See the highlight attractions - Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace Hike the most beautiful section of the Great Wall - the Mutianyu Great Wall Have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, a magic for the 2008 Olympic Games Have 2 Chinese lunches Helpful and knowledgeable private English speaking tour guide Enjoy Private air-condtioned vehicle & airport transfer Day By Day Itinerary ( B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner )
Arriving in Beijing, you will be met by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Beijing. After a short a break at your hotel, visit the Temple of Heaven ( 1.5 hours ), the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshiped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. The temple complex was constructed from 1406 to 1420 during the reign of the Yongle Emperor. Back to your hotel. Free for the rest of the day.
Meals: Chinese lunch
Hotel: No
After breakfast at your hotel, have an excursion to the Mutainyu Great Wall ( 2 hours ). The Mutianyu section of Great Wall is located in Huairou district, about 80 km north from downtown Beijing. The Mutianyu Great Wall is less crowded than Badaling Great Wall. It is a green section of the great wall in Beijing with vegetation, green trees covering 90 per cent of the section.
After lunch, you are transferred back to the downtown Beijing and visit the Forbidden City ( 2 hours ), the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now accommodate the Palace Museum.
Then move on to Tiananmen Square ( 40 minutes ), the largest public square in the world. The Tiananmen Gate on the south of the Forbidden City was built in 1415 during the Ming Dynasty. This was the site when in 1949, from a rostrum on Tiananmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace), Chairman Mao proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Back to your hotel.
Meals: Chinese lunch
Hotel: No
After breakfast, start your morning tour with the visit to the Summer Palace ( 2 hours ), originally a royal garden and a temporary dwelling palace for emperors of Qing Dynasty. It has numerous traditional architectures in the park including pavilions, bridges, terraces, temples, pagodas, corridors, and the famous marble boat.
After lunch, head to the Olympic Green ( 40 minutes ) to to look at the outside of the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. The Water Cube has a total floor space of 50,000 square meters with a seating capacity of 17,000. It is dubbed "cube" because of its semi-transparent "bubbles" spread out all over its surface with a shape very similar to the structure of "H2O". Then, transferred to Beijing airport for departure or free activity on your own.
Meals: Chinese lunch
Hotel: No
| Included | Not included |
|---|---|
| Airport private transfers | Hotel and breakfast |
| Entrance fees and meals (L-Lunch) as mentioned | Tips to your tour guide and driver. |
| Private car or van with English speaking guide | Cableway at the Great Wall |
| The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group. | |
| All the prices for the tour above are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made. We keep the right to change the itinerary because of traffic, weather, or any other conditions not under our control. |
| Travelling Party | Tour Cost Per Person |
|---|---|
| 2 persons | $309 |
| 3-5 persons | $269 |
| 6-9 Persons | $215 |
| 10 persons up | $169 |
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