2-Day Beijing Xian Private Tour: Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors

Day 1: Beijing Great Wall at Mutianyu, Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City

1. Bird's Nest National Stadium
   30m
   Your private tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8:00am, then begin to head over to the Great Wall at Mutianyu.
   
   If time allows while on your way to The Mutianyu Great Wall, you will be able to stop and take photos at the iconic "Bird's Nest". This is the Beijing National Stadium, which had hosted many spectacular events, including the famous 2008 Summer Olympics.
2. Mutianyu Great Wall
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Once arrive at the The Mutianyu Great Wall, you’ll enjoy a peaceful experience and take time to marvel at this wondrous structure and the surrounding hillsides that look north toward Mongolia. Accompanied by your tour guide, hike up and down at different watch towers, enjoy the fun cable car round trip or ski lift up and toboggan at the Wall.
   
   The Great Wall at Mutianyu was built and restored in the early Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) on the remnants of a Wall originally built in the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). Reconstruction took place under the supervision of Xu Da, one of the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty, who was responsible for building a Wall from Shanhaiguan in the east to as far as Mutianyu.
3. Tiananmen Square
   1h
   Stop at a local restaurant in the Huairou district, famous for their chestnuts, mushrooms, and trout. Here, you will have various choices of countryside style of cuisine as your lunch.
   
   Head back to Beijing City to explore Tian'anmen Square, home to the National Museum of China, and the great Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes.
4. The Palace Museum
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Pass through the south gate to the magnificent 250-acre complex of the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was the imperial palace from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Stroll around the halls and courtyards with your tour guide, feel free to ask any questions if you have during the tour.
   
   Your guide will drop you off at your hotel at the end of the tour.

Day 2: Beijing- Xian- Terracotta Warriors

1. Beijing West Railway Station
   5h
   Your driver will pick you up in your Beijing Hotel's lobby and you will be transferred to Beijing West Train Station for a 5 hour bullet train ride to Xi'an.
2. The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Upon arrival, your tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the Arrival Hall with your name sign. You will heading directly to the world-famous Terracotta warriors museum which known as “the Eighth Wonders of the World”. Your tour guide will explain the related histories and stories on the way, feel free to ask questions if you have.
   
   Before arrive the museum, you will enjoy a lunch.
   
   The museum divided into three sections: No.1 Pit, No.2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit. The original site was found by four local farmers while drilling a well in 1974 and now it has turned into the most important attraction in Xi'an. Stroll around the museum and get rich information from your tour guide.
   
   After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Xi'an.

Pickup details

We will pick you up from you hotel in Beijing ,please provide hotel information when make booking

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels