A day out in Beijing

Includes:

• Pick-up & drop-off from the hotel
• Entrance fees as indicated above
• Professional English speaking guide
• Experienced driver & air conditioned vehicle
• Unlimited bottles of drinking water for free
• Baby seat available for free

Excludes:

• Hotel accommodation
• Cable car ride on Mutianyu Great Wall
• Meals, advice freely available
• Tips or gratuities to guide and driver

Your tour guide will contact you one day in advance to confirm the exact pick-up time. Today at the appointed time, your guide will wait for you in the hotel lobby. Then we set off to start this Beijing day trip.

How to get the pick-up message?

● Your guide will contact you directly if you have a local Chinese number.
● Your guide will contact you through the hotel. If you are out, he/she will leave a message to the hotel reception.
● We will send an email to you with your guide’s contact information and the pick-up time.
● In case you haven't received the pick-up message before 20:00, please contact your guide or travel consultant. We have your back 24 hours.

Note: We usually arrange pick-up from hotels between 7:00 and 8:00. However, to avoid crowds in the peak season and also the heavy traffic on the day, we may advance the pick-up time occasionally. Appreciate your kind understanding!

8:00 Hotel Pick-up

Welcome to join in this one day Beijing mini group tour. Your tour guide will fix the meeting time with you one day before and collect you at your hotel this morning. Then, your tour officially starts. The Temple of Haven is today’s first stop.

9:00 - 11:00 Visit Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven, listed as a World Cultural Heritage, was built in 1420 AD in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) and rebuilt twice in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD). It was the imperial place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped the Heaven and prayed for harvests. The well-known Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests is the main architecture there. Accompanied by the guide, you will also visit the Circular Mound Altar, the Imperial Vault of Heaven, the Divine Music Administration and the Palace of Abstinence, and learn more about the Heaven worship culture in ancient China.

In addition to appreciating the splendid architecture in the Temple of Heaven, you can also see the local people's leisure life there. They are doing exercises, playing chess, playing musical instruments, practicing singing, dancing or Taichi. It has become a large park for the locals, thus a wonderful place to observe the real life scenes. That's also the reason we arrange this site first in the morning.

Attention: Since the main historical sites of the Temple of Heaven are closed on Mondays, we will arrange for you a visit to the Beihai Park instead if your travel date happens to meet Monday. This park has stunning landscapes and profound cultural significance. It is very nice to walk around in the morning sunshine and see the locals doing exercises and recreational activities as well. The well-known Nine-Dragon Screen inside is the highlight.

11:00 - 13:30 Hutong Rickshaw Tour & Free Time for Lunch

After visiting the Temple of Heaven, we will leave for Hutong Alleys. There are quite a few ancient Hutongs in Beijing, which are the traditional alleys with old Siheyuan, a kind of folk quadrangle dwellings. There are also some former residences of celebrities hidden in the old Hutongs.

To explore the Hutongs deeply, we will arrange a special rickshaw ride for you. Rickshaw, a popular transportation in cities in the Republic of China era, is a three-wheeled vehicle drawn by man. Experiencing a rickshaw tour may bring you an illusion that you are traveling to the early 20th century of China. Afterwards, you will enjoy some free time there and have lunch on your own. Your guide will recommend you authentic local restaurants and foods according to your taste.

13:30 - 15:00 Visit Lama Temple

In the afternoon, we will head to visit the Lama Temple, an imperial Tibetan Buddhist temple. It was originally constructed in the late Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, it has become the most welcomed temple for people to pray for peace and goodwill. Walking in the temple, you will not only see the splendid royal buildings, but also learn the mysterious Tibetan religious culture from your guide.

15:00 - 17:30 Visit Summer Palace

Next, we are going to visit the Summer Palace, the best-preserved and largest-scaled imperial garden in China. Built in the Qing Dynasty, the Summer Palace is based on the Kunming Lake, a pretty large natural lake in Beijing, and the Longevity Hill, which lies by the lake. Besides, the Seventeen-Arch Bridge is also worth a visit. It looks like a long rainbow lying on the wave, especially amazing at dusk.

17:30 Hotel Drop-off

After an entire day of sightseeing, your guide and driver will escort you back to the hotel. Then your Beijing city tour brings to a successful end. We wish you have a nice day genuinely.

Pick-up Service: We offer free pick-up within the third ring road of the Beijing city. While Beijing is really a very large city, to ensure the morning pick-up going smoothly as scheduled, we suggest you choose centrally located downtown hotels. If the location of your hotel is beyond our free pick-up range, you may need to pay for extra mile transfers or get to an appointed meeting point. For any pick-up issues, your one-on-one travel consultant is ready to help anytime.

Schedule: The time schedule of the itinerary is for reference only, and also the sightseeing order of the attractions may be adjusted according to the traffic and real situations of the day.

Please kindly aware there will be more tourists in the peak season, so queuing at the entrance is unavoidable sometimes. Also, in public holidays like May Day from May 1st to 5th and National Day from Oct 1st to 7th, there might be large crowds and heavy traffic. We hope for your understanding on the situations.

Departures are guaranteed with two persons in Mar to Nov and three persons in Dec to Feb.

There are chances that 10% of the tour groups will exceed 12 people but we will make proper arrangements.

Infant: for an infant under 3 years old, this tour is free of charge.

Age Limitation: 0 to 85 years old, and not wheelchair available.

Confirmation: Upon receiving your booking request, confirmation will be sent within 12 hours.

Payment: Full payment is required at least two days prior to the day trip. We accept payment by PayPal, Credit Card, Alipay, Wechat, and Bank Transfer.

Cancellation: Your payment is fully refundable if you cancel 24 hours prior to the trip. Cancellation within 24 hours before departure is non-refundable.