Beijing Private Tour to World's Longest Cantilever Viewing Platform at Shilinxia Scenic Area

Beijing, China

Plan your Beijing excursion to escape the bustle and hustle of city life? The Shilinxia Scenic Area is a good destination out of Beijing city to touch the unique stone and rock formations in a 6-km long valley or gorge. With the newly opened glass sightseeing platform which claimed to be the largest sightseeing platform in the world, to challenge yourself! Walking out on this UFO-shaped structure provides an experience and views not found anywhere else.

Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up in your hotel's lobby at 8:30am, then heading to the Shilinxia Scenic area.The trip will take about 2 hours. On the way you will enjoy beautiful countryside and farmland view.

Upon arrival at the Shilinxia Scenic area, spend 3 to 4 hours of exploring at the Scenic area and enjoy yourself without feeling like you are being rushed from one point to another. Take the cable car up to the mountain to overlook the amazing views, and hike about another 30 minutes to 1 hour to go up to the glass sightseeing platform.

The glass sightseeing platform, billed as “Flying Disk/UFO”, opened to the public on April 30, 2016. The glass platform hangs 32.8 metres out from the cliff, 11 meters longer than the Grand Canyon Skywalk inside the Grand Canyon National Park in the United States.

It is claimed to be the largest sightseeing platform in the world.The sightseeing platform is constructed with titanium alloys, which are widely utilized in aeronautical and space fields, but first time for daily life until today in China.The purpose of using titanium alloys to build this platform is to ensure the safety of all the visitors on the platform.

After your adventure, you will stop at a local restaurant for a delicious Chinese lunch. 

Your tour ends with return to your starting point after a memorable 8-hour tour.