Beijing is a city of contrasts – a vast modern metropolis of ring roads and glass towers wrapped around a capital that has ruled China for most of the past 800 years, under the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The 3 Days Beijing Essential Short Tour (2 nights / 3 days) shows you its greatest treasures in one compact trip: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall at Mutianyu, the Temple of Heaven and the old hutong lanes. A licensed English-speaking guide, 4-star hotel, private transfers, entrance tickets, the Mutianyu cable car and the meals listed are included.
After arriving and settling in, you can spend the evening by Houhai Lake or on Wangfujing Street and try Peking duck. Next morning you cross Tiananmen Square, the largest city plaza in the world, and pass under Tiananmen Gate into the Forbidden City, the immense palace of more than 9,000 rooms where 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived. In the afternoon you drive about 75 km to Mutianyu, ride the cable car up to the beautifully restored Great Wall and walk between its watchtowers along the forested ridges, with a stop at the Olympic Park on the way back.
On the last morning visit the Temple of Heaven, where emperors prayed for good harvests and where locals now practise tai chi, dance, fly kites and write water calligraphy, then hop on a rickshaw through the hutongs to visit a local family’s courtyard home before your transfer.
Why choose this tour?
- Beijing’s must-see sights in just three days.
- Mutianyu, one of the most scenic and least crowded sections of the Great Wall.
- 4-star hotel, private transfers, guide and entrance tickets included.
Who is it for?
First-time visitors, families and business travellers with a short stopover in Beijing. The grade is easy.
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