How to visit Beijing
What should i do to travel Beijing
- This article provides the most important elements and essential activities to visit Beijing. An important note is listed at the end of the page.
Introduction
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To normal foreign travelers, how to visit Beijing seems no way to start. Look at the itineraries on Internet, most them are similar.
Shall i just follow these popular Beijing tour itinerary ?
Beijing popular tour is indeed the best choice for your first trip of Beijing. But you may read on to add some essence in your sightseeing of Beijing.
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Visit Beijing in April, May, September, or October
Please choose the best season if you are planning a holiday to Beijing. April, May, September and October is called the best time period of Beijing sightseeing. The best of the best is April 15 to May 20 and September to October 20. Gentle wind, blue sky, fresh air, pleasant temperature, bright flower are all helpful to present a perfect trip of Beijing.
Do not worry if your visiting time can not be adjusted. There is unique beauty of Beijing in each season. Skiing or Hotspring experience make your winter trip of Beijing very interesting. Cave discovering or swimming is helpful to make you cool down in a Beijing summer tour.
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4 to 5 days visiting time
If possible, arrange five days for a Beijing vacation. This visiting length may cover most top attractions of Beijing.
Day 1. Reach Beijing and check in hotel. One or two downtown attractions can be arranged if you reach Beijing on early morning.
Day 2. 2 or three main attractions of Beijing downtown can be arranged, such as Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven.
Day 3. Visit one section of Great Wall. Jinshanling is stylish, Gubeikou is wild. Badaling and Mutianyu are classic sections, which can be combined with Ming Tombs.
Day 4. This is a day can be tailored as you wish, although most travelers visit Panda, Hutong, Beihai Park, Lama Temple and Olympic park.
It is a good idea to take a departure on 5th day.
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Private vehicle and driver
Private vehicle and driver are necessary to make an excellent trip of Beijing, unless you are young or on a budget trip.
You may enjoy private space with your family or friends on vehicle, which make the Beijing trip more comfortable and relaxed.
This not means Beijing join in tour should be disliked; it really offers great value of money.
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A nice local guide
An professional English speaking tour guide is a must. Service of guide covers hotel checking, morning pick up from lobby, attraction introducing, dishes ordering, vehicle locating, communicating with driver or other service providers.
Photo
- The photo of how to visit Beijing covers the main aspect you should consider.
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Downtown accommodation
Staying in a downtown hotel is convenient. You can take a leisure walking near your hotel after daytime sightseeing. Tiananmen Square, Jingshan park, Hutong, Houhai, Forbidden City, Wangfujing Street and Qianmen area are all available within walking distance.
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Choose evening activity
Evening activities covers evening sightseeing and performance.
Evening sightseeing may covers Bird Nest, Tiananmen Square, Qianmen Area, Wangfujing Street and Houhai area. The sightseeing in the evening is quite different with daytime view.
Main performance for travelers in Beijing covers Beijing Opera, Acrobatic Show and Kongfu Show. Travelers may choose the performance based on personal interests.
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I am DIFFERENT
Above ideas fit for most travelers when visit Beijing.
If you are a regular travelers to Beijing, tired of the similar itinerary on Internet, or you need a unique tour of visiting Beijing, you may look through Beijingservice.com to find some unique tours. We include some new or unique attractions in itinerary. Or you may read on to put the following ideas in your itinerary.
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Taste Beijing local dishes
Tasting Beijing local cuisine can not be skipped from your itinerary. It is part of Beijing culture.
Most Beijing tour routes covers Beijing Roasted Duck in itinerary. I have to say not all foreign travelers can accept the flavor, and there are more options to taste local dishes. Following advice of a private local tour guide, you may find more interesting and delicious dishes.
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Touch Beijing local people
Talking with Beijing local people make your Beijing tour vivid. Most of driver and guides are Beijing local people, and there are many other chance to touch local people, such as people making their life in Beijing Hutong and Houhai area, people take morning exercising in Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace or Beihai Park, etc.
Communicating with local people make you deeply understand the city.
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Discover different aspects of Beijing
Beijing combines ancient and new, imperial court and civilian courtyard, secular culture and modern art, retreat village and modern art zone.
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Favored theme
Except normal tour, it is available to visit Beijing based on theme. Such as family tour, adventure tour, art tour, history tour, factory tour, study tour, culture tour, layover tour, farm tour...
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Connect with your life or work
It is interesting to connect Beijing sightseeing with your life or job. Such as if you are a worker, we can arrange a local factory visit; if you are a nurse, we can visit a hospital in Beijing, if you are a farmer, we can visit a farm or a local village, if you are a homeowner, we can arrange cooking training, it is amazing to learn a Chinese dish while traveling.
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Do visit Great Wall
Great Wall should never be missed from your Beijing tour itinerary. If you want to take excellent photo, the best choice is Jinshanling Great Wall, although it is far, but it worth the time. If you prefer to see a part of wild Great Wall, then Gubeikou Great Wall is the best one. The best season of Gubeikou Wall visiting is spring, while the apricot blossom cover the whole mountain.
Badaling Great Wall and Mutianyu Great are still the main traveling destination because of the less distance and complete facilities.
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avoid public holiday
After preparing above steps, you deserve a pleasant and successful holiday in Beijing.
The last words i have to say in this article is avoid traveling Beijing during local public holiday. The traffic will be very heavy and the attractions must be crowded during that period, especially May 1 to May 7, and October 1 to October 7.
Spring Festival is an exception, because most local people are staying with family or friends in home.
Oh,yes, if you are working or living in China, then... i think you don't mind vising Beijing in public holiday. :-)