Day 1. Entry Beijing
Be met from airport or train station and transferred to hotel by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle. Our tour guide will help you to check in hotel. Please inform us when the tour reservation made if you need us to reserve hotel room in Beijing. Remainder of the day is at leisure. If time permit, you may walk around in your hotel area and find a nice caf to enjoy your first night in Beijing.
Day 2.Tiananmen Square, Forbidden city, Beijing Hutong, Temple of Heaven Tour guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am. Drive to visit Tiananmen Square -the biggest downtown Square of the world. Then we will visit the Forbidden City -also called Palace Museum, is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is the worlds largest palace complex. Take sightsee in this attractions for 1.5 to 2 hours along the central axis from south to north. Have lunch in nice local restaurant and have a short rest.
Then we will proceed to Beijing Hutong -ancient city alley in Beijing. Many of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming (1368-1628) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City. Take rickshaw to visit Hutong including local family, Drum Tower.
Move on to Temple of Heaven. Built in 1420, Temple of Heaven is situated south of Beijing city. It is the best preserved and largest sacrificial building complex in the world. Visit the attraction for one hour. After the sightseeing, we will visit a silk shop with a history of over one hundred years. The main items include Chinese silk, satin, cashmere, Chinese traditional clothes and silk clothing. Many famous people had visited this place, such as Finnish President, former British Prime Minister Magnet Thatcher, former US Secretary of State Madeline Albright and world-famous singer Lucia no Pavarotti... So it is worth to have a stop here to buy something as souvenir.Be transferred back to your hotel after the tour. (Lunch)
Day 3. Ming Tomb, Great Wall Pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am by tour guide and private vehicle. Drive 1.5 hours to the Ming Tombs. Located 60 Kilometers north of Beijing, Ming Tombs consist of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors. Changling is the most famous one. Construction of the Changling was started in 1409 and completed in 1427. Visit Changling -the largest one of Ming Tombs for 1 hour.
Drive to restaurant. On the way there, we will visit a large scale jadeware processing factory. There are workshop for demonstration of Jade carving; Five interpreting rooms for us to know the processes of Chinese jade carving and Chinese jade culture. You may also take photo in the huge Jade exhibition hall and buy some jade carving souvenir as you like.
Have a lunch in a nice restaurant. Drive 30 minutes to the famous Badaling Great Wall -the most famous section of Great Wall, well maintained, easy for travelers to walk along the defensive project of ancient China. Take sightseeing on Badaling Great Wall for about 2 hours. Take sightseeing on the wall for 2 hours. Transfer you back to your hotel. (Lunch)
Day 4. Beijing Zoo (Panda), Lama Temple, Summer Palace, Beijing Opera Pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am by tour guide and private vehicle. Drive to Beijing Zoo to see Great Panda. Then we will visit Lama Temple -a renowned lama temple of the Yellow Hat Sect of Lamaism, is the only downtown Buddhism temple in Beijing. Lama Temple is a former imperial palace in Qing dynasty.
After lunch, proceed to visit Summer Palace -20 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing. Summer Palace is the largest imperial garden of Ming and Qing dynasty. The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers, etc. Visit a Chinese fresh water pearl shop near Summer Palace to do some shopping. It a nice place to buy a necklace or bracelet. It is very good gift from China.
Taste the delicious Beijing Roast Duck dinner for in a very famous local restaurant. Eating Peking duck is seen to be one of the two things you are absolutely supposed to do while in Beijing. Drive to Liyuan theatre to Enjoy Beijing Opera. Beijing Opera is deemed the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are full of Chinese cultural facts. It presents an encyclopedia of Chinese culture as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes and graceful gestures. Be transferred back to your hotel after the tour. (Lunch, Dinner)
Day 5. Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, Olympic Village Pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am. Visit Beijing Capital Museum -this huge hall will show you not only the 3000 years history of Beijing. Drive to the Olympic Village to see bird net and water cube. Afternoon is free for you to explore the city on your own or do some final shopping. (Lunch)
Day 6. Departure Pick you up from hotel and transfer to airport or train station for departure.
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