Combine the many highlights and landmarks of Beijing within 5 full days tour. Highlights include the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden city, Mutianyu Great-wall, Temple of heaven, Summer palace, Hutong rickshaw rides, Lama temple, Ming tomb among other important Beijing attractions. Special includes Jing Dong Karst Cave and Grand Canyon visit which are at the outskirts area. With a guide to accompany you and distill the importance of each sight, a door to door pickup and drop-off are included.
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At your hotel lobby
Day 1: Tiananmen Square + Forbidden city + Hutong rickshaw tour + Prince Kung's Mansion
9:00am: Meet your guide and driver at your hotel lobby
9:20am: Tiananmen Square
See the largest city center square – Tiananmen square, located at the center of Beijing, see Tiananmen Gate with Chairman Mao’s pic, National flag, National Museum of China, Congress Palace Hall, Monument to the People’s Heroes, listen the story of the past and today from your guide.
10:00am: Forbidden city
Explore the UNESCO-listed sights Forbidden City, see the 600 years Old Royal Palace, visit 24 emperors lived rooms accompanied by your professional guide. Learn about the life of the ancient emperors and the secret stories of the concubines, explore the unknown area such as where is the lost half room from the 9999.5 rooms from the Forbidden City. In particular, you will have chance visit the Treasure Hall, which is not often visited by normal tours.
13:00pm: Lunch
Have a tasty lunch at Hutong family, learn how to make Chinese dumplings, try authentic Chinese food cooked by the house hostess, sample the dumplings.
14:20pm: Hutong rickshaw tour
Get to visit the best Hutong alley area, an old city with authentic vibes. You get to take a rickshaw rides to go through the Hou Hai lake area, see the old Beijing area, have a stop to visit local square courtyard family, know more about the local family's life, the birdcages, pomegranate trees, fish pond, tea table, full with the Chinese cultures. Pass by Houhai lake, visit Yin-ding bridge, have a nice walk. It would be a fantastic experience!
15:00pm: Prince Kung's Mansion
In the afternoon you will visit the world's richest man in the 18th century's home, Prince Gong's Mansion. A prince Gong's Mansion, half of the history of Qing dynasty, a pillar in the bedroom worth 2.7 billion yuan, a table can exchange a Rolls Royce. Who's him? He's name was He Shen, he had 1.1 billion with equal to 15 times of the Qing government. You will see his treasure building, different pattern window means different treasure hide in. Follow your guide know more story of He Shen, how can he built the largest square courtyard at that time.
At around 17:00pm, you will transferred back to your hotel.
Day 2: Ming Tomb + Mutianyu great-wall
9:30am: Chang Tomb
Visit the largest and most completely protected Ming tomb -- Chang Tomb in the early morning, which is 70 kilometers distance from Beijing city. Chang tomb is a joint tomb of Zhu Di emperor and his wife Empress Xu from Ming Dynasty, see the precious Nan Mu memorial hall, listen the insider commentary from your guide.
11:40am: Mutianyu great wall
Ready for the Great-wall tour. Skip the line you will see one of the UNESCO listed World Culture Heritage Site — Mutianyu Great wall. It is one of the best part wall, less crowded with magnificent views. You will have chance to take the chairlift or cable car to the top, then take a toboggan slide down, experience the fun. Your guide will narrate the detail history story with you and accompany with you to climb.
14:00pm: Lunch
Experience the authentic food: like Kong Bao Chicken, bean spring rolls, the roasted rainbow trout fish special at Mutianyu area.
At around 17:00pm, you will transferred back to you hotel.
Day 3: Panda gallery + Summer palace + Lunch + Olympic area + National Museum / National Arts and crafts museum ( choose one )
9:30am: Panda gallery
Meet up your friendly guide at 9:00am at your hotel lobby, heading to visit adorable pandas in panda gallery at Beijing zoo, there are 8 to 10 pandas totally here, if lucky, we can see all of them, here you will learn about their life habits, watch they sitting and eating bamboos, playing, sleeping, slowly walking around, so lovely.
11:00am: Summer palace
Visit the best preserved imperial garden -- Summer Palace in the afternoon, listen the insider knowledge from your expert guide about the famous dragon lady Empress Dowager Cixi, learn about her extravagant life and the secret story behind, admire her opera house, birthday celebration rooms, the longest painted corridor as well as the beautiful Kunming Lake as well.
12:30pm: Lunch
Experience a hot pot at Beijing.
2:00pm: Olympic area
Continue get an out view of the Olympic Stadium -- Birds Nest and Water Cube, which are two of the main stadium for 2008 Olympic games, the shape of the " Birds Nest " is like a "nest " and cradle for life, full of hope, you will walk around and get great photos here.
3:00pm: National museum / National Arts and Crafts museum
The National Museum of China was founded in 1958, it has a collection of more than 1.4 millions relics, covering from prehistoric times to contemporary historical stages, nearly 6000 pieces are first-class cultural relics, have high historical scientific and artistic values. " one step across the millennium ", you will see from the full of unsolved mysteries painted pottery jars to has the reputation of the first dragon in china " Jade dragon", the national treasure "Houmuwu" bronze square tripod, to 2000 years ago's refrigerator, the groups of precious culture relics will brings you back to the brilliant glory of 5000 years ago's Chinese civilization; Moreover, you will visit the Ancient Buddha Statue exhibition room, see a beautiful painted wooden statue of Guanyin from Song Dynasty, it's exquisite image can comparable to the Mona Lisa, become the masterpiece from the domestic museums form china.
Or enter to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum to feel the charm of Chinese non-material culture and art. See the most exquisite art and crafts works such as the four national treasure the most beautiful jadeite carvings from the word which created and carved at 1982, finished at 1989 organized by the premier Zhou En Lai at that time, the precious materials and exquisite design are unprecedented. This comprehensive museum also displays exquisite wood carvings, ivory carvings, silk road murals, Chinese operas as well totally 1298 pieces.
At the end, you will dropped off back to your hotel at around 5:00pm.
Day 4: Temple of heaven + Bei Hai Park + Lunch + Lama temple + Confucius Temple & Imperial college
9:20am: Temple of heaven
Heading to see the landmark building from Beijing --- Temple of heaven, which became the largest worshiping structures from the world built by Ming and Qing emperors. Stroll in the park see local retired people play poker, chess, enjoy the peace moment.
11:20pm: Bei hai park
After visit the earliest and most complete imperial garden Beihai park in the morning, which built at 1166AD for liao Jin Yuan Ming Qing five dynasties royal family. See the Yuan relic iron screen; the whole precious nan mu palace Da Ci Zhen Ru Palace which with the entire wooden structure of the hall no painted, became an outstanding architectural works of Ming dynasty; admire one of the famous three pieces Nine Dragon Walls from china here, which carved 635 large and small dragons on both side. Walk along the lake see white pagoda from distance, feel the calm in the garden.
13:00pm: Lunch
Taste a famous Peking duck, dip with sweet flour paste, roll in a paper thin cake, learn the way local people eat it.
14:20pm: Lama temple
Explore the famous Tibetan style temple -- Lama Temple in Beijing,which was called miniature of Forbidden city, built at 1694 by the emperor Kang Xi for his 4th son, since emperor Qian Long was born here too, it has become a " blessed land for two emperors ". Admire three pieces of wonders here : Five hundred Arhats mountains, 26 meters high sandalwood Buddha which was list in the Guinness World Book in 1900, and the exquisite nan mu Buddha niches. Benefiting insider knowledge through your guide as you go, and enjoy plenty of time for a closer look at each of the stops.
15:20pm: Confucius Tempel & Imperial College
After Lama temple, cross the street see the Confucius temple which built at 1302 Yuan dynasty, for worshiping Confucius in ancient china, a great place to visit with less touristy. Followed by visiting the imperial college, explore the only preserved and complete site of the highest institution and administration for managing education during Yuan, Ming, Qing three dynasties, spend a leisure time here in the afternoon.
At around 17:00pm, you will transferred back to your hotel lobby.
Day 5: Outskirts tour to Jing Dong Karst Cave + Grand Canyon
11:30am : Jing Dong Karst Cave
The JD Karst Cave Scenic Area is located Ping Gu county, around 90 kilometers east side from Beijing center. The Great Karst Cave was developed in geological formations 1.5 billion years ago, hence it is known as the "No.1 Ancient Cave in the World". You will enjoy the breathtaking wonders such as stalagmites, stone towers, stone curtains, stone figures, stone flowers and other stalactite in the cave, which look like ice, jade pillars, pagodas, and roller blinds. It's like being in the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the sea and enjoying Penglai fairyland.The most spectacular landscape is the "Dragon Painting Celestial Script" with relief features on the cave wall, which has a unique shape, like clouds, or lotus flowers, or clusters of giant mushrooms.The total length of the cave is over 2500 meters, you will have a 60 minutes visit.
1:00pm : Grand Canyon + Delicious snack lunch at Canyon area
After, continue visit Jing dong Grand Canyon, which stands out for its steep mountains and deep valleys. Get to see a wide range of beautiful landscapes, with green hills, clear waters, deep ponds, wide valleys, perilous peaks and plunging waterfalls, experience a fantastic glass walkway and climb the steep and narrow canyon crevices for fun.
At the end, you will transferred back to your hotel at around 18:00pm.
At your hotel lobby
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Professional and Licensed English guide
Clean and Air-conditioned Business vehicle
Polite and safe driver
Bottle of water
All parking fee, high way fee
Sights tickets:
Forbidden city 60RMB / Temple of heaven 34RMB / Hutong rickshaw tour 60RMB / Summer palace 30RMB / Mutianyu Great Wall ( round trip cable car fee & shuttle bus fee ) 200RMB / Lama Temple & Imperial college 30RMB / Panda gallery 25RMB / Chang Tomb 45RMB / Jing Dong karst cave 70RMB / Jing Dong grand canyon 78RMB / Prince Kung's mansion 40RMB / Beihai park 10RMB
Lunch
Please bring your current passport with you on travel day.
Forbidden city was not open each Monday.
Cathy's tour can arrange closer city tours such as one day tour to Da Tong see Yun Gang Grottoes; to Cheng de see Potala palace, Summer resort; or to He Bei Zun Hua see Qing Eastern Complex Tombs.
Hi , welcome join in Cathy's private tour , have a comfortable and pleasant tour at Beijing !
My name is Cathy , a native Beijinger , was born at suburb area of Beijing . I got my English guide certificate at 2008 , which is olympic time from beijing . This is my 14 years of guiding job. I am graduated from UIBE (University of International Business Economic) college, major in history of china and English subject . For this reason, when graduated , I start english guide job for my creer till now . Between the ten years , I worked for the largest tour company at Beijing around 8 years , and got twice of top ten guide from china , ( 2012 , got top 2 guide prize from china ; 2015 got top 5 guide ---Beijing , Xi'an , shanghai , Guilin and Hong Kong),as well as my tour was abroad-cast on CCTV-1 at 2017. If you are finding a professional & experienced english guide , I am the great choice !
My personal personality is bubbly , humor , energetic , enthusiastic . Try my best , do my best , enjoying a comfortable & flexible , happy & satisfied tour with Cathy !
1. Top attractions :
According to your timing at beijing , experience all the top attractions such as Tiananmen square , Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven , Mutianyu Greatwall , Hutong rickshaw tour , Summer Palace , Panda gallery at zoo , Lama Temple , Confucius Temple & Imperial college . As well as other less touristy main attractions like Jingshan park , Beihai park , 798 Art District , Nanluoguxiang street, Drum Tower, also local market Hongqiao market , silk street etc.
In addition, explore amazing museums, such as : National Museum of China , National Arts and Crafts Museum , Tibetan Culture Museum , Beijing Art Fine Academy , Former Residence of Artist Qi Bai Shi are the new feature of the multi-day tours.
Moreover, if you have enough time in Beijing, you may have chance experience some special culture class , such as Beijing Dumplings Cooking class , Tai Chi class , Calligraphy writing , Peking Opera Mask painting , and other special experience courses.
2: Tour transportation :
We have very professional driver and car team , with safe and polite driver , who works for tourism over 10 years , with clean, comfortable, air-conditioned car service . Experience good car service . For 1-2 people , use VW passat(5 seats ) business car ; For 3- 4 people , use Buick GL8 business car ( 7 seats ) ; For 5-9 people use Ford or Kowloon ( 15 -18 seats ) business car . Besed on your needs , we can extra arrange Beijing Capital Airport / Da Xing Airport pickup and drop-off , Tianjin International Cruise Home Port to Beijing city hotels pickup and drop-off services .
3. Food experience :
Sample all local food , such as Beijing famous roast duck, authentic Beijing cuisine, Xinjiang cuisine, dumplings, noodles, dimsum for lunch etc .
4. Evening shows :
Kong Fu show , Acrobatic show , Golden Mask Dynasty Water show , Peking Opera show
Welcome ! Join in cathy's private tour at beijing ! Custom and tailor the tour yourself !
Gwen O.
Visit 10 fatastic attractions within 3 Days in Beijing
“BEIJING A HISTORICAL VISIT ”
Amazing experience in Beijing ! I want to thanks my exceptional guide, Cathy, she was not only incredibly knowledgeable but also warm and welcoming. Her deep knowledge of the region's history and culture, combined with her enthusiasm and engaging personality, made our time in Beijing unforgettable. Cathy brought Beijing’s vibrant history to life and made sure we saw the city's all key highlights. Especially the Great Wall of china! Additionally, Cathy went above and beyond, truly stood out as an excellent ambassador of her country, sharing her passion for Chinese culture and making we feel right at home. So if you plan to visit Beijing, ask for Cathy !!! The food quality for three days was excellent, wow! Special great thanks to Cathy, who coordinated everything seamlessly. Every part of the trip was perfectly arranged and everything ran smoothly during my trip. Highly recommend to anyone looking to explore Beijing with a well-organized and professional team. A big thank you, Cathy, both driver for making this trip of a lifetime!
Cathy Z.
(5 reviews)Dearest Gwen; Happy you had three amazing days at Beijing, it's my honor to share all Chinese history stories, and sweet and lovely time with your family too, sincerely hope can see again one day in china, take care dear Gwen : )
Yuri K.
Mutianyu and Huanghuacheng Water Great-wall Within One Day
“One day with Cathy”
My wife & I made a short stop in Beijing before boarding a cruise in Port of Tianjin. We only had a one full day in Beijing and decided to get help from guide. Luckily, we found Cathy knowledgeable and charming young woman. Because we had a limited time se arrange a private car for our tour to visit two of the best Beijing attraction Forbidden city and Great Wall. We started with Forbidden City. Cathy pre-arranged tickets for us so we do not waste any time. Forbidden City is always crowded, but Cathy always found a great place for a view. She shared with us a lot of historical and cultural facts and emphasize interesting architectural details. After Forbidden City we left for a Great Wall Mutinyu. On our way Cathy told us the history of the great wall and its construction. Again, we did not need to wait. Everything was pre-arranged. We walked with her on the Great Wall to enjoy the view of the wall and surrounding mountains. On our way back to the Beijing we stopped for a late lunch also pre-arranged by Cathy at authentic restaurant not far from the wall. And that was her another great choice. O, and one more thing she her English is perfect
Cathy Z.
(5 reviews)Dearest Yuri; Wow, great thanks for the really lovely review, I had such an amazing time with you and Genny that from the bottom of heart, like family, like old friend, time is short but memories are so precious, humorous and pleasant time we spent together, I am so glad have the chance leading a fantastic tour for you and Genny, seeing the best of attractions from Beijing, take care, sincerely hope one day can see each other again in china, welcome back dearest Yuri, Best wishes : ) Cathy
Daniel L.
Visit 10 fatastic attractions within 3 Days in Beijing
“Nice Beijing guide for my family!”
She was the perfect guide for my whole family, we really enjoyed our time with her. She managed everything professionally, the election of the spots and times to avoid crowded hours was wonderful. Thanks a lot and see you soon!
Cathy Z.
(5 reviews)Dear Daniel; I had a great and fantastic time with your family too, three days perfect amazing tour together, lots of history stories, beautiful pics and great memories, lovely family, thanks so much again dearest Daniel, sincerely hope one day you have another chance come back, keep in touch and take care, miss everyone : ) Cathy
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