Full-Day Tour in Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace
Beijing, China
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
Have visited most places in Beijing? Wants to explore more places a little further around the city? Come hike in Mutianyu Great Wall and browse the Summer Palace to enjoy the beautiful gardens' view surrounded by lakes.
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Have visited most places in Beijing? Wants to explore more places a little further around the city? Come hike in Mutianyu Great Wall and browse the Summer Palace to enjoy the beautiful gardens' view surrounded by lakes.
In the morning you will be picked up at your hotel and take you to the Mutianyu Great Wall.
Did you know that the Great Wall is the longest piece of architecture in the world, stretching from east China’s coast to west China’s desert? As you stand on the top tower and look at the wall snaking its way across the tops of the mountains, it’s incredible to imagine that once these walls protected the Chinese empire’s land from different invaders. This specific section of the wall was built in order to defend not only the capital, but also the imperial tombs lying in close proximity.
The Great Wall at Muyianyu, located in Beijing’s Huairou County about 70km from Beijing’s city center, is one of the lesser-visited parts of the Great Wall, but still restored enough for pleasant climbing. There is a cable car up, and there is also a tobbogan ride down, these are optional. The wall here is surrounded by amazing forests and greenery as far as the eye stretches.
You’ll have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant, and your guide will help to explain every dish that you will be served.
After lunch, you will be taken to a Silk Factory where you will see the process of silk making, from silkworm to finished product. Your guides can also help you explain how everything is made, and it’s the perfect place to get some souvenirs for friends and families at home. You’ll gain an understanding of the different qualities of silk, to make sure that you don’t get ripped off.
After that, you’ll be taken to the Summer Palace, one of Beijing’s most popular landmarks and one of the best examples of an imperial garden in China. The site, which covers a total of 2.9 square kilometers and incorporates a huge lake, has long been a royal garden and was considerably enlarged during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi who effectively controlled China for 47 years between 1861 and 1908.
After this, you will be taken back to your hotel.
Did you know that the Great Wall is the longest piece of architecture in the world, stretching from east China’s coast to west China’s desert? As you stand on the top tower and look at the wall snaking its way across the tops of the mountains, it’s incredible to imagine that once these walls protected the Chinese empire’s land from different invaders. This specific section of the wall was built in order to defend not only the capital, but also the imperial tombs lying in close proximity.
The Great Wall at Muyianyu, located in Beijing’s Huairou County about 70km from Beijing’s city center, is one of the lesser-visited parts of the Great Wall, but still restored enough for pleasant climbing. There is a cable car up, and there is also a tobbogan ride down, these are optional. The wall here is surrounded by amazing forests and greenery as far as the eye stretches.
You’ll have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant, and your guide will help to explain every dish that you will be served.
After lunch, you will be taken to a Silk Factory where you will see the process of silk making, from silkworm to finished product. Your guides can also help you explain how everything is made, and it’s the perfect place to get some souvenirs for friends and families at home. You’ll gain an understanding of the different qualities of silk, to make sure that you don’t get ripped off.
After that, you’ll be taken to the Summer Palace, one of Beijing’s most popular landmarks and one of the best examples of an imperial garden in China. The site, which covers a total of 2.9 square kilometers and incorporates a huge lake, has long been a royal garden and was considerably enlarged during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi who effectively controlled China for 47 years between 1861 and 1908.
After this, you will be taken back to your hotel.
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