2 Day Muslim Beijing Tour: visit the essence of Beijing

Tour Overview 

Duration: 2 Days (Starts from 8:00 am, finishes around 5:00-6:00 pm). 
Tour Type: Private tour. 
Departure: Everyday.
Attractions: The Great Wall, Dingling Tomb, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Olympic Stadiums passby, Niujie Street and Niujie Mosque. 
Dining: Muslim lunch. 
Accommodation: Not included. 
Service: Hotel pick-up&drop-off service, private air-conditioned vehicle and English-speaking tour guide.

Itinerary

Day 1
We will pick you up from your hotel in Beijing in the morning. You will visit the Great Wall. You can choose either Badaling Great Wall or Mutianyu Great Wall. After lunch, you will visit Dingling Tomb, which the the only tomb among 13 Ming Tombs that has been excavated. On the way back to downtown Beijing, you will have a short exterior visit to the Olympic Stadiums - " Bird's Nest " and  "Water Cube". After that, we will take you back to your hotel.

☆ The Great Wall has become a national icon of China. Whoever come to China would visit it. It is one of the greatest man-made wonders over the world. It was built as an ancient military defense project which was actually worked in the history. Badaling section and Mutianyu section are the best preserved sections of the Great Wall.

☆ Dingling Tomb is the only tomb of the thirteen Ming Tombs to be excavated. Buried here are three individuals; Emperor Wan-li (died 1620), Empress Wang (died 1620), and another Empress Wang (died 1611).

Day 2
We will pick you up from your hotel in the morning. You will visit the Forbidden City and Summer Palace. After lunch, you will visit Temple of Heaven, Niujie Street and Niujie Mosque. After that, we will drive you back to your hotel.

☆ The Forbidden City was built 600 years ago and has played an important role in Chinese history. It was the imperial palace of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty from Emperor Yongle. This palace is an example of ancient Chinese architecture.

☆ Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. The mountains, waters and architecture together form picturesque scenes that are amazingly beautiful. UNESCO declared the Summer Palace “a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design". 

☆ Temple of Heaven is a complex of religious buildings where the emperors came every winter solstice to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest. Built about 600 years ago, it is the most holy imperial temple in Beijing.