4-Day China Classic Tour of Hong Kong and Beijing

Attractions: No
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Today you can travel from Hong Kong to Beijing by plane or train (air or train tickets are not included). Our English-speaking guide will meet you at the Beijing airport and take you to our pre-booked hotel in Beijing. The rest of the day is at your leisure. Beijing is a cosmopolitan city with easy access to all destinations.

Attractions:Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast at the hotel, start your visit to Tiananmen Square, the largest public square in the world (40 minutes). Stepping into Tiananmen Square, you will see The Forbidden City (2 hours), one of the five most important palaces in the world, a huge palace complex of more than 9,000 rooms where 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived, the imperial palace of China from the middle of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Today you are free to enjoy an authentic Chinese meal at a nice local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit the famous Heaven Temple, where the ancient emperors worshipped the heavens and prayed for a good harvest and prosperity for the country, this is now a lively place where locals participate in traditional activities such as tai chi, dancing, kite flying, and water calligraphy. After that, you will continue to visit the Summer Palace, which will take you roughly 2 hours, while the Summer Palace is a royal garden, to the hot summer, the ancient emperors would come to this place to escape from the heat. So, this is another vacation resort.

Attractions: Thirteen Ming Tombs, Mutainyu Great Wall
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, you will be picked up at your hotel around 8:00. Drive to the Thirteen Ming Tombs. Here are the tombs of thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty. Afterwards you will visit the Ding Tombs, the only excavated tomb of the Ming Dynasty. After Chinese lunch, proceed to Mutianyu Great Wall, where we will hike the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall is a huge military defense project against unexpected nomadic attacks on the Wall. It is a very spectacular attraction. Also the Great Wall is known as one of the eight wonders of the world. Finally, we will transfer you back to your hotel for a cozy rest.

Attractions: Shichahai Area, Yandai xiejie, Drum Tower, Bird’s Nest, Water Cube
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: No

After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Shichahai Area, which will take you 2.5 hours roughly – the old part of Beijing, where we will take you to visit a century-old courtyard. Then get on the bus and stroll through the hutongs with Beijing characteristics. Get off at Yinjiao Bridge and walk along the 800-year-old Yandai xiejie to reach the Drum Tower. Climb the 67-meter-high two-story Drum Tower to see the large drum tower and get an overall view of the surrounding hutongs and courtyards, an epitome of Beijing life. After lunch, heading to the Olympic Park to see the overall look of the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube from a distance. feeling the modern intelligence of construction. On this day, be escorted to the airport or train station for your flight or train to next destination. We wish you a pleasant trip home and memories that will last a lifetime!