Overview:
Discover the best of Beijing and Imperial China on a private, three-day tour of the city’s top highlights, from Tian’anmen Square to the Great Wall of China. With an expert guide to take care of the details, you’ll be free to immerse yourself in Beijing history, culture, and cuisine, exploring the city at your own pace. This three-day tour includes lunch each day, all transport in a private vehicle, and entrance fees, plus a dragon boat ride at the Summer Palace during warm months.
Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, Back Lakes
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Not Included
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Meet your friendly guide at your hotel lobby in the morning, and head to the famous Tiananmen Square, which is located on the central axis of Beijing, big enough to hold a half million people. Accompanied by your guide, wander around and you will see the Mao Zedong’s Mausoleum where his body is preserved, the Monument to the People’s Heroes and the Great Hall of People, etc.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Followed by a tour of the Forbidden City visit. The Forbidden City is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest palace with 9,999.5 rooms. The splendid architecture represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment.
Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan)
Continue to Jingshan Park to get a bird’s-eye view of the entire Forbidden City, then pause for a Chinese lunch in a nice local restaurant.
Back Lakes (Hou Hai)
In the afternoon, explore Hutong 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 hotel.
Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Olympic Park
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Not Included
Mutianyu Great Wall
Choose the section of the Great Wall of China that interests you most, then spend the morning exploring the historic fortifications. Mutianyu section has been restored and is regarded the most beautiful section. Huanghuacheng Great Wall is the only section of China’s Great Wall that runs alongside, and is partially submerged in a lake.
Olympic Park
Following your time at the Great Wall, pause for a local restaurant lunch 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.
Attractions: Temple of Heaven, Panjiayuan Antique Market, Summer Palace
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Not Included
Temple of Heaven
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.
Panjiayuan Antique Market
Following your time at the Temple of Heaven, browse stalls full of fake antiques, paintings, and jewels at Panjiayuan Market, then take a break for lunch.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
In the afternoon, head to the Summer Palace, where from April through October your tour includes a dragon boat ride after you stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges, and an enormous lake. This tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel or the airport.
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