3 Days Beijing Must-sees Group Tour by TTC Travel

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Beijing

Our guide will pick you up from your hotel between 7:00am to 8:30am. Drive 50 miles away from city center to Ming Tombs, (1.5 hour) where are the best-preserved Chinese imperial tombs over five hundred years. Visit the Changling, the largest tomb of Ming Tombs, where the Emperor Yongle and his wife buried. (1 hour) Before having lunch at 11:30am, you will have chance to visit the Jade Carving Factory (45 mins), which is a blend of excellent skill on carving and Chinese traditional culture. After lunch, drive to Badaling Great Wall, which is some 800 meters above sea level. Your have 2 hours to hiking up on the wall. Cable car is available at your own expense. On the way back to your hotel, you will visit "the Birds Nest", the main Olympic Stadium built for the 2008 Olympic Games. After that, you will have a chance to enjoy the Chinese traditional Silk arts. (L)

Day 2: Beijing

Today our guide will pick you up from your hotel between 7:20am to 8:30am. Drive to visit the Forbidden City, the ancient imperial palaces group with 500 years history in the world. You will walk along the central axis from south to north for 2 hours visit. On the way to Temple of Heaven, you will have a chance to visit the Chinese traditional medicine culture. After a short break, visit the Temple of Heave, the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where the ancient Emperors prayed for peace and harvest. (1 hour) After Western and Chinese buffet lunch (40 mins), you will enjoy a short visit to a pearl free market. This afternoon, vist the Summer Palace (1.5 hour), the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden. It is regarded as a museum of gardens in China. Drive you back to your hotel. (L)

Day 3: Beijing

This morning, your guide will pick you up from your hotel between 7:20am and 8:30am. Drive to Beijing Zoo, where you can see the lovely Giant Pandas(40 mins). Transfer to visit the Yonghe Temple, which is the largest Lama Temple in Beijing (1 hour). Before having lunch, you will have chance to visit the Chinese traditional handicraft silk carpet factory. (45 mins) Your lunch will be arranged to a typical Beijing resident's house. After lunch, you will visit the old Beijing Hutong lanes by taking rickshaws (2 hours). You will visit the typical Chinese quadrangles, primary school, many famous old buildings, like the bell tower, where you can explore the real life of ordinary people in Beijing. On the way to your hotels, we also arrange the short visit to a China Tea House to enjoy tea ceremony. (L)