Private 2-Day Beijing Highlights Experience

Day 1: Beijing

1. 30m
   In the morning, let's go to visit Tiananmen Square, it is the biggest square in the world and well known for many big moments happened here in the history. The Chairman Mao memorial museum and China Congress Building are located here, Tiananmen Square was ever part of Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasty, it became a square from 1949 after the revolutionary.
2. The Palace Museum
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Walking through the Tiananmen Gate, we will walk in the Forbidden City, it was built 600years ago at the beginning of Ming Dynasty, serving to the palaces of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. The whole palace has more than 8400rooms which is the biggest palace in the world. There are three Grand Halls for the emperor's working places at the front area and residential area for the emperor and concubines at the back area, walking along its axis line from the south gate to the north gate.
   
   Then let's come to a local very popular roast duck restaurant for lunch in a old courtyard.
   
   Please notice that Forbidden City will be closed on every Monday.So we will replace the Forbidden City with Summer Palace or Lama temple.
3. Temple of Heaven
   2h · Admission ticket included
   After lunch,let's go to visit another UNESCO historical sight-Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Temple of Heaven is the place for the ancient Chinese emperors to pray for a good harvest of new year, its architecture design and building is a masterpiece for the ancient Chinese culture and architecture.There is a park here, serving for locals as the morning excercise, so many locals coming here to practice Taichi, dancing and singing Pekin Opera here.
   
   After we finish the visit of Temple of heaven, let's drive back to your hotel.

Day 2: Beijing

1. Mutianyu Great Wall
   3h · Admission ticket included
   In the morning, pick you up from your hotel at Beijing downtown area,then we drive to the famous Mutianyu Great Wall which is the best preserved and most beautiful part of Great Wall around Beijing, it is also much less crowded than other parts of Great Wall. The stunning scenery is all very beautiful in different seasons, the round-trip cable car up and down on the Great Wall is all included.
   
   After the visit of Mutianyu Great Wall,let's go for a yummy lunch in a local popular restaurant.
2. Nanluoguxiang
   1h
   Drive to visit Nanluoguxiang Hutong which is the local most famous old Hutong in Beijing, Nanluoguxiang is a narrow alley, that gives its name to an old part of the Beijing city centre, that has traditional architecture both new and old. The neighborhood contains many typical narrow streets known as hutong.
   
   The alley itself is approximately 800m long, running from East Gulou Street in the north to Di'anmen East Street in the south.Nanluoguxiang was built in the Yuan Dynasty and received its current name during the Qing Dynasty, around 1750. In recent years, the area's hutongs have become a popular tourist destination with restaurants, bars, live music houses, coffee shops, fast food and souvenir shops, as well as some old siheyuan associated with famous historic and literary figures.
   
   After finish the visit of Nanluoguxiang Hutong, we can drive you back to your hotel or drop you off at Beijing international airport or train station according to your request.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please offer your passport full name, passport no. at the time of booking, we need that to book the Forbidden City museum ticket
• Forbidden City museum will be closed on every Monday, Lama temple will be replacing for that.