Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum
Description
Beijing’s hutong feel much more atmospheric with a private guide on hand to tell their stories and answer all your questions. Experience big-ticket highlights such as the Bell and Drum Towers, Yandai Xie Street, Back Lakes, and Yinding Bridge alongside lesser-known courtyards on this door-to-door tour. Along the way, try bubble tea, red bean dessert, and “mantou” buns, then dine (or lunch) a delightful dim sum potstickers in town. Stroll through old Beijing and authentic hutong with a private guide Sample signature street food then savor a dim sum feast Take it easy with pickup and drop-off direct from your hotel Choose between morning or afternoon tours to suit your schedule
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Itinerary
Meet up your friendly private guide at 10:00am or 2:00pm in your hotel lobby. Then you will be transferred to the Hutong area. Walk through the lively Nanluoguxiang and enjoy interesting Beijing Narrow Hutongs such as Yu'er Hutong,Mao'er Hutong and Baochao Hutong. There are tons of boutique stores, snacks along the way. Your guide will take you to try the milk tea with pearl, the red beans dessert, tasting local delicacy mantou steamed bun or even BBQ Lamb(at your own expenses), then savor an authentic Beijing Style dim sum in town or potstickers.
An authentic Beijing Hutong for local residence by the Jade River. The east end with beautiful canals, bridges with trendy courtyard. It is also a part of the ancient grand canal connect Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. It is nicknamed the "Venice of Beijing"
The Last Emperor's empress lived here for a while after Royal family were driven out Forbidden City. A charming Hutong with beautiful courtyard and locust trees.
Continue your tour to Bell and Drum Towers to see the drum performance. Sometimes Drum Tower might be closed. Then, your tour guide will give you back the entrance fee of Drum Tower. Stroll along the Yandai Xie Street, Back Lakes (Houhai), Shichahai Scenic Resort, Hou Lake, Yinding bridges (money bridge) and Jinding Bridge. Admire the fancy newly renovated courtyards along the Jade River.
Get yourself the very best Jasmine Tea, Chrysanthemum Tea , Green Tea or Oolong tea in Beijing People's favorable Wuyutai Tea Shop along the way if you are tea drinker.
Beijing's oldest commercial street, It is lined in traditional-style stone buildings that house charming souvenir and handicraft shops
This area of Beijing contains some of the most extensive old hutong neighborhood and the three lakes of Xihai, Houhai and Qianhai. The most hippy area for people enjoy the nightlife.
People also call it money bridge as it was designed as Chinese ancient Ingot. The most busy bridge in Hutong area. always with great atmosphere day and night. the transition from day to night vibe is interesting itself.
Fabulous lake view with lively hutongs, restaurant, bars and cafes.
Jinding Bridge means Golden Ingot Bridge in Mandarin. A good spot to enjoy Back Lakes (Houhai) At the end of the tour, your tour guide will transfer you back to your lovely hotel.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please wear comfortable shoes
- Dietary restriction and food allergy need to be noticed ahead of the booking
Reviews(49)
Everything was perfect. Mr Aaron was very friendly and professional, and provided me with some very useful and detailed information about the hutongs. What’s more, the dumpling-themed dining experience (Dim Sum) was fabulous and of the highest quality. Thank you very much, Aaron, for sharing your knowledge with me. Mauricio Franco.
We had an amazing walking tour with Ms Liliy who have shown us the different side of Beijing . The guide have brought us to most of the unique Hutong's one could ever find in Beijing. Highly recommend this tour with Lily if you would like to know more about the lifestyle of the locals and heritage.
One of our highlights of Beijing. Our guide was wonderful. Learned much that most tourists miss about the entryways of the houses.
I had an absolutely wonderful Hutong tour - Maggie is amazing! She is a very knowledgeable, dedicated, funny and warm-hearted person and tour guide. I learned a lot about China's culture and traditions in general and the Hutongs in Beijing in particular. I am very thankful for this experience and I hope that I will have the chance to book another tour with the company/with Maggie in the future! Thank you for this special highlight during my stay in Beijing.
The best experience, Mr. Aaron always helps everyone, I am always looking for a way to integrate, highly recommended
Aaron was our excellent guide. He picked us up promptly, started with a tour of the bell and drum towers, then led us into the hutang neighborhoods. He was full of interesting information - with an eye for detail and history. He rounded off the experience with an absolutely delicious dumpling meal, where he personally served us as a consummate host. I recommend this tour highly.
Maggie was amazing! She was friendly and informative. She showed us an authentic side of Beijing Hutongs that we didn't know about. She was funny and friendly. She took lots of pictures for us and showed us where to get good snacks and dinner.
I had the most wonderful tour with Maggie! She personalized my tour to my interests and was so knowledgeable about every single question I asked! Before this tour, I had only seen the larger shopping areas in Beijing (I was only there for 24 hours) so she completely changed my impression of Beijing!! When I return to China, I will 100% do another tour with Sunflower, but most specifically with Maggie! Truly, you won't regret it!
This was my second tour through Sunflower during during a trip to Beijing on business. Miss Lina was a fantastic guide! She truly allowed for a customized tour and gave so many interesting details about the Hutong past and present. I wanted to spend time shopping, so she arranged to incorporate that into our tour. We had fun bargaining with the vendors! The lunch we had was excellent. Even though I took the tour solo, it never felt lonely or awkward. It was like being shown around by an old friend. I highly recommend Miss Lina and Sunflower tours!
The walking tour of Beijing we had with Miss Lina was excellent, she was able to speak English well and was well organized and very helpful with everything during the tour. Overall, we would highly recommend this tour for anyone traveling to China now that the country has reopened after 3 years. This tour is great in that you get a feel for the life of this massive historical city and it’s culture.
