Beijing Trip Overview
This Tour is ideal for travelers who want to see main attractions of Beijing in a slow pace and easy way. You will visit Juyongguan Great Wall, a section of the Wall easy to get on. See the Sacred Way leading to the Ming Tombs, it served as the distance between heaven and earth with 36 exquisitely carved marble statues. Moreover, you will take a dragon boat inside the Summer Palace.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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This Tour is ideal for travelers who want to see main attractions of Beijing in a slow pace and easy way. You will visit Juyongguan Great Wall, a section of the Wall easy to get on. See the Sacred Way leading to the Ming Tombs, it served as the distance between heaven and earth with 36 exquisitely carved marble statues. Moreover, you will take a dragon boat inside the Summer Palace.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Juyong Pass of Great Wall, Juyong Pass, Changping District, Beijing 102202 China
After pickup from your Beijing hotel, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle to Juyongguan, the closest section of Great Wall to China’s capital.As one of the wall ’s three great mountain passes, Juyongguan spans two mountain peaks, and takes its name from the Chinese words for ‘pass’ and ‘laborers’ gathering place.’ Stroll along the battlements and enjoy time to take in the stunning scenery, with the ramparts and watchtowers snaking across the peaks.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling), Ming Shisan Ling Area, Changling Town, Changping District, Beijing 102213 China
After descending, drive to the nearby Sacred Way, a paved road that leads to the Ming Tombs and served as ceremonial funerary route for the Ming emperors. Stroll along the pathway, stopping to admire the stone statues of animals and figures that line it.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After lunch in a local non-tourist restaurant, stop for photos at the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube stadiums of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics Village, and then continue to the Summer Palace, the landscaped oasis of gardens, pavilions, and waterways created in 1750 as a summertime retreat for China’s emperors.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
