6 Days Luxury Beijing Tour for Seniors from $933
One to one care, private guide and car, a la cart meals, nice hotels with good location; Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City (With Treasure House & Hall of Clocks and Watches), Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Cable Car at Mutianyu Great Wall (Round Trip), Ding Tomb, Hutong Tour, Chinese Dumpling Making, Peking Duck and more.
Tour Code: BJ-CCT-B Commencement Date: At your discretion Tour Type: Private & Customizable
Day 1 Arrive at Beijing
Today’s Tour: Airport/train Station To Hotel Transfer Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Beijing
Detailed Description- Crowne Plaza Beijing:
Set on bustling Wangfujing Avenue, Crowne Plaza Beijing stands in the heart of the city’s vibrant shopping and international business centers, such as Oriental Plaza, Financial Street and CBD. The hotel is Just 45 minutes drive from Beijing International Airport and 15 minutes from Beijing Railway Station with easy highway access to Shenyang, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang.
- Airport/train Station To Hotel Transfer:
You will be met by your English-speaking guide and escorted to your hotel. Have a welcome dinner and get to know your guide and the city, check your itinerary with the guide, and begin your wonderful journey!
- Crowne Plaza Beijing:
Day 2 Beijing (B,L,D)
Today’s Tour: Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven , Forbidden City (With Treasure House & Hall of Clocks and Watches) Night Activity: Kungfu Show At Red Theater Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Dinner at Donglaishun Restaurant
Detailed Description- Kungfu Show At Red Theater:
The Red Theater in Beijing is where you can see the world-famous performance of Chinese martial arts or Kungfu. Within 2 hours, you will be fully intoxicated by the fantastic Chinese Kungfu. From the state-of-the-art set of stage scene to the exquisite performance of Kungfu, the whole show will certainly take your breath away.
Donglaishun Restaurant: Mongolian Hot Pot at Donglaishun Restaurant is a must. The dishes are Islamic dishes, which are mainly cooked by instant-boiling, frying, quick-frying and roasting.
- Tiananmen Square:
The heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people. It stands in front of the Forbidden City, at its north the Tiananmen Rostrum, from which imperial decrees were promulgated.
- Temple of Heaven :
a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world's great civilizations, and had a profound influence on architecture and planning in the Far East over many centuries. You can see lots of Beijingers practicing Taichi in the morning and you can join them.
- Forbidden City (With Treasure House & Hall of Clocks and Watches):
Built between 1406 and 1420, the Forbidden City was the palace of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a period extending over 500 years. The atmosphere created by the many temples, halls and courtyards - not to mention the colors of the tiles, roofs and painted wood - is unique, leaving you with a lasting impression of imperial China. The palace has over 9000 rooms. Treasure Houses takes up about 220 square metres. There are more than 440 treasures on display belonged to Qing dynasty royalty,most of which have not never been on display in the past time. Hall of Clocks and Wathches: It is located in the east of the Inner Court outside the Gate of Respect Movement (Jing Yun Men). This exhibition hall houses about 200 clocks and watches from the imperial collection. Those watches and clocks are mostly made in Switzerland, England, France, the U.S and Japan, with some Chinese made timepieces on display as well.
- Kungfu Show At Red Theater:
Day 3 Beijing (B)
Today’s Tour: Chinese Dumpling Making At Hutong, Hutong Tour Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel
Detailed Description- Chinese Dumpling Making At Hutong:
The jiaozi is a Chinese dumpling which consists of meat and minced vegetables wrapped into a piece of dough. Popular meat fillings include shrimp, ground lamb, ground pork, ground beef, and even fish. Jiaozi are usually steamed or boiled. If they are fried, they are called potstickers. Compared to wontons, jiaozis have a thicker skin and are longer.
You will have about 1 to 2 hours Chinese Dumpling making at a local Beijinger' in Hutong. They are local Beijingers but they know how to teach you make the dumpling as well as ways to enjoy it.
- Hutong Tour:
You will travel by taking a rickshaw or called pedicab, visit a local famliy in a traditional courtyard, talk to the host and hostess, perhaps on your are interested in topics such as a beijinger's daily life, etc. Finally we will climp up the Drum Tower where you can have a bird's eye view of the old Beijing city.
- Chinese Dumpling Making At Hutong:
Day 4 Beijing (B,L,D)
Today’s Tour: Cable Car at Mutianyu Great Wall (Round Trip), Ding Tomb(about 1 hour drive, be careful of the slippery steps), Mutianyu Great Wall Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Dinner at Roasted Duck at Fangzhuang
Detailed Description-
Roasted Duck at Fangzhuang: Quanjude Restaurant enjoys a high reputation among domestic and overseas customers for its Beijing roast duck. They have developed their own technique and are famous for outstanding quality. Fangzhuang branch is located beside the Temple of Heaven.The Wangfujing branch was established in 1959.The well-known All-Duck Banquet is headed by QUANJUDE roast duck and supported by over 400 dishes with QUANJUDE characteristic flavor.
- Cable Car at Mutianyu Great Wall (Round Trip):
You can take cable car up and down to experience a birdview of the less untouched Great Wall at Mutianyu section.
- Ding Tomb(about 1 hour drive, be careful of the slippery steps):
Also known as the “13 Tombs”, this is the burial site of 13 Emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The tombs are located at the Tianshou Mountain of Changping District. From 1409, the first tomb called “Changling Tomb” was built and the last tomb called “Siling Tomb” was constructed in 1644. Altogether, there are now 13 tombs of Emperors, 23 of Empresses, 2 of Princes, about 30 concubines, and eunuch.
- Mutianyu Great Wall:
Located in Huairou County 70km northeast of Beijing, Mutianyu section of Great Wall is connected with Juyongguan Pass in the west and Gubeikou Gateway in the east. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, Mutianyu section of Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. First built in the mid-6th during the Northern Qi dynasty, Mutianyu Great Wall is older, less crowded, more original than Badaling Great Wall. (less crownded, about 2.5 hours drive, comfort for seniors by taking cable car up and down)
- Cable Car at Mutianyu Great Wall (Round Trip):
Day 5 Beijing (B)
Today’s Tour: Summer Palace and Cruise, Yonghegong Lama Temple, Jingshan Park, National Stadium (Bird's Nest) Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel
Detailed Description- Summer Palace and Cruise:
The Forbidden City (zijinchéng) was the Chinese imperial palace of 24 Emperors from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Also known as the Imperial Palace (Gùgong), it is the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient buildings in China. Covering an area of 720,000 square meters, there remain 980 buildings and 8704 rooms in this palace, with a city wall of 10 meters high in four directions and a moat of 52 meters in width. There set four huge gates on the four sides, among which Meridian Gate (Wu men) in the south and Divine Might Gate (Shenwu men) in the north are open as the entrances for tourists. Tiananmen also serves as the main entrance of the Forbidden City in the south.
- Yonghegong Lama Temple:
The Yonghe Lama Temple lies in the northeast of Beijing City. It was built in 1694 by Emperor Kangxi for his son Yongqin. And it was originally called the Yongqin Mansion. In 1744, Emperor Qianlong renamed it as a Lama Temple for officials to deal with affairs of state and for monks of Tibetan Buddhism. Although almost half of it remains a palace, it is the largest Buddhist temple in China.
- Jingshan Park:
The 23.3-hectare Jingshan Park of the Prospect Hill, is found opposite the northern gate of the Former Imperial Palace and on the axial line of the city of Beijing. The park used to be an imperial garden for feudal monarchs of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
- National Stadium (Bird's Nest):
Located at the southern part of the Olympic Green in Beijing, the National Stadium is the main stadium of the 29th Olympiad in 2008. Occupying an area of 21 hectares, it has a floor space of 258,000 square meters. Its seating capacity amounts to 91,000, including 11,000 temporary seats.
- Summer Palace and Cruise:
Day 6 Departure Beijing (B)
Today’s Tour: Hotel to Airport/Train Station Transfer Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel
Detailed Description- Hotel to Airport/Train Station Transfer:
You will be escorted to the airport/train station for your flight/train to your next destination. Please double check your luggage, stuffs, visa and passport.
- Hotel to Airport/Train Station Transfer:
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| Your Group Size | Half Twin Price ( Low Seson) | Half Twin Price ( High Season) | Inquiry/Customize |
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| 1 Person | $ 1654 | $ 1505 | |
| 2 - 5 Persons | $ 933 | $ 859 | |
| 6 - 9 Persons | $ 776 | $ 702 | |
| 10 Up Persons | $ 713 | $ 639 | |
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