Hello Kathy,
I just wanted to follow up with you and say what a great time we all had during our trip to Beijing. Candy was an awesome tour guide who was very accommodating to our unique needs (we had some very specific dietary requirements that she made sure were taken care of every place we went). I know we were all impressed with the quality of the accommodations and how smoothly the entire trip went.
If I am ever traveling to China again for vacation, I will definitely book a tour through you.
Regards,
John Damalas
Tour Code: BH-004 Departure: Daily Duration: One Day Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel in Beijing around 9:00am Finishing point and time: Your Hotel in Beijing around 5:00pm Payment Types: Cash, Credit Cards, Wire Tour Type: a private tour ( personal tour guide and exclusive use of a vehicle ) We speak: English
Itinerary: Pick up from your hotel around 9:00am. First drive to Shichahai bar area. Shichahai area is a centraly preserved zone showcasing the life of old Beijing. It is comprised of three-lake area: Qian Hai Lake, meaning Front Sea; Hou Hai Lake, meaning Back Sea and Xi Hai Lake, meaning Western Sea. Lots of bars are clustered in the Shichahai area or along the Shichahai Lakeshore. Then take a a boat cruising on the Shichahai Lake for 40 minutes. The local boat company uses the boats which are 7 meters in length and 1.7 meters in width. It is made in line with the old Chinese Traditional painting dating to the Song Dynasty 800 years ago. All the boats are paddled by the boatmen who wear in yellow vests and bamboo hats. You also have the chance to get a close view of the local people's daily life on the banks while enjoying the sweet tune from the Chinese stringed and woodwind instruments played by the ladies on the bow of boats. After the boat tour, take a pedicab to visit Da Jinsi Hutong Tao, the most famous hutongs keeping the original layout. In the course of the hutong tour, you are arranged to visit Mr.Dacheng Bai, a local folk craftsman, famous for making "Zongren Bai", a traditional "Zongren", a kind the figurines of drama characters made from the hair of a pig or a horse, cloth and silk, listed a city-level intangible cultural heritage in Beijing. Then move on to Prince Gong's Mansion. It was once the private living place of He Shen, a favorite minister of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it was first constructed in 1777. In 1851, the mansion was offered to Prince Gong by Emperor Xianfeng (1851-1862), hence the name. Now it is the most well preserved mansion in Beijing. You have a typical Chinese lunch at an ordinary family courtyard home. After lunch, you will have a hand-on experience with Beijing Opera make-up and performance learning! Our Beijing Opera master will give a brief presentation of Beijing Opera's history, acting methods etc. You will be taught to how do the make-up. Finally our Beijing Opera master will offer 15 minutes' performance on the spot. After learning Beijing opera, you are arrange to visit a local nursery. Then drive to Drum Tower dating from 1420, ascending the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan. Whole day tour ends, you are returned to your hotel.
Service package includes:
1. Entrance tickets
2. Pick-up service from hotel
3. Private air-conditioned car or van
4. Private English speaking tour guide
5. Chinee Lunch
Service package excludes:
1. Personal Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip.
2. Tips to the tour guide and driver
Reservation:
1. Please use our online booking or send your travel request via email to [email protected]. You are also welcome to call us at + 86 10 67160201 ext 1006 or 2007. If you have a last minute booking or an urgent matter after our normal office hour, please call 0086 13520598855 or 13901312027 ( 24 hours ).
2. Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed no more than one working day. We even take last minute booking if time is pressing. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed information with price.
3. In your reply, please inform us of your hotel in Beijing and date for the tour. Usually our tour guide will call you on the evening before to fix the departure time from your hotel and collect the money on the spot when you board the coach. Terms & ConditionsCurrency Converter
4. Our tour guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel in Beijing.
