Beijing Hutong & Lama Temple Day Tour
Overview
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Tour Description
8:30am Pick from your midtown hotel in Beijing and have a private transfer to the 300-year old courtyard in the
Shichahai Area .
Arrive at the old courtyard and begin the one hour visit inside. With the help of your English speaking tour guide of the courtyard, you will have a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved.
After visiting the old courtyard, take a 15-minute pedicab drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Two people share one rickshaw. You are not supposed to tip the pedicab driver since the tour cost includes the tip.
10:30am - 11:00am - Drop off at the the Silver Ingot Bridge(( Yinding Bridge ), a narrow channel joining Qianhai Lake and the Houhai Lake, the hub of Shichhai area with surrounding quiet hutongs. Walking along the Yandai Xiejie( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), a quaint 800-year-old hutong located directly north of Yinding Bridge between Qianhai and Houhai and the south of the Drum Tower, used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes, hence the name.
11:00am - 11:40am - Ascending the 67-meter high and two-story Drum Tower dating from 1420 is sure to bring you back to the old Beijing by seeing the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan - existing traditional courtyards in Beijing.
11:40am - 12:30pm - Walking from Bell Tower to Nanluoguxiang, the 700-year old alley running from north to south. This lane is about 800 meters long with 16 hutongs - 8 hutongs on each side of the lane. The lane is now famous for the cafes and bars and clothing and handcraft shops that line its hutong laneways as well as its traditional hutong and courtyards (siheyuan).
12:30 - 2:00pm - Lunch time. You are arranged in a private and traditional local family.
2:00pm -4:00pm - After lunch, continue to visit Lama Temple, also called the Yonghe Lamasery, or Yonghegong. It is the most handsome and impressive Buddhist temple in the city. Lama Temple was built in the 33 Qing Kangxi year (1694) and it is now the largest and best-preserved Lamasery of Yellwo Sect in Beijing.
After visiting Lama Temple, you are transferred back to your downtown hotel in Beijing around 5:pm.
Arrive at the old courtyard and begin the one hour visit inside. With the help of your English speaking tour guide of the courtyard, you will have a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved.
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After visiting the old courtyard, take a 15-minute pedicab drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Two people share one rickshaw. You are not supposed to tip the pedicab driver since the tour cost includes the tip.
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10:30am - 11:00am - Drop off at the the Silver Ingot Bridge(( Yinding Bridge ), a narrow channel joining Qianhai Lake and the Houhai Lake, the hub of Shichhai area with surrounding quiet hutongs. Walking along the Yandai Xiejie( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), a quaint 800-year-old hutong located directly north of Yinding Bridge between Qianhai and Houhai and the south of the Drum Tower, used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes, hence the name.
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11:00am - 11:40am - Ascending the 67-meter high and two-story Drum Tower dating from 1420 is sure to bring you back to the old Beijing by seeing the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan - existing traditional courtyards in Beijing.
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11:40am - 12:30pm - Walking from Bell Tower to Nanluoguxiang, the 700-year old alley running from north to south. This lane is about 800 meters long with 16 hutongs - 8 hutongs on each side of the lane. The lane is now famous for the cafes and bars and clothing and handcraft shops that line its hutong laneways as well as its traditional hutong and courtyards (siheyuan).
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12:30 - 2:00pm - Lunch time. You are arranged in a private and traditional local family.
2:00pm -4:00pm - After lunch, continue to visit Lama Temple, also called the Yonghe Lamasery, or Yonghegong. It is the most handsome and impressive Buddhist temple in the city. Lama Temple was built in the 33 Qing Kangxi year (1694) and it is now the largest and best-preserved Lamasery of Yellwo Sect in Beijing.
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After visiting Lama Temple, you are transferred back to your downtown hotel in Beijing around 5:pm.
Price List for this tour (Price per person in US dollars)
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| Travelling Party | Tour Cost Per Person |
| 1 person | US$ 215 |
| 2 persons | US$ 125 |
| 3 persons | US$ 105 |
| 4 - 5 persons | US$ 89 |
| 6 - 9 persons | US$ 79 |
| 10 persons up | US$ 65 |
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Booking Note
1. Just wear casually for the hutong culture experience full day tour.
2. Tipping for the rickshaw driver is included. So you don't have to tip the pedicab driver on the spot.
3. It is a private tour. You have your own tour guide and car driver.
| Price inclusion: 1.All private transfers 2.Entrance tickets as mentioned. 3.15-minute Rickshaw driver 4.Private car or van with English speaking guide. 5.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group. |
Price exclusion: 1.Tips to your English speaking tour guide and car driver Available: Daily |
Notice from TB
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2. Tours price are net and non-commissionable.
3. Child definition: from Age 3 to 11 Years. Contact our trip advisors to check if discount rate is available for your kids. Basically, children under 1.2m in height will get child discount rate, except bus tours.
4. All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations.
Reservation Notes
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| ● | All rates on Tour-Beijing.com are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made. |
| ● | Child definition: from Age 3 to 11 Years. Contact our trip advisors to check if discount rate is available for your kids. Basically, children under 1.2m in height will get child discount rate, except bus tours. |
| ● | All tours listed on website are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations |
| ● | Cash or Prepayment (Paypal, credit card payment, wire transfer, AliPay, WeChat Pay). Both RMB and USD are acceptable. Your actual mode of payment will be confirmed by your trip advisor. Basically, only bus tours (day tour) accept cash payment on the day. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | The cancellation fee: to be confirmed by trip advisor, based on different itineraries and different policies. |
| ● | The schedule can be adjusted by your tour guide due to the actual traffic condition. |
| ● | You are strongly recommended to book this tour at least 35 days in advance to secure the land arrangement involved and avoid the risk of being canceled. |
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