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| OVERVIEW |
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PRICING |
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WHAT'S INCLUDED |
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5 days / 4 nights
This itinerary is available with your choice of accommodation, customized sightseeing and it may vary in duration. Please contact us for a quote.
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Arrive Beijing |
Arrive
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Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for 4 nights' accommodation. Your guide will give you an orientation walking tour in the area near the hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure to explore on your own.
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Beijing |
Tian An Men Square, Forbidden City, Hutongs
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Today's full day sightseeing tour includes a visit to Tian An Men Square, the largest public plaza in the world; The Great Hall of the People, home to the National People's Congress; the Forbidden City which was the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasty. Explore Beijing's ancient alleyways or 'hutongs' in the oldest part of Beijing, near the Forbidden City. Meet some local residents, and visit one of their homes.
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Beijing |
Great Wall at Mutianyu, Ming Tombs
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After breakfast, enjoy a full day excursion to the Great Wall at Mutianyu. You will take a cable car ride up to the wall which is one of the world's most awesome sights - over 3,700 miles long and the greatest man made structure in the world. Continue on to the impressive 'Spirit Way', with its sets of enormous stone guardians, which leads to the Ming Tombs. Visit the Chang Tomb before heading back into the city.
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Beijing |
Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Peking Duck Dinner
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This morning, visit the lavish Summer Palace. Take a stroll along the 700+ metre 'Long Corridor' and hear tales of Dowager Empress Cixi's many renovations to this imperial retreat. You will see the marble boat, which the Empress sometimes used for dining and the 150 metre long, 17-arch bridge on Kunming Lake. Drive by Olympic Green, to catch a glimpse of some of the exciting new venues constructed for the 2008 Olympics. Make a photo stop subject to traffic restrictions. Continue with a visit to the Temple of Heaven, where the Qing emperors prayed for good harvests. Tonight, enjoy a Peking Duck Dinner at the famous Sick Duck Restaurant.
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Depart Beijing |
Dong Yu Miao, Lama Temple, Depart
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Begin the day by exploring Dong Yue Miao, a colourful Daoist Temple founded in 1322. Worshippers make offerings at any of the 72 halls that ring the main courtyard. Continue to one of Beijing's loveliest Buddhist Temples, Yonghe Gong (Lama Temple).
This afternoon, transfer to the airport for departure.
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