5 Days In-Depth Beijing Culture Tour

Beijing 5 Days In-Depth Culture Tour opens Beijing's wonders to you. You will visit the most popular attractions in Forbidden City, Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tomb which offer sights and cultural relics found no where else on Earth. And for your special interests, Beijing 5 Days In-Depth Culture Tour provide Beijing cycling tour, visiting Chinese folk toys tour and learning the Chinese Kite making tour which enjoy a long history and are a part of the glorious culture of China.

Tour Code : WMZJ353
Price From : $450  
Tour Type : private tour, culture, 4 days

Day 1 Arrive Beijing (/)
On arrival in Beijing, you will be met at the exit of the at the arrival hall of Beijing Airport by our tour guide with a sign with your name. and transferred to your hotel. Free for rest of the day for you to rest, relax and recover from the jetlag, or you can explore the streets and the local people's life around your hotel by yourself.
Day 2 Beijing Tour (B, L)
Today's tour starts with the visit Treasures Hall and Clock station in the Forbidden City, it is a World Heritage Site listed by UNESCO. After lunch, drive to Shichahai area and visit Beijing Hutong by rickshaw. Shichahai is a famous scenic area in Beijing with three lakes surrounding and a lot remnants of old-style Beijing residences, Hutong and Courtyard. It is an area with lots of historic and scenic spot there. Shichahai rickshaw Hutong tour is a very unique experience to enjoy the leisure time in Beijing.
Day 3 Beijing Tour (B, L)
After breakfast you will go to visit Badaling Great Wall. The Great Wall is regarded as one of the ancient wonders of the world. And Badaling Great Wall is the most famous and the best-preserved wall in China. Badaling Great Wall is the ancient military defence project to protect Beijing City on the north side.
After lunch, you will move on to the Ming tombs, the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. It is the best-preserved Chinese imperial tombs with 500 years history. The Sacred Way is the avenue in the middle of the tomb area. You will enter the tomb area through the Sacred Way with 36 stone sculptures on both sides, of which 24 are stone animals and 12 human figures. The tombs area is so vast that tourists only visit two of the 13 tombs, Chang Ling and Ding Ling.
On the way back to downtown, visit of both the National Stadium - the " bird Nest " and National Aquatics Center - the Water Cube.
Day 4 Beijing Tour (B, L)
Your tour guide will take you to visit the culture museum to learn the process of Chinese Kite making, with the interesting history of kites, after the learning taught by the professional teacher, you can paint and make it by yourself and keep it for permanent memory, after lunch, you will be taken to visit the Chinese Folk Toys,toys for appreciation and decoration stresses artistic conception. Carvings on root, stone and nut, painted eggshell, modeling with clay, porcelain and wax are all exquisite, especially those of figurines with their natural beauty.The Hairy Monkey was probably invented in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). By sticking many shaggy magnolia flower buds color resembles a monkey's fur, the lively posture of a monkey can be presented. As these materials are not readily available, this folk art is a lot rarer.
Day 5 Transferred to the airport. (B)

1. Optional Programs which are not specified in the above itinerary
2. Tips to the guide and driver are entirely voluntary