Visit 6 all must sees within two full days at Beijing
Spend two full days to see the UNESCO-listed top Beijing attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great-wall, Temple of heaven, Summer palace. A famous peking roast duck is an unmissable experience at beijing. Accompanied with a professional guide, driver, hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
Cathy Z.
Meeting Point
At your hotel lobby
At your hotel lobby
DAY 01: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden city, Hutong rickshaw tour, and Temple of heaven
09:00 Pickup from your hotel lobby
09:20 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.
10:20 Forbidden city
Explore the UNESCO-listed sights Forbidden City, see the 600 hundred years Old Royal Palace, visit 24 emperors lived rooms accompanied by your professional guide. Learn about the life of the ancient emperors and the stories of the concubines. In addition, explore the unknown stories from the Forbidden City.
13:00 Lunch
Have a tasty lunch at local Peking duck restaurant. You'll have the chance see the chef slice the crispy duck to thinner pieces, and learn how to eat the duck rapped with thinner paste cake dipped with soil source.
14:20 Hutong rickshaw tour
Then, continue your tour to Hutong area, and enjoy a relax rickshaw ride in this interesting old Beijing neighborhood. Visit one the local family courtyard, and bypass the Houhai Lake, stop at the Yin Ding bridge take photos. Your guide will share with you some history and stories about the area.
15:20 Temple of heaven
Heading to see the landmark building from Beijing --- Temple of heaven, also the largest worshipping structures from the world, experience the local Beijing people's retired life.
17:00 At your hotel lobby
You will be transferred back to your hotel lobby at 17:00pm.
At your hotel lobby
DAY 02: Mutianyu Great Wall, Xian Lao Man restaurant or other, Summer palace
08:30 Pickup from your hotel lobby
Be ready heading to the famous section wall Mutianyu. Which is around 70 kilometers from Beijing downtown with 1 hr and half diving.
10:00 Mutianyu Great Wall
Upon arrival, skip the line you will see the less crowded part wall — Mutianyu Great wall. It is one of the best part wall, less crowded with magnificent views. You will have chance to take the chairlift to the top, then take a toboggan slide down, enjoy the fun. Your guide will narrate the detail history story with you and accompany with you to climb.
13:00 Xian Lao Man restaurant or other
Lunch at famous dumpling restaurant, try delicious dumplings
15:30 Summer palace
Visit Summer Palace, experience the ancient royal gardens, follow your professional guide, listen to the story of Empress Dowager Cixi, learn about her extravagant life, admire her opera house, birthday celebration place, walk through the longest corridor, see the Kunming Lake.
17:30 At your hotel lobby
At the end, you will transferred back to your hotel lobby, finishes the perfect tour.
Ending Point
At your hotel lobby
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Professional English speaking guide
Air-Conditioned business vehicle
Private driver
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottle of water
1. 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
2.Lunch
Important Information
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.
Your current passport need bring with you on travel day.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Reviews
Yuri K.
“ 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.
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.
“ 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.
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
Beatrice T.
“ Flexible Family Tour ”
This was our first post-covid family tour bringing together 3 generations of 14 people, from the youngest aged 5 to the oldest aged 75. In spite of the challenges of managing a big group, it was generally well managed despite minor blips on the first day. Very impressed with Cathy’s versatility and flexibility to cater to everyone’s needs and preferences. Cathy has very good experience and was able to navigate the traffic wherever we went, and did not hesitate to tweak the plans to ensure we get the most of our trip. We were able to accomplish most that were planned out in our itinerary and she fully understood our objectives of introducing the Chinese culture and history to our children. Our family had an awesome time, took lots of pictures on the best spot recommended by Cathy, and brought home memories that we’ll cherish for a long time. Thank you, Cathy!
Cathy Z.
Dearest Beatrice; Great thanks for such an amazing review for Cathy, I had fabulous three days with everyone, you are my earliest family group this year, thanks so much again finding Cathy, it's my honor to organize and leading a perfect three days tour for everyone, miss the timing we had together, say hello to parents and kids, sweet and great memories, like families, hope one day we can see each other at Beijing again, Cathy are waiting for everyone's back, take care, welcome back again dear Beatrice, all best wishes : ) Cathy
Ross H.
“ Great way to see the Great wall! ”
My partner and I went on a great wall tour with Cathy and Xie in May 2023. It was an awesome and stress-free way to see it. Cathy took us to the Huanghuacheng section of the wall which was pretty quiet due to it being the early morning and being further away from Beijing. If you want to avoid the crowds I'd recommend visiting this section. Cathy has a lot energy and is very outgoing, which made the day most interesting. She has lots of facts and knowledge about Beijing, the Great Wall and Chinese culture. We also saw the Mutianyu section which was moderately busy but still enjoyable, it has great views and the reconstruction part gives the impression of what it once looked like "back in the day". Cathy was more than happy to take endless pictures of us. I'd recommend this tour with Cathy if you want a stress free, everything taken care of experience.
Cathy Z.
Dear Ross; Thanks so much for your lovely words, I had really amazing day with you and Amanda, lots of fun and memories, at Huang Hua Cheng and both Mu Tian Yu, hope a great journey back to country, and welcome back to Beijing again in the future : ) Best regards Cathy