Private Day Tour To Ming Tombs Sacred Path And Mutianyu Great Wall
Beijing, China
Trip Type: Private Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
In this 8 hours day tour, you will enjoy there remarkable UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Ming Tombs, Sacred Path and Mutianyu Great Wall. All entrance fees, lunch and private transfer are inclusive.
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In this 8 hours day tour, you will enjoy there remarkable UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Ming Tombs, Sacred Path and Mutianyu Great Wall. All entrance fees, lunch and private transfer are inclusive.In the morning around 8:00 o'clock our Licensed English speaking tour guide and driver with private car will pick you up in your hotel lobby. First head to Scared Path, and Ming tombs. The Sacred Path, the passage leading to the tomb, is lined with more than 30 lifelike stone figures and horses, all sculptures based on a single huge rock. It is the first attraction of Ming Tombs Each emperor's tomb was constructed at the foot of a separate small hill but they all share a main road called the Sacred Way. This path leads into the complex, lined with statues of guardian animals and officials, with a front gate consisting of a three-arches, painted red, and called the "Great Red Gate". Afterward, your driver will waiting in the other side of the Path. You will drive to the Chang tomb.
Chang tomb is mausoleum of the third emperor, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, in Ming Dynasty. It is the first tomb, as well as the main mausoleum in Ming Tombs in Beijing. Except for the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, the Empress Xu was buried here too. Changling Tomb began to be built in 1409, and was completed in 1413. It is the largest, oldest and also best-preserved tomb in the Ming Tombs. So Changling Tomb is one of main tourist attractions within Ming Tombs. The palace buildings in Changling tomb cover an area of about 120,000 square meters, with rectangular front and cylindrical behind. The rectangular front is consisted of three courtyards. The emperor built the tomb by himself. You will enjoy one hour in the Chang tomb. And then you will drive to Mutianyu Great Wall. The lunch will be arrange at the local food restaurant near by the Wall.
In the afternoon, you will enjoy the Mutianyu Great Wall tour. The Mutianyu Great Wall (2 hours) is known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of the year. The great wall winds its way over 1000 meters to the crest of a mountain before turning sharply and dipping downhill, forming a triangle known as the Ox-Horn Wall, Two unique features of this section are the double battlements and branch walls found throughout the area. Cable car is optional. After the tour, transferred back to your midtown hotel in Beijing.
There are three ways to get onto the Wall when you get to the base of Mutianyu Great Wall. Apart from hiking up on foot (half an hour), you can choose take cable car or chair lift （Optional ). To get down the wall,you can also take Toboggan slide down ( Optional ).
Chang tomb is mausoleum of the third emperor, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, in Ming Dynasty. It is the first tomb, as well as the main mausoleum in Ming Tombs in Beijing. Except for the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, the Empress Xu was buried here too. Changling Tomb began to be built in 1409, and was completed in 1413. It is the largest, oldest and also best-preserved tomb in the Ming Tombs. So Changling Tomb is one of main tourist attractions within Ming Tombs. The palace buildings in Changling tomb cover an area of about 120,000 square meters, with rectangular front and cylindrical behind. The rectangular front is consisted of three courtyards. The emperor built the tomb by himself. You will enjoy one hour in the Chang tomb. And then you will drive to Mutianyu Great Wall. The lunch will be arrange at the local food restaurant near by the Wall.
In the afternoon, you will enjoy the Mutianyu Great Wall tour. The Mutianyu Great Wall (2 hours) is known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of the year. The great wall winds its way over 1000 meters to the crest of a mountain before turning sharply and dipping downhill, forming a triangle known as the Ox-Horn Wall, Two unique features of this section are the double battlements and branch walls found throughout the area. Cable car is optional. After the tour, transferred back to your midtown hotel in Beijing.
There are three ways to get onto the Wall when you get to the base of Mutianyu Great Wall. Apart from hiking up on foot (half an hour), you can choose take cable car or chair lift （Optional ). To get down the wall,you can also take Toboggan slide down ( Optional ).
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