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-005 Departure: Daily Duration: Two Days Pick-up point and time: a place per your request around 9:00am Finishing point and time: Shichahai area 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: Day 01: Pick up from your hotel around 9:00am. First arrive at Chengxian Street. walk along along the shady Chengxian Street, the east-west roadway, starting about 700 years ago with its structures built in line with ancient Chinese customs,once one of the China's most important humanist centers.- the Confucius Temple and Guozijian (Imperial College). On the street, you will visit "Rongbu Tang" with a century old craftsmanship at its boutique store on Chengxinjie Street. The title of Rongbu Tang is given to a famous craftman - Tang Qiliang, a well-known elder craftsman in making toys with downy materials including wool and cotton (rongbu). Then again take your personal vehicle to the Drum Tower dating from 1420, ascending the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan. After the tour of the Drum Tower, walk to the famous 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. Then walk to 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. Then proceed to take a rickshaw to visit Da Jinsi Hutong Tao, the most famous hutongs keeping the original layout and the trendy Shichahai bar street. Then taking the pedicab and get to an ordinary family courtyard home for the Chinese lunch prepared by his family. After lunch, again you take a pedicab and get to the former residence of Soong Ching Ling (1890-1981), once a garden of one of the Qing Dynasty princes's mansions. She was late Honorary Chairman of the People's Republic of China, be known as "the Mother of China". you will be arranged to visit the former residence of Mr.Mei Lanfang (1894 - 1961), the best known Beijing Opera master ever, the greatest artist the world, founder of one of the three greatest acting methods created by Shakespeare Stanislavsky and Meilanfang. After the tour, you will be arranged to stay overnight at an ordinary family courtyard home, every close to Shichahai Bar area. Chinese dinner will be prepared the Chinese hostess. Day 02: After the simple Chinese breakfast, first 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 no-material cultural heritage in Beijing. Then drive to the former residence of Mei lanfang(1894 - 1961),the best known Beijing Opera master ever, the greatest artist the world, founder of one of the three greatest acting methods created by Shakespeare Stanislavsky and Meilanfang. After lunch, 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. It was the residence of Emperor Yongzheng before his ascending to the throne. Built initially in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty, this building was the residence of Emperor Yongzheng when he was just a prince. However, in 1744 the Qing Dynasty formally changed the status of the dwelling to that of a lamasery, and so Yonghe Lamasery became the national centre of Lama administration. The tour ends around 4:00pm.
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
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.
