5-Day Beijing Private Tour of Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Great Wall, Ming Tombs and Summer Palace

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Upon arrival at the Beijing airport or train station, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Beijing. The rest of the time is free.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast at your hotel, start your tour with the visit to Tiananmen Square (40 minutes sightseeing). It is the largest city square in the world, covering an area of 440,000 square metres and can accommodate 1 million people. Tiananmen Square is surrounded by many famous historical and cultural attractions, such as the Tiananmen Square Citadel, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, and the National Museum. The grand flag-raising and flag-lowering ceremonies held in Tiananmen Square attract countless Chinese and foreign tourists every day.

Then move on to the Forbidden City (2 hours visit), the last imperial palace in China, is the centralised presentation of imperial culture in traditional Chinese culture in architectural form, the three-dimensional, symbolic and pictorial representation of Chinese imperial culture, and the high degree of unity between Chinese imperial culture and ancient Chinese architecture culture.

End of today’s sightseeing, transferred back to your hotel. 

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall or Badaling Great Wall, Bird Nest, Water Cube

Meal: Not Included 

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Morning excursion to the most beautiful section of the Great Wall - the Mutianyu Great Wall (2 hours hiking). Mutianyu Great Wall architectural construction style unique, dense enemy buildings, especially three enemy buildings and stands one of the main customs platform. China and foreign countries enjoy the reputation of "the Great Wall of China, Mutianyu alone". The mountains in the scenic area are stacked, and the vegetation coverage rate reaches more than 90%. Late autumn is the best time to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall.

There is another option besides the Mutianyu Great Wall.Badaling Great Wall is the most famous section of the Great Wall. You can choose to take a cable car or hike to the top. Taking the cable car will save you more time and energy, and you will be able to get a great view of the Great Wall from the top. However, the hiking option will allow you to enjoy more of the scenery on the way up, depending on your choice. Be sure to let your guide know your choice when you arrive.

After lunch, head to the Olympic Park ( 1 hour outside visit ) to have an outside look at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. The Bird's Nest, also known as the National Stadium, was the main venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. There is a saying in France that man can make anything but a bird's nest. You can imagine the uniqueness and difficulty of the design and construction of the Bird's Nest. The water cube(National Aquatics Centre) is one of the landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and is also the only landmark Olympic venue designated by the Beijing Municipal Government to be constructed by donations from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas compatriots.

After the sightseeing, escort you back to your hotel in Beijing. 

Attractions: The Temple of Heaven, Shichahai, The Summer Palace

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

A full day sightseeing begin with the Temple of Heaven. Formerly known as the Temple of Heaven and Earth, is located on the east side of Yongdingmen Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It was the place for the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to worship heaven, pray for grain and rain. It is the largest remaining ancient sacrificial complex in China.

After lunch, head to the Shichahai,a national 4A-level tourist attraction, is located in Xicheng District, the centre of Beijing, adjacent to the central axis of the city. With a water area of 336,000 square metres, Shichahai is the largest and most well-preserved piece of historical district in Beijing, and occupies a unique position in the history of the city's planning and construction.

Today’s tour end with the Summer Palace, a royal garden in China during the Qing Dynasty, formerly known as the Garden of Clear Ripples, is situated in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometres from the city, with the entire garden covering an area of 3.009 square kilometres (of which the Summer Palace World Cultural Heritage Area covers an area of 2.97 square kilometres), with the water surface accounting for about three-quarters of the area.

After the day tour, back to your hotel in Beijing. 

Attractions: Qianmen Street

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

After breakfast, end this wonderful Beijing Tour with Qianmen Street. Qianmen Street is a very famous commercial street in Beijing. Located in the central axis of the capital, it starts from the Moon Bay of Qianmen in the north and ends at the Tianqiao intersection in the south, connecting with Tianqiao South Street. People commonly known as Qianmen Street. The street is 845 metres long, 20 metres wide carriageway. Ming, Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China are called Zhengyangmen Street. 1965 was officially named Qianmen Street.

Then, transfer to airport for departure or free activity on your own.