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Privately Guided Apricot Blossoms Viewing Day Tour

Departure: Daily within the flowering season
Duration: Approx.8 hours (including lunch)
Attractions: See Apricot flower at Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area and visit Summer Palace
Blossom Time: March 30 - April 15
Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel around 9:00am
Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 5:00pm
Walking Level: Beginner - intermediate
Payment Types: Cash, Credit Cards, Wire

Tour Code: BSFD-01

The Apricot was first cultivated in India in about 3000 BC. It is said that apricot had a wide native range including Armenia, Caucasus, the Himalaya, China and Japan. The flowers have five white to pinkish petals 2–4.5 cm in diameter; they are produced singly or in pairs in early spring. The fruit is a drupe likening to a small peach, 1.5–2.5 cm diameter from yellow to orange. The single seed is enclosed in a hard stony shell. The Chinese people often associate the apricot with education and medicine. For example, the classical word "Apricot Altar" which means "educational circle", is still widely used in written language. About 2500 years ago, the greatest Chinese scholar -Confucius often taught his students among the wood of apricot used as a forum, hence"Apricot Altar".

Pick up from your midtown hotel in Beijing around 9:00am and head to Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area ( Beijing Fenghuangling Nature Park ). It is situated in the northwest of Beijing’s Haidian District, about 51 kilometers from the Tiananmen Square and 23 kilometers from the Summer Palace. It is well known as "small "Mt.Huangshan" west of Beijing. It is an ideal place for spring outing, summer escape, autumn fruit picking and winter snow palying. You will see the flowers of apricot at the Apricot Garden of the Park. The apricot blossom festival activity is usually arranged at the beginning of April, lasts about 10 days.

After Chinese lunch, move on to the Summer Palace. we start the walking tour of the Summer Palace. Rated as a Unesco World Heritage Site, the Summer Palace is one of China's most famous gardens, where city-weary visitors can escape just as the Imperial Family did in the centuries before. Autumn brings a spectacular blaze of colour to the garden. Summer Palace has 10,000 trees that are more than 100 years old. The specimens include lacebark pines, willow trees, crab apple, peach trees and more. After the Summer Palace, return to your hotel in Beijing.

Pricing Person ( Cost: in US$ per person )

Tour Enquiry

Travelling Party	Tour Cost Per Person
1 person	$155
2 persons	$80
3 persons	$78
4 persons	$75
5 persons	$72
6 persons	$70
7 persons	$68
8 persons	$65
9 persons	$60
10 persons and above	$55

Inclusion:
1.air conditioned vehicle
2.Chinese lunch
3.Ticket fees for the main entrance, exclusivie of the possible small tickets inside.
4.Englsih Speaking tour guide
5.The above private transfer is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.
Exclusion:
Gratuities to drivers and guides.
Available:
Daily within the flowering season
Remark:
Our tour guide will contact you on the evening before your departure date by calling you or leaving a message at your hotel room and fix the pick-up time for the next day morning.

Reservation Notes:
1. Please use our online booking or send your travel request via email to . You are also welcome to call us at 00 86 10 67160201 ext 1006 or 1007. For non-office hour emergency booking, please dial 0086 13520598855, 13901312027 ( English speaking staff on duty available from 8:00 to 22:00 daily).
2. Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed no more than one working day. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices.
3.Way of Payment
Prepayment is needed to hold your reservation. Cash payment, credit card payment or wire transfer. Both RMB and US$ or other hard currencies are acceptable.
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Tour Code: BSFD-01

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