Classic Beijing 3Days2Nights Tour
Bullet Train (First Class)
3-July G2 Shanghai Hongqiao-Beijing South 09:00-13:48
5-July G149 Beijing South-Shanghai Hongqiao 16:25-22:24
Tour Type: individual tour with flexible travel date
Tour Route: Shanghai, Beijing
Tour Date: Day 1-Day 3
Vehicle: private air-conditioned vehicle and licensed driver
Guide Service: private English-speaking guide
Group Size: 2-4 adults
Highlights: Great Wall (Mutianyu section), The Forbidden City, Rickshaw Hutong Tour
Tentative Day by day itinerary:
Day 1
Shanghai/ Beijing
Transfer via: Train with first class
Accommodation: Beijing
Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be picked up by your local private guide and driver. Then go for the Hutong tour before head back to your hotel. Enjoy the Acrobatics show during the night.
--Rickshaw Hutong Tour: the old narrow paths with lots of courtyard homes where common people are living, they are like villages within megalopolis, through the hutongs' teeming maze of alleyways, and you will see the old houses and learn about the daily life of ordinary Beijing citizens.
--Acrobatics Show at Chaoyang Theater (seat at Row 1-4): This is one entertainment that must not be missed by the young and old on a visit to Beijing. The success of Beijing Chaoyang theater acrobatics depends also on good stage arts like stage images, music, choreography and costumes backed up by props and lighting.
Day 2
Beijing
Accommodation: Beijing
Meals: A la carte Chinese lunch (allowance CNY 65/adult),
Hepingmen Quanjude Peking Duck dinner (allowance CNY 230/adult)
Today you will have a full day tour to the amazing Great Wall (Mutianyu section), Mutianyu one way Chair lift & Toboggan are included. Then go and see the Jade Gallery and have an outside look of the Olympic Bird Nest and Water Cube on the way back to the city. Enjoy the Peking Roast Duck dinner at the famous restaurant Quan Ju De tonight!
--Great Wall (Mutianyu section): The most famous symbol of China and one of the world's most remarkable architectural wonders, it was built over 2,000 years ago and stretching about 6,700km.
--Jade Gallery: Jade, the most symbolic culture of China, its history is as long as Chinese civilization. In the jade gallery, you will experience how to turn a raw material into the masterpiece by Chinese traditional skill and technique, and have a general idea of jade's classification, color, quality, symbolic meaning etc. Each jade item here is well designed, skillfully carved, and carefully polished. From the largest item to the smallest one, every piece will attract your eyes and your camera.
--Beijing Roast duck: Beijing Roast duck offers a relaxing atmosphere that highly complements the food it serves, and takes the famous Beijing roast duck to new levels of culinary delight. When roasted and dried, the duck will look brilliantly dark red, shining with oil and with crisp skin and tender meat. Because of its appearance, few people could resist the temptation of it.
Day 3
Beijing/ Shanghai
Transfer via: Train with first class
Meals: A la carte Chinese lunch (allowance CNY 65/adult)
On this day you will walk through the Tian'anmen Square, and then visit The Forbidden City. After the tour, you will be transferred to the Train station for your train back to Shanghai.
--Tian'anmen Square: It is the largest city square in the world and the spiritual heart of China, where the national flag is raised exactly at sunrise every day.
--The Forbidden City: It is located in the center of Beijing, used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years, it is the grandest integral palace complex still remaining in China.
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