Beijing Trip Overview
Build your own Beijing adventure with a local tour guide on a private customized tour. Explore 4 iconic locations: Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City, Prince Gong’s Mansion and Beijing Hutong. To enhance your experience: Transportation, local food and entrance fees are included.
1.Taste traditional Beijing cuisine – Noodles with Soybean Paste(Zhajiang Mian)
2.Walk around Tiananmen Square and learn about more recent history
3.Discovery the world’s best-preserved imperial residence – Forbidden City
4.Visit the best preserved mansion in China – Prince Gong’s Mansion
5.Learn about the ancient, mysterious history, and geography from your guide
6. Explore Houhai, Hutong and other buzzing, locals frequented areas
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Beijing, Beijing, China
Build your own Beijing adventure with a local tour guide on a private customized tour. Explore 4 iconic locations: Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City, Prince Gong’s Mansion and Beijing Hutong. To enhance your experience: Transportation, local food and entrance fees are included.
1.Taste traditional Beijing cuisine – Noodles with Soybean Paste(Zhajiang Mian)
2.Walk around Tiananmen Square and learn about more recent history
3.Discovery the world’s best-preserved imperial residence – Forbidden City
4.Visit the best preserved mansion in China – Prince Gong’s Mansion
5.Learn about the ancient, mysterious history, and geography from your guide
6. Explore Houhai, Hutong and other buzzing, locals frequented areas
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Your tour guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel at 08:30 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to the Tian’anmen Square and start the highlight day tour.
The solemn and respectful Tiananmen Square is the largest central city square in the world, which serves not only the city’s symbol but also the whole of China. This immense courtyard is surrounded by a variety of significant edifices such as the Tiananmen Tower, Great Hall of the People, Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao, Monument to the People’s Heroes and National Museum. It is the must place to visit in Beijing City.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
The magnificent Forbidden City is the largest and the best-preserved imperial palace complex in the world. It has 9,999 rooms in flourishing period with just a single room short of the number that ancient Chinese belief represents ‘Divine Perfection’ and surrounded by a moat six meters deep and ten-meter high wall. For five centuries, this palace functioned as the administrative center of the country. Today this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the city’s most popular attractions.
Follow your tour guide to visit several palaces, including the lavish Antiquarian of the Palace Museum (Treasures Museum). Learn about the ancient history, culture, and traditions that helped shape the Forbidden City through your guide’s engaging commentary.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Lao Beijing Zhajiangmian, W77W+5PF, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Zhajiang mian is very popular when it comes to traditional Beijing cuisine, and is sometimes referred to as simply Beijing noodles.
It has three main ingredients: wide hand-pulled noodles, vegetable pieces, and pork. Vegetables vary seasonally, but there are never less than seven kinds. It is an ideal lunch time snack for visitors short on time as it is usually ready seconds after you order.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Prince Kung’s (Gong) Mansion, No.14 Liuyin Street, inside Prince Kung’s Mansion, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Prince Gong’s Mansion is the best preserved mansion in China, including the mansion and the park.
The main layout of Prince Gong’s Mansion includes three parts: middle buildings, east and west buildings. All those three parts are built along the central axis and composed of traditional courtyards. Those mansions are built widely with the highest level of construction regulations at that time. Besides, there are three courtyards in each of three main buildings and each of them is a popular tourism spot.
We will walk along Silver Ingot Bridge, Houhai Lake, Yandaixiejie Hutong and Nanluoguxiang Hutong, taste snacks and experience the local lifestyle.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Back Lakes (Hou Hai), Shicha Lake Scenic Resort, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Houhai, which literally means “Back Sea”, is a large artificial lake in northern downtown Beijing. Together with Qianhai (Front Sea) and Xihai (West Sea), it comprises Shichahai. It was exclusively for royal family in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and the surrounding area has been a prosperous commercial area since then. There were many wine shops, workshops, and opera stages in ancient times. Nowadays, it is open to all. People can go boating on the lake in summer; while in winter it is possible to ski on the frozen lake. The area is dotted with bars, cafes, tea houses and restaurants, and is quite popular among foreign visitors and local young people. In addition, the neighboring Hutongs and courtyards of former court officials and celebrities are worth a visit.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Nanluoguxiang, Nanluoguo Xiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Nanluoguxiang Hutong is known for its authentic Beijing atmosphere. The age-old siheyuans, archways, wall carvings, and former residences of socialites can be found there. Today there has been an unprecedented fusion of East and West in Nanluoguxiang Hutong, where new pubs and restaurants have given it an urban appearance.
Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to your hotel, Wrap your memories and say good-bye in your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
