6 Days / 5 Nights Beijing Tour Package

Tour Code: BTP_06
Destination: Beijing
Available: Year round

Tiananmen Square	Mutianyu Great Wall	Forbidden City	Summer Palace
Temple of Heaven	Ming Tombs	Tanzhe Temple	Shichahai
Fragrant Hills Park	Fragrant Hills Park	Yonghegong Temple	Beihai Park
White Cloud Temple	White Cloud Temple	Confucian Temple	Beijing Zoo

Tour Itinerary

Day 01	Arrival of Beijing Upon your arrival in Beijing, our tour guide will meet you at Beijing airport. After claiming your luggage, you will easily find our guide holding a welcome sign with your name on it. Transfer to your hotel.
Day 02	Beijing (Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner) Visit the the Imperial Palace (Forbidden City), the Tiananmen Square and the Summer Palace. Enjoy the Beijing Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in the evening. Forbidden City: Built between 1406 and 1420, the Forbidden City was the palace of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a period extending over 500 years. The atmosphere created by the many temples, halls and courtyards - not to mention the colors of the tiles, roofs and painted wood - is unique, leaving you with a lasting impression of imperial China. The palace has over 9000 rooms. Tian'anmen Square: The heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people. It stands in front of the Forbidden City, at its north the Tiananmen Rostrum, from which imperial decrees were promulgated. Summer Palace: The best preserved and the second largest royal garden in China, with a history of over 800 years.
Day 03	Beijing (Breakfast + Lunch) After breakfast, take an excursion to the Mutianyu Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. Mutianyu Great Wall: Located in Huairou County in the suburbs of Beijing, the section of wall at Mutianyu Great Wall is 70 km from the center of Beijing. Connected with Juyong Pass in the west and Gubeikou in the east, it is one of the best preserved parts of the Great Wall and was originally set up to attract some of the crowds away from Badaling. Ming Tombs: 13 emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) were buried here with their splendid treasures.
Day 04	Beijing (Breakfast + Lunch) Pay a visit to Tanzhe Temple and Temple of Heaven. Tanzhe Temple: A Buddhist temple built on a hillside and consists of various pavilions, prayer halls, courtyards and a group of pagodas dating from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. At one time, it was one of the most important temples in the nation. Temple of Heaven: a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world's great civilizations, and had a profound influence on architecture and planning in the Far East over many centuries.
Day 05	Beijing (Breakfast + Lunch) Tour to the Fragrant Hills Park, the White Cloud Taoist Temple, Yonghegong Lama Temple, and Confucius Temple. Take a Hutong tour at Shichahai in the evening. Fragrant Hills Park: The park is situated in the east part of the western hills, In 1186, in the Jin Dynasty, Fragrant Hills Park Temple was built and terraces, pavilions and pagodas were added by the subsequent dynasties. The area was later converted into a park and was named the Park of Tranquility and Pleasure. White Cloud Taoist Temple: In the 8th century, the Tian Chang Temple was built in Beijing to house a statue of Lao Tzu. Although it burned down in 1202, the statue was saved . In 1224, Genghis Khan ordered the reconstruction of the temple. It came to be known as the White Cloud Temple. Today it is one of China's oldest and largest Taoist temples, housing the office of Taoist Association of China. Yonghegong Lama Temple: The only temple in Beijing to have its own subway stop, also called Yonghe Lamasery, or Yonghe Gong, is the most handsome and impressive Buddhist temple in the city. The Lama Temple was originally the residence of prince Yongzheng, who later became Emperor. His mansion was converted into a temple in 1744 after he ascended the throne. One of the most prominent features of the temple is a huge, 23-meter-tall Maitreya Buddha, which was carved from the trunk of a white sandalwood tree. Confucius Temple: The Temple of Confucius in Beijing is located on Guozijian Street, inside Anding Gate. The Temple of Confucius was initially built in 1302 and additions were made during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Temple has a 600-year-old history. Compared with the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province, it is the second largest temple constructed for Confucius, the greatest thinker and educationist in ancient China. Shichahai: Shichahai is Beijing's most popular hutong district, composed of the homes of Qing Dynasty merchants and aristocrats.The area is made up of three man-made lakes, Qianhai (Front Sea), Houhai (Back Lake), and Xihai (West Sea Lake).
Day 06	Beijing - Departure (Breakfast + Lunch) Visit Beihai Park and Beijing Zoo. Transfer to the airport for your departure, end of service. Beihai Park: This classically elegant palace garden is one of China's oldest and largest imperial gardens. Beihai Park lies to the northwest of the Palace Museum and was built in the 10th century. The park has many remnants from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644AD), including the White Dagoba (a Tibetan style temple), the Round City and Jade Island. The White Dagoba on Jade Island, is the visual spectacle of the park and visitors can admire it from many vantage points. Beijing Zoo: Home to over 7,000 animals of more than 600 species.

Hotel Accommodation

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Hotel		Luxury	Standard	Comfortable
City	Beijing	Jing Guang Hotel	Jiangxi Grand Hotel	Yuexiu Hotel

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1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons sharing one twin or double standard room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast at the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner in local Chinese restaurant as specified in the itinerary above.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between airport or railway station and hotel and all the sights by air-conditioned vehicle.
4. Entrance tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights mentioned.
5. Guiding service
All normal sightseeing tours in each city with English-speaking guide and admission fees where applicable.
6. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance. We highly recommend that you purchase full coverage travel insurance from you country of origin.

1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to enter China.
2. Charge of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air / train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a single guest, supplement of the twin room will be charged.
What is single supplement? - The hotel is based on double occupancy. If the visitor travels alone or the number of the travelers is odd (such as 3, 5, 7...), who stays in one single room has to pay the single room supplement. As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which are not specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD12-14 to tour guide per day, USD 10-12 to driver per day, but depending on their service, entirely voluntary.