5-Day Essence of Beijing Tour

Destinations & activities: Airport - Hotel Transfer

Upon arrival in Beijing, your Beijing tour guide will escort you to hotel. The rest of the day is free on your own.

- Free time ideas: For your solo adventure, you can take a visit to the Ancient Observatory, just 2-stop away by Bus NO.29 from your hotel (Feitian Hotel Beijing). If you are traveling with kids, Beijing Amusement Park is a good choice (2 stops by Bus NO.829 )

* Note: Transfer, entrance fee and meals for your solo adventure will be on your own arrangement.

Destinations & activities: The Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Beijing Zoo, Lizexiang Pearl Store

Meet up the rest of your group at hotel lobby before a visit to the largest public square that is the Tian'anmen Square. After that, we will enter the Forbidden City to reveal its historical charm. Have lunch in a Chinese restaurant.

In the afternoon, you will visit Beijing Zoo.Afterwards, you will have a chance to learn how to spot a fake pearl necklace at a time-honored pearl store. Have dinner on your own.

- Free time ideas: For dinner option, we would like to recommend Black Sesame Kitchen inside Heizhima Hutong near the Temple of Heaven, which is ranked NO.1 on TripAdvisor forums. At night, you may want to attend at a Kungfu Show, a highly-ranked activity on TripAdvisor.

* Note: Transfer, entrance fee and meal are on your own arrangement for the solo adventure.

Destinations & activities: Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall, Bird's Nest and Water Cube, a cloisonné factory

Last night's good sleep gets a full charge for your tour to the Great Wall at Mutianyu Section. Among all the sections, Mutianyu is noted for better views and less crowds. You will enjoy a one-way cable car life at this section. On the way back, take an exciting sild-way ride downhill. Have lunch in a farmhouse restaurant before get back to downtown Beijing.

Stop by a cloisonné factory before your time is spent outside the Bird's Nest and Water Cube.

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Destinations & activities: Summer Palace, Hutong Visit, Hotel - Airport Transfer

Today you will visit the Summer Palace. After a relaxing walk, let's get into the maze of Hutongs. Knock on a local family's door and introduce yourself, they will invite you for a cup of tea and chitchat. Have simple but nice Chinese lunch.

For your solo adventure in the afternoon, you can ask some tips from your Beijing tour guide. Here's what we suggest:

Good time flies fast. Today your Beijing tour guide will see you off at the airport. Thanks for taking this China tour with China Travel. We hope to see you again soon!