Duration: | 1 Day(s) - 0 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Classic Tours |
Pick up at your hotel between 07:30 am and 08:30 am, and then drive to Beijing Zoo where you can see the lovely Giant Pandas. The Panda Zoo visit takes about 40 minutes.
We will arrange 45 minutes to take pictures at the Bird's nest and water cube. If you are interested in the inner structure of the stadiums, the tour guide will assist you in buying the tickets, and you could enter the stadiums for a visit yourself.
Then take you to the largest Lama Temple in Beijing --- Yonghe Temple, 1-hour tour of the mysterious Tibet-style Buddhist temple. The Lama Temple tour finishes at about 11:00.
You will be arranged to have lunch with locals in a typical Beijing resident's house. Then visit the old Beijing lanes by taking rickshaws. The Hutong tour lasts for 2 hours.
Then drive you to Jingshan Park. It is a former imperial garden, that lies to the east of Beihai Park. The mid-summit of Jingshan is the highest point in Beijing. Looking from the peak, you can get a full and clear view of the Forbidden City. The Jingshan Park visit takes about 40 minutes. We also arrange a short visit to a China Tea House to enjoy a tea ceremony. Transferred back to your hotels.
Special Features:
1. Only English-speaking travelers in the coach;
2. Well- trained English Speaking tour guide;
3. Keep proper quantity travelers in suitable type air-conditioned coach.
Service Package Includes:
1. Entrance tickets except for stadium tickets
2. Pick-up and drop-off service
3. Air-conditioned tour coach
4. English Speaking tour guide
5. Typical Chinese lunch
Service Package Excludes:
Tips to the guide and driver
EXPLORE MORE ABOUT BEIJING:
Beijing, only eclipsed by Shanghai in terms of size, is not only the political center of China – a position it has held for more than 800 years – it also plays an important role in the nation's cultural, economic, scientific, and academic life.
Beijing itself has no shortage of unique sightseeing opportunities. It is home to some of the country's best-known tourist attractions, including a section of the famous Great Wall of China at Badaling Pass.
The Palace Museum and the Forbidden City:
The Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City, is China's most significant attraction and can trace its origins back to the Yuan Dynasty of the 13th century. Its immense size is the result of enlargements made during the Ming Dynasty between 1406 and 1420 after the capital was transferred here from Nanking.
Beihai Park:
Just a short distance from the Imperial Palace, Beihai Park is one of the oldest surviving imperial gardens in Beijing. Laid out at the beginning of the 10th century, this beautiful open space takes its name from nearby Lake Beihai (North Lake) and offers many good reasons to visit.
The Temple of Heaven:
The Temple of Heaven (Tiantán) dates back to 1420 and incorporates a group of some of Beijing's most sacred buildings. Surrounded by lush vegetation, these lovely old temples and shrines are set out in two sections – one rectangular; the other semi-circular – which together symbolize Heaven and Earth.
The Summer Palace:
Located an easy 30-minute journey by car, bus, or taxi from the center of Beijing, the city's Summer Palace (Yíhé Yuán) is a must-visit. Dating back to the 12th century and more than 700 acres in size, it's a picture-perfect setting, which certainly befits its royal status, boasting a large 700-year-old man-made lake and beautiful gardens.
Tiananmen Square:
Tiananmen Square (the Square of Heavenly Peace) is the world's largest inner-city square. Designed to hold a million people, it was built to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Chinese Republic in 1958. Considered the center of communist China, the square's symbolic importance dates back to May 4th, 1919, when students demonstrated against the Chinese provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.