Itinerary
Day 1: Tiananmen Square - Forbidden City - Jinshan Hill - Hutong- Temple of Heaven (L):
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
In the morning, your tour guide and private car with driver will meet you at your hotel lobby. The first place you will visit the Tiananmen Square, which is the biggest city center square in the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
From Tiananmen Gate walk to the Forbidden City where you will take couple of hours to visit the highlights of this palace. It's also known as the "Forbidden City", the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palaces group with 500 years history. The palace was built between 1406 and 1420, but was burnt down, rebuilt, sacked and renovated countless times, so most of the architecture you can see today dates from the 1700's and onwards.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan), No.44 Jingshanxi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Your next stop is to climb up Jingshan Hill, and you can overlook the entire whole Forbidden City and Beijing City from here.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hutong Tour, No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District, 100009, Beijing, Beijing 100009 China
Afterwards, you will visit the Hutong, the old neighborhood. Your lunch will be arranged at a local food restaurant near by the Hutong. Hutong has over than 700 years history. A lot of local people still live in this area from generations to generations. Get a ride on Rickshaw to visit this area.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
In the afternoon, you will visit Temple of Heaven which is the place for past emperors to worship the God of Heaven.
Peking Duck Dinner, Red Theater Kungfu Show or Acrobatic show at night (optinal, cost by your own)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Mutianyu Great Wall - Ming tombs - Olympic Stadiums (L):
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Begin your day with a visit to Great Wall at Mutianyu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. The Great Wall at Mutianyu is famous for its beautiful surroundings, with forest-clad hills and fresh mountain air. Enjoy a couple of hours hiking along the fully restored wall with your guide. Cable car up and toboggan to slide down would bring be more interesting for your trip
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling), Ming Shisan Ling Area, Changling Town, Changping District, Beijing 102213 China
In the afternoon,you'll visit the Ming Tombs. The 13 Ming dynasty emperors are all buried in this area. Visit the only one excavated to the public tomb.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Olympic Park, North of Beisihuanzhong road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101 China
On the way back to the hotel, you also will pass by the 2008 Olympic Stadiums: Birdnest and Watercube. Then, your driver and tour guide will send you back to the hotel.
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Summer Palace - Lama Temple - 798 Art Zone(L):
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
Take your private car to Summer Palace. There are 3000 rooms, with pavilions, bridges, island, corridors and temples in this huge imperial garden.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China
The second place you will visit is the biggest Tibet Lama Temple in Beijing, and you will see the biggest Buddha Statue made by single wood there.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: 798 Art Zone, No.4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015 China
After your morning tour, you will go to famous Dumpling Restaurant to enjoy your lunch meal. Then, visit 798 Art Zone, the modern art zone in Beijing with many modern art exhibitions. Afterwards, you're transferred back to your hotel.
Airport drop off service (if you choose this tour option).
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.