Beijing Zoo & Lama Temple & Panda House & Hutong Tour

Beijing Hutong, Lama Temple, Panda House, Jingshan Park and Olympic Stadiums Bus Tour

Departure: Daily
Duration: Approx 8 hours
Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel between 8:00am – 8:30am
Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 4:00pm – 4:30pm
Language: English

Itinerary:

Pick-up travelers from hotel on departure time between 8:00am and 8:30am, and then driving to Beijing Zoo where you can see the lovely Giant Pandas. The Panda Zoo visit takes about 40 minutes. We will arrange 45 minutes to take pictures at the Bird’s nest and water cube. If you are interested in the inner structure of the stadiums, the tour guide will assist you in buying the tickets, and you could enter in the stadiums for a visit yourself. Then take you to the largest Lama Temple of Beijing – Yonghe Temple, 1 hour tour for the mysterious Tibet style Buddhism temple. The Lama Temple tour finishes at about 11:00am. You will be arranged to have lunch with locals in a typical Beijing resident’s house. Then visit the old Beijing lanes by taking rickshaws. Hutong tour lasts for 2 hours. Then drive you to the Jingshan park. It is an former imperial garden, lies to the east of Beihai Park. The mid summit of Jingshan is the highest point in Beijing. Looking from the peak, you are able to get a full and clear view of the Forbidden City. The jingshan park visit takes about 40 minutes. We also arrange the short visit to a Silk Shop to enjoy Chinese Traditional Silk Arts. Transferred back to hotel.

Lunch: Typical Chinese lunch

Travel Overview:

Explore some of Beijing’s most iconic attractions including Lama Temple, Confucius Temple and Beijing Zoo. Start by viewing the furry stars of the Beijing Zoo, the giant pandas. Then stop at Olympic Park to snap photos of the Water Cube and Bird’s Nest. Have lunch with a local family in their traditional home, then see the hutongs by rickshaw. In the afternoon, Continue on to Lama Temple, an important Tibetan Buddhist temple that is home to an enormous Buddha statue, and Confucius Temple to learn some idears of the traditional culture.

Just a Kindly Reminder:

A seat-in-a-coach tour minimizes costs because expenses are shared among a larger group.

Seat-in-a-coach tours are Operated by local business partners of China Highlights around China. China Highlights chooses business partners by strict quality standards. The service of a seat-in-a-coach tour may be not as considerate as that of a private tour sometimes.

Visiting one or two shops or markets is always included in a seat-in-a-coach tour, but you don’t have to buy anything.

A seat-in-a-coach tour usually consists of more than 10 people. You will have a local guide. We will pick you up at some appointed hotels at the appointed time. In contrast a private tour provides a private car and guide. And we will pick you up at your hotel.

Travel Tips:

Wear casually and pay attention to the climate in Beijing.

Special Features:

Only english-speaking travelers in the coach;
Well-trained english speaking tour guide;
Keep proper quantity travelers in suitable type air-conditioned coach.

Add-ons:

If you have some free time in the evening, you are kindly advised to join some of the Beijing night shows or night tours below to supplement your daytime activity.