2-Day Beijing City Highlight Tour with Forbidden City

2 days Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

Tick the best of Beijing off your bucket list in the comfort of a privately guided 2-Day city tour. Visit the famous attractions of Beijing: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Lama Temple. Shop at Pearl &Silk Market and Hutong. Complete your shopping list of the trip. Your itinerary is fully customizable. A comprehensive package with Taxi fare, entrance fees, and lunch are all inclusive

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At a glance

Duration: 2 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Sunflower Tours China

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–12 years) · Adults (13–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entrance fees
Included: Lunch
Included: Taxi/subway fare (Within 4th Ring Road)
Included: Excellent English Speaking Tour Guide
Included: IMPORTANT: this tour need to be booked 8 days before your travel date

Not included

Not included: Any other expenses that not listed as included
Not included: Gratuities (Recommended)
Not included: Taxi fare at your own expense (Outside of 4th Ring Road)

Itinerary

Day 1 · Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple , Pearl Market and Hutong

Temple of Heaven

one hour Admission included

Your friendly private tour Guide and driver meet you at 9:00am in your hotel lobby. Then you will be transferred to the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the stunning Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest and Imperial Vault of Heaven. It used to be place for emperors warship the imperial God and and obtain blessing and harmony here.
Hongqiao Market

45 min

Then visit the most popular knock off market in Beijing, It is good place to buy pearls,jade,T-shirt, iphone cases, glasses...all sorts of handcrafts to take home.
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)

one hour Admission included

Savor a delightful Beijing Style lunch. Continue your tour to Lama Temple. A lovely Temple with 260 year history. The locals go there pray for harmony, peace and health. The last hall contains the giant buddha of Beijing with a height of 26 meters.
Back Lakes (Hou Hai)

30 min

This area of Beijing contains some of the most extensive old hutong neighborhood and the three lakes of Xihai, Houhai and Qianhai. The most hippy area for people enjoy the nightlife.
Wuyutai Tea Shop (Wangfujing)

20 min

Get yourself the very best Jasmine Tea, Chrysanthemum Tea , Green Tea or Oolong tea in Beijing People's favorable Wuyutai Tea Shop along the way if you are tea drinker.
Nanluoguxiang

30 min

Walk through the lively Nanluoguxiang and enjoy interesting Beijing Narrow Hutongs such as Yu'er Hutong,Mao'er Hutong and Baochao Hutong. There are tons of boutique stores, snacks booth along the way.

At the end of the tour, your tour guide will transfer you back to your lovely hotel

Day 2 · Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and Silk Market

Tiananmen Square

30 min

Your friendly private tour guide will meet you at 8:30am in your hotel lobby. Then You will be transferred to Tiananmen Square. The largest city plaza in the world. Learning the revolutionary period of history. Stroll along the Tiananmen Square(Tiananmen Guangchang), Admire the Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang), National Museum Of China, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (Maozhuxi Jiniangtang), Monument of the People's Heroes and Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'an Men).
The Palace Museum

2 hours Admission included

Visit the 600 years old place, The Forbidden city-The Palace Museum. Forbidden City, the largest Imperial Palace in the world. The world UNESCO Heritage. It used the Royal Palace for 24 emperors from Ming and Qing Dynasty. Enjoy the Hall of Great Supremacy (Taihe Dian), Hall of Middle Harmony (Zhonghe Dian), Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian), Palace of Heavenly Purity, Chuxiu Palace, Turret of The Palace Museum,The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum and Meridian Gate (Wumen). Please watch the movie of "The last emperor" before you head to Beijing. you will spend about 2 hours here. Listen countless old stories from your tour guide. Get to know Palace at your own pace.
Silk Street & Pearl Market (Xiushui)

1 h 30 min

Silk Street & Pearl Market (Xiushui) is the place to buy knock off handbags, watches, Kashmir scarfs. sunglasses...etc. You can get tailor made suits,coats,dresses as well within just 24 hours. After your tour is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel around 5pm.