📌 Product Overview
• Discover Tibetan culture in Beijing without traveling to Tibet.
• This is a full-day guided cultural experience with an English-speaking guide.
• The experience combines sightseeing, food, traditional dress, handicraft, and tea culture in one day.
• Start time is flexible between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
• Final start time will be confirmed before departure.
• The total duration is around 8 hours.
• Begin with a guided visit to Lama Temple.
• Lama Temple is one of Beijing’s most important Tibetan Buddhist temple complexes.
• Your guide introduces the temple architecture, main halls, Buddhist visual culture, ritual spaces, and Tibetan Buddhist background.
• After Lama Temple, continue on foot through Guozijian Street.
• Guozijian Street is a walk-through section only.
• Entry to the Confucius Temple is not included.
• Entry to the Imperial College Museum is not included.
• After the walking section, transfer from Guozijian Street to Tibet Hotel.
• At Tibet Hotel, enjoy a Tibetan local lunch.
• A vegetarian lunch option is available.
• After lunch, try on 1 set of traditional Tibetan clothing.
• The Tibetan dress experience includes clothing only.
• Makeup is not included.
• Professional photography service is not included.
• Explore the Tibetan cultural space and photo areas according to the on-site arrangement.
• Join a Tibetan incense-making workshop led by a Tibetan teacher.
• Incense materials are included.
• Guests can make Tibetan incense by hand as a personal travel keepsake.
• End the cultural day with Tibetan afternoon tea.
• Afternoon tea includes sweet tea and 4 snacks.
• The tour ends at Tibet Hotel / Tibet Hotel area.
• Hotel pickup and hotel drop-off are not included.
• Guests must go to the meeting point by themselves and return independently after the tour.
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✨ Highlights
• Experience Tibetan culture in Beijing through architecture, food, dress, craft, and tea.
• Visit Lama Temple with an English-speaking guide.
• Try on traditional Tibetan clothing in a dedicated cultural setting.
• Make Tibetan incense by hand with guidance from a Tibetan teacher.
• Enjoy Tibetan lunch and Tibetan afternoon tea with sweet tea and snacks.
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🎫 Experience Options
• Tibetan Culture Day with Incense, Dress & Lunch — suitable for travelers who want a full-day cultural experience combining Lama Temple, Guozijian Street, Tibetan lunch, traditional Tibetan dress, incense making, and Tibetan afternoon tea. Start time can be arranged anytime between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Includes English-speaking guide, Lama Temple entry, transfer from Guozijian Street to Tibet Hotel, Tibetan lunch, 1 set of Tibetan clothing, incense-making workshop, incense materials, Tibetan teacher, sweet tea, and 4 snacks.
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⏰ Departure Time / Meeting Time
• Total duration: around 8 hours.
• Flexible start time: anytime between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
• Final start time will be confirmed before departure.
• Meeting point: Lama Temple entrance.
• Chinese meeting point: 雍和宫入口。
• Please arrive on time at the confirmed meeting point.
• Late arrival will shorten your experience.
• The tour ends at the scheduled time.
• Ending point: Tibet Hotel / Tibet Hotel area.
• Chinese ending point: Tibet Building / Tibet Building area.
• Guests return independently after the tour.
• Final meeting details, start time, and guide contact information will be sent before departure.
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🗓️ Itinerary
• Meet your English-speaking guide at the entrance of Lama Temple at the confirmed start time between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
• Begin with a guided visit through Lama Temple.
• Walk along the central axis of the temple complex.
• Visit the main halls and courtyards according to on-site access.
• Learn about Tibetan Buddhist visual culture, gilded statues, painted details, ritual spaces, and temple architecture.
• Continue on foot along Guozijian Street.
• This section is a walk-through cultural street section.
• Entry to the Confucius Temple is not included.
• Entry to the Imperial College Museum is not included.
• Transfer by car from Guozijian Street to Tibet Hotel.
• Arrive at Tibet Hotel for the second half of the cultural experience.
• Enjoy a Tibetan local lunch.
• Vegetarian lunch is available if requested in advance.
• Try on 1 set of traditional Tibetan clothing.
• The Tibetan dress experience includes clothing only.
• Makeup and professional photography service are not included.
• Explore the Tibetan cultural corridor or cultural space according to on-site arrangement.
• Join a Tibetan incense-making workshop led by a Tibetan teacher.
• Learn the basic process of Tibetan incense making.
• Use prepared incense materials to shape your own incense by hand.
• End with Tibetan afternoon tea.
• Enjoy Tibetan sweet tea and 4 snacks.
• The tour ends at Tibet Hotel / Tibet Hotel area.
• Route, timing, lunch arrangement, workshop sequence, clothing availability, tea arrangement, and activity order may be adjusted due to venue operation, traffic, weather, crowd control, or local rules.
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📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ English-speaking guide
✅ Lama Temple entry ticket
✅ Guided visit of Lama Temple
✅ Guozijian Street walk-through section
✅ Transfer from Guozijian Street to Tibet Hotel
✅ Tibetan local lunch
✅ Vegetarian lunch option, if requested in advance
✅ 1 set of Tibetan clothing
✅ Tibetan incense-making workshop
✅ Incense materials
✅ Tibetan teacher during the workshop
✅ Tibetan afternoon tea
✅ Sweet tea and 4 snacks
✅ Cultural explanation in English
✅ Experience arrangement support
❌ Hotel pickup and drop-off
❌ Transportation to the meeting point
❌ Transportation after the tour
❌ Entry to the Confucius Temple
❌ Entry to the Imperial College Museum
❌ Makeup for the Tibetan dress experience
❌ Professional photography service for the Tibetan dress experience
❌ Extra dishes beyond the set lunch
❌ Extra tea, snacks, drinks, or food beyond the included set
❌ Souvenirs and personal purchases
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Dinner
❌ Tips or gratuities
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
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⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a full-day guided Tibetan culture experience in Beijing.
• The start time can be arranged anytime between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
• Final start time follows your booking confirmation.
• The total duration is around 8 hours.
• Please arrive on time at the confirmed Lama Temple entrance meeting point.
• Late arrival will shorten your experience.
• The tour ends at the scheduled time.
• Guests must make their own way to the meeting point.
• Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included.
• The tour ends at Tibet Hotel / Tibet Hotel area.
• Guests return independently after the tour.
• Please bring your original passport for Lama Temple entry.
• Lama Temple is a religious site. Please dress and behave respectfully.
• Guozijian Street is a walk-through section only.
• Entry to the Confucius Temple and Imperial College Museum is not included.
• Lunch is a fixed set menu.
• Vegetarian lunch is available if requested in advance.
• The Tibetan dress experience includes clothing only.
• Makeup is not included.
• Professional photography service is not included.
• Guests may take their own photos during the dress experience, subject to on-site rules.
• The incense-making workshop is led by a Tibetan teacher.
• Incense materials are included.
• Activity order may change depending on traffic, venue operation, teacher availability, crowd control, or local rules.
• This experience includes walking, standing, cultural activities, and indoor/outdoor sections.
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
• Please inform us in advance of food allergies, dietary restrictions, mobility concerns, or serious medical conditions.
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📍 Meeting Point
• Meeting point: Lama Temple entrance.
• Chinese meeting point: 雍和宫入口。
• Attraction starting area: Lama Temple.
• Chinese attraction name: 雍和宫。
• Ending point: Tibet Hotel / Tibet Hotel area.
• Chinese ending point: Tibet Building / Tibet Building area.
• Guests must go to the meeting point by themselves.
• Hotel pickup is not included.
• Hotel drop-off is not included.
• The transfer included in this tour is only from Guozijian Street to Tibet Hotel during the itinerary.
• Final meeting point details, start time, and guide contact information will be sent before departure.
