2 Days Mini Group Beijing Tour

Your guide and driver will come to collect you from your hotel at the appointed time. Today's first stop is the large Tiananmen Square located in the center of Beijing. Then we walk for a few minutes to the well-known Forbidden City, which lies due north of the Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City, which is the palace where the imperial families in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912 AD) once lived, has super achievements on architecture. Besides, it is also a large museum exhibiting the most valuable relics of China. Today, you will follow the guide to learn about the imperial life in ancient China through the architecture and relics.Next, we will drive for around 1.5 hours to get to the Mutianyu Great Wall, another highlight of this Beijing 2-day tour. It is the longest section with over 96% vegetation coverage, thus has distinctive scenery in four seasons. Before visiting the Great Wall, enjoy a buffet lunch we’ve included for you at a nearby restaurant, which offers various Chinese and western-style dishes, such as Fish Flavored Pork Slices and tomato pasta, as well as seasonal fruits and soft drinks. 

Later, take a round-trip cable car between the entrance and the No. 14 Watchtower on the Mutianyu Great Wall, which features peculiar passes, two-sided crenels, and dense watchtowers, demonstrating a significant military value in ancient times. If you prefer thrills, we can also arrange for you to take a chairlift to the No. 6 Watchtower, and then take a toboggan down from there after the exploration on the Great Wall. You can tell the tour guide your choice on the spot. Once on the Great Wall, you’ll have enough time to enjoy a fantastic hike while discovering the detailed architectural design of those watchtowers. 

Note: Children under the age of 10 need to be accompanied by an adult when riding the toboggan. Visitors aged 60 and above or those with acrophobia, hypertension, or heart disease, are not permitted to take the toboggan.

When descending the Great Wall, let’s relax with a free tea ceremony in an old-style teahouse. After the tea master brews a cup of tea for you through a complex process, under the guidance, you’ll smell its aroma and savor it like an adept. You’ll be delighted by 5 different flavors of tea while feeling the charm of Chinese traditional tea culture.

At around 17:00, your guide and driver will escort you back to your hotel in downtown Beijing.

In the morning, your guide and driver will pick you up from hotel at about 8:00. First, we will visit the Temple of Heaven, in which the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is the representative building. The royal ceremonies to pray for good yields were held there by the emperors in ancient times. After that, you will experience a rickshaw tour through the old Hutongs, and visit the home of a local family under the company of your guide. Around noon, your guide will leave you with some free time in Hutong area, where you may find some local restaurants to have your lunch. Your guide is happy to offer advice and assistance.After lunch, we will move forward to the Lama Temple, which is also known as the Harmony and Peace Palace Lamasery. The Lama Temple was the residence of the Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) when he was the prince. Later, it was converted into the highest-profile Lama temple after Yongzheng's death. You can feel both the magnificence of the royal palaces and the religious solemnity here. Then, we will guide you to visit the Summer Palace, the last stop of your Beijing tour. It is the best classical garden as well as a royal garden in China. You will have a great time to enjoy the fantastic scenery and historical sites inside.

The tour will come to an end at around 17:30, and your guide and driver will escort you back to the hotel. Wish you have a pleasant journey with us!