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    Private Tour to Shilinxia Glass Platform and 798 Art District with Cable Car

    By Discover Beijing ToursProduct code 11301P194
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    Duration

    8 hours to 9 hours

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    English, Zh Tw, Mandarin Chinese

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Pickup

    Pickup details available

    Time zone

    Asia/Shanghai

    Why Travelers Love This

    Mobile ticketsPickup details available

    Overview

    Plan your Beijing excursion to escape the bustle and hustle of city life? The Shilinxia Scenic Area is a good destination out of Beijing city to touch the unique stone and rock formations in a 6-km long valley or gorge. With the newly opened glass sightseeing platform which claimed to be the largest sightseeing platform in the world, to challenge yourself! Walking out on this UFO-shaped structure provides an experience and views not found anywhere else. While 798 is the biggest space for cultural, artistic, commercial activities, fashion show ect; This private full-day tour from Beijing ensures a personalized experience, including English speaking tour guide, private vehicle, entrance fee, cable car round trip at Shilinxia, and Chinese lunch.

    What's Included

    Included

    Other

    Hotel pickup and drop-off

    Food and drink

    Bottled water

    Food and drink

    Lunch

    Other

    Transport in a comfort vehicle

    Other

    Entrance fee

    Other

    Experienced English-speaking guide

    Other

    Two ways cable car

    Not included

    Other

    Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

    Fees

    Gratuities

    Meeting and Pickup

    Pickup details

    Pickup available
    Custom traveler pickup may be available

    Itinerary

    Standard8 hours to 9 hours
    1

    Stop 1

    3 hoursAdmission included

    Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up in your hotel's lobby, then heading to the Shilinxia Scenic area.The trip will take about 2 hours. On the way you will enjoy beautiful countryside and farmland view. Upon arrival at the Shilinxia Scenic area, spend 2-3 hours of exploring at the Scenic area and enjoy yourself without feeling like you are being rushed from one point to another. Take the cable car up to the mountain to overlook the amazing views, and hike about another 30 minutes to 1 hour to go up to the glass sightseeing platform. The glass sightseeing platform, billed as “Flying Disk/UFO”, opened to the public on April 30, 2016. The glass platform hangs 32.8 metres out from the cliff, 11 meters longer than the Grand Canyon Skywalk inside the Grand Canyon National Park in the United States. It is claimed to be the largest sightseeing platform in the world.The sightseeing platform is constructed with titanium alloys, which are widely utilized in aeronautical and space fields, but first time for daily life until today in China.The purpose of using titanium alloys to build this platform is to ensure the safety of all the visitors on the platform.

    2

    Stop 2

    1 hour

    After your adventure, you will stop at a local restaurant for a delicious Chinese lunch.  Then relax on the way back to Beijing, you will visit 798 art district. Located in the Dashanzi area, to the northeast of central Beijing, 798 Arts Zone is the site of state-owned factories in 1950s including Factory 798, originally produced electronics. Attracted by the Bauhaus Style buildings and convenient transportation in this tranquil area, artists began to gather to re-make the factory spaces, gradually developing them into galleries, art centers, artists' studios, design companies, restaurants, and bars. Accompanied by your friendly tour guide, you will walk around this huge area, and feast your eyes on the studios and design companies. Your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.

    Additional Info

    Infants Must Sit On Laps

    Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

    Physical Easy

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Other

    Children must be accompanied by an adult

    Other

    Please wear comfortable walking shoes

    Other

    This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    Cancellation Policy

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

    Policy type

    Standard

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

    Refund eligibility

    100% refundable 1+ days before

    Refund eligibility

    0% refundable 0-1 days before

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