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The Bird's Nest on the Way Home, and a Boat If the Season Allows
Half a day covering the giant pandas at the Beijing Panda House and the Summer Palace, the largest royal garden in the world, with a boat ride on Kunming Lake when the season allows it.
The early start is the reason it works: get to the pandas while they are eating and you see animals doing something, which is not guaranteed later in the day.
What's included
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees
- Hotel pickup and drop-off(downtown hotel)
- Professional live guide
Itinerary
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Regent Beijing, 99 Jin Bao Jie, Dong Cheng Qu
The Regent Hotel Wangfujing (王府井丽晶饭店). Meeting time: 7:30 a.m. By taxi: Regent Beijing Hotel, 99 Jinbao Street, near Wangfujing (北京王府井金宝街99号). By subway: line 5 to Dengshikou station, exit C, then 50 metres, about a minute, to the hotel entrance.
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Beijing
Meet the guide at your hotel at the departure time, or at the agreed meeting point, and head to the Panda House in Xicheng District. In the morning you can watch the pandas at breakfast. The zoo around it is worth the walk too, for the other animals and the gardens.
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Summer Palace
Then the Summer Palace, built as a royal garden and a temporary residence for the Qing emperors, with the guide covering its history on the way. If the season allows, there is a boat ride on Kunming Lake. On the way back to your hotel the route passes the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, the stadium and the aquatics centre built for the Beijing Olympics.
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Long Corridor at the Summer Palace
Visited.
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Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Visited.
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Qingyan Stone Boat
Visited.
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Regent Beijing, 99 Jin Bao Jie, Dong Cheng Qu
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Boat fee
Good to know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Dragon boat ride is subject to availability (it might be closed during winter time)
- Up to 15 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: zh-TW, cmn, en.
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