5 Days Beijing Classic Tour

Day-by-day Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Beijing

   Welcome to our 5-day private Beijing tour! Upon your arrival at Beijing airport / train station, our driver will pick you up from the exit gate by holding a welcome board with your name.

   Drive around 1 hour to Beijing downtown hotel for your check-in. Free and easy on your own arrangement for the rest of the day.

   Meal: N/A

   Accommodation: in Beijing

2. Day 2: Beijing City Tour
   Explore Royal History in the Forbidden City

   At 08:30 in the morning, your guide will lead you to visit the famous Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Located in the city center, the square is one of the largest city squares in the world. It is a sacred site for major celebrations, grand gatherings, and foreign affairs receptions in China. After a short sightseeing at Tiananmen Square, walk across the Golden Water Bridge and come to the splendid Forbidden City built 600 years ago, where you will be impressed by the gorgeous imperial palaces and vast storage of historical relics.

   After lunch, your guided Beijing tour continues to the Temple of Heaven where Emperors of the Ming and the Qing Dynasties prayed for agricultural harvest from Heaven yearly. Then you will take a rickshaw to explore Hutong, where you will get a look at the other side of Beijing people’s daily life. Afterwards, be escorted back to your hotel.

   Meal: Breakfast + Lunch

   Accommodation: in Beijing

   

3. Day 3: Beijing Culture Tour
   Visit Museum and Buddhist Temple to Learn More about Culture

   After hotel breakfast, meet your tour guide at the hotel lobby. Today, you will learn more histories by visiting one of the most important museums - the Beijing Capital Museum (closes on each Monday). It was built on the site of Beijing Confucius Temple. Through over 5,000 exhibition relics, learn about the city’s history and development, Chinese folk culture, Chinese traditional ceramic artworks, etc. That would be a great visual and spiritual feast.

   After that, go to visit Yonghe Palace, also called The Lama Temple because it was translated into the largest Buddhist temple in Beijing in the Mid and Late Qing Dynasties.

   

   After lunch, spend your leisure afternoon in Summer Palace. It is the largest and best-preserved royal park in China for emperors’ entertainment with centralized architectural masterpieces. At last, pay an outer visit to Olympic Park. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the park served as the major space for many sports items. You will have about 30 minutes to take photos of the Bird's Nest and Water Cube.

   Meal: Breakfast + Lunch

   Accommodation: in Beijing

   

4. Day 4: Great Wall Hiking Tour
   Appreciate the Beautiful Scenery of Mutianyu While Hiking

   At 8:30 in the morning, begin today’s Beijing tour to the famous world heritage, the Mutianyu Great Wall which enjoys the best quality among all Wall sections in Beijing. With a total length of 5,400 meters, it is the longest Great Wall in China. On the Great Wall, you can admire the magnificent architecture like watch towers and beacon towers. And it is surrounded by beautiful scenery, making it a perfect environment for hiking. If you want to reach the highest point, your guide will help you buy the cable car tickets on the spot.

   After lunch, we will drive to visit Dingling Tomb, one of the most visited Ming Tombs in Beijing. It is the only officially excavated one among the 13 Ming Tombs. After the tour, drive you back to your hotel for rest.

   Meal: Breakfast + Lunch

   Accommodation: in Beijing

   

5. Day 5: Departure from Beijing

   At the appointed time, a local private driver will pick you up from the hotel lobby and transfer you to Beijing airport/train station for your departure. Your 5 days Beijing classic tour ends here.

   Meal: Breakfast

   Accommodation: in Beijing