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Beijing: Hutongs & Drum Tower City Walking Tour

By Beijing Tour Company
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Houhai lake and Qian hai lake
  • Yandai byway-ancient commercial street
  • Drum tower
  • Local snack stores

Activity location

    • Beijing
    • Beijing, Bei Jing Shi, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 34 Di An Men Wai Da Jie, Shichahai, Xi Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China, 100009 | Meeting point: Starbucks Coffee Zhenxuan (Beijing Xindibai Shop) By subway: Exit A2 of Shi Cha Hai subway station of line 8. Once you exit, You will see a Starbucks, there is an ICBC bank near the exit. Your guide will meet you at the entrance of Starbucks. By taxi: just show "星巴克臻选(北京新地佰店)” to the taxi driver. If you will get a taxi through Alipay, just set the destination as "Starbucks Coffee Zhenxuan (Beijing Xindibai Shop)"
    • Dong Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Exploring the hutongs by rickshaw and walk plus a home visit

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Take the ancient taxi to explore the old alleyways

Language options: English
Price details
£18.41 x 1 Adult£18.41
Total
Price is £18.41

Hutongs of Ancient Beijing City Walk Tour No Rickshaw Ride

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

This option doesn’t include the Rickshaw ride

Language options: English
Price details
£7.67 x 2 Adults£15.34
Total
Price is £15.34

Hutongs of Ancient Beijing Bike Tour No Rickshaw Ride

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

This option includes shared bikes

Language options: English
Price details
£54.86 x 2 Adults£109.72
Total
Price is £109.72

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    English-speaking Tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Rickshaw ride and home visit (if option selected)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Public transport
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance tickets

Know before you book

  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Nowadays, the images of cities are getting closer and similar globally. Hutongs are unique to Beijing, which are lanes and alleys typical in Beijing, like blood vessels, spread over every corner of the old city.

But today we will take you to the best hutongs beside beautiful waters. While you are walking in the 300 to 700 hundred years Old hutongs, you will experience the real local life.

Best choice to get the most uniqueness experience in Beijing: rickshaw puller carry you to go through the ancient alleyways. The rickshaw is a hooded tricycle, which is the ancient taxi for nobles and rich business people. When president Nixon came to visit China in 1972 with his wife, they really liked this unique experience wandering in the old alleyways beside the beautiful waters. We will also go to visit one local family to say “ni hao” to the locals, enjoy the free chatting with them. You will be welcomed to visit their traditional courtyard house, even you can see the kitchen and living room, etc

Tour guide meets all tourists from the Exit A2 of Shichahai subway station of Line 8.

Visit a Taoism temple beside the the Jing-hang canal and Wanning bridge built by Mongolian dynasty. To see what religion does Chinese young guys believe in and learn the local religion and the gods’ stories.

Walk beside the beautiful water to the Yandy Byway-ancient commercial street, some free time for you to try some local snacks, and to buy some souvenirs from the local stores.

Options: Visit a local family, here you can talk to the local families and have a look at the layout of traditional courtyard house, bedroom, living and kitchen’s looking.

It’s 2 people for one rickshaw for about 30 minutes. (200CNY for 2 participants)

Walk through some hutongs to see the traditional courtyard houses for the rich and poor. Your guide will share interesting and meaningful stories with you.
Walk to the Square located in between the Drum and Bell Towers, to learn the stories of Beijingers from old dynasties till now.

Climb the 600 hundred year old drum tower. After the drum tower, try some local snacks or food.

Location

Activity location

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    • Beijing
    • Beijing, Bei Jing Shi, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 34 Di An Men Wai Da Jie, Shichahai, Xi Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China, 100009 | Meeting point: Starbucks Coffee Zhenxuan (Beijing Xindibai Shop) By subway: Exit A2 of Shi Cha Hai subway station of line 8. Once you exit, You will see a Starbucks, there is an ICBC bank near the exit. Your guide will meet you at the entrance of Starbucks. By taxi: just show "星巴克臻选(北京新地佰店)” to the taxi driver. If you will get a taxi through Alipay, just set the destination as "Starbucks Coffee Zhenxuan (Beijing Xindibai Shop)"
    • Dong Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 31 Di An Men Wai Da Jie, Shichahai, Xi Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China, 100035 | Meeting point: Starbucks Coffee Zhenxuan (Beijing Xindibai Shop) By subway: Exit A2 of Shi Cha Hai subway station of line 8. Once you exit, you will see a Starbucks, there is an ICBC bank near the exit. Your guide will meet you at the entrance of the Starbucks. By taxi: just show "星巴克臻选(北京新地佰店)” to the taxi driver. If you will get a taxi through Alipay, just set the destination as "Starbucks Coffee Zhenxuan (Beijing Xindibai Shop)"
    • Xi Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 31 Di An Men Wai Da Jie, Shichahai, Xi Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China, 100035 | Meeting point: Starbucks Coffee Zhenxuan (Beijing Xindibai Shop) By subway: Exit A2 of Shi Cha Hai subway station of line 8. Once you exit, you will see a Starbucks, there is an ICBC bank near the exit. Your guide will meet you at the entrance of the Starbucks. By taxi: just show "星巴克臻选(北京新地佰店)” to the taxi driver. If you will get a taxi through Alipay, just set the destination as "Starbucks Coffee Zhenxuan (Beijing Xindibai Shop)"
    • Xi Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China