This is a very well-received boat riding and walking tour of Beijing (available from late April to mid October), providing an opportunity to see a bit of everything in the capital, both historical sites and everyday life of Beijing. You will cruise along the imperial canal in a traditional style motorized canopy boat past Beijing Zoo, Beijing Aquarium and the Purple Bamboo Garden while appreciating the great views en route. We stop at the Purple Bamboo Garden to stroll around and meet up with a local sing-along group which is hidden in bamboo forests. Appreciate the passionate amateurs of the community singing.

Then we continue our journey by boat heading directly into the Summer Palace,and change boat to cruise on the Kunming lake. Then we continue our tour with a guided walk (mounting on the hill or take a side walk around the hill) that ends at the North gate. And then we will drive back to CCC office. (Please note that we will not visit the palaces near the east gate, as they are packed most time of the year. )

If you don't want to tour the Summer Palace, you can do a half-day tour finishing the boat ride at the Purple Bamboo Garden near the west third ring road, or at the South gate of Summer Palace.

Please bring your own picnic lunch, or request additional picnic lunch if you book a private tour (minimum 8 people).

Meeting place for a scheduled roup tour:

1. We meet at the China Culture Center to board the bus.

2. Or you may meet us at the dock (see map below).  The bus will arrive at the dock around 40 minutes after departure time at CCC.  Please catch the boat on time.

How to get to the dock by yourself: get off at the Xizhimen Subway (along blue loop line) along the North West Second Ring Road, then take a cab to the dock behind the Exhibition Center (10 minutes driving distance).



Where the tour ends:

We will drive back to CCC after the Summer Palace walk.