For the tourists who fly to Beijing by international flights, having a good rest after the flight landing is what they expect. This 5 days private guided tour is what we prepare for you. Arriving Beijing and enjoy your free time on the first day. Then spend three full days to explore the Beijing city and Great Wall. On the fifth day you will depart Beijing to your next destination.
We offer Beijing Capital Airport pick-up and drop-off service. If you arrive/depart at Beijing Daxing Airport, there will be an extra cost of RMB 400 one way.
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.
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.
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.
After lunch, visit the Temple of Heaven where Emperors of the Ming and the Qing Dynasties prayed for agriculture harvest from Heaven yearly.
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.
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.
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.
After lunch, come to Summer palace. It is the largest and best-preserved royal park in China for emperors’ entertainment with centralized architectural masterpieces.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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