Day 01: Arrival at Beijing
On arrival in Beijing, you will be met by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Beijing. Free for the rest of the day.
Day 02: Beijing
After breakfast at your hotel, start your tour with the visit to Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world. Then move on to the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. After lunch at Baguobuyi Restaurant, head to the Shichahai Area - the old part of Beijing. First you have a hard-to-get-opportunity of one-hour tour of a 300-year old courtyard. With the help of your English speaking tour guide, the housekeeper of the yard gives you a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved. Then take a pedcab and drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Two people share one rickshaw. Drop off the peidicab at the Silver Ingot Bridge( Yinding Bridge ) and walk along the 800-year old Yandai Xiejie ( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), and get to the Drum Torwer. Ascending the 67-meter high and two-story Drum Tower dating from 1420 is sure to bring you back to the old Beijing by seeing the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan - existing traditional courtyards in Beijing. After Beijing Duck dinner at Century Huangshan Restaurant, enjoy the Kung Fu Show in the evening. Back to your hotel. ( B L D )
Day 03: Beijing
Half day excursion to the Mutianyue Great Wall, the most beautiful section of the all 5 sections of the Great Wall in Beijing. The hike takes about 2-3 hours. Head back to the downtown Beijing. After lunch at Daijiacun Restaurant, move on to the downtown Beijing to visit the Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Yummy Chinese dinner at Wahaha Restaurant. Back to your hotel. ( B L D )
Day 04: Beijing Exit or free on your own
After breakfast, start your morning tour with the visit to the Summer Palace, originally a royal garden and a temporary dwelling palace for emperors of Qing Dynasty. Head to the Olympic Green to have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. After lunch at Yihechuntian Restaurant, transfer to airport for departure or free activity on your own. ( B L )
B--Breakfast L--Lunch D--Dinner
Price Details for this tour: Tour Enquiry
Cost: in US$ per person
Travelling Party - Comfortable Class
2 persons $370
3-5 persons $320
6-9 persons $280
10 persons up $230
Hotels in use Crowne Plaza Beijing International Hotel or Grand Metro Park
Beijing Oriental Culture Hotel or Tiantan Hotel
Holiday In Express or Shatan Hotel
Remark: For additional hotel night cost to the packages, please contact our trip advisors for the rates. Thanks!
Inclusions:
1.All private transfers
2.Entrance fees and meals as mentioned
3.Private car or van with English speaking guide
4.Two sharing stay at our selected hotels listed. For single supplement, please contact our trip advisors.
5.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.
Exclusions:
1.Tips to your tour guide and driver.
2.Cableway at the Mutianyu Great Wall