Private Summer Palace Walking Tour with Admission Ticket

Name: Private Summer Palace Walking Tour with Admission Ticket - Klook
Brand: Klook
SKU: 117287
Price: 230.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (11 reviews)

Chinese/English

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Optional hotel pick up

2hr - 6hr Duration

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Flexible Packages
Choose from 3 options: guide meet-up at the entrance, 4-hour tour with downtown transfers, or 6-hour in-depth tour (also with transfers)—fit for different schedules.
Hassle-Free & Guided
Packages include Summer Palace tickets (skip peak queues) + a private guide, so you avoid logistics and start exploring directly.
Stories Behind the Garden
Your guide shares Qing history, "Dragon Lady" tales, and legends of the 14,000+ paintings in the World’s Longest Gallery.
Personalized & Unrushed
The private tour can be customized—take time to explore, take photos, or dive deeper into spots you love.
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2 Hour Guided Tour: Meet Tour Guide at the East Gate of the Summer Palace

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4 Hour Private Guided Tour including Round Trip Transfer

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6 Hour In-depth Tour with Round Trip Transfer

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What to expect

The Summer Palace, a masterpiece of Imperial Chinese Gardens, is four times the size of the Forbidden City—easy to feel overwhelmed about where to start. What’s more, tickets are in high demand during peak seasons and often hard to secure. On this private walking tour, we solve this hassle: our package includes both Summer Palace tickets and professional guide service. Your guide will take you straight to site and explain how this perfect imperial garden was designed, plus dive into Empress Dowager Cixi’s story—how she wielded control over China for 48 years. We offer 3 optional packages to choose from based on your preference: a guide meet-up at the entrance, round-trip hotel transportation included, or a 6-hour in-depth Summer Palace tour with round trip transfer.

A masterpiece of Imperial Chinese Gardens, the Summer Palace has great historical significance. We offer three packages: guide meet-up at its entrance, 4-hour tour with downtown Beijing hotel transfers, and 6-hour in-depth tour with transfers.

Meet your guide in front of the East Gate of the Summer Palace. Then set off and explore. (If you choose the option including the transfer, then your driver/guide will hold your name sign waiting in the lobby of your Beijing downtown hotel).

Meet your guide at the East Gate of the Summer Palace to begin your exploration. If you have selected the option that includes transportation, your driver will be waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel in downtown, holding a sign with your name on it.

First, your professional tour guide will explain the detailed history of the Summer Palace as well as how to built an idea garden in old days, their believe and fengshui influence etc.Feel free to ask questions if you have any. Then followed by your guide

First, your professional tour guide will provide a detailed explanation of the history of the Summer Palace, including how the idea garden was constructed in ancient times, the beliefs and Fengshui influences that shaped its design, and more.

Move on to the Hall of Jade Ripples where the emperor was under housing arrested for 10 years. Explore the Hall of Fragrant Herbs where the emperor Qianlong used to store his books. Next, to the Hall of Happiness and longevity which is empress dowager Cix

Visit the Hall of Jade Ripples, where the emperor was under house arrest for 10 years; The Hall of Fragrant Herbs, where Emperor Qianlong stored his extensive collection of books; The Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, which was the political center.

Then, enjoy a leisure walk with your tour guide, and stroll along the the longest corridor in the world. Admire many paintings on the ceiling and listen to the related legendary stories. Here you will have some free time to take photos.

Afterwards, take a leisurely stroll with your tour guide&explore the longest corridor in the world (728 m long with over14,000 paintings). Marvel at the numerous paintings adorning the ceiling&listen to captivating legendary stories associated with them.

Once arrive the middle of the long corridor, you will climb up to the Tower of the Buddhist Incense where you can enjoy an amazing view of the Kunming Lake. Admire some displays inside the Hall.(Not open on Monday)

Once you reach the middle of the long corridor, you will ascend to the Tower of Buddhist Incense, where you can marvel at the breathtaking view of Kunming Lake. Appreciate the displays inside the Hall. (Please note that the Hall is closed on Mondays).

Move on to the Marble Boat which is a foreign style superstructure, back in the Qing dynasty it was supposed to be a symbol of stability.

Next, you’ll visit the Marble Boat—an iconic Qing-dynasty structure with a Western-style superstructure. Built to symbolize the “unshakable stability” of the imperial rule back then, it stands as a unique blend of Chinese craftsmanship and foreign design.

If you choose the 2 hours tour, then your tour will ends here. You can choose to explore more of the palace on your own. If you choose the 4 hours tour, you will explore Empress Dowager Cixi's Theater, Suzhou Street or travel to the south island. Just fee

If you choose the 2-4 hours tour, then your tour will ends here. You can choose to explore more of the palace on your own. If you choose the 6 hours tour, you will explore Empress Dowager Cixi's Theater, Suzhou Street or travel to the south island.

During the whole tour you will not feel been rushed, you will stop and listen to the stories, you will have your own time to look into the buildings and take photos.

The tour stays unrushed—you’ll pause for fascinating stories, explore buildings at your pace, and snap memorable photos. If you choose the private transportation package, our guide and driver will ensure a comfortable return to your downtown Beijing hotel

If you choose the tour to including the private transfer, our guide and driver will take you back to your hotel in downtown Beijing.

If you opt for the tour that includes private transportation, our knowledgeable guide and driver will ensure a comfortable return to your hotel in downtown Beijing.

Private Summer Palace Walking Tour with Admission Ticket

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2 Hour Guided Tour: Meet Tour Guide at the East Gate of the Summer Palace

4 Hour Private Guided Tour including Round Trip Transfer

6 Hour In-depth Tour with Round Trip Transfer

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