The enormous city of Beijing is a beguiling mix of the new and young China with its rich cultural heritage, whilst also the showpiece of Mao’s Communist regime. The capital of the People’s Republic of China has reclaimed the mantle it once wore as Peking, seat of the Last Emperor and his predecessors. Highlights also include the futuristic architecture of the showpiece projects commissioned for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Beijing Packages
Beijing Package 1
* depart any day
* full sightseeing programme
* five star hotel.
* joins any of our Trans Mongolian or Trans Manchurian rail programmes.
Beijing Package 2
* depart any day
* budget hotel.
* joins any of our Trans Mongolian or Trans Manchurian rail programmes.
Beijing Package 1 -5 days/ 4 nights
Extra nights available. Set start dates and comprehensive value added sightseeing.
Daily Departures
Itinerary: Tour code: PEK
This package can be taken on its own, or added to one of our other China, Mongolia, Trans Manchurian or Trans Mongolian tours.
Extra nights may be required to fit with rail programme.
Day 1. Arrive Beijing. Meet and transferred to your hotel (5 star) Beijing Presidential Hotel or similar.
Day 2. Full day City tour with lunch. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace. Optional evening Kung Fu Show with Peking Duck Dinner RMB390 per person.
Day 3. Excursion to the Great Wall (2 hours on site), Photo stop at the ‘Birds Nest and Water Cube’ (Olympic Venue). Lunch. Optional Peking Opera
Day 4. Temple of heaven. a favoured Tai Chi exercise area. Hutong tour by rickshaw including visiting local house. Balance of time free.
Day 5. Departure transfer to the airport for homeward flight, or railway station to join the Trans Mongolian. End of tour.
The Great Wall of China
The Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the best-preserved and best-known Great Wall sections. Compared with the better-known Badaling section, the section at Mutianyu is less crowded and one of the best-preserved. It is located 65km (40 miles) north of Beijing city and easily reached by public transport.
The surrounding natural scenery can be breath-taking. Woods cover over ninety-six percent of the total scenic area, and flowers bloom all over the mountains in spring. Grasses swathe the hillside in summer. In autumn, the fruit trees are laden and by October, leaves turn red or yellow, touching the mountain tops with gold. In winter, the wall is covered by snow, making it more magnificent.
