Private tour in Beijing: Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City and the Badaling Great Wall
Beijing, China
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
This full day tour is for those who want to experience Beijing’s top sights: Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall of China at Badaling.
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This full day tour is for those who want to experience Beijing’s top sights: Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall of China at Badaling.
You’ll meet your guide at your hotel, and will be brought to Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City to experience some of the most amazing historical sites of one of the greatest empires in the world. These sites will help you understand just how impressive China’s history is, and you’ll be able to gain a deeper understanding of it with our tour guide’s explanation. In imperial China, only the emperor, deemed the ‘son of heaven,’ was allowed to pass through the central meridian gate into the palace. However, today, you can also experience the majestic palace fit for emperors, first-hand.
After this, at around 11.30am, you will visit a jade factory to learn how this beautiful and traditional Chinese stone is found, carved, and what kind of objects are made using it, and how the quality differs.
Following your visit to the factory, you will go to an authentic Chinese restaurant for lunch.
After lunch, you will visit the Badaling Great Wall, the most centrally located part of the Great Wall of China. Did you know that the Great Wall is the longest piece of architecture in the world, stretching from east China’s coast to west China’s desert? As you stand on the top tower and look at the wall snaking its way across the tops of the mountains, it’s incredible to imagine that once these walls protected the Chinese empire’s land from different invaders.
The hike on Badaling Great Wall takes a total of 2 hours, and although the Badaling section is the most famous and best-preserved wall, it’s still wise to wear proper shoes and take extra water with you. The highest point at Badaling is some 2600 feet (800 m) above sea level.
On the way to your hotel, you will pass by the Olympic Green, built for the Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing in 2008. You'll have a distant view of both the National Stadium, which is also known as the Bird’s Nest and is the center piece of this area, and the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube. You’ll be able to take pictures from the coach.
When the tour ends,you will be taken back to your hotel in Beijing.
After this, at around 11.30am, you will visit a jade factory to learn how this beautiful and traditional Chinese stone is found, carved, and what kind of objects are made using it, and how the quality differs.
Following your visit to the factory, you will go to an authentic Chinese restaurant for lunch.
After lunch, you will visit the Badaling Great Wall, the most centrally located part of the Great Wall of China. Did you know that the Great Wall is the longest piece of architecture in the world, stretching from east China’s coast to west China’s desert? As you stand on the top tower and look at the wall snaking its way across the tops of the mountains, it’s incredible to imagine that once these walls protected the Chinese empire’s land from different invaders.
The hike on Badaling Great Wall takes a total of 2 hours, and although the Badaling section is the most famous and best-preserved wall, it’s still wise to wear proper shoes and take extra water with you. The highest point at Badaling is some 2600 feet (800 m) above sea level.
On the way to your hotel, you will pass by the Olympic Green, built for the Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing in 2008. You'll have a distant view of both the National Stadium, which is also known as the Bird’s Nest and is the center piece of this area, and the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube. You’ll be able to take pictures from the coach.
When the tour ends,you will be taken back to your hotel in Beijing.
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