over 2,000 garden-style villas built by occupying powers during the 1920s and 1930s. You might wish to take a horse-drawn carriage ride around the area (own expense) to capture the architectural splendor at its best.
Your guide will introduce you to Tianjin’s cuisine over lunch in a local restaurant: as befits China’s fourth largest city, Tianjin food is famous across China.
- Ferris wheel, Eye of Tianjin - After lunch, visit a landmark of modern-day Tianjin: the Tianjin Eye. This 394-foot (120-meter) ferris wheel is built over the Yongle Bridge: it’s officially the first and only observation wheel to be built above a bridge. Each of the 64 passenger capsules can carry 8 passengers, giving a maximum capacity of 768 passengers per hour, and takes 30 minutes to complete a rotation. Enjoy spectacular views stretching as much as 25 miles (40 kilometers) into the distance from its highest point.
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Ancient Culture Street (Gu Wenhua Jie) - Your last stop will be Tianjin’s Ancient Culture Street, the city’s number one shopping destination for traditional Chinese goods. Besides the Tianhou Temple and shoe museum, there are almost 100 stores, selling wares from embroidery and calligraphy to tea sets, seals, and figurines, as well as Tianjin specialties.
Your guide will transfer you back to your hotel at end.
- Private driver with car service
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Lunch
- Entrance ticket
- Gratuities
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Passport name, number, date of birth and country is required at time of booking for all participants to get your train ticket in advance
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
