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Beijing Hutong Half Day Rickshaw Tour of visiting a 300-year old courtyard, and experiencing a 20-minute rickshaw drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs and much more provided by...
Beijing Hutong Half Day Rickshaw Tour - Beijing Hutong Tour Beijing Half Day Hutong Trishaw Tour Activities: Rickshaw Tour, Family Visit, Drum Tower, Yandai Byway, Yinding Bridge and Qianhai Lake Tour Type: A private tour Duration: Approx.4 hours Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel around 8:00am Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 12:00am Service: Entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van Price: Starting from US$ 49 Tour Description 8:30am Pick from your midtown hotel in Beijing and have a private transfer to the 300-year old courtyard in the Arrive at the old courtyard and begin the one hour visit inside. With the help of your English speaking tour guide of the courtyard, you will have a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved. After visiting the old courtyar...
The map shows the tour area. The detailed plan below remains the source for stops and timing.
Arrive at the old courtyard and begin the one hour visit inside. With the help of your English speaking tour guide of the courtyard, you will have a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved.
After visiting the old courtyard, take a 20-minute pedicab drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Two people share one rickshaw. You are not supposed to tip the pedicab driver since the tour cost includes the tip.
10:30am - 11:00am - Drop off at the
( Yinding Bridge ), a narrow channel joining Qianhai Lake and the Houhai Lake, the hub of Shichhai area with surrounding quiet hutongs. Walking along the
( 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.
11:00am - 11:40am - Ascending the 67-meter high and two-story
dating from 1420 is sure to bring you back to the old Beijing by seeing the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan - existing traditional courtyards in Beijing.
Return to your midtown hotel in Beijing after the half day hutong tour.
| Included | Not included |
|---|---|
| All private transfers | Tips to your English speaking tour guide and car driver |
| Entrance tickets as mentioned. | |
| 20-minute Rickshaw hutong tour | |
| English speaking tour guide. | |
| The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group. |
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Legacy source: https://www.tour-beijing.com/hutong/half_day_tour.php
| Travelling Party | Tour Cost Per Person |
|---|---|
| 1 person | US$ 149 |
| 2 persons | US$ 89 |
| 3 persons | US$ 75 |
| 4 - 5 persons | US$ 65 |
| 6 - 9 persons | US$ 59 |
| 10 persons up | US$ 49 |
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