Private Full Day Tour to Chengde Summer Resort and Potala Palace from Beijing
This full day private tour take you to explore the famous city, Chengde. Previously known as Jehol or Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated 180 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast royal garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residence since the weather temperature is cool during the summer there (average 24.5°C /76.1°F in July, and the annual mean is 9.11°C/48.4°F). This tour takes you to visit the UNESCO sites, the imperial garden and Tibatan temples. If you have an extra day in Beijing, and want to do something different, this day trip to Chengde surely can be a good fit for you.
Options
All inclusive day tour
Private tour: This option with all attraction entrance tickets, lunch, tour guide, private car with driver service.
Pickup included
What's included in Private Full Day Tour to Chengde Summer Resort and Potala Palace from Beijing
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Beijing
Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle around 7:30 am, and then take you to famous ChengDe Mountain Resort (3 hours driving time) On the way, you can take a nap in air conditioning comfortable car, or enjoy the scenery along the way.
Imperial Summer Palace of Mountain Resort
After arriving Chengde Mountain Resort (around 10:30am), you can visit the emperor's garden first (2 hours). It's the emperor's Summer Palace of the Qing Dynasty. It's the largest imperial garden in China (double size of Beijing’s Summer Palace), construction spanned nearly ninety years (beginning under Emperor Kangxi in 1703 and lasting through the greater part of Emperor Qianlong’s reign). The Imperial Summer Villa often used as a de facto second capital as Kangxi set a precedent followed by a succession of other Qing emperors. In 1994, the Imperial Summer Villa became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Potala Palace (Putuo Zongcheng Temple)
After your authentic local food lunch, you will visit the largest temple in the outer eight temples, the little Potala Palace. It was built for Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama during their visit for Tibet. That is why the temple was built on the model of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. You will have couple of hours to visit this temple.
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Entrance ticket
- Professional private guide
- Gasline, Parking and Toll fees
- Transport by private vehicle
- Local food lunch
- Gratuities
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
You will pickup in your city center hotel lobby
