Escape to the Summer Palace on a 3-hour trip with an expert guide. This is one of the best preserved imperial gardens in the world and it is the largest of its kind still in existence in China.

From the meeting point, your tour guide will lead you the palace from the East Gate. Visit the most important buildings along the Kun Ming Lake, including the Tower of Buddhist Incense, the Long Corridor, the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, the 17-Arch Bridge, and the Marble Boat.

Summer Palace was listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. UNESCO reported that the Summer Palace is “a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design”, where the natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples, and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value.

This tour will uncover the history of the Summer Palace as a royal palace where Princess Dowager Cixi and the emperors once lived and handled court affairs, accepted laudations, and received foreign diplomats. Whether you are coming to whizz across its frozen lake in winter, soak up some sun in the spring or summer, or admire its splendid autumn colours, the palace makes for a fantastic day out.