Review of 2 Days Beijing Classic Tour by Alie

We booked the Budget Coach Tour 2 days package. Arrived at Beijing on October 23, the wheater was friendly about 17 degree Celcius. Later in the evening the tour guide was left a message asking us to call him for confirmation of the tour of Beijing sightseeing tomorrow morning. Instead of Mark Lin (the tour guide) found us the next morning, we did find him when he just came over to the hotel\'s lobby. He was surprised that we are not the westerner as he thought before and wondered if we did not find him. Mark Lin is a good tour guide, he accompanied us during the tour to Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. The driver hopped on and of the 8 tourists by mini van in traditionally reckless way. During this 1-day tour, we have the lunch break at an urban chinese restaurant and place of shopping (manufacturer and the pearl factory), beside there are also side shopping at Summer Palace painting shops. Tour ended by 6 o\'clock in the afternoon. By 9 p.m., David, our next day tour guide, left a voice message and called us again by 11 p.m. told us that his driver will pick us up the next morning. The next day, the wheater is a bit chill - it is drop to 10 degree Celcius in the beginning of the day. Again the driver did not find us, he was just standing at the hotel\'s lobby whilst we have been waiting for about 20 minutes in the lobby\'s sofa. Finally, I found the driver after looking around his mini bus outside the hotel for which David had told me the bus\' police number. David was just join with us in the bus at the latest tourist pick up point. We were 13 peoples together and starting our trip to the Ming Tomb. David explained to us the history, the people, the food and the then to be of Beijing in 2008. It was remarkable and excellent one. We did tour to jade factory slipped in the tour before lunch time. We arrived at Badaling (the Great Wall) around 11 a.m. after having lunch at the big restaurant contagious located at the Cloisonne factory. Although it is a big restaurant but do not expect the outstanding foods, it was just a simple traditional Chinese meal. All of us were went up to Badaling highest point by electric train with buckle for every passenger in its own little train. Be prepared for a jacket since up there in the Great Wall the temperature was much lower than below the hills. At the end of the tour, we were all brought up to the silk manufacturer. Today\'s trip was exhausting all of us. It was finished at 7 p.m. and only the driver sent us back to the hotel. David accompanied his most \'have\' clients to the acrobatic show. Overall the 2 days tour package is worth for the money $50 per person. However, for anybody who looks for more leisure and detail information on tourist attractions it might not meet its expectation. Though, it is very helpful for the tourist with limited stays in Beijing. Go get it the chance before the price is rocketing up in line with the 2008 Olympic Games.