4 Days Beijing Essence Tour

Day-by-day Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Beijing

   Welcome to Beijing for a 4-day Beijing private tour! When you arrive at the airport or train station, your local driver will greet you at the exit by holding a name sign and transfer you to your downtown hotel.

   Before getting off the plane/train, please double-check your belongings to ensure you have collected all your stuff. The rest of the day is for your own arrangement. You can freely explore the city by yourself. If you need any suggestions in your free time, we will be delighted to help you.

   Note: The Beijing tour package includes the transfer from Beijing Capital International Airport to your hotel. If you arrive at the Beijing Daxing International Airport, you need to pay for the extra kilometers.

   Meal: N/A

   Accommodation: in Beijing

2. Day 2: Beijing Highlights Tour
   Uncover the Imperial Heritage of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China

   In the morning, your private guide and driver will pick you up at about 8:00 am from your Beijing downtown hotel and start your Beijing tour with Tiananmen Square, the heart and symbol of Beijing and the largest city square in the world. The spacious square has been used for many public celebrations, ceremonies, and demonstrations for over a hundred years. Next, pay a visit to Forbidden City, one of the largest and most completely preserved palace complexes built of wood. It functioned as the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912). 24 emperors of the two dynasties once lived here.

   

   After lunch, hike up to Jingshan Park which stands on the opposite street of the Forbidden City. In ancient times, the park and its ancillary buildings not only served as a royal garden for visitors, but also had multiple functions such as learning shooting, offering sacrifices to ancestors, official learning, opera and regional activities, etc.

   After that, head to Summer Palace. It is located in the west skirt of Beijing and covers an area of 290 hectares. During the Qianlong Era of the Qing Dynasty, the Summer Palace was built by imitating the layout of the West Lake in Hangzhou. Now it is the largest and most completely preserved imperial garden in China. Optional: take a boat trip on Kunming Lake in the palace.

   At the end of the tour, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel.

   Meal: Breakfast + Lunch

   Accommodation: in Beijing

   

3. Day 3: Beijing Great Wall Tour
   Hike the Scenic Mutianyu Great Wall with Optional Cable Car

   Get picked up by a local private English-speaking tour guide from your hotel at about 8:30 am. The China tour in Beijing begins at the famous Mutianyu Great Wall. Mutianyu is known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of the year. If you want to reach the highest point, cable car is a good choice (optional); shuttle bus is also optional for you to save energy and time.

   

   After lunch, we will drive to 798 Art District. This district was built on an old factory. It gradually attracted many domestic and foreign artists and developed into a cultural exhibition center. The zone was listed by Time Magazine as one of the world's 22 most culturally symbolic art centers in 2003. Wander around to appreciate the paintings, photographs, sculptures, performance art, etc.

   Then stop by Bird's Nest and Water Cube in where the 2008 Olympics was held. Admire the buildings from the outside and take some pictures. Today's tour in Beijing concludes with drop-off at your hotel.

   Meal: Breakfast + Lunch

   Accommodation: in Beijing

   

4. Day 4: Departure from Beijing
   Visit Historic Site and Experience Local Life in Old Hutong

   Your private guide will pick you up at your hotel after breakfast. We will begin today's Beijing sightseeing with the Temple of Heaven. Located in the southern part of Beijing, it served as a complex of sacrificial buildings where emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties prayed for peace and harvest.

   Next, move on to the old Hutong to take a rickshaw ride and visit an ordinary family to have a glimpse of local people's lives. We will also get to know a traditional Chinese folk art, paper cutting (Jianzhi in Chinese). A skillful master will show you how to make different patterns by using scissors or knives.

   After lunch, your guide and driver will transfer you to catch your departure flight or train from Beijing. Our 4 days Beijing essence tour will end here. Wish you a pleasant journey.

   Meal: Breakfast + Lunch

   Accommodation: N/A