Beijing Seven-Days Private Tour

Detail Itinerary:

  Day 1. Entry Beijing　　
　　
Private vehicle and English-speaking tour guide will

pick you up from airport. Then we will transfer you to

hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure.

  Day 2. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of

Heaven, Beijing Hutong

Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am. Visit Tiananmen

Square -The biggest downtown Square of the world.

Take a stroll in the famous square.

From the north end of the square, we will enter 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 world‘s largest palace

complex. Visit the Forbidden City from south to north

along the central axis for about 1.5 to 2 hours.

After lunch in local restaurant, proceed to visit Temple

of Heaven -built in 1420, Temple of Heaven is situated

south of Beijing city. It is the best preserved and

largest sacrificial building in the world.

Move on 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 the ancient Beijing Hutong including

Drum tower, Local family, Shicha Lake and Bar Street.

Have dinner in local restaurant.

Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day

tour. (Lunch, Dinner)

  Day 3. Great Wall, Ming Tombs (Changling)

Pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am. Drive 1.5 hours 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. Cable car is optional to get the top to

have a bird view of the wall. Take sightseeing on the

wall for 2 hours. Drive 30 minutes to local restaurant

with SICHUAN flavor to have typical Chinese lunch.

You have about 50 minutes for lunch and rest. Drive 30

minutes 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. Enjoy dinner in a local

restaurant with Chinese-Mongolia flavor. Transfer you

back to your hotel. (Lunch, Dinner)

  Day 4. Lama Temple, Summer Palace

Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.

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 also a

former imperial palace in Qing dynasty.

Then we will have lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will visit the 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, ect. Take sightseeing

in this attraction for 1 to 1.5 hours.

Have dinner in a Mongolia-Chinese restaurant.

Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day

tour. (Lunch, Dinner)

  Day 5. Beijing Zoo, Beijing Planning Hall, Laoshe

Teahouse

Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.

Drive to Beijing Zoo to see Great Panda. After lunch in

a local restaurant, visit Beijing Planning Hall -this huge

hall will show you not only the 3000 years history of

Beijing, but also the future planning of this city

including some models of Olympic.

Drive to Laoshe Teahouse for dinner and show. Laoshe

Tea House is a traditional entertainment place in

Beijing. It is a cosy corner to invite several friends to

degust tea and have a private meeting. The evening

show (19:30 - 20:30) includes Beijing Opera, Acrobatic

show, gramary and some local art of China.

Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day

tour. (Lunch, Dinner)

  Day 6. Free Day

You may explore the city by yourself.

  Day 7. Departure

Be picked up from your hotel and transferred to airport

to connect flight.