6-Day Beijing Tour Package A

Starpoints:

*See the highlight attractions - Tiananmen, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs
*Visit Capital Museum Beijing, a five-storey building allowing for a maximum of 13 concurrent exhibitions
*Hike the most beautiful section of the Great Wall - the Mutianyu Great Wall
*Take a pedicab to explore the Shichahai, old part of Beijing, Old Courtyard and Drum Tower
*Explore Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, Jietai Temple and Marco Polo Bridge
*Have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, a magic for the 2008 Olympic Games
*Have 5-night stay based on two sharing at our carefully selected hotels
*Enjoy Kung Fu Show in the evening, a group of the best Kung Fu practitioners of China
*Enjoy 5 Chinese lunches and 2 dinners including Beijing Duck Dinner
*Shop at worry-free markets, offering a large array of local products
*Helpful and knowledgeable private English speaking tour guide
*Enjoy Private air-condtioned vehicle

Tour Code: BCPT-07A

Day by day description:

Day 01: Arrival at Beijing
On arrival in Beijing, you will be met by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Beijing. Free for the rest of the day.

Day 02: Beijing
After breakfast at your hotel, start your tour with the visit to Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world. Then move on to the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. After lunch at Baguobuyi Restaurant, head to the Shichahai Area - the old part of Beijing. First you have a hard-to-get-opportunity of one-hour tour of a 300-year old courtyard. With the help of your English speaking tour guide, the housekeeper of the yard gives you a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved. Then take a pedcab and drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Two people share one rickshaw. Drop off the peidicab at the Silver Ingot Bridge( Yinding Bridge ) and walk along the 800-year old Yandai Xiejie ( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), and get to the Drum Torwer. Ascending the 67-meter high and two-story Drum Tower dating from 1420 is sure to bring you back to the old Beijing by seeing the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan - existing traditional courtyards in Beijing. After Beijing Duck dinner at Century Huangshan Restaurant, enjoy the Kung Fu Show in the evening. Back to your hotel. ( B L D )

Day 03: Beijing
Morning excursion to the most beautiful section of the Great Wall - the Mutianyu Great Wall. The hike takes about 2-3 hours. After lunch at Xin Shuang Quan Eco Restaurant, continue to visit Changling, one of the 13 Ming Tombs the 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty ( 1368 - 1644). Back to the downtown Beijing. Yummy Chinese dinner at Wahaha Restaurant. Back to your hotel. ( B L D )

Day 04: Beijing
After breakfast, start your morning tour with the visit to the Summer Palace, originally a royal garden and a temporary dwelling palace for emperors of Qing Dynasty. Head to the Olympic Green to have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. After lunch at Yihechuntian Restaurant, head to Capital Museum Beijing, a five-storey building allowing for a maximum of 13 concurrent exhibitions, English and Japanese services are available. After the day tour, back to your hotel in Beijing. ( B L )

Day 05: Beijing
Visit the west of Beijing. First visit Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, an important Paleolithic site - listed as world cultural heritage. It was was first excavated in 1927, in a cave on Dragon Bone Hill at Zhoukoudian, southwest of Beijing. In 1929, skull fossils of Peking Man were discovered here, giving concrete evidence for the existence of primitive man in the Beijing area and marking a milestone in the history of paleo-anthropology. After the tour, move on to Jietai Temple, the temple,one of China's most famous ancient Buddhist sites. Its four main halls occupy terraces on a gentle slope up to Ma'an Shan (Saddle Hill). Lastly, head to Marco Polo Bridge, which is best remembered in modern times as the spot where invading Japanese armies clashed with Chinese soldiers on June 7, 1937, hence the start of Sino-Japanese War. Back to your hotel. ( B L )

Day 06: Beijing Exit or free on your own
After breakfast, start your morning tour with the visit to the Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. After lunch at Daijiacun Restaurant, transfer to airport for departure or free activity on your own. ( B L )

B--Breakfast L--Lunch D--Dinner

Price Details for this tour:

Inclusions:

1.All private transfers

2.Entrance fees and meals as mentioned

3.Private car or van with English speaking guide

4.Two sharing stay at our selected hotels listed. For single supplement, please contact our trip advisors.

5.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.

Exclusions:

1.Tips to your tour guide and driver.

2.Cableway at the Mutianyu Great Wall

Available:

Daily

Remark:

Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes and pay attention to the climate in Beijing.

Reservation:

1. Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed no more than 7 working day. We even take last minute booking if time is pressing. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call Terms & Conditions

2. Our tour guide will meet you at the Beijing Capital Internationl Airport with a signboard in your name.