Cuandixia Old Village Private Day Tour
Description
Enjoy a day to explore the historic Cuandixia Village with your knowledgeable private tour guide. Founded during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), Cuandixia was an important trade route stop for several centuries. Its historic courtyard homes are nestled into the mountain slope, with orchards and fields tucked in between, and a backdrop of fertile valleys and hills. Your tour includes private vehicle and guide, entrance fee, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Your private guide greet you in the lobby of hotel, and riding on private air-conditioned vehicle . Picking up time is flexible based on your request and hotel location .We will contact you in advance for the exactly picking up time .
It is located on ancient post road roughly 55 miles northwest from central Beijing in the Jingxi mountain region. On the way to the village you will enjoy the beautiful mountain and countryside scenery. Cuandixia Village contains around 70 courtyard homes, which gently climb the slopes of a mountain, built by a family who migrated from Shanxi province more than 400 years ago. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the road that led through the mountains to the provinces of Hebei and Shanxi acted as a trade and passageway. The residents of Cuandixia would open their doors to travelers and serve the passing trade. Over time, the village became forgotten as expressways and train tracks changed the route to the west . Lunch ( Own expense ) in the Local Family restaurant, you will enjoy an authentic countryside style food .
After tour, we will take you back to hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The hotel pick-up and drop off area should be within the 4th ring road of Beijing. For further distance, there might be an extra cost for the transfer which you'll be notified by your travel advisor.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking Vegetarian option is available
- If you choose to have Spanish ,French , German, Italian language tour guide service, please ensure to make your booking at least 3-9 days in advance
- For last minute booking , if no guide available , we can full refund or change the tour to another day
- If you need baby seat ,pleas inform us in advance
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Reviews(1)
Apart from seeing the many sovereign splendour monuments in Beijing, visiting Cuandixia Village is a great off the beaten track activity to experience the livelihood of ordinary folks living in an uniquely beautiful natural habitat. The village is small with a couple of hundred families residents inherited from ancestors from the Ming dynasty, enveloped by a surrounding naturally sculptured high mountain range with patches of human carved over the ages terraced planting fields providing food for the village and also when married with the varied green surrounding natural vegetation provides a serene and isolated setting of a scenic background to a hidden old village set in a valley. Furthermore, after reaching the outskirt of Beijing and on entering the mountain range area towards the village there are scenic vista of mountain scenes enroute.
