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7 days/6 Night
With this tour, you will experience the best of Beijing and Ulaanbaatar in 7 days including all the must-see places. Plus, you will take a train ride from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar- a great way to admire different landscapes on the earth. Private guides during sightseeing ensure a more personalized experience.
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Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Beijing
Beijing Airport Parking Lot
Upon your arrival in Beijing, your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax in the hotel during the remainder of the day, or you can have a self-exploration with suggestions from your guide.
Attractions: Tian'anmen Square, Exterior of the National Centre, Forbidden City, Tea ceremony, Temple of Heaven
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Beijing
Tour guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Great Wall.Firstly visit Temple of Heaven, the World Heritage List in 1998. The temple is China's existing largest structure for sacrifice to heaven and was used to pray for harvest by the emperors. Almost the local resident will do morning exercises in the square and full of vigor. You will have chance to watch Chinese Kongfu, Taichi, square dancing, etc. and get to know the real folk master there
Explore Beijing from the world’s largest public square, Tiananmen Square. It is one of the largest city squares in the world, located in the centre of Beijing, and is one of the symbols of China. The square is vast and often hosts a variety of grand events and celebrations, such as the annual flag-raising ceremony for National Day.Walk to the Forbidden City from Tiananmen Square. It was the imperial palace of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and is located on the central axis in the centre of Beijing,learning the legendary story of the emperors and how the royal family lived there.
Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Hutong Tour, Niaochao National Stadium
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Beijing
Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall, which section is more popular among foreign visitors. Lunch time at Xiaolongpu Restaurant, famous for the vegetable food, such as fried vegetables, dry-fried beans, sweet corn cake.Visit Mutianyu Great Wall, which is one of the best-preserved sections with the largest construction scale and best quality among all sections of Great Wall, and more popular among foreign visitors. You can choose to hike on the Great Wall, or take cable car up and walk around. (Round way cable car is included).Drive back to Beijing city, while you can take a nap in the car. En route we will have a stop at a tea house. You can plan for the night show or the Peking duck dinner with your guide and ask for suggestions
Visit the exterior Bird Nest and Water Cube, the amazing architectures that built for Beijing Olympic Games. After that you will experience Chinese tea at tea house. Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night activities, such as foot massage, houhai night bars and Sanlitun bar street. If you desire, you can also enjoy the Kung Fu Show tonight as your optional activity.Hutong Tour,Getting back, your guide will lead you to visit a local market and the Hutong area to experience the life of locals. At the end of the day, send you back to the hotel.
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Hotel: Overnight soft sleeper train
Today you will be transported to the Beijing Railway Station after checking out from the hotel. Then you will take a soft sleeper train to reach Ulaanbaatar by yourself. The train departs at 07:27 in the early morning. At around 20:00, this trans-Mongolia train will arrive at the Chinese border city Erlian for a 6 to 11-hour stop to change the wheels. After, the officials will come to help you complete the customs and immigration procedures before entering Mongolia.
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Hotel: Overnight in Ulaanbaatar
After a 28-hour train journey, you will arrive in Ulaanbaatar Railway Station at 14:35. Your local guide will be waiting for you there and transfer you to the hotel to settle down. The rest of the day will be left for your own plan.
Attractions: Gandantegchinlen Monastery, Zaisan Memorial, Bogd Khaan Palace Museum of Mongolia, Sukhbaatar
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Ulaanbaatar
This morning, your tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel. Then you will drive to the 19th-century Gandan Monastery. You will visit the biggest monastery in this country. Appreciate the splendid figures of Buddha in this temple. Gandantegchinlen Monastery, which means “the great place of complete joy,” is a vast complex with multiple temples, courtyards, stupas, prayer wheels, a Buddhist University, and several colleges of Buddhist philosophy. The highlight is the 85-foot-tall (26-meter-tall) statue of Migjid-Janraisig, made of copper, gilded with gold, and adorned with thousands of gems.
Then you may have a chance to see the view of a group of monks chanting together.After that, you will come to the Zaisan Memorial. You can appreciate the panoramic views of the Ulaanbaatar when you climb on the top of the Zaisan hill.Bogd Khaan Palace Museum of Mongolia also named the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan. Being a museum considered as possessing the longest and the biggest collection in Mongolia, it's certainly worth your seeing.
The last stop of today will be Sukhbaatar Square in city center encircled by many landmark buildings.Around the Square is located numerous city buildings many still exist since their Soviet construction in the 40s. Not to be missed especially as the current government have made moves to have many demolitions in favour of glass and steel structures. In the end, send you back to the hotel.
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Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Not Included
Ulaanbaatar Railway Station
This day, you will be escorted to the airport or the train station to leave. Then, you may either continue to explore other parts of Mongolia or hop on the trans-Siberia train to Russia. If you need more of our service, please feel free to contact Agate Travel any time. We will be glad to provide you more sightseeing service or help you with the train ticket booking.