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

Attractions: Beijing

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

On arrival in Beijing at Beijing airport or railway station, you will be met by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Beijing. Free for the remainder of the day.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Shichahai Area, Yandai Xiejie, Drum Tower, Kung Fu Show at Red Theatre

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.

To avoid the tourist meal, today you have a la carte lunch with an a la carte menu at a nice local Cantonese restaurant, where you could enjoy the authentic Chinese food.

After lunch, head to the Shichahai Area ( 2.5 hours sightseeing), 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.

Then take a pedicab and drive through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs. Beijing's hutongs are not only the veins of the city and the thoroughfares of the traffic, but also the places where the common people of Beijing live and the important stage for the historical and cultural development of the capital. Then we will head to 800-year old Yandai Xiejie ( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), and get to the Drum Tower.

Beijing's Bell and Drum Towers hold the pulse of the city day and night. Architecture is frozen music. The Beijing Bell and Drum Tower are like two powerful and solemn notes. The sound of the bells and drums echoes in the sky of the city, writing history with sound and carrying the echoes of the city's time over the centuries.

Tonight you are arranged to see the Kung Fu Show at Red Theatre (middle Seating Area). This is a great show. It tells a story of Chin Yu entering the monastery and making his way through life to finally becoming the Abbott. There are many demonstrations of Kungfu and strength throughout the show.The costumes and the choreography are great. Unfortunately people are not allowed to take photos nor video it. You can however purchase a DVD of the show. The show lasts about one hour and 15 minutes.

After the show, transferred back to your hotel. 

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs

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.

After lunch, continue to visit Dingling (1.5 hours visit), one of the 13 Ming Tombs of the 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty ( 1368 - 1644). The Ming 13 Tombs, a national scenic spot, is located at the southern foot of Tianshoushan Mountain in Changping District, 50 kilometres north of Beijing, and is the mausoleum complex of the thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), which is characterised by a grand scale, a complete system and a relatively complete preservation. The area has a beautiful natural landscape and an abundance of cultural relics and monuments.

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

Attractions: Summer Palace, Olympic Park, Capital Museum

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, start your morning tour with the visit to the Summer Palace (2 hours sightseeing), The Summer Palace, a royal garden in China during the Qing Dynasty, formerly known as the Garden of Clear Ripples. It is adjacent to the Yuanmingyuan. It is a large landscape garden built on the basis of Kunming Lake and Wanshoushan Mountain, modelled on the West Lake in Hangzhou, and drawing on the design techniques of the Jiangnan Gardens, and it is also the best-preserved imperial palace, known as the "Museum of Royal Gardens".To avoid the tourist meal, today you have a la carte lunch with an a la carte menu at a nice local Cantonese restaurant, where you could enjoy the authentic Chinese food.

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.

Then go to Capital Museum Beijing (1.5 hours visit). The collection of historical relics of great cultural and artistic appreciation value in the Capital Museum embodies the character, cultural traditions and moral concepts of the Chinese nation, and is the embodiment of the splendid culture of the Chinese nation.

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

Attractions: Temple of Heaven

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

After breakfast, start your morning tour with the visit to the Temple of Heaven (1.5 hours visit),  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.

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