Tour Highlights
✓Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square
✓Badaling Great Wall
✓Summer Palace — imperial gardens & lake cruise
✓Temple of Heaven at sunrise with tai chi masters
✓Hutong rickshaw ride & courtyard home visit
✓798 Art District — contemporary galleries
✓Lama Temple — active Tibetan Buddhist monastery
Detailed Itinerary
D1Day 1▾
Imperial Capital: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City (3-hour deep exploration including lesser-visited halls). Afternoon: Jingshan Park for sunset over the golden roofs. Welcome dinner: Peking Duck.
D2Day 2▾
The Great Wall: Badaling Great Wall early morning. Cable car to the restored section, hike 2-3 hours. Afternoon: Ming Tombs (Dingling underground palace). Evening: Kung Fu Show (optional).
D3Day 3▾
Gardens & Temples: Temple of Heaven at sunrise — join locals practicing tai chi. Rickshaw through Houhai hutongs. Visit a courtyard family home. Afternoon: Summer Palace, Kunming Lake boat ride.
Included
- Private English-speaking guide & driver
- Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
- All entrance fees & tickets listed in itinerary
- Airport/train station transfers
- Domestic travel insurance
Excluded
- International flights to/from China
- China visa fees
- Personal expenses (laundry, drinks, tips)
- Optional activities not listed
- Meals not specified in itinerary
