| # | Depart on | Type | Price USD per person | Remark |
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| 1 | Daily Jul 09 - Dec 31 | Limited-time offe | $ 598 |
Departure Date：Daily Departure
Price：Limited-time offer: $598/person
Price Explanation：
1. This tour requires a minimum of 2 participants. If fewer than 2 people join, a price supplement (calculated based on 4 participants) will apply.
2. The supplement primarily covers basic operational costs such as vehicle rental and guide services to ensure service standards remain uncompromised. We appreciate your understanding.
3. Note: This itinerary is available for private group tours/customized tours (no minimum/maximum group size restrictions). For pricing and itinerary details, please contact our customer service.
Important Notice:
This itinerary is provided for reference purposes only. Our company reserves the right to implement minor itinerary optimizations while maintaining the overall tour structure, and may adjust attraction sequence or modify specific sites according to seasonal variations and operational timelines. Final itinerary will be confirmed prior to tour departure.
Updated Date：July 1, 2025
3 Dynasty Relics
• The Forbidden City: Yuan-Ming-Qing Imperial Legacies
(605 years old) – The secret histories of 24 emperors
• Mutianyu Great Wall: Originally established during the Qin-Han dynasties (dating back 640 years), featuring a unique "Echelon Formation" military defense system.
• Shichahai Hutong Cluster: Yuan-Ming Urban Layout (731 years since the Jin Dynasty) – The best-preserved Yuan Dynasty water network pattern existing today
5 World Heritage Sites
• The Forbidden City (inscribed in 1987)
UNESCO Evaluation: “The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing known as the Forbidden City was the political centre of China for over five centuries. With its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), it constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing dynasties."
• Mutianyu Great Wall (UNESCO World Heritage since 1987)
UNESCO Evaluation: "Its cultural and artistic value rivals its historical and strategic significance" — a defensive marvel of the pre-firearms era.
• The Temple of Heaven (inscribed in 1998)
UNESCO Evaluation: "Both in overall layout and individual buildings, it reflects the relationship between heaven and earth, which occupies a core position in ancient Chinese cosmology."
• The Summer Palace (inscribed in 1998)
UNESCO Evaluation: "The Summer Palace in Beijing is an outstanding expression of the creative art of Chinese garden design, incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole; The Chinese imperial garden, illustrated by the Summer Palace, is a potent symbol of one of the major world civilizations."
Ming Tombs (UNESCO World Heritage since 2003)
UNESCO Evaluation: "A testament to the human transformation of nature, these tombs embody traditional architectural and ornamental concepts, interpreting the worldview and power dynamics of imperial China over five centuries."
5 Senses Immersive Experience
Vision: The national flag ceremony at Tiananmen Square
Hearing: The dialogue between ancient and modern times at the Echo Wall of the Temple of Heaven
Smell: The oriental fragrance in the tea houses of Qianmen
Taste: The taste memories deep in the hutongs
Touch: Historical relics in the hutongs resonate under your fingertips
Itinerary: Tian'anmen Square - Palace Museum - The Temple of Heaven Park
After breakfast at the hotel, visit Tian'anmen Square, one of the largest city central squares in the world. Explore the Palace Museum★, the imperial palace of 24 emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Visit The Temple of Heaven Park★, the largest and best-preserved ancient heaven-worshipping architectural complex in the world.
Tian'anmen Square
One of the largest city central squares in the world, located at the heart of Beijing. It has witnessed numerous significant historical events and national celebrations, embodying profound historical, cultural, and political significance.
Palace Museum (The Forbidden City)
Formerly known as the Forbidden City, this imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties stands at the center of Beijing's central axis. It is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden architectural complexes in the world. With its red walls, yellow tiles, and splendid decorations, the palace features a rigorous layout and countless cultural relics, showcasing the majesty and luxury of ancient imperial life.
The Temple of Heaven Park
It served as the venue for the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties to hold heaven-worshipping, grain-praying, and rain-praying ceremonies during the Winter Solstice, and is the largest existing ancient sacrificial architectural complex in China. First built in the 18th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1420), it was initially called the Temple of Heaven and Earth. After the functions of worshipping heaven and earth were separated in the 9th year of the Jiajing reign (1530), it was renamed the Temple of Heaven. The Temple of Heaven consists of an inner altar and an outer altar, with main buildings concentrated in the inner altar, such as the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Imperial Vault of Heaven, and the Circular Mound. With its unique architectural style and profound cultural connotations, it was recognized as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1998.
Itinerary: Mutianyu Great Wall - Ming Tombs (Dingling Tomb) - Beijing Olympic Park - Nest/Water Cube (exterior)
Head to the Mutianyu Great Wall ★, which was first built in the 2nd year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty. With a total length of 5,400 meters, it is one of the best-preserved and longest sections of the existing Ming Dynasty Great Wall. Visit the Dingling Tomb ★, one of the three largest mausoleums in the Ming Tombs of the Ming Dynasty. Stroll along the 2,400-meter-long and 160-meter-wide landscape avenue in Beijing Olympic Park, currently the longest landscape avenue in Asia. Admire the exterior of the Olympic venues, Bird's Nest and Water Cube.
Mutianyu Great Wall
First built in the 2nd year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1404), it was supervised and constructed by Xu Da, a senior general under Zhu Yuanzhang, on the site of the Northern Qi Dynasty Great Wall. Stretching 5,400 meters, the Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the best-preserved and longest sections of the existing Ming Dynasty Great Wall.
Ming Tombs - Dingling Tomb
It is the joint burial tomb of Zhu Yijun (the Shenzong Emperor), the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his empresses Xiaoduan and Xiaojing. Construction began in the 12th year of the Wanli reign (1584) and took 6 years to complete, making it one of the three largest mausoleums in the Ming Tombs. Facing southeast with its back to the northwest, Dingling covers an area of about 180,000 square meters. The overall layout of its above-ground buildings features a front-square and back-circular design, symbolizing the ancient Chinese concept of "Heaven is Round and Earth is Square". In 2000, as an important part of the Ming Tombs, Dingling was inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Beijing Olympic Park
This vibrant and modern area features lush greenery and clear lakes, perfectly integrating natural scenery with modern architecture. It fully embodies the concepts of "technology, greenness, and humanity".
Exterior View of Bird's Nest/Water Cube
The National Stadium "Bird's Nest" resembles a huge steel bird's nest, stunning people with its unique shape and grand scale. As the main stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it witnessed countless glorious moments of athletes and is now a popular place for visitors to feel the Olympic atmosphere. Next to it, the National Aquatics Center "Water Cube" features a crystal-clear blue exterior, resembling a giant blue ice cube or a dreamlike water world.
Itinerary: The Summer Palace - Yonghegong Lama Temple - Shichahai Hutong Rickshaw (Experience) - Acrobatic Show / Peking Opera Performance
Visit the Summer Palace ★, the most beautiful imperial garden in the world; explore Yonghegong Lama Temple ★, the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Beijing; experience the rich traditional Beijing urban culture through Shichahai Hutong Rickshaw ★; and enjoy the Chinese Acrobatic Show ★.
The Summer Palace
Located in the northwestern suburbs of Beijing, covering an area of 3.009 square kilometers, the Summer Palace was formerly known as Qingyi Garden. It was first built in the 15th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1750) as a large natural landscape garden. Burned down by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860, it was reconstructed in 1886 with funds misappropriated from the navy by the Qing government and renamed the Summer Palace two years later. Using Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill as the site, and taking the scenery of the West Lake in Hangzhou as a blueprint, it was built by absorbing some design techniques and artistic conceptions of Jiangnan gardens. It is the best-preserved imperial palace garden, known as the "Museum of Imperial Gardens".
Yonghe Lama Temple
Once the residence of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, this royal monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism hides thousand-year-old Zen meaning in its seven courtyards amid yellow tiles and red walls. The bronze statue of Zongkapa in the Falun Hall, the 18-meter-high white sandalwood Maitreya Buddha in Wanfu Pavilion, and the "Three Wonders of Woodcarving" (the Five Hundred Arhats Mountain) tell stories of the integration of Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian cultures. As a sacred site for believers to pray and the historical birthplace of Emperor Qianlong, the temple remains steeped in daily life with the "first incense grabbing" on the first day of the lunar month and porridge distribution on Laba Festival.
Shichahai Hutong Rickshaw
Shichahai is home to numerous ancient buildings and historical sites, with surrounding hutongs and siheyuans (quadrangle dwellings) arranged in an orderly manner, exuding the charm of old Beijing. Traveling by tricycle is an excellent choice to experience Beijing's traditional culture and folk customs.
Chinese Acrobatic Show
Interpreting "shock, danger, wonder, and beauty" amid sonorous drums and music—intangible cultural heritage skills collide with modern choreography to create a stunning spectacle.
1. delicious lunches featuring authentic Beijing cuisine;
2. Domestic professional tourist vehicle with dedicated driver (comprehensive insurance coverage; vehicle type adjusted based on group size guaranteeing one seat per person);
3. Services of an excellent local English-speaking guide (For groups of 6 or fewer, driver-guide service may be provided based on actual circumstances);
4. Main entrance tickets to ★ highlighted attractions in the itinerary:
Palace Museum, Temple of Heaven Park, Mutianyu Great Wall with shuttle bus, Dingling Tomb, Summer Palace, Yonghegong Lama Temple, Shichahai Hutong Rickshaw Experience,Chinese Acrobatic Show;
5.Full service fees for driver and guide
Important Note: The driver and guide's working hours are limited to 10 hours per day. Overtime fees will apply for hours exceeding this limit, please note! (Exclusions: Overtime caused by factors such as traffic congestion or vehicle breakdown. This primarily refers to overtime resulting from personal delays during the scheduled itinerary or the additional use of vehicle/guide services after the day's planned activities have concluded).
1. Entrance tickets to attractions not marked with an underline ★ in the itinerary.
2. Additional expenses arising from circumstances beyond our control, such as force majeure events including strikes and transportation delays.
All other expenses not listed under the "Price Includes" section.
Special Notes:
1. The sequence of the itinerary, attractions, flights, and accommodation locations may be subject to temporary changes, modifications, or substitutions. The final itinerary will be confirmed by our company before departure.
2. Our company reserves the right to modify the itinerary and add additional charges due to factors such as airlines, visa issues, government regulations, weather conditions, and other unforeseen circumstances.
3.The flight numbers and times listed in the itinerary are for reference only and may be reasonably adjusted according to actual conditions.
Travel Instructions
① All participants in the tour group must assemble and depart on time. Please arrive at the pick-up location 15 minutes in advance. Our company's tour bus will not wait for latecomers. If you fail to join the group at the agreed time and location, or are unable to catch up en route, it will be considered as an automatic waiver of the trip, and no refunds will be given.
② The pick-up and drop-off times indicated in the tour notification are estimated. The specific locations for boarding and alighting will be confirmed by our company. (In case of traffic conditions or other special circumstances that prevent our bus from arriving at the pick-up location on time or if there is a temporary change in schedule, our company will notify you promptly. Please wait patiently.)
③ There are three types of buses: large buses, minibuses, and 9-seater vans. Generally, large buses have dedicated luggage compartments for storing baggage, while minibuses and 9-seater vans have relatively smaller spaces for luggage storage. Given the limited space in the bus compartments, we recommend that you travel with as little luggage as possible. Our company will arrange the appropriate vehicle based on the final group size to ensure that each person has a seat.
④ To avoid excessive congestion at tourist attractions, in most cities, the parking spots for tour buses are located farther away from the attractions. Drivers are not allowed to park indiscriminately, as violations will result in hefty fines. Therefore, the boarding and alighting locations may be a certain distance from the attractions. We ask for the understanding of all group members.
Safety Tips for Traveling by Tour Bus:
① Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the bus.
② Do not carry any prohibited items.
③ Do not tamper with any objects on the bus to avoid unnecessary damage.
④ During temporary stops, please follow the arrangements of the tour guide and do not wander off.
⑤ When getting off the bus for sightseeing, dining, or shopping, please make sure to close the bus windows and take your valuables with you. The travel agency will not be responsible for any loss or theft.
⑥ Given the long travel time and heavy load on the vehicle, if the bus breaks down and affects the itinerary, the travel agency will take prompt remedial measures. Please cooperate fully.
Cancellation and Amendment Policy
Cancellation Terms:
(1) If canceled more than 60 days before departure (including the 60th day), a full refund will be given.
(2) If canceled between 30 to 59 days before departure (including the 30th day), a 10% service charge will be deducted.
(3) If canceled between 18 to 29 days before departure (including the 18th day), 50% of the total amount due on the booking will be charged.
(4) If canceled within 17 days before departure (including the 17th day), all vehicle and hotel reservations have been fully confirmed, and no refund will be given. However, a friend may be substituted to join the tour.
Notes:
(1) The cancellation policy does not apply to packages that include flights and cruises (subject to the policies of the airlines and cruise companies).
(2) If a participant fails to join the tour on the departure date, it will be considered as an automatic waiver, and no refund will be given.
(3) Any additional hotel bookings or services will be subject to the hotel's refund policy.
(4) If your company or the participant withdraws from the tour or fails to join any part of the itinerary due to personal reasons (such as lack of travel documents, visa issues, tardiness, illness, accidents, etc.), no refund will be given, and no alternative compensation will be provided.
Force Majeure Situations:
In the event that travel is disrupted due to weather, war, strikes, or other force majeure factors, our company will prioritize the safety of the guests' person and property. We reserve the right to cancel or adjust part or all of the itinerary. We will not be liable for any direct or indirect losses arising from force majeure, and no refunds will be given for the tour fees already paid.
Additional Payment Information:
(1) If there is a policy change by the airline that affects the ticket price, the difference must be paid according to the regulations. If the ticket is a group fare, it cannot be changed, transferred, or refunded.
(2) If there is a policy change in the destination country that affects the costs of items not included in the itinerary or other related expenses, the difference must be paid according to the regulations.
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