Itinerary
Day 1: Take an overnight train from Xi'an to Beijing
Stop At: Railway Station Tunnel West Crossing, 7XG5+P7P, Huan Cheng Bei Lu Dong Duan, Xin Cheng Qu, Xi An Shi, Shan Xi Sheng, China, 710006
Your friendly driver will pick you up at 6:45.p.m from your Xi'an hotel and drive about 20 minutes to Xi'an Railway Station to catch your overnight train to Beijing. Your driver will assist with obtain the pre-purchased train tickets for you and take you to the waiting room.
Duration: 20 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight on the train in a deluxe soft sleeper room (2 passengers in one train cabin with private restroom)
Day 2: Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City, Hutong and Temple of Heaven (L)
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Upon arrival, your local guide and driver will pick you up at Beijing West Railway Station, then head to Tiananmen Square, located in the centre of Beijing. It encompassed 108.7 acres,880 meters from north to south and 500 meters from east to west, big enough to hold a half million people.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Followed by a visit to the Forbidden City, which is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest palace with 9,999.5 rooms. The splendid architecture of the Forbidden City represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Back Lakes (Hou Hai), Shicha Lake Scenic Resort, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
After enjoy a tasty local lunch, continue to explore the Hutongs around Back Lakes, the Beijing old neighborhood. You can either do it by walking or taking a rickshaw(an option for you). Experience the life of the locals there.
Finish the day with return transfer to your Beijing downtown hotel (at your own arrangement).
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch: A local lunch is included
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Mutianyu Great Wall, photo stop at the Olympic Stadium (L)
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Meet your guide and driver at your hotel lobby in the morning, and drive about 1.5 hours to the Mutianyu Great Wall, the best welcomed by travelers for its picturesque scenery, fewer tourist, and beautifully-restored architecture. You can either choose taking a cable car up and cable car down or chair lift up to the Wall and toboggan down. Spend 2-3 hours hiking on the Wall.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Olympic Park, North of Beisihuanzhong road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101 China
After a local dumpling lunch, continue to the Olympic Park and make a photo stop at the Beijing Olympic Stadium, where you can see the Bird Nest and Water Cube. Finish the day with return transfer to your hotel (at your own arrangement).
Duration: 40 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: Dumpling for lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple and Summer Palace (L)
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
After morning pickup at your hotel, head to the 15th-century Temple of Heaven, the largest religious building in China. It was originally used by the Ming and Qing emperors to pay homage to heaven and to pray for a year of rich harvest, and locals now come to the temple to practice Tai Chi, sing, and dance.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China
Followed by a visit to the Lama Temple, the most celebrated Buddhist temple in Beijing. It is one of the largest and most influential one in China, and was the only temple to have been said to have survived in the Cultural Revolution, and reopened to the public in 1981.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After a local lunch, head to the Summer Palace in the afternoon. It was once a summer retreat for emperors. This 716-acre park is still a retreat for the crowd-weary tourist, who can relax here or stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and huge lake After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel (at your own arrangement).
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.