Beijing 2-Day Tours: Great Wall, Forbidden City & Top Highlights

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall
12 stops
1
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
In the morning, your guide and driver will greet you in your hotel lobby, and escort you on a day of seamless, worry-free transfers. Walk around this large square and shoot photos of the brilliant landmark buildings. Note: To pass through the security check quickly, especially during holidays, we suggest you leave your bag in the car and carry only your passport and bottled water to go through the no-bag passage.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
2
Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (Maozhuxi Jiniantang)
Pass by
3
Monument of the People's Heroes
Pass by
4
Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang)
Pass by
5
National Museum Of China
Pass by
6
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Walk through the Gate of Heavenly Peace, and you’ll reach the Forbidden City/ Palace Museum, the home to 24 emperors from 1368 to 1911 AD. Visit the most essential palaces on the central axis and chambers on the two wings among its 9,999 rooms, with in-depth explanations and expert photography guidance. Note: If your travel date falls on a Monday when the Forbidden City is closed, we’ll visit the royal resort Summer Palace instead.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Meridian Gate (Wu Men)
This was not an execution site as rumored, but the stage for imperial ceremonies, much like the White House lawn. Here, the emperor issued decrees and welcomed home victorious armies.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included
8
Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)
Visit the three main halls of the Outer Court where ancient emperors held state ceremonies.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
Palace of Heavenly Purity
Visit the three main palaces of the Inner Court - the emperor’s sleeping quarters and the place for him to handle daily affairs.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
10
The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum
Visit the entertainment venue for the emperor and the imperial harem.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
11
Mutianyu Great Wall
After 1.5 hours’ driving, you’ll arrive at Mutianyu, the best-preserved and most popular section of the Great Wall of China. A Chinese buffet lunch with soft drinks will be prepared for you to refuel before the afternoon. After lunch, enjoy your hike and take nice photos on the Great Wall for at least 2.5 hours. The round-way cable car rides, or a chairlift up and toboggan down are included, and you can make your own choice. Notice for Toboggan: Children under 10 need to be escorted by an adult; travelers aged 60 and above, or those with hypertension or heart disease, are not permitted to take it.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Beijing
Thereafter, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Temple of Heaven, Hutong Alleys, Lama Temple & Summer Palace
6 stops
13
Temple of Heaven
In the morning, your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and escort you to the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors worshiped the God of Heaven for good harvest in ancient times. Note: If your travel date falls on Monday when the main sights of the Temple of Heaven are closed, we’ll arrange Beihai Park instead.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
14
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest
A large circular palace with a roof covered in three layers of blue glazed tiles for the emperors to hold sacrificial ceremonies.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
15
Yuanqiutan
Open-air altar where the emperor offered sacrifices to heaven on the Winter Solstice.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
16
Hutong Tour
Continue your tour to Beijing Hutong area, where you can take a rickshaw through the old alleys and visit a traditional courtyard to see how the old Beijingers live.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
17
Lama Temple
Follow your guide to visit the beautiful old Lama Temple, which is known as the largest and most perfectly-preserved lamasery in Beijing.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
18
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Here’s the last stop. Mainly consisting of the Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake, this imperial resort is reputed as the ‘museum of ancient Chinese royal gardens’. In the end, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel.
2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Tickets to the Forbidden City require a real-name reservation 7 days in advance and are easily sold out, so you are advised to book the tour as early as possible. Otherwise, international travelers will need to line up at the entrance to buy tickets.
• We offer free pick-up within the Third Ring Road of Beijing, beyond which there will be an extra charge, so we suggest you book centrally located downtown hotels. Please get ready at the hotel lobby at least 5 minutes in advance of the pick-up time confirmed with you a day before. No-show is non-refundable.
• Please provide the correct passport information for booking the real-name tickets. Make sure to carry the same identification when travelling; otherwise, you’ll be refused entry by the scenic areas.

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