Castles · Tour
Eighteen Metres of Buddha from One Tree, and a Duck Lunch After
Two versions of the same itinerary, one half a day and one a full one. The half-day option is the Temple of Heaven alone: the imperial architecture, the courtyards and the old cypress woods around them, and what the Ming and Qing sacrifices actually involved. Enough for anyone with an afternoon rather than a day. The full day adds the Yonghe Lama Temple and the Summer Palace, with Peking duck for lunch. That combination puts three quite different things in a row: a place built for state ritual, a working Tibetan Buddhist monastery, and a royal park built for pleasure.
What's included
- Entrance Ticket to the Lama Temple（Only for Full Day Tour)
- Entrance Ticket to the Temple of Heaven
- Entrance Ticket to the Summer Palace（Only for Full Day Tour)
- Peking Roast Duck Lunch（Only for Full Day Tour)
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- Spanish speaking tour guide（Based on option selected)
- English speaking tour guide（Based on option selected)
- Air-conditioned vehicle（Only for Full Day Tour)
Itinerary
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VCMC+G3V, Dong Cheng Qu
Meeting point: subway line 5, Tiantandongmen station, exit A2. Taxi address: 天坛东门地铁站A2出口.
Temple of Heaven
Two hours at the clearest surviving example of Chinese ritual architecture: what it was for, how it is designed, and the quiet that the cypress woods keep around it. The guide covers the sacrifices the emperors made here to heaven.
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
A guided visit to the Yonghe Lama Temple, the most important Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Beijing, built in a mix of Han and Tibetan styles. The Maitreya Buddha inside stands 18 metres and was carved from a single sandalwood trunk.
Summer Palace
Two and a half hours at the Summer Palace, the reference work of Chinese landscape gardening: palaces, pavilions, gardens and lakes across more than 2.9 square kilometres. The guide picks the routes and the stories worth having.
Temple of Heaven, Dong Cheng Qu
Dongcheng, China, 100061
This end point applies only to the half-day Temple of Heaven tour.
Haidian District
Haidian District, China, 100091
The tour ends at the Summer Palace. The guide walks you to the station, and it is 20 minutes from there back into the centre.
Not included
- Tips to the tour guide based on well done job.
- Imperial Waterway Cruise in Summer Palace (Option)
Good to know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Important Reminder: Our company holds mandatory travel agency liability insurance, which only covers losses caused by our service negligence. We highly advise all participants to arrange their own travel insurance before departure, as personal travel insurance is not included in this booking. Please note that all medical expenses and personal accidents caused by the guest’s own actions or carelessness during the tour shall be the sole responsibility of the guest.
- Up to 15 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: en, es.
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