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Spend a day moving from imperial gardens to Buddhist halls and intimate hutong courtyards. This private tour combines the Summer Palace’s lakeside walks, Lama Temple’s carved Buddhas, a silk visit, and a hands-on dumpling lunch in an old Beijing neighborhood.
Spend a day moving from imperial gardens to Buddhist halls and intimate hutong courtyards. This private tour combines the Summer Palace’s lakeside walks, Lama Temple’s carved Buddhas, a silk visit, and a hands-on dumpling lunch in an old Beijing neighborhood.
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Operated by Marco Polo electronic commerce co.,LTD · Beijing, Beijing
A morning in Beijing begins with the city unfolding through the van’s window—the low-rise grey roofs giving way to willow-lined water at the Summer Palace. You step onto a riverside path and the air is cooler near Kunming Lake; carp flick beneath the surface while the long corridor’s painted beams stretch ahead like an invitation. Later, incense-scented halls at Lama Temple shift the pace: carved Buddhas loom, wood floors creak, and the quiet hum of prayer counters any metropolitan rush.
easy.
7 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; requires several hours of walking on paved and stone surfaces with some stairs.
Yes—hotel pickup and drop-off in central Beijing are included; your pickup time will be confirmed around 9:00 AM or 1:00 PM depending on your booking.
Yes—vegetarian options are available if you advise the operator at time of booking.
Admission to featured sites like the Summer Palace and Lama Temple is included as described in the itinerary.
For a full refund cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure; cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable.
The Summer Palace was expanded by Qing emperors into a vast imperial garden, while Lama Temple (Yonghe) became a center of Tibetan Buddhism during the Qing dynasty and houses a large sandalwood Maitreya statue.
The Summer Palace and temple sites are managed to preserve historic fabric—respect pathways, avoid feeding wildlife, and use marked trash bins to reduce visitor impact.
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