Pick-up at the airport is available upon request. Pick-up at your hotel and return to the hotel at night are included.
If you have three days free in Beijing for sight-seeing, check this 3 days suggested itinerary for reference:
Suggested Itinerary:
Day One:
Forbidden City |
Forbidden City-Also called
Hutong Tour |
Lunch either for the Hand-made noodles with beef broth at the Muslim restaurant or try to learn how to make dumplings at the local family and eat after that.
Hutong Tour + Rickshaw ride+ Going up to the Drum Tower
Be driven around the old alleyways (hutongs) in a cycle rickshaw. You stop at a traditional courtyard home for a cup of tea and get a historic view of hutong life. Also includes a visit to the Drum Tower with panoramic views of old Beijing .
If you don’t want to experience the rickshaw ride you can also choose to walk around the hutongs.
Lama Temple-Oldest and best-preserved imperial garden in the downtown area
Mutianyu Great Wall |
Day Two:
Great Wall at the Mutianyu section
It’s 1,45 hour driving and this section is less crowded comparing the Badaling section; you can choose to take the gondola up and either gondola or toboggan sled down.
798 Art District
798 Art District |
Day Three:
Taiji Practice at the Temple of Heaven |
Temple of Heaven-Offerings to Heaven were made here by emperors to benefit crops and harvests.
Pearl Market- you can find those knock-off brand bags shoes and watches as well as pearls.
The Emperor and his imperial court left the Forbidden City each summer to take up residence in the Summer Palace to escape the heat. This purpose built resort is two-thirds water containing Kunming Lake . You can stroll the banks of the lake and enjoy the pavilions, palaces and terraces
Marble Boat at the Summer Palace |
Afternoon:
Summer
Olympic Stadium
Walk on the Olympic Green and view the Swim Cube and the Bird's Nest from the outside.
Walk on the Olympic Green and view the Swim Cube and the Bird's Nest from the outside.