Beijing Trip Overview
Spend 8 days sightseeing trip both in Beijing and Chengde on this private tour from Beijing, with round-trip transport included. Enjoy the private transfer to Chengde and visit top attractions including the Puning Temple, the Imperial Summer Resort and Small Potala Palace. And the friendly, excellent private guide will give you a impressive overview of the fantastic 2 cities.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Beijing, China, China
Spend 8 days sightseeing trip both in Beijing and Chengde on this private tour from Beijing, with round-trip transport included. Enjoy the private transfer to Chengde and visit top attractions including the Puning Temple, the Imperial Summer Resort and Small Potala Palace. And the friendly, excellent private guide will give you a impressive overview of the fantastic 2 cities.
Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer service from Beijing airport to Beijing’s hotel.
Stop At: Terminal 3, Shunyi District, China
Beijing Airport transfer then go to Beijing’s hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Start from 9:00am in the morning, then visit amazing city highlights of Tian’an men square first, which is the world’s biggest square from Beijing.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Later on go to the forbidden city, which was used as the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasty since the 14th century.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Then go to the temple of heaven within one day. Watching amazing Kungfu show in the evening time(5:30pm – 6:40pm)
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Juyongguan Great Wall and Summer Palace
Stop At: Juyongguan Great Wall, Great wall of China, Changping, Beijing,, Beijing China
Start from 9:00am in the morning, Go to amazing Juyongguan part of Great Wall in the morning.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
Then experience the beautiful summer palace in the afternoon.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Great Wall at Huanghuacheng
Stop At: Great Wall at Huanghuacheng, 60 km (37 miles) N of Beijing, Beijing 102209 China
Start from 9:00am in the morning, we will take Huanghuacheng Great wall hiking tour today, we can stay there around 3 or 4 hours, later on come back hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Mutianyu Great Wall
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Start from 9:00am in the morning and check out from hotel, we will bring all of luggages and take Mutianyu Great wall hiking tour today, we can stay there around 3 or 4 hours, later on drive to Chengde and check in there at evening time.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Chengde
Stop At: Chengde, Chengde, Hebei
Start from 9:00am in the morning, then go to visit the Mountain Resort, Built for 89 years beginning from 1703, it is the largest imperial garden. The sightseeing takes about 2 hours. The city of Chengde in Hebei Province used to be a summer resort for emperors in Qing Dynasty. It was the largest royal garden during that time. Over two hundred years ago Emperor Kang Xi (1662-1723) happened to find the place while making a hunting trip. It is said that it took 87 years to finish the building of a lavish and ancient palace. The palace is surrounded by a wall over ten kilometers long, meandering along the mountain ridges. It is the largest and best-preserved imperial palace outside of the capital Beijing.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: Putuo Zongcheng Temple and Temple of Universal Peace
Stop At: Potala Palace (Putuo Zongcheng Temple), North of Lion Ditch, Chengde 068450 China
Start from 9:00am in the morning, we will visit Putuo Zongcheng Temple, also called Little Potala Palace. It was built in 1767. It is one of the Eight Outer Temples outside the Summer Resort. It is similar to the Potala Palace in Lhasa. The buildings are a blend of Han and Tibetan styles. It used to be a location for important religion ceremonies, now, it has become an important monument in Chengde. The visit takes about two hours.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Universal Peace (Puning si), North of Chengde Mountain Resort , Shangqiao District, Chengde 067000 China
Then you move on to the Puning Temple, or Temple of Universal Peace, first built in 1775, it is a treasure house of the ancient arts of architecture and sculpture. it is one of the “Eight Outer Temples” of Chengde. The Puning Temple also holds the world’s tallest wooden sculpture of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (22.28-meter high ), hence often nicknamed the “Big Buddha Temple”. After lunch, we will drive back to Beijing’s hotel directly and check in there in the evening time.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 8: Chengde
Stop At: Chengde, Chengde, Hebei
Start from 9:00am in the morning, you will check out first, later on drive back to Beijing’s hotel in the evening time.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
