4-Day Beijing Historical Vacation
Highlights
Beijing
nature, cultural, historical
Private Tour
4 Days
Easy
English
Description
Travel across the charms of Beijing, the enigmatic capital city of China, on this 4-day tour. Explore Tiananmen Square, the beautiful palace complex of the Forbidden City, the magnificent Great Wall of China, the imperial complex of religious buildings in the Temple of Heaven and the famous Ming tombs. Stroll through Hutong and the gardens of Summer Palace and visit the Panda House at the zoo.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
- Visit Tiananmen Square, the beautiful and vast city square in the city centre of Beijing. It is one of the largest public squares in the world and was originally designed and built in 1651. It is a well-planned site for massive gatherings, Tiananmen Square has been the rallying point for student demonstrations for decades.
Explore The Forbidden City, the palatial heart of China. It is a palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing and was constructed in 1420, during the early Ming Dynasty. It is China's best-preserved imperial palace and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.
Take a stroll through the Jingshan Park, a beautiful royal landscape garden.
Walk through the Old Beijing Hutongs, alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences.
Witness the action-packed with outstanding feats, beautiful choreography, colour and excitement Acrobatic Show in the wondrous 'City of Peking'.
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Day 2: The Great Wall of China
- Tour the breathtaking expanse of the Mutianyu Great Wall, a well-preserved section of the Great Wall of China with watchtowers, accessible by a cableway & luge.
- Explore the Ming Tombs (13 Ming emperors' tombs), a the collection of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Ming dynasty of China.
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Day 3: The Summer Palace
- Explore the Summer Palace, a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing which was once an imperial garden in the Qing dynasty.
- Admire the giant pandas at the Panda House in the oldest zoo in China and the oldest public park in northern China, the Beijing Zoo.
- Visit the Olympic Park which was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and now transformed into a comprehensive multifunctional activity centre for the public.
- Attend the Kung Fu Show. A group of the best Kung Fu practitioners of China are collected and the best directors and designers of the country are invited by CHC to perform a modern dance with Chinese traditional martial arts making this performance unique and spectacular.
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Day 4: The Temple of Heaven
- Explore the Temple of Heaven, an imperial complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing.
- Enjoy the experience of a free market shopping.
- Visit the 798 Art Zone, housing hip creative spaces like 798 Photo Gallery and the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, showing established and emerging Chinese artists.
What's Included
What's Excluded
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.