Starpoints:
See the highlight attractions - Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace
Hike the most beautiful section of the Great Wall - the Mutianyu Great Wall
Take a pedicab to explore the Shichahai, old part of Beijing, Old Courtyard and Drum Tower
Have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, a magic for the 2008 Olympic Games
Enjoy Kung Fu Show in the evening, a group of the best Kung Fu practitioners of China
Enjoy 3 Chinese lunches and 1 dinner including Beijing Duck Dinner
Have 3-night stay based on two sharing at our carefully selected best value hotels
Shop at worry-free markets, offering a large array of local products
Helpful and knowledgeable private English speaking tour guide
Enjoy Private air-condtioned vehicle & airport transfer
Tour Code: BCPT-01A
Day by Day description

Day 01: Arrival at Beijing
On arrival in Beijing, you will be met by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Beijing. Free for the rest of the day.

Day 02: Beijing ( B L D )
After breakfast at your hotel, start your tour with the visit to
Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world. Then move on to the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.
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After Chinese lunch at a nice restaurat, head to the Shichahai Area - the old part of Beijing. First you have a hard-to-get-opportunity of one-hour tour of a 300-year old courtyard. With the help of your English speaking tour guide, the housekeeper of the yard gives you a detailed explanation of the old courtyard ( Siheyuan ) - its history, its layout, its Fengshui, and its traditiona Chinese culture involved. Then take a pedcab and drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Two people share one rickshaw. Drop off the peidicab at the Silver Ingot Bridge( Yinding Bridge ) and walk along the 800-year old Yandai Xiejie ( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), and get to the Drum Tower. Ascending the 67-meter high and two-story Drum Tower dating from 1420 is sure to bring you back to the old Beijing by seeing the big drum tower and having bird's eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan - existing traditional courtyards in Beijing.
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After Beijing Duck dinner, enjoy the Kung Fu Show in the evening. Back to your hotel.
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Day 03: Beijing ( B L )
Half day excursion to the
Mutianyu Great Wall, the most beautiful section of the all 5 sections of the Great Wall in Beijing. The hike takes about 2-3 hours. Head back to the downtown Beijing. After lunch, move on to the downtown Beijing to visit the Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Back to your hotel.
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Day 04: Beijing Exit or free on your own ( B L )
After breakfast, start your morning tour with the visit to the
Summer Palace, originally a royal garden and a temporary dwelling palace for emperors of Qing Dynasty. After lunch, head to the Olympic Green to have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. Then, transfer to airport for departure or free activity on your own.
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Day 04: Beijing Exit or free on your own ( B L )
After breakfast, start your morning tour with the visit to the
Summer Palace, originally a royal garden and a temporary dwelling palace for emperors of Qing Dynasty. After lunch, head to the Olympic Green to have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. Then, transfer to airport for departure or free activity on your own.