Imperial Capital·Beijing 5 days and 4 nights in-depth tour of the Forbidden City Centenary and Classic Scenic Spots

5 days and 4 nights in-depth tour of Beijing: 3 hours of exploring the Forbidden City including the Treasure Museum, climbing the Badaling or Mutianyu Great Wall including a round-trip cable car, visiting the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, and the Old Summer Palace, exploring Prince Gong’s Mansion and Shichahai Hutong, and enjoying old Beijing’s intangible cultural heritage performances. The entire trip includes meals and an English-speaking tour guide.

The moments that make this trip worth taking.

• 013-hour in-depth tour of the Palace Museum, including visit to the Treasure Hall
• 02Temple of Heaven Park Pass
• 03Climb the Great Wall (choose one from Badaling or Mutianyu, including round-trip cable car)
• 04Visit Prince Gong’s Mansion, stroll through the streets of Shichahai and roam the old Beijing Hutongs
• 05Tour of Two Royal Gardens: The ruins of the Summer Palace and the Old Summer Palace Western-style Building
• 06Immerse yourself in the intangible cultural heritage performance of old Beijing, with the appearance of the Bird's Nest and Water Cube

1. D1

   Arrive in Beijing·Pick up at the airport·Check into the hotel

   Arrive in the capital Beijing with the expectation of a thousand-year-old ancient capital. Your dedicated driver will provide you with a 24-hour special car pick-up service at the airport or high-speed rail station, and then take a special car to the hotel to assist you in check-in. Beijing is an ancient capital with a history of more than 3,000 years, where red walls and yellow tiles complement modern prosperity. After checking in, you will have free time all day today. You can put down your luggage and take a rest around the hotel, or stroll through the nearby streets and alleys, taste Beijing's authentic snacks such as douzhier, charred rings, and fried belly, and feel the leisurely and lively fireworks atmosphere of the ancient capital.

2. D2

   Tiananmen Square·Forbidden City Museum In-depth Tour

   After breakfast, proceed to visit the world-famous Tiananmen Square (about 1 hour tour), pay homage to the towering Monument to the People’s Heroes, and visit the Great Hall of the People, an important place for political activities held by the party and the country. In the afternoon, enter the Palace Museum, the largest and best-preserved ancient palace complex in the world (an in-depth tour of about 3 hours). Walk through the "Three Front Palaces" of Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall, and Baohe Hall, and the "Three Back Palaces" of Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, and Kunning Palace, and appreciate the majesty of the more than 9,000 palaces in the Forbidden City. Special gift is a visit to the [Treasure Hall], where you can taste gold, stone, pearls, jade, agate and other extremely luxurious treasures from the Qing Dynasty palace up close. In the evening, enjoy a Beijing-style dinner and return to the hotel to rest.

3. D3

   Prince Gong's Mansion·Shichahai·Great Wall·Olympic Park

   After breakfast, proceed to visit the largest royal residence in the Qing Dynasty [Prince Gong’s Mansion] (the tour takes about 1.5 hours). It was the residence of the great scholar Heshen and Prince Gong Yixin successively. The magnificent nanmu architecture and the exquisite Jiangnan-style gardens complement each other, which proves that "a Prince Gong's Mansion is half the history of the Qing Dynasty". Then go to [Shichahai] and start exploring the alleys and alleys. Stroll along the shores of the Qianhai and Houhai seas with gray bricks and gray tiles, and feel the childish fun and authentic Beijing flavor of the old Beijingers playing rubber bands and playing hide-and-seek. In the afternoon, go to Yanqing or Huairou, and climb the Great Wall at different peaks (choose one of Badaling Great Wall or Mutianyu Great Wall, and get a special round-trip cable car to the Great Wall). You can choose the famous [Badaling Great Wall] at home and abroad to feel the majestic momentum of the undulating mountains and the steepness of "the most dangerous thing is not in Badaling"; or choose the [Mutianyu Great Wall] with green vegetation and double-sided crenels to appreciate the unique military defense wisdom of the three watchtowers at Zhengguantai. After taking the cable car down the mountain, take a special bus back to the city, passing by the [Olympic Park], the modern architectural masterpieces National Stadium "Bird's Nest" and the National Aquatics Center "Water Cube", and feel the modern technology and contemporary style of the traditional central axis extending northward. After dinner, transfer back to hotel for rest.

4. D4

   Temple of Heaven·Summer Palace·Old Summer Palace·Intangible Cultural Heritage Performance

   After breakfast, drive to [Temple of Heaven Park], the holy place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshiped heaven and prayed to the valley (includes tickets for the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Imperial Vault of Heaven, and Circular Qiu, and the tour takes about 2 hours). Step onto the straight and solemn Danbi Bridge, stop in front of the three-story blue glazed tile-roofed Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, and experience the exquisite acoustic wonders of ancient craftsmen and the ritual culture of worshiping heaven and ancestors in the echo wall and circular mound. After lunch, go to the Summer Palace, the largest existing royal garden in China (the tour takes about 2 hours), stroll along the Kunming Lake, look up at the Buddhist Incense Pavilion on Wanshou Mountain, walk under the winding painted corridors, and enjoy the scenery of the royal lake and mountains that captures the essence of Jiangnan scenic spots. Then go to the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens" [Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park] (includes Western-style Tower Ruins Pass, about 2 hours of tour), stroll around Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden, stop in front of the ruins of Dashuifa and Yuanying Temple, and appreciate the centuries-old vicissitudes and historical imprints of the imperial palace that combines Chinese and Western styles. In the evening, we specially arrange to watch a wonderful [Old Beijing Intangible Cultural Heritage Performance] (watch for about 1 hour), and experience the intangible cultural heritage charm of Beijing's unique skills, folk acrobatics and traditional folk arts up close. After the performance, enjoy a Beijing-style dinner and then be driven back to the hotel to rest.

5. D5

   Private car drop-off to airport/station

   The private car driver will deliver the car to Capital International Airport, Daxing International Airport or high-speed rail station according to your return flight or high-speed rail train time.

• ✓Hotel standard 2 people/room
• ✓Full meal included
• ✓Local English speaking tour guide service
• ✓Arrange local exclusive car
• ✓Tickets for the first gate of attractions/venues listed in the itinerary
• ✓Destination private car transfer service