2-Day Beijing City Highlight Tour with Forbidden City

Beijing, China
Duration2 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

Tick the best of Beijing off your bucket list in the comfort of a privately guided 2-Day city tour. Visit the famous attractions of Beijing: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Lama Temple. Shop at Pearl &Silk Market and Hutong. Complete your shopping list of the trip. Your itinerary is fully customizable. A comprehensive package with Taxi fare, entrance fees, and lunch are all inclusive

What's included

  • Entrance fees
  • Lunch
  • Taxi/subway fare (Within 4th Ring Road)
  • Excellent English Speaking Tour Guide
  • IMPORTANT: this tour need to be booked 8 days before your travel date
  • Any other expenses that not listed as included
  • Gratuities (Recommended)
  • Taxi fare at your own expense (Outside of 4th Ring Road)

What to expect

Day 1: Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple , Pearl Market and Hutong
  1. Temple of Heaven
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Your friendly private tour Guide and driver meet you at 9:00am in your hotel lobby. Then you will be transferred to the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the stunning Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest and Imperial Vault of Heaven. It used to be place for emperors warship the imperial God and and obtain blessing and harmony here.
  2. Hongqiao Market
    45m
    Then visit the most popular knock off market in Beijing, It is good place to buy pearls,jade,T-shirt, iphone cases, glasses...all sorts of handcrafts to take home.
  3. Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Savor a delightful Beijing Style lunch. Continue your tour to Lama Temple. A lovely Temple with 260 year history. The locals go there pray for harmony, peace and health. The last hall contains the giant buddha of Beijing with a height of 26 meters.
  4. Back Lakes (Hou Hai)
    30m
    This area of Beijing contains some of the most extensive old hutong neighborhood and the three lakes of Xihai, Houhai and Qianhai. The most hippy area for people enjoy the nightlife.
  5. Wuyutai Tea Shop (Wangfujing)
    20m
    Get yourself the very best Jasmine Tea, Chrysanthemum Tea , Green Tea or Oolong tea in Beijing People's favorable Wuyutai Tea Shop along the way if you are tea drinker.
  6. Nanluoguxiang
    30m
    Walk through the lively Nanluoguxiang and enjoy interesting Beijing Narrow Hutongs such as Yu'er Hutong,Mao'er Hutong and Baochao Hutong. There are tons of boutique stores, snacks booth along the way.

    At the end of the tour, your tour guide will transfer you back to your lovely hotel
Day 2: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and Silk Market
  1. Tiananmen Square
    30m
    Your friendly private tour guide will meet you at 8:30am in your hotel lobby. Then You will be transferred to Tiananmen Square. The largest city plaza in the world. Learning the revolutionary period of history. Stroll along the Tiananmen Square(Tiananmen Guangchang), Admire the Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang), National Museum Of China, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (Maozhuxi Jiniangtang), Monument of the People's Heroes and Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'an Men).
  2. The Palace Museum
    2h · Admission ticket included
    Visit the 600 years old place, The Forbidden city-The Palace Museum. Forbidden City, the largest Imperial Palace in the world. The world UNESCO Heritage. It used the Royal Palace for 24 emperors from Ming and Qing Dynasty. Enjoy the Hall of Great Supremacy (Taihe Dian), Hall of Middle Harmony (Zhonghe Dian), Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian), Palace of Heavenly Purity, Chuxiu Palace, Turret of The Palace Museum,The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum and Meridian Gate (Wumen). Please watch the movie of "The last emperor" before you head to Beijing. you will spend about 2 hours here. Listen countless old stories from your tour guide. Get to know Palace at your own pace.
  3. Silk Street & Pearl Market (Xiushui)
    1h 30m
    Silk Street & Pearl Market (Xiushui) is the place to buy knock off handbags, watches, Kashmir scarfs. sunglasses...etc. You can get tailor made suits,coats,dresses as well within just 24 hours. After your tour is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel around 5pm.

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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