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Day 1: Tiananmen Square , Forbidden City, Hutong and Temple of Heaven

Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City

The first stop of the tour will be Tiananmen Square. Your guide will provide you commentary to the history, architecture, and anecdotes of the square. Later vist the world's largest imperial palace (Forbidden City ) with 9,999½ forbidden imperial chambers, home to 24 emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1420–1911). You'll be marvelled by the gorgeous Chinese ancient style architectures and interesting history and lives of those Chinese emperors.

Hutong and Lunch

Head to HouHai area of Beijing, where you can visit the old Hutong, one of the most important cultural elements of Beijing. Change your transportation into a delightful rickshaw to explore this area better. After hutong rickshaw, have lunch in a nice local restaurant.

Temple of Heaven

After lunch, head to the largest Imperial place of worship from ancient times. The Altar, Echo Wall, and spectacular Imperial Vault are the highlights of most tour packages. Meanwhile, this special place becomes a park where the local community utilizes this beautiful and enormous space for social activities. At the end of the tour in Temple of Heaven, your private driver will drop you off at your hotel.

Day 2: Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace

Mutianyu Great Wall

For the second day, after picking up at appointed time, your guide and driver will take you to Mutianyu Great Wall, a less crowded but very gorgeous part of the Great Wall. Usually it will take you about 1.5 hours there. After ascending the Wall, you'll have about 1.5 hours to admire the spectacular view. Round Trip cable car or chairlift uo and toboggan down included.

Summer Palace

After the Great Wall visit, you will have lunch in a local retaurant on the way to Summer Palace. Then accompanied by your private guide, set out to explore Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was first built in 1750 and upheld as a masterpiece of Chinese garden design. Wander around the gardens, lakes and hills, and admire the harmonious design of Chinese imperial gardens.

Drop off to your hotel

Upon finishing Summer Palace visit, you can have a quick view of the Olympic Stadiums on the way back to your hotel with your private driver and guide.