Beijing Impression

Upon your arrival at Beijing Capital Airport, please claim your baggage and clear customs. Our personable guide will be waiting for you at the Exit of International Arrivals holding a sign with our company’s logo and your names on it. You will be picked up and transferred to the luxury 4-star Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel for three nights. The remaining hours of the day are free for you to relax from the long flight, and all activities will be arranged by yourselves. 

A brief meeting will be held this morning at around 08:00. Please attend punctually to ensure a pleasurable and comfortable journey with us. The first stop today is Tian'anmen Square, which is the biggest city square in the world with an area of 440,000 square meters, and it is also the front yard of the Royal Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Then we will go into the Royal Palace, the Palace Museum, more famous by the name of the Forbidden City. It is also the most complete extant ancient building group in China. We will leave you about two hours to enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of ancient China. An a la carte lunch will be served at a great restaurant where you can taste authentic and delicious Chinese food. In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven, which was a temple to worship Heaven in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The emperors would go to the temple twice every year to pray for a good harvest for the whole year. In the evening, a spectacular Kung Fu show will be arranged in the Red Theater. You will have the opportunity to see the magical Chinese Kung Fu. (B+L)

After having a hearty buffet breakfast in your hotel, you will be picked up and transferred to the Badaling Great Wall. It is the most famous and best preserved section of the Great Wall. When you succeed in climbing on the “Hao Han Po”, the best place to see the Great Wall and take pictures, our guide will prepare a small cup of red wine to celebrate this exciting moment with you. Next, you will visit a jade factory. Today’s lunch is not included as the tourist restaurants are not good in quality. It may be the best that you take some fast food for your lunch. Afterwards, we will visit the Sacred Way. Then, you will be transferred back to the city and on the way, you will have chance to see the Bird Nest (Olympic National Stadium) from a short distance and take some photos if you wish. You will be dropped off at your hotel for personal relaxation time. (B)

After breakfast, our waiting car and guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to the Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved imperial garden, known as the royal garden museum. The beautiful scenery and old architecture offers a relaxing glimpse into the past of our country. Then visit a pearl store. Today, we will arrange you an a la carte lunch at a fancy local restaurant. In the afternoon, we will take you to see the symbol of “Modern and Ancient Beijing”, the Hutong alleys, to experience the real lifestyle of ordinary people. You will enjoy an Old Beijing Hutong sightseeing by rickshaw, passing through the old lanes, feeling the history by touching any piece of the gray brick. After getting permission of the owner, you can visit a local residence to listen to the stories of the house in the past and now. Your group tour ends here. Then get back to your hotel or go to the airport on your own.  (B+L)