Private Guided Sightseeing Tour of Beijing Iconic Attractions
While on layover at Beijing Capital International Airport, building your own Beijing adventure with a local tour guide on a private tour. Explorer serval iconic locations: Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, Drum Tower, Houhai and Beijing Hutong. We will enjoy an excellent view of drumming performance at Drum Tower. At dusk, we will climb the Jingshan and have a bird’s eye view of Forbidden City.
- Walk around Tiananmen Square and admire a variety of significant edifices
- Explore the world’s best-preserved imperial residence - Forbidden City
- Stroll along Houhai Hutong and experience the original Beijing lifestyle
- Taste traditional local delicacy Zhajiang Mian for lunch
- Learn about the ancient, mysterious history and geography from your guide
- Make the most of limited time with convenient airport pickup and drop-off
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Private Guided Sightseeing Tour of Beijing Iconic Attractions
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(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Your tour guide will meet you at exit of the airport with the welcoming board on which your name will be written at 08:30 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to the Tiananmen Square and start the wonderful layover tour. The solemn and respectful Tiananmen Square is the largest central city square in the world, which serves not only the city's symbol but also the whole of China. This immense courtyard is surrounded by a variety of significant edifices such as the Tiananmen Tower, Great Hall of the People, Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao, Monument to the People's Heroes and National Museum. It is the must place to visit in Beijing City. We will walk around Tian’anmen Square and admire a variety of significant edifices.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
The magnificent Forbidden City is the largest and the best-preserved imperial palace complex in the world. It has 9,999 rooms in flourishing period with just a single room short of the number that ancient Chinese belief represents 'Divine Perfection' and surrounded by a moat six meters deep and ten-meter high wall. For five centuries, this palace functioned as the administrative center of the country. Today this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the city’s most popular attractions. Follow your tour guide to visit several palaces, including the lavish Antiquarian of the Palace Museum (Treasures Museum). Learn about the ancient history, culture, and traditions that helped shape the Forbidden City through your guide's engaging commentary. At noon, we will taste traditional Beijing cuisine - Noodles with Soybean Paste(Zhajiang Mian). Zhajiang mian is very popular when it comes to traditional Beijing cuisine, and is sometimes referred to as simply Beijing noodles. After lunch, we will transfer to Drum Tower and enjoy an excellent view of drumming performance
Bell and Drum Towers
The Drum Tower was equipped with bronze clepsydras and drums that were beaten to mark the hours. The drum was beaten quickly for 18 times and then slowly for 18 times to mark the hour. You have the opportunity to climb to the top of Drum tower for an excellent view of drumming performance which lasts for 20 minutes. Then, we will stroll along Lotus Lane in the Back Lakes (Houhai) area, seeing its night-time bars and lake waters, and take in the historical Yandai Xie Street and Nanluoguxiang Hutong.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Local Delicacy
- Professional tour guide
- Zhajiangmian for lunch
- Entrance fee of the indicated attractions
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels
Meeting / End Points
- We pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport or nearby hotels