Itinerary
Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing
Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
In the early morning, around 6am to 9am, you will be picked up from your Shanghai city hotel and to be transferred to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Then take a flight to Beijing.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
After the flight arrived at Beijing airport, our local Beijing tour guide and driver will pick you up from the exit of airport, then drive to the famous Mutianyu Great Wall.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Mutianyu Great Wall is the best preserved and most beautiful part of Great Wall around Beijing, it is also much less crowded than other parts of Great Wall. The stunning scenery is all very beautiful in different seasons, the round-trip cable car up and down on the Great Wall is all included.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Nanluoguxiang, Nanluoguo Xiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
From Mutianyu Great Wall,let's drive to Beijing downtown area,we will come to Nanluoguxiang Hutong,Beijing has the history longer than 2600years,there are many old alleys in Beijing, Nanluoguxiang Hutong is the local oldest and most famous Hutong alley in Beijing,the history of Nanluoguxiang can date back to Yuan dynasty 700years ago. Walking through Nanluoguxiang Hutong,you can feel and touch the locals life and Beijing old history here.
Then let's come to a local very popular roast duck restaurant for dinner in a old courtyard. Pekin roast duck is world well-known delicacy, our dinner tonight will be Pekin roast duck, you can even watch how the duck been roasted in the oven and watch the chef use the sharp knife to cut the roast duck in slices in front of you, very interesting and yummy foodie experience.
After Pekin roast duck dinner,let's drive to your included hotel(4 star),the room type is deluxe suite room, the next morning buffet breakfast is included.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: A yummy lunch in a local popular Chinese restaurant nearby Mutianyu Great Wall
• Dinner: Taste the famous Pekin roast duck in a local popular Chinese restaurant for the dinner, very yummy foodie experience
Accommodation included: one night deluxe suite room in a local famous 4star hotel
Day 2: Beijing
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
In the morning, let's go to visit Tiananmen Square, it is the biggest square in the world and well known for many big moments happened here in the history. The Chairman Mao memorial museum and China Congress Building are located here, Tiananmen Square was ever part of Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasty, it became a square from 1949 after the revolutionary.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Walking through the Tiananmen Gate, we will walk in the Forbidden City, it was built 600years ago at the beginning of Ming Dynasty, serving to the palaces of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. The whole palace has more than 8400rooms which is the biggest palace in the world. There are three Grand Halls for the emperor's working places at the front area and residential area for the emperor and concubines at the back area, walking along its axis line from the south gate to the north gate. Then we go for lunch in a local popular restaurant which is famous for Beijing traditional hot pot.
Please notice that Forbidden City will be closed on every Monday.So we will replace the Forbidden City with Summer Palace or Lama temple.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
After lunch,let's go to visit another UNESCO historical sight-Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Temple of Heaven is the place for the ancient Chinese emperors to pray for a good harvest of new year, its architecture design and building is a masterpiece for the ancient Chinese culture and architecture.There is a park here, serving for locals as the morning excercise, so many locals coming here to practice Taichi, dancing and singing Pekin Opera here.
After we finish the visit of Temple of heaven, then drive back to your included hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel is included
• Lunch: have a yummy traditional Beijing hot pot for lunch in a local popular Chinese restaurant
Accommodation included: one night deluxe suite room in a local famous 4star hotel
Day 3: Beijing
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
In the morning, after breakfast at hotel, your Beijing tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby, then go to visit Summer Palace. Here is even much bigger than Forbidden City, which is the place for the emperor and concubines for imperial summer resort.Very pretty Kunming lake and many amazing ancient palace buidings in it.
After that, the tour guide will take you back to your own booked hotel or Beijing airport&Train station as you requested for, this three-day private tour will end at that time in Beijing.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel is included
No accommodation included on this day.