Beijing and Chengde Tour

Tour Code: CDT-PCDT2S

Destinations: Chengde, Beijing

Tour Duration: 6 Days

Tour Highlights: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Chengde Summer Resort

Tour Features

This four-star tour covers the most important attraction sites in Beijing and also makes a side trip to Chengde. After the Great Wall, Forbidden City, you will also have a chance to visit the Summer Resort for the Emperors in Qing Dynasty in Chengde.

Itinerary

Day 1 Beijing arrival

Upon your arrival in Beijing, our professional tour guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer to the centrally located four-star Beijing Holiday Inn Downtown Hotel with air-conditioned private vehicle.

Day 2 Beijing (B, L)

Morning visit the Tiananmen Square, the heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people. It stands in front of the Forbidden City, covering over 100 acres. Then visit the Forbidden City, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Built between 1406 and 1420, the Forbidden City was the home of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a period extending over 500 years.

Today's lunch will be arranged at local restaurant for you to enjoy the Sichuan Cuisine. After lunch, you will visit the Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors used to pray the good harvest. Continue to visit the Summer Palace, the best preserved and the second largest royal garden in China, with a history of over 800 years. In 1998, it was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

Day 3 Beijing (B, L)

Today's tour will take you to visit The Eighth Wonder of the World---Great Wall at Badaling Section. Take the cable car to the Great Wall and enjoy your walking there.

To avoid the crowds in tourist restaurant near the Great Wall, we will prepare a lunch box from your hotel instead which can also assure a better food quality.

On your way back, you will visit the Ming Tomb, where you can see the underground palace of the Chinese emperors with their valuable authentic burial objects.

Day 4 Beijing / Chengde (B, L)

Transfer to the railway station and board the soft-seat train to Chengde. Arrive in Chengde railway station, meet your guide and transfer to the four-star Yunshan Hotel. After lunch at nice local restaurant, you will visit the Imperial Temples Outside the walls of the Chengde Imperial Dwelling Palace. Enjoy your rest of the day explore the temples around there.

Day 5 Chengde / Beijing (B, L)

After breakfast at hotel, you will visit the Chengde Summer Resort, the largest imperial garden and the second political center of the Qing Dynasty. After have a lunch at hotel, transfer to the railway station and board the train back to Beijing. Meet your guide at the railway station and transfer to the Holiday Inn Downtown Hotel.

Day 6 Beijing (B)

Transfer to the airport and board your departure flight.