Beijing Trip Overview
Don’t spend your Beijing stopover inside the airport; maximize your time in China and opt for a private and customizable sightseeing tour instead. This personalized layover tour is tailored to your needs and allows you to tick off Beijing city attractions, such as Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Beihai Park, etc. in limited time. English speaking tour guide, private vehicle, and airport or hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
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Duration: 6 to 9 hours
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Layover Tours
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Don’t spend your Beijing stopover inside the airport; maximize your time in China and opt for a private and customizable sightseeing tour instead. This personalized layover tour is tailored to your needs and allows you to tick off Beijing city attractions, such as Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Beihai Park, etc. in limited time. English speaking tour guide, private vehicle, and airport or hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Your professional tour guide will greet you at the airport arrival hall by holding your name sign. You will travel to the Beijing city (about 40-60 minutes) by private car. Since this midway trip can be adjusted flexibly according to your interests, you can freely discuss it with the tour guide on your way to downtown.
Typically, you will first visit the world’s largest public areas—Tiananmen Square, home to the National Museum of China, the mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the great Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
From there you will pass through the South gate to the magnificent Forbidden City – a 250-acre complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions and gardens, which served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Then, you will visit the Temple of Heaven which was visited by the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven. The Temple of Heaven is one of several worship sites in the capital where the emperors offered sacrifices. It was constructed between 1406 and 1420 during the reign of Ming Emperor YongLe, who also oversaw the creation of the Forbidden City during the same period. You will get a change to enjoy the local’s exercise in the temple and are welcome to join them in the park.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Bell and Drum Towers, Di’anmen Wai Main Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
After that, you will stroll along the Hutong allay to discover the life style of the locals.
Stop At: Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
If you like, walk along the Wangfujing Pedestrian Road to check out the food street and shoppings malls.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: CCTV New Mansion, Dongsanhuan Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing China
Turn towards east direction, you will be amazed by the skyscrapers, like Beijing World Trade Center, CCTV Building and Beijing CBD Area.
Pass By: Chaoyang Theater, 36 North East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District Subway line 10 or 6 get off at Hujialou exit C1, Beijing 100024 China
You can also choose to enjoy a night show such as Chinese acrobatic show, Kungfu Show or Peking Opera.
Pass By: Back Lakes (Hou Hai), Shicha Lake Scenic Resort, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
If you have been all above places before and want to try something different this time, you can also visit following places based on your interests:
The Summer Palace
The Coal Hill Park
The Beihai Park
Nanluoguxiang Allay
Qianmen Street
Pearl or Silk Market
798 Art Distirct
Panjiayuan Flea Market
Chinese Food Massage
Pass By: Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan), No.44 Jingshanxi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
In addition, you can choose to enjoy a local lunch or dinner meal, even a SPA (at your own cost).
Your private layover tour ends with return transport to the airport(PEK or Daxing airport) or drop-off at your Beijing city hotel.