--Private vehicle and tour guide will pick up from your hotel in Beijing and transfer to Beijing Railway station. Our tour guide will company you to your train carriage. Take early morning train to Chengde.

--Arrive at Chengde Railway station at about 11am. Chengde tour guide will meet you at the entrance of your train carriage. Be transferred to your hotel for check in.

--After lunch, visit the Chengde Mountain Resort. Built between 1703 and 1792, the Summer Resort served as the second political center of the Qing imperial court and the emperors of the early Qing Dynasty often spent their summers there.

--Pickup from your hotel at 08:30 am.

--Visit the Temple of Potaraka Doctrine. Built in 1767 and completed almost four years later. It is modeled on the great Potala Monastery in Lhasa and is thus also known as the Little Potala. The buildings are a synthesis of Han and Tibetan styles. Visit the attractions for one hour.

--Then we will visit the Temple of Universal Peace. The temple was built in 1755 to commemorate the Qing Dynasty victory over a troublesome Mongolian force. The temple was also known as the Big Buddha Temple (Dafo si), a reference to the huge statue of Avalokiteshvara.

--Transfer to railway station for train back to Beijing. Our tour guide and van from Chinatravelcompass.com will transfer you to the hotel in Beijing.

--Air-conditioned private car or van,
--Admission fee,
--English-speaking tour guide,
--Typical Chinese lunch,
--Hotel pickup and drop-off,
--Fuel, highway tax and parking cost.
--Accommodation in Chengde
--Return train tickets from Beijing to Chengde

Tips to the guide or driver
Personal expenses

1. The above tour is tailored for you exclusively. You will use private vehicle, driver and English-speaking tour guide.
2. Lunch is not refundable if you do not need it.
3. The sunshine is very strong in summer. Sunglass is helpful.
4. Comfortable shoes are helpful when you walk in these three huge attractions.
5. Chinatravelcompass.com lists the exact cost of each person from 1 to 10 persons. This will help you to cut down cost if you have more persons. Please contact us for a special cost if you have more than 10 persons.