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(Tour Code:bx-1162)
Day Tour GG: Badaling Great Wall and the Summer Palace
| Tour grade |
Luxury |
| Tour cost |
US$35 p/p down |
| Departure |
Daily |
| Duration |
Approx.8-9 hours |
| Pick-up time |
Pick up from your hotel between 7:30am and 8:30am |
| Departure Time |
Before 8:30am |
| Finishing time |
Transfer back to your hotel one by one around 5:00pm |
| Payment Types |
Cash---Full payment is needed when clients meet our guide |
| Explanation Language |
English Only |
| Size of Group |
usually less than 5 people but maximum of 10; The number of groups always less than 3 but maximum of 4 |
Tour Itinerary :
- Pick-up from your hotel between 7:30am and 8:30am
Pick up is guaranteed to be finished before 8:30. Tour start before 8:30.
- Drive to the Badaling Great Wall (79 km from Beijing City Center, 20-30 minutes drive). The hiking on Badaling Great Wall takes 1-2 hours.
Attraction Description :Badaling section is the first opened, most famous and best-preserved wall in China. The Real Man Ramp is the highest point at Badaling Great Wall (888 meters above sea level). Every one is dreaming to have a visit to this ramp because of Chairman Mao Zedong’s saying: “ If one man doesn’t get to the Great Wall during his life time, he is not a real man.” Cable car (which is 60RMB/pp for a round trip) is available and optional to arrive the Real Man Ramp directly. The length of the Real Man Ramp is about 300 meters and some parts are very steep. Stand on the top of Badaling Great Wall, you can have a bird view of the whole section, the Title Sentence for 2008 Beijing Olympic shows up clearly at this point: “One World, One Dream.” The visit to Great Wall finishes arround 11:00-11:30.
- Before having lunch (11:30 am), you’ll have a 4- minute short visit to Yongsheng Jade Carving Factory. The jade carving is a famous special Chinese product, a blend of the excellent skill on carving and Chinese traditional cultures.
- Have traditional Chinese lunch at Friendship restaurant.
- After lunch, drive to the Summer Palace (50-60 minutes drive).
Attraction Description: The Summer Palace is the largest imperial Garden in existence in China. In Qing Dynasty, there used to be 5 gardens and 3 mountains in Beijing for Emperor’s entertainment. But most of them have been destroyed by war only the Summer Palace were saved because it was loved by Empress Cixi. The garden is 273 hectares and 3 quarter of it covered by Kunming Lake. The 731-meter Long Corridor, the 17-arch Bridge and the Marble Boat are all world famous structures. The garden is also be regarded as a museum of gardens in China. The visit takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- Tour Finished before 5:30, you will be transferred back to hotels in turn depends on hotel location.
Tour Cost:
| Cost : in US$=RMB per person |
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Traveling Party |
Tour Cost Per Person |
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1-3 persons |
US$35=RMB265 |
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4-9 persons |
US$30=RMB225 |
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9-more persons |
US$25=RMB190 |
| Price Includes |
Price Excludes |
- Entrance fees:
To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
- Lunch
- Luxury Van Transfer:
All Transfers mentioned in the itinerary are includes. The size of the van depends on the size of the departure group. All the vans in China Tour Design are Luxury Van with air-condition and microphone.
The type of Bus are fixed and drivers are all professional in driving van in Beijing and only work for China Tour Design, always keep their warmly attitude for reputation, so the best driver and luxury van are available everyday, the quality of transportation is guaranteed.
Hotel Pick Up Service is available for most of the hotels in suburban Beijing (Normally within the 4th Ring Road, Hotel Pick Up Time is different depends on different location of hotels) because of limited groups. Our guide will fix a meeting time one day before departure and help you to arrange a morning call to wake you up if needed. Our guide will call your room upon arrival, hold your name and welcome you warmly to our bus, so clients don’t need to wait a long time in the hotel lobby. If we can not pick you up from your hotel, our tour operator will discuss the solution with you.
- Guide:
Tour Guide are selected the best in Beijing (who work for us full time and always keep their best reputation), professional in taking group tours, speak English only during the trip, other languages are not available to ensure our explanation quality.
- Service Charge & Government Taxes.
- Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges. |
- Exclusive of cable car on the Great Wall
- Tips to the guide and driver
- Personal Expenses:
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
- Meals:
Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary. | Travel Tips:
- Wear casually and pay attention to the climate in Beijing.
- Travelers will receive a message about their tour arrangement while Taking the check-in procedure at hotel front desk.
- We will contact with travelers in the evening to confirm pick-up time.
- Our tour guide will call travelers’ room upon arrive their hotels
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