Itinerary
Day 1: Beijing Arrival
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Upon your arrival at Beijing Capital airport / train station, our driver will pick you up from the exit gate by holding a welcome board with your name. Drive around 1 hour to Beijing downtown hotel for your check in. Free and easy on your own arrangement for rest of the day. No guide service.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Beijing Classic Tour
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
At 8:30 am, meet our guide at your hotel lobby in Beijing downtown area. The first stop today is North Tiananmen Square first, the heart and symbol of Beijing and the largest city square in the world. The spacious square has been used for many public celebrations, ceremonies, and demonstrations for over a hundred years. You can also see the Chairman Mao’s portrait hanging on the wall of the Gate of Heavenly Peace, which adds a sense of majesty of this grand square.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Then walk to Forbidden City（closed on each Monday）, one of the largest and most completely preserved palace complex built with wood. It functioned as the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912). There were 24 emperors of the two dynasties once lived here.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
After lunch, visit the Temple of Heaven where Emperors of the Ming and the Qing Dynasties prayed for agriculture harvest from Heaven yearly.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Hutong Tour, No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District, 100009, Beijing, Beijing 100009 China
The last stop is to visit the Beijing local folk residence: Hutong Alley. There is opportunity for you to take a rickshaw to explore Hutong to see daily life of native Beijing people. Following the local expert guide, you will find another face of the city that totally different from what you see in major streets.
Note:Rickshaw fee is on your own.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Old Beijing City Tour
Stop At: Beijing Capital Museum, No.16 Fuxingmenwai Main Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045 China
After hotel breakfast, meet your guide and driver at the hotel lobby. Today, you will learn more histories by visiting one of the most important museums – Beijing Capital Museum (closed on each Monday). It was built on site of Beijing Confucius Temple. Through the 5000+ exhibition relics, you will learn about the city’s history and development, Chinese folk culture, Chinese traditional ceramic artworks, etc. That would be a great visual and spiritual feast.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China
After that, continue your visit to Yonghe Palace, also called The Lama Temple because it was translated into the largest Buddhist temple in Beijing in Mid and Late Qing Dynasty.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After lunch, come to Summer palace. It is the largest and best-preserved royal park in China for emperors’ entertainment with centralized architectural masterpieces.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Olympic Park, North of Beisihuanzhong road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101 China
At last, pay a outer visit to Olympic Park. During 2008 Beijing Olympics, the park served as the major space for many sports items. Now here is translated into a new municipal district. You will have about 30 mins to take photos of the Bird Nest and Water Tube.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Beijing Great Wall Tour
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
At 8:30, meet the tour guide at your hotel lobby and begin the trip to the famous world’s heritage, the Mutianyu Great Wall which enjoys the best quality among all Wall sections in Beijing. If you want to reach the highest point, your guide will help you to buy the cable car tickets on spot(optional choice).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Dingling Underground Palace, Ming Tombs, Changling Town, Changping District, Beijing 102213 China
After lunch, we will drive to visit Dingling Tomb, one of the most visited Ming Tombs in Beijing. It is the only officially excavated one among the 13 Ming Tombs.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Beijing Departure
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
At appointed time, our driver will pick you up from the hotel lobby and transfer to Beijing Capital airport / train station for your departure (No guide service).
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.