Detailed Itinerary
5 Days/ 4 Nights
Day 01 - Beijing Arrival
Pick you up from Beijing airport or train station, and then transfer you to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 02 - Visit Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Jingshan Park and Temple of Heaven (lunch)
Visit Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Jinshan Park and Temple of Heaven, and then watch an evening show.
Your personal English tour guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at appointed time, and then drive to visit The Tian’anmen Square, whose name literally means “Gate of Heavenly Peace”. The square witnessed the foundation of the People’s Republic of China and several important events in Chinese history. Then, go to The Forbidden Citywhich are located in the center of the city. This palace is an example of ancient Chinese architecture. And we add Jingshan park for the customer this year, because you can see the whole view of the Forbidden city at the top of hill, and you will feel the magnificent and spectacular more than inside of the city.
After lunch, you will visit Temple of Heaven, a complex of religious buildings where the emperors came every winter solstice to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest. Built about 600 years ago, it is the most holy imperial temple in Beijing.
Scenic spots: The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, The Imperial Vault of Heaven, Echo Wall, The Circular Mound Altar, etc.
Special Gift In the evening, choose a show you are interested in (Peking Opera, Acrobatic or Chinese Kongfu).
Day 03 - Visit the Great Wall and Dingling Tomb (lunch)
We will pick you up from your hotel, and then drive to Badaling or Mutianyu Great Wall (you can choose Badaling or Mutianyu section. No extra fees.) the Great Wall is one of the most magnificent sections of the Great Wall. Since the Great Wall has become a national icon of China, whoever come to China would visit it. It is one of the greatest man-made wonders over the world. It was built as an ancient military defense project which was actually worked in the history.
Optional Cable Car you can choose hike the wall or take a cable car to the top of the wall.
Scenic spots: Badaling fortress, beacon-towers, "looking-toward Beijing stone", etc.
After Chinese lunch, you will visit Ming Tombs, the only tomb of the thirteen Ming Tombs has been excavated. It is also known as the Underground Palace. Buried here are three individuals; Emperor Wan-li (died 1620), Empress Wang (died 1620), and another Empress Wang (died 1611). On the way back to the downtown, you will have a short exterior visit of the Olympic Stadiums-Bird's Nest and Water Cube. If you want to go inside, you need buy tickets on your own.
Optional Dinner Quanjude Peking Roasted Duck Dinner (extra cost)
Day 03 - Visit Panda's House, Hutong and Summer Palace (lunch)
Pick up from hotel, then you will visit Pandas in Beijing Zoo in the morning, and you can see the lovely China giant pandas there.
Then visit Beijing Hutong at Shichahai Scenic Area, where you will visit the Beijing old lanes by rickshaws and explore traditional Chinese quadrangles to get to know local life.
At noon, have a Chinese dumpling lunch in a selected resturant. In the afternoon.we will visit Summer Palace , which is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. It is a blend of natural scenery and artificial landscape. The mountains, waters and architecture together form picturesque scenes that are amazingly beautiful. UNESCO declared the Summer Palace “a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design".
Scenic spots: Hall of Benevolence and Longevity, Hall of Joy and Longevity, Longevity Hill, Kunming Lake, Long Corridor, Marble Boat, etc.
After the tour, we will take you back to your hotel.
Day 04 - Depart Beijing
We will pick you up from your hotel, and then transfer you to the airport or train station. See off.