Beijing
Six Days Private Tour
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| Tour Name: Beijing 6 days private tour excludes hotel | |
| Attractions: Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace | |
| tour code: BJ-PK-05 | departure: daily |
| staring place: hotel | finishing place: hotel |
| duration: 2 days | detail itinerary |
| cost | payment method |
| price include and excludes | vehicles pictures of this tour |
| friendly note | travelers feedback of this tour |
| About us | why travel with us |
| testimonial of our company | |
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1.
Entry Beijing
Be met from airport or train station and transferred to hotel by English
speaking tour guide and private vehicle. Our tour guide will help you
to check in hotel. Please inform us when the tour reservation made if
you need us to reserve hotel room in Beijing. Remainder of the day is
at leisure. If time permit, you may walk around in your hotel area and
find a nice caf¨¦ to enjoy your first night in Beijing.
Day
2.Tiananmen Square, Forbidden city, Beijing Hutong, Temple of Heaven
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Tour
guide of Beijingservice.com will pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Tour guide will hold a paper with your name.
Drive to visit Tiananmen Square -the biggest downtown Square of the
world.
Then we will visit the Forbidden City -also called Palace Museum, is
located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during
the Ming and Qing dynasties. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is
the world's largest palace complex. Take sightsee in this attractions
for 1.5 to 2 hours along the central axis from south to north.
Have lunch in nice local restaurant and have a short rest.
Then we will proceed to Beijing Hutong -ancient city alley in Beijing.
Many of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming (1368-1628)
and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City. Take
rickshaw to visit Hutong including local family, Drum Tower, Houhai
Lake and Bar Street.
Move on to Temple of Heaven. Built in 1420, Temple of Heaven is situated
south of Beijing city. It is the best preserved and largest sacrificial
building complex in the world. Visit the attraction for one hour.
After the sightseeing, we will visit a silk shop with a history of over
one hundred years. The main items include Chinese silk, satin, cashmere,
Chinese traditional clothes and silk clothing. Many famous people had
visited this place, such as Finnish President, former British Prime
Minister Magnet Thatcher, former US Secretary of State Madeline Albright
and world-famous singer Lucia no Pavarotti... So it is worth to have
a stop here to buy something as souvenir.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the tour. (Lunch)
Day
3. Ming
Tomb, Great Wall
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Pick
you up from hotel at 08:30 am by tour guide and private vehicle.
Drive 1.5 hours to the Ming Tombs. Located 60 Kilometers north of Beijing,
Ming Tombs consist of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors. Changling is the
most famous one. Construction of the Changling was started in 1409 and
completed in 1427. Visit Changling -the largest one of Ming Tombs for
1 hour.
Drive to restaurant. On the way there, we will visit a large scale jadeware
processing factory. There are workshop for demonstration of Jade carving;
Five interpreting rooms for us to know the processes of Chinese jade
carving and Chinese jade culture. You may also take photo in the huge
Jade exhibition hall and buy some jade carving souvenir as you like.
Have a lunch in a nice restaurant. Drive 30 minutes to the famous Badaling
Great Wall -the most famous section of Great Wall, well maintained,
easy for travelers to walk along the defensive project of ancient China.
Take sightseeing on Badaling Great Wall for about 2 hours. Take sightseeing
on the wall for 2 hours.
Transfer you back to your hotel. (Lunch)
Day
4. Beijing Zoo (Panda), Lama Temple, Summer Palace, Beijing Opera
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Pick
you up from hotel at 08:30 am by tour guide and private vehicle.
Drive to Beijing Zoo to see Great Panda.
Then we will visit Lama Temple -a renowned lama temple of the Yellow
Hat Sect of Lamaism, is the only downtown Buddhism temple in Beijing.
Lama Temple is a former imperial palace in Qing dynasty.
After lunch, proceed to visit Summer Palace -20 kilometers northwest
of downtown Beijing. Summer Palace is the largest imperial garden of
Ming and Qing dynasty. The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over
290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions,
towers, etc.
Visit a Chinese fresh water pearl shop near Summer Palace to do some
shopping. It a nice place to buy a necklace or bracelet. It is very
good gift from China.
Taste the delicious Beijing Roast Duck for in a very famous local restaurant.
Eating Peking duck is seen to be one of the two things you are absolutely
supposed to do while in Beijing.
Drive to Liyuan theatre to Enjoy Beijing Opera. Beijing Opera is deemed
the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes
are full of Chinese cultural facts. It presents an encyclopedia of Chinese
culture as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite
costumes and graceful gestures. Be transferred back to your hotel after
the tour. (Lunch, Dinner)
Day
5. Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, Olympic Village (under construction)
Pick
you up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Visit Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall -this huge hall will show you
not only the 3000 years history of Beijing and each different district,
but also the future planning of this city including some models of Olympic
Games.
Drive to the future location of Olympic Village to have glance of the
building project. Tour guide will do some introduction of the blueprint.
Afternoon is free for you to explore the city on your own or do some
final shopping. (Lunch)
Day
6. Departure
Pick you up from hotel and transfer to airport or train station for
departure.
Friendly
Notice from Beijingservice.com
1. The above tour is tailored for you exclusively. You will enjoy private
car, driver and English speaking tour guide.
2. Lunch is not refundable if you do not need it.
3. The sunshine is very strong in summer time. Sunglass is useful.
4. We will arrange a big boat cruise on Kunming Lake in Summer Palace
from May to October.
5. Photograph is not permitted in some area. Our tour guide will give
you notice.
6. A visit to one Chinese arts shop is arranged for each day. Please
let us know if you are not interested in this. We will cancel the shop
visit according to your request; but no refund will be made.
7. With this Beijing 4 days tour, you will walk a long distance. A pair
of soft and comfortable shoes is helpful.
8. Beijingservice.com lists the exact cost of each person from 1 to
10 persons. This will help you to cut down cost if you have more persons.
Please contact us for a special cost if you have more than 10 persons.
9. On day 2, we will visit Ming Tombs on the morning and Great Wall
in the afternoon. This will insure that you can have lunch on time and
have enough time on Great Wall. The Great Wall is very beautiful when the sun is on the west.
Cost (validity:
2008-03-15)
| Number of Persons | Cost per person |
| 1 person | 597 USD |
2 persons |
348 USD |
| 3 persons | 304 USD |
| 4 persons | 257 USD |
| 5 persons | 229 USD |
| 6 persons | 225 USD |
| 7 persons | 209 USD |
| 8 persons | 195 USD |
| 9 persons | 186 USD |
| 10 persons and above | 174 USD |
You may also can send us an email to inquire this tour: travel@beijingservice.com |
Package
includes:
Air-conditioned private car or van,
Admission fee of mentioned attractions,
English-speaking tour guide,
Visit of Chinese arts shop or factory,
Rickshaw of Beijing Hutong,
Meals as mentioned,
Fuel, expressway cost and parking cost.
Package
excludes: Hotel
expense, Personal expense, Gratuities
to guides and drivers.
Payment:
We have 4 payment methods
pay our tour guide in cash in Beijing (USD and Chinese currency are
both acceptable)
pay us via credit card at least one week before tour date.
pay us via Western Union at least 1 week before tour date.
transfer payment to bank account of our company at least 3 weeks before
tour date
Note:
1. We will buy Travel Accident Insurance in advance, so please
provide full name on passport of all travelers.
2. Once we have your above information,, we will start to arrange tour details according
to your request. Confirmation will be sent to you when all tour details
arranged.
| Optional Tour | Extra cost |
| Chinese kongfu show | 15 USD per person |
| acrobatic show | 22 USD per person |
| Beijing opera show | 18 USD per person |
| Cable car of Badaling Great Wall | 8 USD per person |
| Chinese foot massage | 18 USD per person |
| Chinese tea ceremony and tasting | 5 USD per person |
Please visit Beijing
hotels page if you need a hotel.
We recommend
the following hotels:
- 3 star: Beijing
Redwall Hotel
- 4 star: Gloria Hotel , Jianguo Garden
Hotel
- 5 Star: Prime Hotel