3 Days Beijing Highlights Private Tour with Admission Tickets

Day 1: Beijing Great Wall Day Tour

1. Mutianyu Great Wall
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Visit Mutianyu Great Wall in the morning, it is one of the most beautiful sections of Great Wall in Beijing and less touristy. You could choose to take cable car both ways, or take the chairlift up and ride the toboggan down.
2. Beijing
   3h
   Great Wall options available to choose are:
   A1. Juyongguan Great Wall: number one pass in China which is easy to access the actual Wall.
   A2. Badaling Great Wall: most famous section of the Wall, crowded on weekends and holidays.
   A3. Mutianyu Great Wall: most beautiful section of the Wall in Beijing, less touristy.
   A4. Huanghuacheng Great Wall: a section of the Wall built through a lake.

Day 2: Beijing City Highlight Day Tour

1. Tiananmen Square
   30m
   This is just a sample itinerary, and you will let your local tour operator know city attractions you wish to visit upon booking. Typicality, on the 2nd day, your first stop is at Tiananmen Square where you will vsit the largest city center square in the world. It witnessed some of the most dramatic chapters of Chinese history.
2. The Palace Museum
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Continue to see Forbidden City, the place where Ming and Qing Emperors resided for more than 500 years. Having been off-limits to commoners for centuries, it was officially opened to the public in 1925 as a public museum. Please kindly note that this attraction is closed on every Monday, and your tour literary might be adjusted accordingly based on your travel date.
3. Summer Palace
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Visit Summer Palace, the best-preserved and largest Imperial Garden existing in China.
4. Beijing
   3h
   City Highlight options available to choose are:
   B1. Tian’anmen Square & Forbidden City: largest city-center square in the world; the Imperial Palace where the Emperors resided for over 500 years.
   B2. Summer Palace & Dragon Boat: largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China and the Dragon Boat Cruise inside.
   B3. Hutong Tour & Houhai Lake: old and original part of Beijing with hundreds years of history; a famous pub street with a pretty lake. B4. Dingling Tomb & Sacred Way: the only imperial tomb officially excavated with a 27 meters deep underground palace; a road with 36 beautifully carved human and animal figures served as guardians for the emperor’s afterlife.
   B5. Water Cube & Bird’s Nest: main stadiums for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
   B6. Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy: second largest Confucian Temple in China used by imperial officials to pay their respects to Confucius; the highest institute of learning in China's traditional educational system

Day 3: Beijing Cultural and Local Market Day Tour

1. Temple of Heaven
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   Visit Temple of Heaven in the morning to catch a glimpse of local senior citizens exercising, practicing Tai Chi, playing Shuttlecock, singing, dancing, or doing ground calligraphy.
2. Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   Continue to see Lama Temple, it is originally a palatial residence built in 1694 by Qing Emperor Kangxi for his fourth son, Prince Yongzheng.
3. Liulichang Street
   2h
   After lunch break, then drive to Liulichang Street, a lane lined with grey-stoned Qing-style (1644-1911) buildings housing antique book, curio, and art shops.
4. Beijing
   3h
   Cultural and Market options available to choose are:
   C1.Temple of Heaven: the place where the Ming and Qing emperors performed their ritual ceremonies.
   C2. Panda House: a place to see cute Pandas.
   C3. Lama Temple: largest lamasery in Beijing where two famous Qing emperors came from.
   C4. National Grand Theatre: the most modern theater in China with three main theatres under a man-made lake.
   C5. Beijing City-Planning Hall: a place to know the history of Beijing, which showcases the great achievements of urban planning and future development.
   C6. Jingshan Park: best place to have a panoramic view of the Forbidden City, downtown Beijing and old Beijing.
   C7. Drum & Bell Tower: two iconic buildings and popular attractions in Beijing.
   D1. Liulichang Street: an antique market with a series of traditional Chinese stone houses.
   D2. Panjiayuan Market: the largest, cheapest and most popular antique market in Asia.
   D3. Hongqiao Market: a major knock-off market in Beijing.
   D4. Wangfujing Street: No. 1 walking street in China.
   D5. 798 Art District: an art zone built based on a factory in 1950's. D6. Dashilar: the oldest shopping street in Beijing with many century old stores.
   D7. Capital Museum: one of the biggest and most modern art museums in China.
   D8. Nanluoguxiang: one of the oldest Hutongs in Beijing with a history of over 740 years.

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels