Beijing Hutong Food Tour
Tour Review:
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Tour Description
9:00am Pick from your midtown hotel in Beijing and have a private transfer to the 300-year old courtyard in the Shichahai Area .Arrive at the old courtyard and begin a half hour visit inside. With the help of your English speaking tour guide of the courtyard, you will have a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditional Chinese culture involved.
After visiting the old courtyard, take a 30-minute pedicab drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Two people share one rickshaw. You are not supposed to tip the pedicab driver since the tour cost includes the tip.
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10:00am - 10:30am - Drop off at the the Silver Ingot Bridge( Yinding Bridge ), a narrow channel joining Qianhai Lake and the Houhai Lake, the hub of Shichhai area with surrounding quiet hutongs. Walking along the Yandai Xiejie( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), a quaint 800-year-old hutong located directly north of Yinding Bridge between Qianhai and Houhai and the south of the Drum Tower, used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes, hence the name.
10:30am - 11:00am - Before experiencing the local hutong food lunch, you will pass by Beijing's Bell Tower and Drum Tower. They are visibly prominent constructions and represent the symbol of this old city. They were originally built in 1272. You will have outside visits to the two high towers （entrance tickets not included).
Home style lunch
11:00 - 12:00 - You are arranged in a private and traditional Siheyuan (courtyard) and have a home-style lunch . After lunch, you are transferred back to your downtown hotel around 12:30pm.
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Price List for this tour (Price per person in US dollars)
| Travelling Party | Tour Cost Per Person |
| 1 person | $ 145 |
| 2 persons | $ 95 |
| 3 - 5 persons | $ 79 |
| 6-9 persons | $ 55 |
| 10 persons and above | $ 49 |
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Special Note
1. Just wear casually for the hutong culture experience half day tour.
2. Tipping for the rickshaw driver is included. So you don't have to tip the pedicab driver on the spot.
3. It is a private tour. You have your own tour guide and car driver ( for city transfer).
| Price inclusion: 1.All private transfers 2.Entrance tickets as mentioned. 3.30-minute Rickshaw hutong tour 4.Home-style lunch 5.English speaking tour guide. 6.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group |
Price exclusion: 1.Tips to your English speaking tour guide and car driver 2. Entrance tickets for Bell Tower and Drum Tower Available: Daily |
Travel Tips:
Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes and pay attention to the climate in Beijing
Reservation Notes
| ● | Personal online booking information below must be provided or book by email  ：Full Name, Nationality, Gender, Names of Travelers, Flight No., Arriving Time and Start Date. You are also welcome to call us at (+86)18611964400 ( 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday). Tour Beijing will not refund any losses due to missing or incorrect information. |
| ● | All rates on Tour-Beijing.com are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made. |
| ● | Child definition: from Age 3 to 11 Years. Contact our trip advisors to check if discount rate is available for your kids. Basically, children under 1.2m in height will get child discount rate, except bus tours. |
| ● | All tours listed on website are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations |
| ● | Cash or Prepayment (Paypal, credit card payment, wire transfer, AliPay, WeChat Pay). Both RMB and USD are acceptable. Your actual mode of payment will be confirmed by your trip advisor. Basically, only bus tours (day tour) accept cash payment on the day. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | The cancellation fee: to be confirmed by trip advisor, based on different itineraries and different policies. |
| ● | The schedule can be adjusted by your tour guide due to the actual traffic condition. |
| ● | You are strongly recommended to book this tour at least 35 days in advance to secure the land arrangement involved and avoid the risk of being canceled. |
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