TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Forbidden City: The largest and best-preserved palatial complex of the imperial era, the Forbidden City once served as the imperial palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties

Great Wall: One of the eight wonders of the world, this immense wall was built both to keep out invaders and to retain the inhabitants. Stroll along the most beautiful part of the wall: the Mutianyu section

This series of itinerary cannot be modified in any way.*

Departure/Return Location

From and to Beijing

Price

Starting at $7,980 per person

What’s included

Minimum group size of 2 people

Full-day Beijing tour operated with a local English or German-speaking guide on day 2 on private basis

3 nights’ accommodation

Qianmen Jianguo Hotel or similar 4*

3 Breakfasts

1 Lunch on day 2 (Set menu lunch in local Chinese restaurant with one glass of soft drink per person per meal)

Inbound/Outbound private transfer from/to Beijing International Airport

Air-conditioned private transport during the full-day tour

All entrance fees and activities mentioned in the itinerary; Forbidden City tour and Great Wall tour(day 2)

Hutong tour excursion(Day 3)

Meet & Greet at Beijing International Airport on day 1

Exclusions

International flight tickets and airport taxes or China visa fees (if any)

Travel Insurance

Tips for guides and drivers

Optional tours and activities

Any visit not mentioned in the programme

Expenses of personal nature like tipping, laundry, telephone/fax calls, alcoholic/non- alcoholic beverages, camera/video camera fee at monuments, medical expenses or items not stated explicitly in the programme

Please note

-Forbidden City is closed on Mondays
-Please check the China visa requirements with your local embassy or authorities
-No refund for unused services. Splitting of package is not allowed
-Please note that local conditions prevalent at the time of travel may result in modifications to the contents of the tour without prior notice, including possible change of hotels and/or itinerary
-Please bring comfortable shoes for walking along the Great Wall.
-Tour code : DS-246877

Day 1

ARRIVAL BEIJING

• Arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport. Upon arrival, a representative will be waiting to greet you at the airport and accompany you on the transfer to the city. The private transfer will take you directly to your hotel in Beijing. Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure in the city. Take the opportunity to rest and recover after the flight or head out into the city for your first glimpse of life in China’s sprawling capital city

• Overnight in Beijing.

Day 2

BEIJING (Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall Tour)

• After breakfast at the hotel, we will pick you up at about 8:00 in the morning to visit the Forbidden City. After a 30-minute-to-1-hour-long ride, we’ll spend an hour and a half exploring the halls and gardens of the largest ancient palatial structure in the world, the best-preserved imperial palace in China and a site of great historical importance. Then, travel northeast for a couple of hours until reaching the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. Contemplate the stunning views of the Yanshan Mountains before enjoying lunch and a walk along the Great Wall. You can spend about two and a half hours taking in the spectacular scenery and roaming the walls. The Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the best-preserved and best-known Great Wall sections, with breath-taking scenery and fewer tourists than other parts of the Wall. Afterwards, you’ll be driven back to your hotel, where you’ll be dropped off at around 19:00, just in time for dinner (not included) and to further explore the surroundings at leisure.

• Overnight in Beijing.

Day 3

BEIJING

• Breakfast at the hotel.

• Hutong tour in the morning that includes a rickshaw ride in the old quarter of ancient Beijing, where you’ll also visit a local family. Later in the day, visit the Temple of Heaven. Then, after lunch (included), visit the Maliandao Tea Street, the biggest tea market in Northern China. Pop into a tea house to experience and make your own tea brick. As well as tasting several kinds of teas, you will also meet a tea master and learn more about the history of Chinese tea.

• Overnight in Beijing.

Day 4

DEPARTURE BEIJING
• Wake up to breakfast at your hotel. Then prepare to check out of your room at the scheduled time and transfer to the airport for your onward or return flight. Although this is the last day in Beijing, we are sure that your memories of this fascinating city will last you a lifetime.

• Breakfast included.