Deluxe 3 days Beijing tour with Panda zoo

Tour Overview

Duration: 3 Days (about 8:00-17:00)
Tour Type: Deluxe no shopping private tour.
Departure: Everyday

Tour Itinerary

Day 1  Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square,Temple of Heaven (Lunch)

Pick up from your hotel in the morning and then visit Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the World, the scenic spot here includes the Tiananmen Gate, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Great Hall of the people and Monument to the People's Heroes. The flag raising ceremony will be held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square everyday. The national flag will be raised and lowered on the same time the sun rises and sets.
Then discover the Forbidden City, the largest ancient imperial palaces group in the world with 500 years history. Visit the Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north for about 1.5-2 hours.
After Lunch, visit the Jingshan Park, climb up a 47.5-meter-high hill to take a bird's view of the Forbidden City.
Then drive to visit Temple of the Heaven where the ancient Emperors paid their homage to God to pray for that the country flourishes and people live in peace in the next year.

Note:

Passport is required when tourists visit Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square. Make sure that you take your passport with you.

Mao Zedong Memorial Hall open 8:30am-11:30am Tues- Sun. 2:00pm-4:00pm on Tues&Thur. The specific time is accordance with the notice board around Memorial Hall.

Day 2  Great Wall, Changling, Summer Palace (Lunch)

pick up from your hotel. drive to the Great wall (60 miles away from downtown about one and half hour's driving). Sightseeing on the most famous part of the Great Wall, Badaling section(or Mutianyu section, choose one), visit for about 2-2.5 hours.
After lunch. visit the Ming Tombs, the best preserved Chinese imperial tombs with 500 years history, and visiting Changling, the largest one, Emperor Yongle's Tomb (about 1 hours).
At last, visit the Sacred Road which is guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors. then back to hotel.

Day 3  Summer Palace, Olympic Square, Hutong (Lunch)

Pick up from your hotel and drive to Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved royal garden with a history of over 800 years. the scenic spots here are: 1. East palace gate, 2. the hall of benevolence and longevity, 3. hall of jade billows, 4. the hall of joyful longevity, 5. the covered walkway, 6. the marble boat, etc.
2.visit the Olympic Green ( Lama Temple or Panda Zoo, choose one)and take a view ouside the National Indoor Stadium(Bird's Nest) and National Swimming Center(Water Cube), if you want to visit them inside, just tell your guide to help you get the tickets.
This last destination is Hutong hike tour, where you are going to experience the local people's life and the city's history. Siheyuan(quadrangle courtyard) stands at both sides of a narrow lane. we will hikle 1.5 kilometers from Houhai to Nanluoguxiang. then back to hotel and finish this tour.

Optional Activities

Cable car at Badaling Great Wall. 140 CNY per person.

Cable car or toboggan at Mutianyu Great Wall. 120 CNY per person.

Night Shows: Peking Opera Show, Acrobatic Show, Kongfu Show, Golden Mask Dynasty Show.

Tour price includes:	Tour price excludes:
Pick-up and drop-off service from your hotel. Air-conditioned vehicle (car, van or bus). Entrance tickets of the attractions as listed. English-speaking tour guide explain the attractions along the tour. Typical Chinese lunch with drinks.	Cable car of the Great Wall. Tips for the driver and the guide. The tour expense excludes your hotel in Beijing. Click here to book a hotel.
Children: Note: Children taller than 1.1 meter will be charged full price, children shorter than 1.1 meter will be charged half the price.

For deluxe no shopping private tour:
No shopping tour is suitable for those individuals or family travelers who are not willing to take the tour with tourist souvenir shops. We guarantee that there is no shopping stop during the tour. And only you and your friends will join the tour. Therefore, the cost of a no-shopping tour is higher than a normal tour. No-shopping tour may finish earlier than normal tourist tours which will save your time. The tour is flexible and you can tailor-make your own itinerary. A designated car/van and private guide will be at your service.

How to Book?
1. You can book tours online or by email, inform us your check-in hotel and your flight(or train) information then we will send you a confirmation email and pick you up at you hotel on the tour day. If you have any questions or change of itinerary, please contact us (call or email) as soon as possible. Service hotline: 82600428 or 63647269(night).
2. When you arrive in Beijing, our tour guide will call you the night before the tour to inform you the exact pick-up time on the next morning. Our car (or van, bus) will arrive next morning, meet and enjoy the tour.