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2-Day Mini Group to Great Wall, Forbidden City & Top Highlights
Summer Palace
Beijing Forbidden City
2-Day Mini Group to Great Wall, Forbidden City & Top Highlights
Temple of Heaven, Beijing

2-Day Mini Group to Great Wall, Forbidden City & Top Highlights

By Travel China Guide
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $189 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Explore Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square in the first day and visit the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple and old Hutongs with Rickshaw ride in the second day tours. Besides, you will also stop by the bustling Nanluoguxiang Hutong at the first night.

This 2-day mini group tour with about 12 guests ensures a more personal experience. Avoid the ticket line at the entrance of all attractions. No shopping detours, no factory, no tea ceremony and no shopping site restaurant, which at least save you two hours today for a pure sightseeing experience. That's the reason why you can have more time at the attraction sites. This tour are running for guests' interests rather than the shopping commission.

Activity location

  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
    • West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100006, Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
    • West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100006, Beijing, China

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2 Days Mini Group Beijing Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

2-day tour service: Includes: Entrance tickets, English-speaking tour guide, driver.
A private tour will be offered if you have 9 people or more
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00am
Price details
$189.00 x 1 Adult$189.00
Total
Price is $189.00
Until Sun, May 25

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up and drop off to hotels within the third ring road of the Beijing city.
  • What's includedWhat's includedComplimentary bottled water with unlimited supplies
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir conditioned minivan with chauffeur
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional English speaking guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and accommodation
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedCable car fee at the Great Wall

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We guarantee 100% No Shopping Stops in our tours. When you check some other tours, if they don't mention no shopping, they MUST have commissioned based shopping stops as jade factory or tea ceremony. Even you don't see shopping related words in their itineraries or product introduction, it is indeed a shopping tour. Be sure to check out with them about the shopping stops and read reviews from their clients carefully to see what the real experience would be. By joining a shopping tour like that, your time spent on attractions will be shortened, and you will be pressured to buy overpriced items. Normally the so called jade factory or tea ceremony is the tourist trap. You have to stay there an hour or more for those travel agents to get the commission of about US$30 per head from the factory stores. If you prefer to enjoy the tour thoroughly, you are suggested to choose a tour without any annoying shopping stops just like ours.
  • We offer free pick-up within the third ring road of the Beijing city. To ensure the morning pick-up going smoothly, we suggest you choose centrally located downtown hotels. If your hotel is beyond our free pick-up range, you may need to get to a meeting point or pay extra for the pick-up. Your travel consultant is ready to help.
  • Travelers will be picked up in the morning according to their hotel locations. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed the day before. Please be ready at the hotel lobby at least 5 minutes in advance, which is the maximum waiting time. For travelers who are late, please go to meet the group and pay for the taxi personally. No-show is non-refundable.
  • Entrance tickets of the Forbidden City are usually released online 7 days in advance and could be easily sold out. Kindly advise you to book the tour 8 days before since the ticket purchase is based on the real name policy. If you book the tour within 7 days before departure, you need to line up at the entrance to buy the tickets. Since it is only for international travelers, so you need to do it by yourself. Your tour guide will let you know how to do it and give you cash.
  • The itinerary schedule or sightseeing order may be adjusted according to the traffic on the tour day.
  • Please provide the correct passport information for booking the real-name entrance tickets. And also please make sure to carry the same identification for entry while traveling. Otherwise, entry might not be permitted. If you forgot your passport and need to get back to fetch it, please pay for the transport and later meet the group by yourself.
  • Group Size: About 12 people. There are chances that 10% of the tour groups will exceed 12 people but we will make proper arrangements.
  • Departures are guaranteed with two persons on Day 01 and with three persons on Day 02.
  • Public Holidays: Please aware there will be large crowds and heavy traffic in Chinese public holidays like May Day from May 1st to 5th and National Day from Oct 1st to 7th. We will do the best to arrange the tour.
  • Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
  • This supplier also offers 1-day mini group tour and multi-day tours. Please search the supplier's name to check its tour list.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
  • 30m
In the morning, your professional guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby, and then a comfortable and capacious chauffeur-driven minivan will transfer you to Tiananmen Square. Follow your guide to take a morning walk around this city square, and you can shoot distant view photos of the brilliant landmark buildings such as the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People and the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Walk through the Gate of Heavenly Peace with the great Chairman Mao's portrait on it; you come to this morning's highlight - the 600-year-old Forbidden City - the largest and the most intact imperial palace complex of the Ming and Qing Courts (1368 - 1911 AD). The majestic Forbidden City has 9,999 rooms! Which are the most essential and interesting parts? The veteran itinerary designer carefully selects the top 10 palaces for you, including major ones on the traditional central axis, and some special chambers on the east and west wings.
Mutianyu Great Wall
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
After 1.5 hours driving, you will arrive at the Mutianyu Great Wall, which is the best preserved and most popular section among all in Beijing. The itinerary designer smartly choose afternoon to visit the Wall to avoid the crowds, and you’ll have at least 2.5 hours to visit the wall and take some nice photos.
Back Lakes (Hou Hai)
  • 5m
At the end of this day trip, your tour guide will take you to the famous Houhai Lake Area and Yandai Xiejie Hutong, where you will find various bars, cafes, restaurants, and curio shops. It might be a good idea to spend a leisure evening there to ease your fatigue as well as to experience Beijing’s legendary nightlife. Enjoy your time leisurely at your own pace and get back to the hotel by yourself afterwards. For travelers who are not interested in exploring this Hutong area, we will drive you back to your hotel directly. Hope you have collected great memories on this trip!
Day 2: Temple of Heaven, Hutong Alleys, Lama Temple & Summer Palace
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Temple of Heaven
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
In the morning, the guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel on time and continue your Beijing group tour to the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors worshiped the God of Heaven for good harvest in ancient times. Now it turns out to be a big park where you can see local people doing exercise and more recreational activities. Attention: Since the main historical sites of the Temple of Heaven are closed on Mondays, we will arrange for you a visit to the Beihai Park instead if your travel date happens to meet Monday. This park has stunning landscapes and profound cultural significance.
Hutong Tour
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Next continue your tour to Beijing Hutong. There you will take a rickshaw to go through the old alleys and pay a visit to a Hutong family to see how the old Beijingers live. There are many popular restaurants, cafes and local food stores in the area. It should be a good chance to taste the local food if you want to have a try. Your guide will offer you suggestions. After lunch, you could stroll around Houhai Lake and explore more of the Hutong area.
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Lama Temple, also known as Yonghe Lamasery is a beautiful old temple in the center of Beijing. It was initially built in 1694 as the residence Emperor Yongzheng when he was just a prince. Now it is considered as the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
An about 30-minute drive will take you to the Summer Palace, which is reputed as the museum of ancient royal gardens. Your expert guide will show you around. Centered upon Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake, the Summer Palace boasts a perfect combination of natural landscape and royal garden. It is a fantastic resort for travelers to admire the peaceful landscapes and magnificent architectures. After that, you will be escorted back to your hotel. Important note: A private tour will be offered exclusively for you if you have 9 people or more.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
    • West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100006, Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
    • West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100006, Beijing, China

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