Beijing Trip Overview
Explore the notable royal graveyard of thirteen emperors of China’s Ming Dynasty, see the unique carving craft at jade carving factory, admire the most beautiful part of the world-known Great Wall at Mutianyu, have some quiet time for taking pictures and wandering along the ancient bricks, stop at a tea house to enjoy the tea ceremony, and gain a great overview and orientation of the capital city on thus full day coach tour.
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Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Explore the notable royal graveyard of thirteen emperors of China’s Ming Dynasty, see the unique carving craft at jade carving factory, admire the most beautiful part of the world-known Great Wall at Mutianyu, have some quiet time for taking pictures and wandering along the ancient bricks, stop at a tea house to enjoy the tea ceremony, and gain a great overview and orientation of the capital city on thus full day coach tour.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling), Ming Shisan Ling Area, Changling Town, Changping District, Beijing 102213 China
The tour guide will pick you up from your Beijing downtown hotel lobby between 6:30 – 8:00 am, get in a comfortable coach to start the full-day Beijing highlights trip.
Drive for 1.5 hours to Changling Tomb, the largest one of the thirteen Ming Tombs. There you will explore the mausoleum of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di. Then you will visit a jade carving factory to see the unique carving craft and do some shopping.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
After having a traditional Chinese cuisine lunch in local restaurant, continue to visit Mutianyu Great Wall which is famous for its breathtaking scenery, and is less crowded, thus a good destination on hot holidays for a Great Wall tour at ease. It winds 1.4 miles through lofty mountains and high ridges, and measures 23 to 26 feet high and four to five yards wide. There you may hike up on foot or take cable car (at your own expense) up to the wall, stroll along the ancient bricks and take amazing photos of the Great Wall.
On the way back, stop at a tea house to enjoy the tea ceremony and learn Chinese traditional tea culture. When the tour concludes, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 5 hours
