Private Tour

Private Evening Hutong Walking Tour with Mongolia Hotpot Dinner

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Discover the hidden gems on a 3-hour private tour of the local Hutong Street, which represents an important cultural element of the city of Beijing. Visit the Only Hutong Museum to capture images of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Learn about how the city was formed. Walk along two Hutong allays where the local people live to explore markets and restaurants. Eat a Mongolian Hotpot dinner at a local restaurant along Hutong. Take home history of the Hutong culture, community, food and their life.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Private tour

Professional guide

Private transfer if choose the related option

Mongolia Hotpot dinner

Gratuities

Transportation fee if you choose the tour without transfer

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Shijia Hutong

Please note, the Hutong Museum close at 4:30pm, so if you choose the later start time the museum will be closed but you can do the rest of the tour. Your English speaking guide will pick you up from your Beijing City Hotel's lobby at 4pm. Walk along Shijia Hutong, which is most well-known for its education.There are many famous people who used to live along this allay. Shijia Hutong Museum was founded in 2014; the first facility in Beijing that was established to preserve Hutong history.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Shijia Hutong Museum

With Beijing potentially set to lose as much as 20 percent more of its remaining Hutongs, the museum’s opening couldn’t come at a better time to foster appreciation of the city’s most distinctive style of architecture, and along with it, a neighborhood way of life that has disappeared from a city the population of which has grown 20 times over the last 60 years.The various items on display show the Hutong life as it was decades ago.There are altogether 8 exhibition halls. Your English-speaking guide will give a detailed history lesson on Hutong history and culture. Explore Shijiahutong to the east end, before entering a street with shops and restaurants where the locals eat and shop. Visit the local fresh market to witness the everyday life that consist of fresh produce. Buy some fruit so you can taste local produce.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable