2 Days Mini Group Beijing Tour, No Shopping

Your guide and driver will come to collect you from your hotel at the appointed time. Today's first stop is the Tiananmen Square, the world's largest city 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. With peculiar passes, two-side crenels and dense watch towers, the Mutianyu Great Wall has a significant military value in ancient times. It is the longest section with over 96% vegetation coverage, thus has distinctive scenery in four seasons. Before visiting the Great Wall, you are suggested to have a simple lunch with the guide's recommendations. There are restaurants of simple Chinese foods as well as western fast foods available.

We ensure you enough time hiking on the Great Wall. There are two ways getting up and down the wall: on foot, or a round-way cable car ride. If on foot, you will climb about 500 mountain steps for 30 minutes each way. If taking cable car, a round trip costs CNY120/US$17 and a single trip CNY100/US$14. The guide can help you purchase tickets on the spot. At around 16:00, we will drive back to the downtown Beijing.

Finally we will arrive at Houhai Bar Street & Tobacco Pipe Lane (Yandai Xiejie), where you could experience the wonderful nightlife of Beijing. You can stroll through the traditional alleyways and explore bars, snack shops, and handicraft stores on your own and then return to the hotel by taxi. If you are tired and would like to get back to the hotel directly, your guide will escort you back after dropping other clients off there.

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!