5.0 from partner siteDay 1 Tiananmen Square - Forbidden City - Jinshan Hill - Hutong- Temple of Heaven (L):
In the morning, your tour guide and private car with driver will meet you at your hotel lobby. The first place you will visit the Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), which is the biggest city center square in the world. It's a walking distance from Tiananmen Gate to the Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) where you will take couple of hours to visit the highlights of this palace. Your next stop is to climb up Jingshan Hill (Yingshan Gongyuan), and you can overlook the entire whole Forbidden City and Beijing City from here.
Afterwards, you will visit the Hutong, the old neighborhood. Your lunch will be arranged at a local authentic food restaurant near by the Hutong. Hutong has over than 700 years history. A lot of local people still live in this area from generations to generations. Get a ride on Rickshaw to visit this area.
In the afternoon, you will visit Temple of Heaven (Tian tan) which is the place for past emperors to worship the God of Heaven.
If you upgraded, you will enjoy the famous Peking Duck Dinner and fantastic Red Theater Kungfu Show or Acrobatic show at night.
Day 2 Mutianyu Great Wall - Ming tombs - Olympic Stadiums (L):
Begin your day with a visit to Great Wall at Mutianyu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New7Wonders of the World.
Your lunch will be served at the local Chinese restaurant near by the Great Wall.
In the afternoon,you'll visit the Ming Tombs (Ming Shisan Ling). The 13 Ming dynasty emperors are all buried in this area. Visit the only one excavated to the public tomb. On the way back to the hotel, you also will pass by the 2008 Olympic Stadiums: Birdnest and Watercube. Then, your driver and tour guide will send you back to the hotel.
Day 3 Summer Palace - Lama Temple - 798 Art Zone(L):
Take your private car to Summer Palace (Yiheyuan). There are 3000 rooms, with pavilions, bridges, island, corridors and temples in this huge imperial garden. The second place you will visit is the biggest Tibet Lama Temple in Beijing, and you will see the biggest Buddha Statue made by single wood there. People also called this place "Mini Forbidden City" since the architecture style is similar to the Forbidden City but with much smaller size.
After your morning tour, you will go to famous Dumpling Restaurant to enjoy your lunch meal. Then, visit 798 Art Zone, the modern art zone in Beijing with many modern art exhibitions. Afterwards, you're transferred back to your hotel.