📌 Product Overview
• This self-guided package combines an Imperial Waterway boat ride with a Summer Palace visit.
• The boat ride starts outside the Summer Palace area, near Zizhuyuan Park / Ziyuwan Pier area.
• Walk to the pier according to the final instructions sent before travel.
• Take the Imperial Waterway boat ride toward the Summer Palace area.
• The boat ride is an external waterway transfer experience, not a Summer Palace inner-lake boat ride.
• After arrival near the Summer Palace, continue your self-guided visit.
• From Tuesday to Sunday, the Summer Palace complete ticket is included.
• On Mondays, only the standard Summer Palace entry ticket is included because extra ticketed areas are usually closed.
• English PDF guidebook and online audio guide are included.
• No live guide, hotel pickup, escorted entry, or transportation to the pier is included
✨ Highlights
• Travel toward the Summer Palace by Imperial Waterway boat.
• Combine a boat experience with a self-guided Summer Palace visit.
• From Tuesday to Sunday, enjoy access with the Summer Palace complete ticket.
• Use the English PDF guidebook to plan your route after arrival.
• Listen to the English online audio guide on your own phone.
🎫 Ticket Options
• Imperial Waterway Boat & Summer Palace Ticket — suitable for travelers who want a self-guided route combining the Imperial Waterway boat ride and a Summer Palace visit with English PDF guidebook and online audio guide included.
🕒 Ticket Validity / Entry Time
• This package is valid only on your selected travel date.
• Final boat time and ticket details will be sent before travel.
• Please arrive at the confirmed pier area early enough before your boat time.
• The Imperial Waterway boat ride takes about 28 minutes, subject to operation and waterway conditions.
• From Tuesday to Sunday, the package includes the Summer Palace complete ticket.
• On Mondays, the package includes only the standard Summer Palace entry ticket.
• Tower of Buddhist Incense, Dehe Garden, and Summer Palace Museum are usually closed on Mondays.
• Summer Palace main gate is generally open from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
• Visitors can usually stay inside the park until around 8:00 PM.
• Opening hours, boat operation, last entry times, and route may change due to season, weather, waterway operation, crowd control, or official notice.
• Your booking confirmation is not the final entry ticket.
🎧 Audio & PDF Guide
• English PDF guidebook link is included.
• English online audio guide link is included.
• The audio guide is provided as a web link.
• No physical audio device is provided.
• Please use your own phone.
• Please bring your own earphones if needed.
• Please make sure your phone has enough battery and internet access.
• The PDF guidebook and audio guide are designed to support a self-guided Summer Palace visit.
• This product does not include a live guide or on-site staff accompaniment.
📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ Imperial Waterway boat ride
✅ Summer Palace complete ticket from Tuesday to Sunday
✅ Summer Palace standard entry ticket on Mondays
✅ English PDF guidebook link
✅ English online audio guide link
✅ Final ticket and boat details sent before travel
✅ Ticket pre-booking support
❌ Live guide
❌ Escorted entry
❌ Hotel pickup and drop-off
❌ Transportation to the pier
❌ Transportation after the Summer Palace visit
❌ Summer Palace inner-lake boat ride
❌ Audio device
❌ Earphones
❌ Food and drinks
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Tips or gratuities
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a self-guided product, not a guided tour.
• The Imperial Waterway boat ride is not a Summer Palace inner-lake boat ride.
• Please follow the final pier instructions sent before travel.
• From Tuesday to Sunday, the Summer Palace complete ticket is included.
• On Mondays, only the standard Summer Palace entry ticket is included.
• Tower of Buddhist Incense, Dehe Garden, and Summer Palace Museum are usually closed on Mondays.
• Passport information is required in advance for real-name ticket booking.
• Please bring the original passport or ID used for booking.
• Your booking confirmation is not the final entry ticket.
• Please use the final ticket details or QR code sent before your visit.
• Boat operation may be affected by weather, waterway control, safety checks, or official operation.
• In case of extreme weather or boat suspension, the arrangement may be adjusted according to the operator’s instructions.
• This experience may not be suitable for travelers who are sensitive to motion sickness.
• No live guide, escort, hotel pickup, or transportation to the pier is included.
• Please use your own phone and earphones for the online audio guide.
📍 Entry Information
• Boat meeting area: near Zizhuyuan Park North Gate / Ziyuwan Pier area, subject to final ticket details.
• Chinese reference area: 紫竹院公园北门 / 紫御湾码头附近，具体以最终信息为准。
• Please follow the final pier location and boat instructions sent before travel.
• After the boat ride, you will arrive near the Summer Palace area.
• Continue your self-guided visit to the Summer Palace after arrival.
• Summer Palace address: No. 19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing.
• Chinese address: 北京市海淀区新建宫门路19号，颐和园。
• Please bring the original passport or ID used for booking.
• Final ticket details, boat information, PDF guidebook link, and audio guide link will be sent before travel.
