[3 Day Group tour covers  Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Beijing Zoo, Lama Temple, Hutong and Olympic Stadium.] 

Depart every day, small group bus tour.

Itinerary Details:

Day 1: Beijing (L)
1. Pick you up from your hotel on departure time, and then drive to the Ming Tomb. You will visit Changling. The sightseeing on the Ming Tombs takes about 1 hour. The visit to Ming Tombs finishes at about 10:45. Before having lunch (11:30 am), you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Jade Carving Factory. The jade carving is a famous special Chinese product, a blend of the excellent skill on carving and Chinese traditional cultures.

- Ming Tombs: The best preserved Chinese imperial tombs with 500 years history.

- Changling: the head and the largest tomb of Ming Tombs, where Emperor Yongle (the first emperor in Beijing) and his Empress Xu were buried.
Visit scenic spots: 1.ling en gate, 2.ling en palace, 3.soul tower, 4.the great red gate, 5.the stele pavilion, etc..

2. Having traditional Chinese lunch at Jindian restaurant. After lunch, drive to the Badaling Great Wall. The hike on Badaling Great Wall takes 2 hours. Cable car is available and optional.

- Badaling Great Wall: as a military gigantic defensive project, kept out the invading troops of the northern nomadic tribes.

3. On the way to your hotels, we also arrange a short exterior visit to "the Birds Nest, water cube"---the main Olympic Stadium  built for the 2008 Olympic Games. After that, you will have a chance to enjoy the Chinese traditional Silk arts. After the tour, transfer back to your hotels.

Day 2: Beijing (L)
1. Picking up travelers from hotel on departure time, and then driving to the Tiananmen Square, then visit Forbidden City. 

- Tiananmen Square: the largest city center square in the world.

- Forbidden City: the largest ancient imperial palaces group in the world with 500 years history. Visit the Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north for about 2.5 hours.

2. Drive (20 minutes) to the Temple of Heaven. On the way to the Temple of Heaven, you will have a chance to visit the Chinese traditional medicine culture.

- Temple of Heaven: the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world. Visit it for about 1.5 hour.

3. After Chinese lunch (40minutes) in Restaurant. Enjoy a short visit to a pearl free market.

4, Driving (30minutes) to Summer Palace. the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden. Visit it for about 2 hours.

- Summer Palace: the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden. Visit it for about 2 hours.

5. At last, driving the travelers back to guest hotel.

Day 3: Beijing (L)
1. Pick up at your hotel between 7:20am and 8:30am, and then driving to Beijing Zoo to see the lovely Giant Pandas. The Panda Zoo visit takes about 40 minutes.

- Beijing Zoo: Beijing Zoo was initially named Ten Thousand Animal Garden which was built in 1908, proving that it already had a history of more than 90 years. Beijing Zoo mainly exhibits wild and rare animals growing in China, such as the Panda and the Golden Monkey.

2. Then take you to the Lama Temple, 1 hour tour for the mysterious Tibet style Buddhism temple. The Lama Temple tour finishes at about 11:00am. Before having lunch (12:00), you will have 45 minutes to visit the Chinese traditional handicraft silk carpet factory.

- Lama Temple: Yonghegong, popularly known as the 'Lama Temple', is a famous lamasery in the northeastern part of Beijing.

3. Have lunch with locals in a typical Beijing resident's house. 

4. Then you will be arranged to visit the old Beijing lanes by taking rickshaws. Hutong tour lasts for 2 hours. You will visit the typical Chinese quadrangles, primary school, many famous old buildings, like the bell tower, where you can explore the real life of ordinary people in Beijing.

5. Then head to the Olympic Stadium where you have about 45 minutes to take pictures at the Bird's nest and water cube. If you would like to visit the inner structure of the stadiums, the tour guide will help you in purchasing the entrance tickets, and you could enter the stadiums for sightseeing on your own.

6. On the way to your hotels, we also arrange the short visit to a China Tea House to enjoy tea ceremony. Transfer back to your hotels.

Price including:                         
1. Pick-up and drop off service from your hotel;     
2. Air-conditioned vehicle car or van;
3. Entrance tickets of sightseeing;
4. English speaking tour guide explain the sightseeing about the tour;
5. Meals as listed in itinerary, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.

Price excluding:
1. Entry or Exit China International Airfare or train tickets;
2. Visa Fees;
3. Fee of cable car;
4. Tips to the driver and the guide.

How to Book?
1. You can book online (select column, click the orange button-- "Book It" in the following form and finish booking within three easy steps) or by email, tell us where to pick you up-- your accommodation places to stay in Beijing (hotel or apartment or campus, better with room number), then you will receive our confirmation email no more than 1 working day. You are also welcome to call us directly at 86- 10- 51660414(24/7 service). We even take last-minute booking if time is pressing.  

2. When you arrive in Beijing, our tour guide will call you on the night before tour day; if you are not in hotel room, we will leave a message in your room informing the actual time to pick you up next morning. Our vehicle and guide will arrive next morning, pick you up and enjoy the tour together.

3. Payment Method: a. Cash to tour guide (RMB/ USD); b. Credit Card; c. PayPal; d. Bank Remit (Wire Transfer); e. Western Union Money Transfer.