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If you are collecting online travel information on flight deals and tour...
If you are collecting online travel information on flight deals and tour packages to Beijing from Hong Kong, as local travel experts staying in Beijing, we are very much pleased to help you plan your Hong Kong Beijing Tour by choosing your Hong Kong - Beijing air-tickets, Beijing airport transfer, Beijing hotels, Beijing travel packages as well as offering you Beijing travel tips.
With the fast development of coming of internet age, common travelers can easily get the access to the great amount of travel information on any places or countries they are going to see.
Hong Kong Beijing travel can be easily planned if you are ready to get some useful travel information. Bombarded with huge great amount of basic travel information, travelers are more interested in having more useful and profession travel advice, which helps them to make up their mind in terms of how to have the flight deals, cheap hotels; how to use the public transport in Beijing; how to know the must see attractions and how to plann their day by day itinerary in Beijing.
Below are some of our suggested travel advice and tips about how to arrange your Beijing travel from Hong Kong:
Autumn, lasting about 50 days, is the best season for sightseeing and the temperature is mild and the sun is out for much longger time. Beijing Winter is long and cold, but the ice lantern shows an skiing still draw many tourists.
| Beijing Temperature and Rainfall | ||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature (Celsius) | -4.6 | -2.2 | 4.5 | 13.1 | 19.8 | 24.0 | 25.8 | 24.4 | 19.4 | 12.4 | 4.1 | -2.7 |
| Rainfall (cm) | 3.0 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 19.4 | 33.1 | 77.8 | 192.5 | 212.3 | 57.0 | 24.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 |
| Days of rainfall | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
You may still use your own ticketing agency in Hong Kong or the online air-ticket booking agents such as flights.english.ctrip.com, skyscanner.net, farecompare.com, wego.com, CheapTickets.com, Expedia.com. Hotwire.com, Kayak.com, Orbitz.com, Priceline.com and Travelocity.com.
If you are also recommended to directly contact the airlines to get the first hand air-tickets for better commissions or points (dragonair.com, cathaypacific.com). Your plane will leave from Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG), also known as Chek Lap Kok Airport and arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) in Beijing, and vice versa for the return flight.
You can still ask your hotel booking agent in Hong Kong to do it for you. Or you may check out the online hotel booking websites such , hoteltravel.com, english.ctrip.com, expedia.com, travelocity.com, booking.com, priceonline.com and many more. If you have little time searching for the over 800 star-rated hotels in Beijing, you may check out our selected three best value hotels in Beijing
| Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing | Sunworld Hotel |
| Prime Hotel | International Hotel |
| Tiantan Hotel | Beijing Oriental Culture Hotel |
| Holiday Inn Express Temple of Heaven | Shatan Hotel |
| Redwall Hotel | Botai Hotel |
T2 and T1 are connected by a corridor. T3 is a little far from both T2 and T1. There is a Free Inter-Terminal Shuttle Buses connecting the three terminal: T3, T2 and T1. At present T3 is the largest single terminal in the world. Please know in advance at which terminal you are arriving or departing to avoid a wrong terminal. Detailed information about the terminals at Beijing Airport. You can select one of the following 4 ways of city transportation to go from Beijing capital airport to your downtown hotel Beijing.
In the past 30 years, Beijing transportation has been improved greatly with widened roads, lengthened subway lines, more clean buses, more environmentally friendly taxis etc. But like any other metropolitan cities worldwide, you will encounter a traffic gridlock in a peak hour. So try to avoid peak hours and well plan your Beijing travel in advance to keep from possible delay.
| Beijing Taxi | Beijing Public Bus | Beijing Subway | Beijing Trains |
| Beijing Flights | Beijing Airlines | Beijing Bike | Beijing Pedicab |
| Beijing Boat | Beijing Walking |
If you only have quite limited time in Beijing, you are advisd to know the must see attractions and make most of your trip by visiting the top 10 attractions in Hong Kong or doing the top 10 things. See Top 10 Attractions in Beijing.
| Dining Custom | Beijing Local Food | Hotpot | Traditional Snacks |
| Cuisine from other provinces | International Food | Beijing Food Streets | Beijing Cuisine Restaurants |
| Foreign Food Restaurants | More Recommended Restaurants | ||
There are various places to go for shopping, depending on what you expect and the prices you are prepared to pay.
| Beijing Shopping Areas | ||
| Wangfujing Street | Qianmen Street | The Silk Market |
| Pianjiayuan Market | Beijing Curio City | Hongqiao Market |
| Yaxiu Market | Liulichang Antique Street | Liangma Collection Market |
| Gaobeidian Antique Furniture Street | Baiguosi Culture Market | Jianguomenwai Street |
| Lai Tai Lady's St. | Xidan Shopping Area | Tongrentang Pharmacy |
| Zhangyiyuan Tea Shop | ||
Young and energetic, you may go to disco or live jazz. If you like to know more about old Beijing and enjoy Chinese tea, you can go to teahouses.
| Beijing Bar & Pub Areas | Beijing Opera | Beijing Acrobatics |
| Beijing Kung Fu Show | Beijing Teahouse Theater | Cultural city of Beijing |
| Visa | Accommodations | Customs |
| Climate | Communicating | Business Hours |
| Money | Changing money | Credit cards |
| Phony Money | Radio and TV | Publications |
| Telephone | Post Office | Medical Services |
| Electricty | Water | Laundry |
| Transportation | Beijing Time | Cheap flights to Beijing |
| Beijing Travel Advice |
To purchase a Beijing tour package from a local travel agency in Beijing, you’ll get more fresh knowledge of Beijing from a local Chinese speaking or English-speaking tour guide. We organize Beijing tour from the moment you arrive in Beijing to when we transfer you back there at the end of a perfect vacation. Or you may select any of the travel service from us including transport, day tours, accommodation, meal arrangements, night shows, and tour guides.
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