Day 1 Arrive in Beijing You will be met by your tour guide and transfer from Airport to Hotel by your private car or van. Flight not included.
Day 2 Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, Hall of Clocks and Watches, Hutong Tours in Rickshaw Be picked up by English speaking tour guide from your hotel lobby at 08:30 am. Visit Tiananmen Square - the biggest downtown Square of the world. Take a stroll in the famous square. Then we will visit Forbidden City -also called Palace Museum, is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties, home to 24 Emperors between 1420 and 1911. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is the world’s largest palace complex. In the Forbidden city, you will visit the Hall of Clocks and Watches: Hall of Clocks and Watches set in the Forbidden City,2208 square meters,show us the clock history of the past 200 years.
Then drive to Hutong, take a Rickshaw in Hutong, A maze of historic alleyways and old single storey traditional courtyard houses, now fast disappearing. Dotted around the hutong are the Drum and Bell Towers, Tea House, and local peoples houses. Your tour includes a visit and lunch in a local family. (Lunch)
Day 3 Ming Tomb, Badaling Great Wall, Sacred Way Pick you up from hotel lobby at 08:30 am. Drive 1.5 hours to Ming Tomb. 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 for 1 hour. Sacred Way : An attractive tree-lined walk which leads to the Ming Tombs, this is bordered by 12 sets each of animal and human statues, and includes the attractive Great Red Gate, housing a stele on the back of a tortoise, and marble memorial archway. We will visit a large scale jade processing factory on the way to restaurant. There is workshop for demonstration of Jade carving, 5 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 or buy some jade carving souvenir as you like.
After lunch, we will drive to Badaling Great Wall. Badaling Great Wall -the most famous section of Great Wall, well maintained. It is easy to walk along this section of defensive project of ancient China. Take sightseeing on Badaling Great Wall for about 2 hours.
Drive back to Beijing city to taste delicious Beijing Roast Duck dinner in a local restaurant. Eating Peking duck is seen to be one of the two things you are absolutely supposed to do while in Beijing. Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour. (Lunch, Dinner) Day 4 Temple of Heaven, Transfer to Airport Be picked up by English speaking tour guide from your hotel lobby at 08:30 am. Then drive to Temple of Heaven: One of the most famous sites in Beijing, this is Ming architecture at its best: beautiful, controlled, and highly symbolic. The surrounding gardens are full of interesting activity, particularly weekend mornings. Wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather. After lunch, you will be transferred to Airport, end of your Beijing trip. Flight not included. (Lunch).
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