Beijing Six Days Private Winter Tour with Skiing and Hot Spring

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1. Airport/train station pick-up.   
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  Upon arrival at Beijing airport or train station, your guide will greet you at the exit. Drive you to the hotel and help you check in.
  Free for the rest time of the day.
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• Day 2. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hotpot, Temple of Heaven, Beijing Hutong, Jingshan Park.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from the hotel at 08:30 in the morning and accompany you to visit Tiananmen Square. As the political center of China, the square is the largest city square in the world. It is surrounded by many well-known cultural and political buildings.
  Move on to Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved palace complex in the world. With over 600 years’ history, Forbidden City was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
• Have Hotpot for lunch. Hotpot is a specialty in the cold winter. You can eat various dishes at one meal, including meat, mushrooms, vegetables and sea foods.
  Proceed to Temple of Heaven. Temple of Heaven is the world's largest worshiping building complex featuring precise structure and magnificent decoration. It was built in 1420 for emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to communicate with the gods and pray for good harvest.
  Visit Beijing Hutong in Shichahai area. Hutongs are narrow streets and alleys surrounded by traditional quadrangle dwellings. They are a museum of Beijing's folk custom and a witness to the city's history. Take a rickshaw to get some perspective of the old Beijing's local life.
  Then head to Jingshan Park to enjoy sunset. The park was used to a part of the Forbidden City. The top of Jingshan Hill in the park is the best place to have a bird-view of the whole palace. When the sun goes down, the orange glow covers the buildings with red wall and golden roof,. The view is fantastic.
  Your private guide will send you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 3. Badaling Great Wall, Skiing near Great Wall, Ice lantern of Longqing Gorge.   
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  Your private guide will pick you up from the hotel at 08:30 in the morning.
  Drive to Badaling Great Wall. Badaling is the outstanding representative and most visited section of China Great Wall. It has a length of 7.6 kilometers with 30 watch towers. Cable car is optional to reach the high point.
• After lunch, proceed to a Ski Resort to have 3 hours skiing. A comprehensive service clubhouse with European-style was built in the resort. There are six trails for different levels of skiers.
• Head to Longqing Gorge to enjoy ice lantern after dinner. The various ice lanterns, ice and snow sculptures form a dream-like wonderland.
  Your private guide will send you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 4. One day hot spring tour.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from the hotel at 08:30 in the morning.
  Drive to one of the best hot spring resort of Beijing. There are many kinds of pools in the resort. The hot spring water is clean and flowing. The other services are also considerately.
• You will spend a relaxing day in the hot spring resort. Lunch is on your own cost.
  Your private guide will meet you at the resort at about 16:00 and send you back to the hotel.
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• Day 5. Summer Palace, Xiushui Market, Acrobatic Show, Beijing Roast Duck.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from the hotel at 08:30 in the morning.
  Visit Summer Palace in the morning. Known as the "Museum of Royal Gardens", Summer Palace is a blend of hills, open water and ancient architectures. It is the largest imperial garden of China and was included the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
• After lunch, proceed to Xiushui Market. Located closed to embassy area, Xiushui Market, also known as Silk Market, is a popular shopping place in street market style for foreigners work in Beijing or travelers visiting this city.
  Head to enjoy the Acrobatic Show. Packed with outstanding feats, beautiful choreography, color and excitement, Acrobatic Show is regarded as one of must-see things in Beijing.
• Then have Beijing Roast Duck for dinner. As one of the traditional dish of Beijing, Beijing Roast Duck origins from imperial court menus of Ming Dynasty(1368-1644).
  Your private guide will send you back to the hotel after the dinner.
•   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Day 6. Airport/train station see-off.  
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  Pick you up from hotel transfer to the airport or train station for departure.
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