Tour Itinerary
Day 1. Arrival, Tiananmen Sqaure, Forbidden City, Summer Palace
-Pick up at the exit of the Xingang Port by our tour guide & private car/van. Then drive for about 3 hours to the Beijing urban. -Stroll around Tiananmen square- the largest city square in the world. Tour there for about half an hour. Enter the Forbidden City from the northern end of the square and visit the ancient imperial palace for about 1.5- 2 hours.
-In order to see as much as possible, a fast lunch (example KFC) will be arranged. Visit the Summer Palace- a monument to classical Chinese architecture in terms of both garden design and construction. Explore for about 1 hour.
-Transfer to the hotel at Jinqiao International Apartment Hotel (4 star). Our guide will help you to check in to the hotel.
Meal: Lunch
Note:
A fast lunch could be arranged either before or after the tour according to your preference.
Day 2. Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tomb-Ding Tomb
- Hotel check-out & pick-up at 8:00 am. Travel to one of the seven great wonders, the Badaling Great Wall which is the most famous section of the Great Wall. It takes about an hour to get there. Visit the Great Wall for about 1- 1.5 hours.
-Drive for about 30 minutes to a local restaurant and enjoy a typical Chinese lunch.
-After a short rest, transfer to Dingling, the only one of the Ming Tombs to have been excavated. Visit the tomb, including the underground palace, for about an hour.
-Transfer back to Xingang Port after an entire day tour (arrive at Xingang Port at approximately 6:00 pm).
Meal: Lunch
Note:If you would like, we may stop at the Olympic Venues (Bird’s Nest & Water Cube) for 10 minutes to take pictures.
Tips for Xingang Port Pick-up:
What you need to do on your own: Disembark from your cruise ship according to the travel schedule and collect your luggage. After walking through customs in the building which is next to the cruise ship dock, you will see our tour guide holding a sign with your name on it. Our tour guide will welcome you just outside of the gate to the building.
Price: From US $185/RMB 1220
Price Includes:
Accommodation in Jianguo Hotel Qianmen or Jinqiao International Apartment Hotel (4 star hotel)
Round trip private car/van transfer between Beijing and Xingang port including parking and petrol fee
Private English-speaking tour guide
Admission fees
Chinese lunch
Travel insurance
Free-bottled mineral water
Price Excludes:
Personal expenses
Tips to tour guide and driver
Cable car of Great Wall
Kind Notice:
A. If you would like us to transfer you to the Beijing airport after the tour, please let us know. We can offer a lower price.
B. In order to arrange the tour, please let us know the name of your cruise ship and arrival and departure times.
C. If you prefer to visit other tour sites, we could arrange them according to your travel schedule.
D. Tianjin Xingang Port is over 170 kms from the Beijing urban area. It takes about 3 hours to drive.
E. After the tour is arranged, we will send you a confirmation letter.