5 Days China Beijing Culture Trip

Destinations: Beijing
Tour Code: BTP_04
Departure: Daily

Tour Itinerary


Day 01	Arrival of Beijing On arrival in Beijing, you will be met by our professional tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Beijing. Free for rest of the day.

Day 02	Beijing (BLD) After breakfast at your hotel, tour to the Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace), the Tiananmen Square, the Fragrant Hills and the Summer Palace. Enjoy the Beijing Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in the evening. Forbidden City: Used to be the imperial palace of the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties. Tiananmen Square: Tian'anmen was the front gate of the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In front of the gate is the world's largest open ground in the city - the Tian'anmen Square. Fragrant Hills Park: The park is situated in the east part of the western hills, In 1186, in the Jin Dynasty, Fragrant Hills Park Temple was built and terraces, pavilions and pagodas were added by the subsequent dynasties. The area was later converted into a park and was named the Park of Tranquility and Pleasure. Summer Palace: A magnificent imperial garden, the largest ancient preserved garden in China and a former summer resort for emperors. Beijing Duck Dinner: The most delicious food Beijing has to offer. Peking Opera: The most influential and representaive of all operas in China and has a history of about 200 years.

Day 03	Beijing (BL) Morning excursion to the Mutianyu Great Wall. After lunch, visit the Ming Tombs and Sacred Way. Mutianyu Great Wall: The Mutianyu area to visit the wall as it is less crowded than Badaling. It is a green section of the great wall in Beijing with vegetation, green pines and cypresses covering 90 per cent of the section. Ming Tombs: The mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved.

Day 04	Beijing (BL) Take an excursion to Tanzhe Temple and Temple of Heaven. Tanzhe Temple: A Buddhist temple built on a hillside and consists of various pavilions, prayer halls, courtyards and a group of pagodas dating from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. At one time, it was one of the most important temples in the nation. Temple of Heaven: An outstanding representative of Chinese traditional architecture for its clever design and harmoneous colors. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperor came to pray and thank gods for the harvests every year.

Day 05	Beijing (BL) Tour to Yonghegong Lama Temple, then take a Hutong tour by rickshaw. Transfer to the airport for your departure, end of service. Yonghegong Lama Temple: A Yellow Hat Tibetan lamasary and one of the city's finest and most celebrated temples. Its 5 main halls and many galleries are filled with exquisitely detailed tanka paintings and beautifully carved or cast Buddha images. Hutong: Narrow streets or alleys, in Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences.

Quotation and Hotel Accommodation
The private guided tour is tailored for you exclusively. No other participants will be in your group and you will not take part into any tours of others on land services.

Please email us for an enquiry if you are interested in this tour.

Hotel		Luxury	Standard	Comfortable
City	Beijing	Jing Guang Hotel	Jiangxi Grand Hotel	Yuexiu Hotel
2-5 pax	High Season	US$ per person	US$ per person	US$ per person
	Low Season	US$ per person	US$ per person	US$ per person
	single room suppl.	US$	US$	US$

High Seasons: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Low Seasons: December, January, Febuary, March
Note: The above price is not valid during the public holidays: 1-7th May, 1-7th October and during the first week of Chinese Lunar New Year which takes place in late January or early February.

Quotation Inclusions:

1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons sharing one twin or double standard room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast at the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner in local Chinese restaurant as specified in the itinerary. B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between airport or railway station and hotel and all the sights by air-conditioned vehicle.
4. Transportation between Cities
The economic class air tickets of the domestic flight or soft berth/seat train tickets between cities as specified in the itinerary.
5. Entrance tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights mentioned.
6. Guiding service
Excellent tour Guiding. All normal sightseeing tours in each city with English-speaking guide and admission fees where applicable. Our guide will not fly with you from one city to another. Upon your arrival at each city, a new local guide and driver will pick you up, be with you for local tour and see you off after you finish the itinerary of each city. The cruise shore excursion is in-group assigned by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance. We highly recommend that you purchase full coverage travel insurance from you country of origin.
8. Tibet Travel Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application fee if your tour covers Tibet.

Quotation Exclusions:

1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to enter China.
2. Charge of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air / train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a single guest, supplement of the twin room will be charged.
What is single supplement? - The hotel is based on double occupancy. If the visitor travels alone or the number of the travelers is odd (such as 3, 5, 7...), who stays in one single room has to pay the single room supplement. As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which are not specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD12-14 to tour guide per day, USD 8-12 to driver per day, but depending on their service, it's up to you.