Beijing Trip Overview
Create your perfect Beijing tour itinerary with this private 3-day combo package. Visit up to 10 attractions of your choice including the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square; enjoy the convenience of daily hotel pickup and private transport; and explore each attraction at your own pace.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Beijing, China, China
Create your perfect Beijing tour itinerary with this private 3-day combo package. Visit up to 10 attractions of your choice including the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square; enjoy the convenience of daily hotel pickup and private transport; and explore each attraction at your own pace.
Itinerary
Day 1: Beijing Great Wall Day Tour
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Visit Mutianyu Great Wall in the morning, it is one of the most beautiful sections of Great Wall in Beijing and less touristy. You could choose to take cable car both ways, or take the chairlift up and ride the toboggan down.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Great Wall options available to choose are:
A1. Juyongguan Great Wall: number one pass in China which is easy to access the actual Wall.
A2. Badaling Great Wall: most famous section of the Wall, crowded on weekends and holidays.
A3. Mutianyu Great Wall: most beautiful section of the Wall in Beijing, less touristy.
A4. Huanghuacheng Great Wall: a section of the Wall built through a lake.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Not Included
Day 2: Beijing City Highlight Day Tour
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
This is just a sample itinerary, and you will let your local tour operator know city attractions you wish to visit upon booking. Typicality, on the 2nd day, your first stop is at Tiananmen Square where you will vsit the largest city center square in the world. It witnessed some of the most dramatic chapters of Chinese history.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Continue to see Forbidden City, the place where Ming and Qing Emperors resided for more than 500 years. Having been off-limits to commoners for centuries, it was officially opened to the public in 1925 as a public museum. Please kindly note that this attraction is closed on every Monday, and your tour literary might be adjusted accordingly based on your travel date.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
Visit Summer Palace, the best-preserved and largest Imperial Garden existing in China.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
City Highlight options available to choose are:
B1. Tian’anmen Square & Forbidden City: largest city-center square in the world; the Imperial Palace where the Emperors resided for over 500 years.
B2. Summer Palace & Dragon Boat: largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China and the Dragon Boat Cruise inside.
B3. Hutong Tour & Houhai Lake: old and original part of Beijing with hundreds years of history; a famous pub street with a pretty lake. B4. Dingling Tomb & Sacred Way: the only imperial tomb officially excavated with a 27 meters deep underground palace; a road with 36 beautifully carved human and animal figures served as guardians for the emperor’s afterlife.
B5. Water Cube & Bird’s Nest: main stadiums for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
B6. Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy: second largest Confucian Temple in China used by imperial officials to pay their respects to Confucius; the highest institute of learning in China’s traditional educational system
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: not Included
Day 3: Beijing Cultural and Local Market Day Tour
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Visit Temple of Heaven in the morning to catch a glimpse of local senior citizens exercising, practicing Tai Chi, playing Shuttlecock, singing, dancing, or doing ground calligraphy.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China
Continue to see Lama Temple, it is originally a palatial residence built in 1694 by Qing Emperor Kangxi for his fourth son, Prince Yongzheng.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Liulichang Street, Hepingmenwai, Xicheng District, Beijing 100051 China
After lunch break, then drive to Liulichang Street, a lane lined with grey-stoned Qing-style (1644-1911) buildings housing antique book, curio, and art shops.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Cultural and Market options available to choose are:
C1.Temple of Heaven: the place where the Ming and Qing emperors performed their ritual ceremonies.
C2. Panda House: a place to see cute Pandas.
C3. Lama Temple: largest lamasery in Beijing where two famous Qing emperors came from.
C4. National Grand Theatre: the most modern theater in China with three main theatres under a man-made lake.
C5. Beijing City-Planning Hall: a place to know the history of Beijing, which showcases the great achievements of urban planning and future development.
C6. Jingshan Park: best place to have a panoramic view of the Forbidden City, downtown Beijing and old Beijing.
C7. Drum & Bell Tower: two iconic buildings and popular attractions in Beijing.
D1. Liulichang Street: an antique market with a series of traditional Chinese stone houses.
D2. Panjiayuan Market: the largest, cheapest and most popular antique market in Asia.
D3. Hongqiao Market: a major knock-off market in Beijing.
D4. Wangfujing Street: No. 1 walking street in China.
D5. 798 Art District: an art zone built based on a factory in 1950’s. D6. Dashilar: the oldest shopping street in Beijing with many century old stores.
D7. Capital Museum: one of the biggest and most modern art museums in China.
D8. Nanluoguxiang: one of the oldest Hutongs in Beijing with a history of over 740 years.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Not Included
