Itinerary
Day 1: Tiananmen Square - Forbidden City - Great Wall at Mutianyu
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Meet your guide in your hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m. to get your tour started. First up on your agenda is Tiananmen Square, one of the world's biggest city-center squares. See some of the iconic buildings in Beijing, such as the Front Gate, Chairman Mao's Mausoleum, Monument to the People's heroes and so on.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Proceed north to see Forbidden City (Palace Museum), the place where the Ming and Qing Emperors resided for more than 500 years. It is one of the largest and best-preserved Imperial palaces in the world.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
After lunch break, head to the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu. Here you'll go on a 1.5-to-3-hour hike along the less crowded portion of the wall. You could choose to take the cable car for both ways, or take the chairlift up and toboggan down.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Temple of Heaven - Hutong - Summer Palace
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Pick up at 8:30 a.m. at your hotel to see the Temple of Heaven where the Ming and Qing emperors performed their ritual ceremonies. Morning is the best time to see the local senior doing exercise, practicing Taichi, playing Shuttlecock, doing ground calligraphy, as well as singing and dancing.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hutong Tour, No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District, 100009, Beijing, Beijing 100009 China
Continue on to explore a hutong, an old and narrow city alleyway. Take a rickshaw, and visit a local family. Learn more about Beijing locals from both the family and your guide.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After lunch, drive to see one of the largest and best preserved imperial gardens in China, the Summer Palace. Inside, you will take a boat to see the Suzhou Street, where the eunuch and concubine used to disguise as sellers for the emperor to enjoy shopping as a commoner.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
