5 Days Beijing Tour

Day 1. Entry Beijing
Be met by English speaking tour guide and private vehicle. Be transferred to your hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure.

Day 2. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Beijing Hutong
Pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Drive to visit the Tiananmen Square -The biggest downtown Square of the world.
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. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex. Take sightseeing along the central axis from south to north for 1.5 to 2 hours. Have lunch in a local restaurant.
Proceed to the 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 temple for one hour.
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. Visit Beijing Hutong via rickshaw including Local family, Drum Tower, Houhai Lake and Bar Street. Have dinner in a local restaurant. Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour. (Lunch, Dinner)

Day 3. Lama Temple, Summer Palace, Beijing Roast Duck Dinner.
Pick you 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. Have lunch in a local restaurant.
After lunch, we will drive to 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.
Taste the delicious Beijing Roast Duck dinner in 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. Great Wall, Ming Tombs
Pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Drive 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 Great Wall Badaling section for 2 hours. Drive 30minutes to local restaurant for Chinese lunch with SICHUAN flavor.
Drive 30minutes to the Ming Tombs. Visit Changling, the largest one for one hour.
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. Have dinner in a local restaurant with Mongolia Chinese flavor.
Be transferred back to your hotel.
(Lunch, Dinner)

Day 5. Airport transfer
Be picked up from your hotel and transferred to airport to connect your flight.

Remark: The above private tour is tailored for you and your friends exclusively. You and your friends will enjoy Private car, driver and tour guide. If you want to adjust the itinerary, please contact us.

Price (validity: 2009-12-31)

You may also send us an email to inquire about this tour: travel@chinatravelkey.com

Service package includes:
Pick-up from and transfer back to your hotel,
Air-conditioned private car or van,
Admission fee of mentioned attractions,
Professional English-speaking tour guide,
Cable car of Badaling Great Wall,
Rickshaw of Beijing Hutong,
3 Chinese lunches,
1 Beijing Roast Duck dinner,
Fuel, expressway cost and parking cost.
Above price excludes: Hotel expense, Personal expense, Gratuities to guides and drivers.
Payment: Payment in advance is not required. You may pay our tour guide or office stuff in person in Beijing.


Optional Performance:
You may choose the performance as followed acoording to your interesting. But it is not included in the quotation:
- Kongfu show: 22 US$ per person
- Acrobatic show: 18 US$ per person
- Beijing Opera: 18 US$ per person