Beijing Day Trips

Beijing Day Trips to the Summer Palace

How about visiting the Summer Palace just like the Emperor did back in the days?

Beijing Day Trips offers you here all information to enter the largest park in Beijing via a unique way!

You can actually sail along the Imperial Canal to the South Gate of the Summer Palace with it’s distinguishing bow bridge!

There are actually 2 different ways to travel along the Imperial Canal.

One, for smaller groups of up to 20 people, is via the lakes in the Purple Bamboo Park, where you will transfer onto another boat that takes you further to your end destination: the gorgeous Summer Palace, with its pittoresk bow bridge at the south entrance.

This boat leaves from the Beijing Exhibition Center at Xizhimen. You can take subway number 2 (loopline) and exit the Xizhimen station from the northwest exit. From there you walk in 10 minutes to the exhibition center. There you turn into the parking lot and walk all the way to the end, where you will find the pier.
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The boat leaves every whole hour and it is recommended to be at the pier 15 minutes in advance. The cost for a boat ticket including entrance to the Summer Palace is RMB 70 per person. This is a one-way ticket, return fares are also available, but we recommend to exit the Summer Palace via the main entrance/exit at the East Gate.

For bigger groups a boat is available that leaves from a different location a bit further South, near the CCTV Tower. Contact us for more information about this option and we will send you an email with details.

Additionally you can take a picnic basket with sandwiches and wine to have lunch in the Summer Palace.

Leaving the Summer Palace is also easy: subway number 10 takes you straight back to the city. Alternatively you can take one of the many taxis at the East Gate. Beware though of scams by drivers that approach you and offer you a ride, these “taxis” don’t have a meter and you will probably end up paying a lot more than it should be!

The day trips to the Summer Palace by boat are only possible from the beginning of April until mid October.

During the other months you can take the subway (number 10) or a taxi to the main entrance (East Gate).

We wish you a fantastic day at the Summer Palace!