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Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview
Paying a visit to a Chinese family offers you a glimpse into the lives of these people and can add something interesting to your otherwise leisurely trip. You’ll be able to chat with family hosts, enjoy a homemade lunch, and get a good feel of the lifestyles locals lead in Beijing. Nothing beats having the host family guide and introduce you to every aspect of daily life!
What's included
Free hotel pick up and drop off service
Excellent English-Speaking tour guide
Private car or van with professional driver
Family visiting with home-cooked lunch
Entrance fee
Gratuities
What to expect
Beijing Hutong culture tour
2h · Admission ticket included
Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at 09:00AM.You’ll take a 20 minute walk along the local morning market. Chinese condiments and various ingredients for Chinese food recipes such as cooking oil, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, white vinegar and dark vinegar, cooking wine and fresh root ginger, garlic, chilies, scallion, salt, and various ingredients are available in local food and vegetable markets. The common ingredients are Chinese cabbage, turnips, radish, carrot, spinach, rape, celery, Chinese chive (leek), mustard and many more. For meat, we have chicken, pork, lamb, beef, duck, fish etc.
Arrangements will be made for you to meet the family host in a private and traditional Siheyuan (courtyard), where you’ll learn how to make Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings) from the hostess. Enjoy your dumplings as lunch.
Bell and Drum Towers
30m · Admission ticket included
Located at the northern end of Beijing’s north-south axis, the Bell and Drum Tower served as the time-keeping center of the capital during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. It is one of the landmarks of the ancient capital of Beijing and has a long history. The Bell and Drum Tower consists of two buildings, the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. The two are longitudinally placed one behind the other.
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
1h · Admission ticket included
Lama Temple is a functioning monastery for Tibetan Buddhism that dates back to 1694.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Your Beijing Hotel ( Inside the 3rd rind road)
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
