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    Private Full Day Tour to Chengde Summer Resort and Potala Palace from Beijing

    By Lily's Tour CompanyProduct code 26448P138
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    Duration

    5 hours

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    English, Mandarin Chinese

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Pickup

    Pickup details available

    Time zone

    Asia/Shanghai

    Why Travelers Love This

    5 hoursMobile ticketsPickup details available

    Overview

    This full day private tour take you to explore the famous city, Chengde. Previously known as Jehol or Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated 180 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast royal garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residence since the weather temperature is cool during the summer there (average 24.5°C /76.1°F in July, and the annual mean is 9.11°C/48.4°F). This tour takes you to visit the UNESCO sites, the imperial garden and Tibatan temples. If you have an extra day in Beijing, and want to do something different, this day trip to Chengde surely can be a good fit for you.

    What's Included

    Included

    Other

    Hotel pickup and drop-off

    Food and drink

    Bottled water

    Other

    Entrance ticket

    Other

    Professional private guide

    Other

    Gasline, Parking and Toll fees

    Other

    Transport by private vehicle

    Other

    Local food lunch

    Not included

    Fees

    Gratuities

    Meeting and Pickup

    Pickup details

    Pickup available
    Custom traveler pickup may be available

    Itinerary

    Standard5 hours
    1

    Stop 1

    3 hours

    Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle around 7:30 am, and then take you to famous ChengDe Mountain Resort (3 hours driving time) On the way, you can take a nap in air conditioning comfortable car, or enjoy the scenery along the way.

    2

    Stop 2

    2 hoursAdmission included

    After arriving Chengde Mountain Resort (around 10:30am), you can visit the emperor's garden first (2 hours). It's the emperor's Summer Palace of the Qing Dynasty. It's the largest imperial garden in China (double size of Beijing’s Summer Palace), construction spanned nearly ninety years (beginning under Emperor Kangxi in 1703 and lasting through the greater part of Emperor Qianlong’s reign). The Imperial Summer Villa often used as a de facto second capital as Kangxi set a precedent followed by a succession of other Qing emperors. In 1994, the Imperial Summer Villa became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    3

    Stop 3

    2 hoursAdmission included

    After your authentic local food lunch, you will visit the largest temple in the outer eight temples, the little Potala Palace. It was built for Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama during their visit for Tibet. That is why the temple was built on the model of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. You will have couple of hours to visit this temple.

    4

    Stop 4

    3 hours

    At end of the tour, you will transferred back to your Beijing hotel.

    Additional Info

    Infants Must Sit On Laps

    Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

    Infant Seats Available

    Specialized infant seats are available

    Physical Medium

    Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

    Other

    Children must be accompanied by an adult

    Other

    Please wear comfortable walking shoes

    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.

    Experience may be cancelled for bad weather.

    Refund eligibility

    100% refundable 1+ days before

    Refund eligibility

    0% refundable 0-1 days before

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