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A historic scenic area in the northern part of central Beijing, Shichahai comprises three lakes—Front Lake (Qianhai), Back Lake (Houhai), and West Lake (Xihai)—as well as the hutong alleyways around them. With ice skating in winter and pedal boats in summer, plus snacks and beers on offer year-round, it’s a lively part of Beijing.
Yangfang Lane, Xicheng District, Beijing, China, 100009
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All-Inclusive Private 3-Day Beijing Highlight Tour with Optional Evening Show
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Perfect for first-time visitors, this in-depth, multi-day tour hits all the highlights of Beijing, from the Forbidden City to the Great Wall of China. Entrance fees, lunch, and private vehicle transfers are all included, so you’ll be free to focus on sightseeing. Head to the rugged, under-the-radar Mutianyu Great Wall, and opt to catch a live acrobatic show. You also enjoy a scenic rickshaw ride through Beijing’s traditional quarters.
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$510.00
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$510.00
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Private Night Sightseeing Tour of Beijing
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Watch Beijing light up for the night on a nighttime sightseeing tour of China’s capital city. Travel with a private guide in a comfortable vehicle to see Tiananmen Square, and admire the dramatic architecture of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, CCTV headquarters and Beijing National Stadium. Explore a maze of food stalls at the Donghuamen Night Market and Wangfujing Night Market; discover some great local bars around Houhai Lake, and check out the colorfully lit Central Business District shopping centers.
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$98.00
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Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum
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Beijing’s hutong feel much more atmospheric with a private guide on hand to tell their stories and answer all your questions. Experience big-ticket highlights such as the Bell and Drum Towers, Yandai Xie Street, Back Lakes, and Yinding Bridge alongside lesser-known courtyards on this door-to-door tour. Along the way, try bubble tea, red bean dessert, and “mantou” buns, then dine (or lunch) on the best dim sum in town.
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$108.00
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$108.00
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4-Hour Private Beijing Hutong Bike Tour with Dumpling Lunch
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There’s no better way to discover traditional Beijing life in authentic “hutong” neighborhoods than with a private guide. This door-to-door private bike tour combines the well-known attractions with less-visited lanes where locals still go about their daily lives. Besides Nanluoguxiang, Back Lakes, and Yandai Xie Street, see a drum show at the Drum Tower, enjoy a dumpling lunch, and visit some newly renovated “hutong” beside the Grand Canal.
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$128.00
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$128.00
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All-Inclusive Private 2-Day Beijing Highlight Tour with Optional Evening Show
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This is the ideal choice for first-time visitors to Beijing. Save hours researching city highlights by having a comprehensive itinerary organized for you. Take the stress out of planning transport by having hotel pickup and drop-off included. Travel between sites in a comfortable vehicle, helping you save time and see more in a short space of time. Highlights included Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Mutianyu Great Wall.
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$347.00
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$347.00
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Private Half-Day Beijing Tour: Forbidden City and Houhai Lake Bike Tour
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Discover Beijing’s scenic side on this private half-day tour by bike and metro. Visit Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City; enjoy a delicious Chinese-style lunch overlooking Shichahai Lake; then glide around Houhai Lake on a leisurely bike tour. Hotel pickup is included.
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$118.00
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$118.00
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Private Hutong Culture Tour with Dumpling Cooking Class plus Cricket Fighting Game
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Explore the centuries-old 'hutongs' of Beijing, including a rickshaw ride down the narrow alleys. Visit temples and get a bird's-eye view from atop the Drum Tower. Other highlights on this private tour include learning to make dumplings, watching cricket fighting, and eating authentic food with a local family.
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$188.00
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$188.00
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Private Beijing Night Tour with Mr. Shi's Dumplings, Great Leap Brewing and Houhai Lake
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Whether you’re looking for a romantic night with your significant other or a fun-filled night with friends, this private 4-hour food and beer tour in Beijing is for you. From a dinner at Mr. Shi’s Dumplings to a stop at a local brewery, and a stroll along the lake, your night is planned out for you, so you can enjoy some of the best things Beijing has to offer without the stress of organizing it yourself. Plus, your transportation is taken care off, too, to further put your mind at ease.
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$158.00
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$158.00
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Private Beijing Night Tour with Hutong Family Dinner and Back Lakes Boat Cruise
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Explore the heart of Beijing, including its old ‘hutong’ quarters on this private evening tour. See the Bell and Drum Towers, and discover hutong alleyways and courtyard homes as you learn about life here. Savor dinner in a family home and enjoy a private rowing boat cruise on the Back Lakes (Houhai), complete with tea, snacks, and traditional lute or zither music. Central hotel pickup and drop-off, and private minivan transport included.
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$195.00
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$195.00
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Great Wall and hutong day tour
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1. the very beautiful and not crowded section of the Huanghuacheng Great Wall,sometimes maybe you are the only group over there
2. private English tour guide and driver show you around by your pace ,no rush
3. Try the local Chinese dishes,experience the real Chinese lifestyle
4. Outdoor hiking
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$117.34
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$117.34
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Explore Beijing with camera--City Walk tour with Professional photography guide
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Explore Beijing with camera—Visit 600 years old Forbidden City--One of Beijing's Top 7 place,
Old Beijing Hutongs: taset local food,walk through local Temple,market....
Professional and friendly;
We’re together,we’re happy.
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$94.94
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$94.94

Private Beijing By Night: Illuminated tour with Spa treatment
Rather than wandering aimlessly, experience the majesty of Beijing at night on a custom tour with private guide. Pick and mix from a smorgasbord of attractions, such as a walk from the National Center for the Performing Arts to Tiananmen Square, then close with your choice of massage or facial package. Perfect for anyone whose body is still adjusting to Beijing time—and for any lover of the city lights.
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$168.00
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$168.00
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Beijing Private Food Walking Tour in Houhai Lake and Nanluoguxiang Hutong
Visit Beijing's culinary hot spots on this 4-hour food and walking tour to experience the traditional foods and cutting-edge cuisine. Accompanied by a tour guide, admire the beautiful view of the Houhai lake area, explores the historical area at Shichahai, Yandaixie Street, Gulou East Street and Nanluoguxiang Allay. Savor the rich flavor of local delicacies like Traditional Beijing Noodle, "Tea Soup", Pancake, Soup Dumplings, Tanghulu, meat ball, Muslim kabobs and more, gain fascinating insight into the culinary and cultural traditions of the country from your expert guide. Come hungry: your tastings amount to dinner.
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$98.00
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$98.00
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Beijing Hutong Night Tour with Yunnan Style Dinner and Chartered Boat Ride at Houhai Lake
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Enjoy three experiences in one night with this guided tour that blends food and romance. Dine at Little Yunnan Restaurant near the Forbidden City and then head to Shica Lak Park to board your chartered boat. Sip tea and indulge in some snacks while floating along to Houhai Lake. Finish the evening with a walk among the unique shops of Xie Street (Hutong).
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$198.00
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$198.00
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Private Two Days Beijing Highlight Tour with Optional Evening Show
This is the ideal choice for first-time visitors to Beijing. Save hours researching city highlights by having a comprehensive itinerary organized for you. Take the stress out of planning transport by having hotel pickup and drop-off included. Travel between sites in a comfortable vehicle, helping you save time and see more in a short space of time. Highlights included Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Mutianyu Great Wall.
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$448.00
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From
$448.00
Price varies by group size

Private Night Transfer with English Speaking Driver Service
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Whether you prefer to consult a guidebook or search the internet, the most recommended attractions in Beijing are primarily open during daylight hours only. Uncover a lesser-known side to China’s second-largest city during this full evening city tour; see major landmarks light up and get familiar with the local nightlife.
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$88.00
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$88.00
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Private Beijing 3-Day Tour
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Hit the highlights of Beijing without the hassles of planning on this multi-day private sightseeing trip. Customize your own itinerary: choose between ten different destinations, from the Giant Pandas at Beijing Zoo to centuries-old royal mausoleums at Ming Tombs. You’ll also cover classic standbys like the Forbidden City and the Mutianyu Great Wall, which you can experience by toboggan or chair-lift ride.
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$530.00
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$530.00
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Private City Tour: Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Hutong
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Exploring Beijing’s sights is tricky if you’re unfamiliar with the city’s transport systems. Make things easy and maximize your vacation time on a private tour that incorporates Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden Palace, Temple of Heaven, and a rickshaw ride to old "hutong" districts. Gain insight from a guide and choose how long to spend at each location to sightsee at your own pace. Included lunch and admissions complete your day.
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$188.00
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$188.00
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Private Beijing Tour: Mutianyu Great Wall, Drum Tower, Hutong with Rickshaw Ride
While in Beijing, take a private tour to the UNESCO-listed Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China, known for its picturesque surroundings and panoramic views. Take the cable car round-trip, or ride a chair lift up and toboggan down. After a local lunch, you’ll visit the Drum Tower and ride a rickshaw around the centuries-old ‘hutongs.'
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$200.54
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$200.54
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Private Beihai Park boating JingShan Park Sunset Evening Mongolian hot pot Tour
See beautiful lakes, temples, towers and willow trees in Beihai Park.
Also special experience with an easy self boating tour on Beihai Lake.
Experience the best panoramic view of the Forbidden City at Jingshan Park.
Taste most famous Beijing local snack food in during the tour, and dinner at a famous local hot pot restaurant
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$200.54
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$200.54
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Special 4-Day Private Tour Package including Airport Transfer
Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tombs (Changling), Temple of Heaven and Old Beijing Hutong Tour, also including airport or train station transfer service.
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$340.00
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$340.00
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Private Tour-3 Hour Old Beijing Hutong and Pekin Roast Duck
This is 3hours private tour, follow our professional tour guide to walk in the famous Beijing old Hutong alley and beautiful Houhai lake. Tasting the local famous Pekin roast duck in a old Hutong courtyard restaurant, you can see how the duck been roasted in the kitchen kiln. Private transportation for the tour, hotel pick up is included. Entrance fee of Drum Tower is included as well. Two options for this tour booking, the morning tour depart at 9am in the morning, the afternoon tour depart at 3pm in the afternoon.
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$130.00
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$130.00
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Beijing Private Tai Chi Class and Bike Tour at Houhai Lake
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Pick up from your Beijing city hotel, enjoy a memorable 1 hour Tai Chi class on the banks of the Shicha Hai Lake. Practice some basic Tai Chi movements with a master, learns through clear communication, practice and feedback. Then glide around Houhai Lake and Hutong allays on a leisurely bike tour. Beijing city hotel pick up is included.
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$147.20
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$147.20
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7-Day Private Foodie, Heritage and Culture Tour of Beijing, Xi'an and Chengdu
Soak in the food, culture, history and heritage of Beijing, Xi'an and Chengdu on this 7 day private tour. With a personal tour guide, visit the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall at Mutianyu, Terra-cotta Warriors and Leshan Giant Buhhda. Explore China's most popular night life zone, traditional foods and cutting-edge cuisine. Be amazed by Tang Dynasty Music show and Sichuan Opera. Join a cooking class in Chengdu and learn to pick fresh tea in the remote mountain village. Observe the pandas while you learn about their breeding and life stages. Tour including English speaking tour guide, travel by private vehicle, entrance fee, cable car ride at Great Wall, Rickshaw Ride, lunches, train tickets and show tickets. During the tour, there is no extra charge, please book your own accommodation.
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$1,480.54
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$1,480.54
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