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Start from 218USD P/P
Per Person
Start from 218USD P/P
Per Person
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Why Travel with Discover Beijing Tours
Unique Experiences
Enjoy a premium trip that goes beyond the typical tourist attractions.Well-Selected Local Guides
Knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and attentive — your personal local guides will share interesting stories, insider information, and even create unexpected highlights!Your Booking is Risk-Free
Cancel up to 24 hours before the travel date in advance for a full refund
Private Day Tour to Yinshan Pagoda Forest and Ming Tombs from Beijing
Explore the magnificent Yinshan Pagoda Forest and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed of Ming Tombs on this full-day tour from Beijing. Choose to visit either Dingling or Changling at Ming tombs, stroll around the courtyards with your own tour guide, be amazed by the complicated burial culture in the Ming Dynasty. Appreciate the natural scenery at Yinshan Mountain, check out amazing carvings of the the ancient pagodas and learn the ancient Chinese Buddhism and architecture. This private day tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, local lunch, travel by private vehicle.
Tour Highlights
Tour Highlights- Spend a day to go off-the beaten path
- Private tour more focus on history, culture and life
- Learn about the history of the Ming Dynasty
- Be amazed by the complicated burial culture in the Ming Dynasty
- Make sure everyone bring passport with
- Full names and passport numbers are required to book tickets for attractions
Itinerary Quick Look
Start your full-day tour with pickup at your hotel in Beijing city and meet your guide aboard an air-conditioned private vehicle. It’s a 1.5-hour drive to the Ming Tombs. Your tour guide will explain the related histories and stories on the way, feel free to ask questions if you have.
Ming Tombs are mausoleums of thirteen emperors of the Ming dynasty. It is the largest clusters of imperial cemeteries in China. First you will visit the Sacred Way which was built for Chang Ling, Emperor Zhu Di’s tomb, but since the other 12 tombs were also built in this area, the Sacred Way became the main road for all the thirteen tombs. Walk along the road with your tour guide, get an insight view of the meaning of the stone statues, as well as how Fengshui theory been used here.
Then you can choose to visit Dingling or Changling. Your tour guide will walk with you and give a detailed stories about the Ming dynasties history and tell the life story of the owner of the tomb.
Dingling is the tomb of Emperor Zhu Yijun who ruling the longest period of all the 16 Ming emperors. After he died, he was buried in Dingling with his two empresses. If you choose to visit Dingling, you will be able to visit the Underground City.
Changling is the tomb of emperor Yongle (reigned 1403-1424). It is the largest and best-preserved of the Ming Tombs. Here, you can stroll around the courtyards and visit Ling’En Dian, an immense hall in which the interior columns and brackets have been left unpainted, creating an eye-catching contrast with the green ceiling panels.
You will stop at a Local Restaurant for lunch.
Continue to Yinshan Pagoda Forest. Pagoda Forest is a peaceful mountainous area with precious relics for studying ancient Chinese Buddhism. The mountain here has been a holy land of Buddhism, Monk Masters of Tang Dynasty once gave lectures in this mountain. There are many temples and pagodas had been built in the valley in Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. However, over the centuries, the temples and many pagodas were ruined. Today, eighteen still standing. Spend time with your tour guide to stroll around, admire the amazing cravings and get to know the history behind. Then pass through the relic of the temple, climb up to the mountain, visit Tiger stone, and other Pagodas. Enjoy the beautiful view of the area
Afterwards, you will return to your hotel in Beijing city center around 5:30pm.
| Group Size | Adult(Age:11-80) Price/p.p | Child(Age:4-10) Price/p.p | Infant(Age:0-3) Price/p.p |
| 1 Person | $ 338 | $ 40 | Free of charge but no seat |
| 2 Adults | $ 218 | / | / |
| 3 Adults | $ 168 | / | / |
| 4 Adults | $ 148 | / | / |
| 5 Adults | $ 138 | / | / |
| 6 Adults | $ 128 | / | / |
| 7 Adults | $ 118 | / | / |
| 8 Adults | $ 108 | / | / |
| 9 Adults | $ 98 | / | / |
| 10-15 Adults | $ 88 | / | / |
Discount available at low season, please send inquiries!
Free cancellation
Free cancellationCancel up to 24 hours before the travel date in advance for a full refund
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DepartureOur tour guide will hold a sign with your name on and meet you in the lobby of your Beijing Downtown hotel
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Departure Time7:30/8:00/ 8:30/9:00am
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Return TimeTour is about 8 hours
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IncludedEntrance feesBottled waterLunchProfessional guideHotel pickup and drop-off(For Hotels within the 4th ring road of Beijing City)Transport by private vehicle
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Not IncludedGratuities
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