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Beijing Temple of Heaven Entrance Ticket
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4-5 Hour Beijing Layover Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall
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Beijing Great Wall Hiking Tour from Jiankou to Mutianyu
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Beijing Private Tour: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu
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Pravite Old Beijing City & Pearl Market Tour by Sidecar
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Beijing — Forbidden City & Badaling Great Wall (Seniors‑friendly) — Private Day Tour
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TOP VIP perfect English speaking driver services by Mercedes E
20 years driving experience perfect English speaking driver services, he used to serve many country's political TOP VIP, Like Malaysia' s vice Prime Minister, Boeing CEO ect. He is familiar with Beijing's roads and situation, VIP airport parking lot and luxury hotels, government address, good restaurants and all shopping malls. Please book in advance.
Distinctive Market Tour with Shaomai Lunch and Full Massage
This private tour is ideal for people who want to get some special souvenirs and try different things to do in Beijing. You will visit three iconic markets in Beijing: Panjiayuan Market - the largest and most popular antique market in Asia; Liulichang Culture Street - a well-known place for Chinese handicrafts and antiques; Hongqiao Pearl Market - a major knock-off market in Beijing. Besides exciting markets visiting, you will also enjoy a delicious lunch at famous Du Yi Chu Shaomai Restaurant, which is the oldest and best restaurant for traditional Beijing Shao Mai. In addition, you will enjoy a total 100-minute Chinese Massage for both your foot and body.
From Beijing: Private Xian Day Tour by Bullet Train & Flight
At 5 am, you will be transferred from your centrally located Beijing hotel to catch 5-hour bullet train from Beijing to Xian. Upon arrival at Xian, your guide will meet you and transfer you from Xian North Station to visit the eighth wonder, Terracotta Warriors Museum. There are 3 pits exhibiting about 7000 warriors and horses, and you will learn the history from an experienced local guide. Afterwards, you will be transferred to Xian to visit the old city wall, the best-preserved city wall in China, built about 600 years ago during the Ming Dynasty. It has a length of nearly 14 kilometers. Next, move on to the Muslim Quarter which is behind the Drum Tower, where there are hundreds of shops selling snacks, food, dried fruits, and much more. Then you will be transferred to Xian airport to catch your flight back to Beijing, upon arrival you will be transferred back to your Beijing hotel where the trip concludes.
Beijing Full day tour to Great Wall, Sacred Road, Ming Tomb.
1,Private full-day tour to the Great Wall of China at Badaling and Ming Tombs of Chang Ling and Sacred Road.2,Private English speaking tour guide service.3, private, air-conditioned vehicle and round-trip transportation from your hotel.4, admission fee included.There are 3 places for visitors to see. One is Badaling Great Wall. The Great Wall of Badaling in Beijing is the best preserved and most complete section. The others are Ming tombs of Chang Ling and Sacred Road.
Private Impression Tour: Beijing, Xian, Lhasa, Chengdu, Zhangjiajie and Shanghai 14 Days
Day 1 Beijing Arrival TransferWelcome to Beijing, the capital of P.R.China. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Beijing hotel. Transport: Private vehicle Accommodation: Overnight in BeijingDay 2 Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer PalaceToday you will take 2-hour ride to Mutianyu, a section of the Great Wall built in Ming Dynasty 600 yeara ago. You can walk up or take cable car up to the Wall, and walk from tower to tower. It is amazing to view the ancient military construction that is well preserved on the giant mountains.Head to Summer Palace this afternoon to view the amazing Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill this afternoon, where it used to be a summer resort for the royal families during Qing Dynasty.Later you will be transferred back to your hotel.Transport: Private VehicleAccommodation: Overnight in BeijingMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 3 Beijing to Xi'an by bullet train after The Forbidden City tourYou will visit the biggest city square in the world, the Tian'anmen Square. Then walk to the Forbidden City, the biggest palace in the world. Explore the main buildings with a local guide in the palace. Then you will catch 5-hour bullet train to Xian after included lunch. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to hotel. Transport: Private vehicle + Bullet trainAccommodation: Overnight in Xi'anMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 4 Xi'an: Terra Cotta Warriors, Muslim Quarter and Grand MosqueToday you will take one-hour car ride to The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum that is one of the highlights of the Silk Road. In the afternoon, your will visit Muslim Quarter, particularly the Grand Mosque that is a traditional Chinese mosque.Transport: Private VehicleAccommodation: Overnight in XianMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 5 Xian to Lhasa by airTake morning flight to Lhasa from Xian. Welcome to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your Lhasa hotel. You can take a rest for the rest of today for acclimatization the high altitude 3600 meter in Lhasa.Transport: Private vehicle + flightAccommodation: Overnight in LhasaMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 6 Lhasa city tour for Potala, Jakhang and Barkhor StreetToday you will visit the famous Patala Palace, Jolkhang Temple and Barkhor Streets. Potala Palace was first built in the 7th century by the famous Tibetan king—Songtsen Gampo. The current one was built by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. The Potala is divided into Red Palace and White Palace. The red palace was for religious use and the white one for political use. It takes whole morning to visit Potala Palace.Then you will have lunch at the local restaurant.Afterwards you will walk to visit Jokhang Monastery that is situated in the old section of Lhasa, which was built in the 7th century AD by king Songtsen Gampo. It is the most sacred place in Tibet as it houses the sculpture of 12-year-old Sakyamuni that was brought by Wencheng Princess in the7th century.Barkhor street is a big free market around Jokhang Monastery where you can purchase all sorts of Tibetan souvenirs. Barkhor Streets is also an essential pilgrim route.Transport: Private vehicle Accommodation: Overnight in LhasaMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 7 Visit Drepung and Sera Monastery, then fly to ChengduToday you will visit Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park.“Drepung” in Tibetan means "the hill of rice". The white Monastery looks like a big hill of rice which is situated halfway up Mt Ganpoi Uze in the western suburbs of Lhasa. It was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje, a Disciple of Trongkhaba, founder of the Yellow Hat sect. The monastery, occupying an area of 250,000 square meters with 7700 lamas in the past, is the largest monastery in Asia. Sera in Tibetan means "Haistone", legend tells that it hailed during the foundation of this famous monastery. It is situated at the foot of Mt. Peibuqie in the northern suburb of Lhasa. Sera monastery was founded in 1419 by Jamchen Choje, another disciple of Tsongkaba. It used to accommodate 5500 lamas in its golden age, and is proud of its glorious history during The Ming Dynasty. Then fly to ChengduTransport: Private vehicle + flightAccommodation: Overnight in LhasaMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 8 Chengdu Visit Chengdu Panda Base in the morning to see the cute panda feeding the bamboo. Then you will explore the well-known Kuai & Zhai Alleys, and Wenshu Temple in Chengdu with local guide to learn the history about here. Taste the yummy hot-pot dinner, which is renowned in the world.Transport: Private vehicleAccommodation: Overnight in ChengduMeals: Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerDay 9 Chengdu to Huaihua by train, then drive to FenghuangTake 6-hour bullet train to Huaihua, then take 1 hour car ride to Fenghuang old town. Fenghua is situated in the west of Hunan Province with many minorities living here for generations. It is amazing to view the lights on in the evening along the Tuo River in the old town. Transport: Private vehilce + bullet trainAccommodation: Overnight in FenghuangMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 10 Fenghuang to Zhangjiajie: Huangshizhai, Golden Whip BrookToday you will take a 3-hour car ride to Huangshizhai, where you will take a cable car up to the mountain where you will see the rocks standing one by one. There are many monkeys in Huangshizhai, and keep some distance from them. Golden Whip Brook is in the center of the national park. The path along the 5.7km brook in the valley is a wonderful hiking route to view the mountains, or you can walk a short route to view the highest summit in Zhangjiajie, Jingguang Summit (380m). Later, you will check in the hotelTransport: Private VehicleAccommodation: Overnight in ZhangjiajieMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 11 Zhangjiajie: Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, 10-Mile-GalleryToday you will take one-hour ride to Zhangjiajie National Park where you will overlook the wonderful views by super elevator. The elevator takes 1.58 secondB to transport tourists from the bottom to the Yuanjiajie top exhibiting unbelievable and fantastic views. Enjoy the heaven and earth pillar unpredictable prototype mountain of the movie AVATAR directed by Jame Cameron on the Summit Sightseeing platform.Afterwards you will move to visit Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve that offers a perfect location to have a panoramic picture. Known as 'the Monarch of the Peak Forest', Tianzi Mountain has four wonders the Sea ofClouds, the Radiance of the Moonlight, the Rays of Sunshine and the Snow in winter.Later you will head to Shilihualang (10-Mile-Gallery) to explore. (One way by electric train; other way on foot for about 30 Minutes.)Transport: Private VehicleAccommodation: Overnight in ZhangjiajieMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 12 Zhangjiajie to Shanghai by air after Mt Tianmen visitDrive to Tianmen Mountain, then walk along the road leading to Gateway of Heaven. The glass walkway makes it so distinctive. You will take Tianmen Mountain Cableway to explore Tongtian Avenue (a way to Heaven), Tianmen Cave (Heaven Gateway), Tianmen Temple, Tianmen glass walkway, Ghost-valley plank road, and Yunmeng Fairy Summit. You will take a small cable to the main cable, then take the world's longest cableway, with a length of 7455 meters and elevation of 1518 meters to go down. (The round-way of the main cable and upper way for the small cable are included. If you take round-way small cable car, you will miss some sights.) Afterwards, you will be transferred to Zhangjiajie Airport to catch your flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your Shanghai hotel.Transport: Private vehicle + flightAccommodation: Overnight in ShanghaiMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 13 Shanghai City TourCity explore in Shanghai today with a local guide, you will visit the Bund that is riverfront of the Huangpu River, Yuyuan Garden that is an old pretty garden, Xintiandi that is former French Colony, and Jade Buddha Temple etc. Transport: Private VehicleAccommodation: Overnight in ShanghaiMeals: Breakfast, LunchDay 14 Departure from ShanghaiToday is departure day, you will be transferred to Shanghai Airport to catch your flight back home, where the wonderful tour concludes.Transport: Private VehicleMeals: Breakfast
Private Great Wall Hiking tour from Jiankou to Mutianyu section.
Experience the Great Wall of China from Jiankou to Mutianyu from Beijing. Enjoy great views and a firsthand experience of the this remote section of the Great Wall. Walk with your guide for about five hours, a moderately challenging walk that ensures a memorable experience of this world famous monument. • Explore an unrestored, unretouched section of the Great Wall, starting at Jiankou with insurance and no limit water and snacks supply. • Finish at Mutianyu, one of the best-known sections of the Great Wall • Have 5 hours to hike along the Great Wall and Dinner to refresh the tire and reload energy to your body! • Includes tour guide, entrance fees, and hotel pickup and drop-off
All Inclusive Boutique Tour: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Mutianyu with VIP Pass
See the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Great Wall at Mutinayu in just one day with no rush? Yes, it is possible to do it with a private guide and chauffeur who can handle all the logistics and get your skip-the-line tickets in advance. It is especially suitable for those who are pressed for time and have only one free day in Beijing. Quality local lunch with view overlooking the Wall and VIP Pass for Mutianyu are also included.
Day Trip to Shilinxia Glass Platform and 798 Art District/Ming City Wall
Experience a modern and medieval marvel of Chinese engineering on a private tour from Beijing. Visit the Shilinxia Scenic Area, where a stone gorge is crowned by the world's largest glass sightseeing platform. Ascend by cable car and steps, and stride onto the 1,300-foot- (400-meter) high glass for incredible views. After a Chinese lunch, choose to visit Beijing's City Wall Ruins Park or go to the 798 Art Zone.
PRI Tour to Dujiangyan & Mt Qingcheng
Discover an ancient manmade wonder and a site of natural and cultural beauty on this private day trip out of Chengdu. Learn about the incredible UNESCO-listed Dujiangyan Irrigation System before visiting Mount Qingcheng, one of the most important centers of Taoism in China. Your personal guide picks you up from your hotel in the morning and chauffeurs you out from Chengdu to Dujiangyan. It takes about one hour to get there by car. Here, venture out to the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a massive project originally constructed around 256 BC by the Qin state. Located on the Min River tributary of the Yangtze, the system was designed to conserve water and control flooding, and still irrigates 2,046 square miles (5,300 sq km) of land today. Your guide explains how the immense undertaking altered the Sichuan basin into a region of abundance while eliminating floods from nearby areas. After visiting Dujiangyan, replenish your energy with lunch and then drive to Mount Qingcheng. The site where the deity Huangdi, or Yellow Emperor, studied, the mountain is one of the most important centers of Taoism in China, and is regarded as one of the "most peaceful and secluded mountains under heaven." Take a cable car to the top of the mountain to see the historic Shanqing Temple and its ancient relics, then visit the Laojun Pavilion, which sits on Qingcheng's highest peak. Enjoy spectacular views of the region before heading back down and driving back to Chengdu.
Walking Tour: Jingshan Hill, Beihai Park and Old Beijing with Imperial Lunch/Dinner
Walk around Beijing's imperial parks and 'hutongs' (old quarters) on this private 7-hour tour. Climb Jingshan Hill for panoramas over the Forbidden City, and explore the imperial gardens of Beihai Park. Ride a boat here (April to November only), and savor an imperial-style lunch at Beihai's Fangshan restaurant. Plus, have a guided stroll around the hutongs, and watch a drum-beating ceremony at the Drum Tower. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.
Indepth Tour of Ming Tombs and Juyongguan Great Wall
Don't want to spend too much energy on getting to the Wall? This package is just right for you. We will park as close as possible to the Great Wall at Juyongguan which takes only 2 minutes getting on the actual Wall. The tour also includes a visit to the Sacred Way leading to the Ming Tombs and Dingling Tomb, the only imperial tomb that has been excavated. Lunch is on your own and guide would suggest good local restaurant according to your requirements.
14 Days Private Best China and Yangtze River Cruise Tour.
4 Days Classic Yangtze River Tour gathered more and more wonderful tour route. You will enjoy famous attractions, Chinese culture and feature, Chinese style cuisine and professional service along this trip. Visiting Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Peking Opera in Beijing, Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Great Mosque, Muslim Street in Xian, Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Dujiang Dam, Temple of Marquis Wu in Chengdu, Fengdu, Qutang Gorge, Daning River, Xiling Gorge of Yangtze Cruise Tour.
Mutianyu Great Wall Private Day Tour with Car, Guide, ticket.
• Visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall by your own knowledgeable guide. • Private Car or Van for group under 6 persons and driver. • Round trip Great Wall shuttle bus tickets, Round trip cable car tickets included. • Taste most selected Chinese lunch(pay by yourself) • Learn the history of the Great Wall from your professional English-speaking guide Visit the ancient Mutianyu section on a full-day sightseeing tour from Beijing. Accompanied by your private knowledgeable guide, learn the history behind the 6th-century section and marvel at the spectacular natural scenery that surrounds it. See impressive parapets and defensive watch towers and enjoy an cable car ride. An authentic Chinese lunch before going back to your hotel.
6 days private tour of Beijing and Shanghai by bullet train.
Must-see sights in China - Tiananmen Square, Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City in Beijing, take Chinese bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai, View the soaring city skylines and feel the pulse of modern Shanghai with her beautiful sites. Your guide also will take you to taste the best local cuisine of both cities (pay by yourself) not dining at cheap restaurants for group tourists. Your knowledgeable English speaking guide and your warm driver will make all the transfers and tours easy and full of fun! At the end of the tour you will take the fast train in the world - Shanghai Maglev Train to go to Pudong airport for flight back your home!
13 days Great China Tour Beijing Xian Shanghai Guilin Hong Kong
You will be enjoyed our professional and enthusiastic service during this tour. Viewing the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace in Beijing, visiting the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, seeing Guilin and Yangshuo ’s beautiful and natural landscape in Guilin and Yangshuo and feeling the modern and traditional breath of Shanghai，visiting Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Chen's Family Memorial Hall in Guangzhou and Victoria peak, Repulse Bay, Wong Tai Sin temple in Hongkong.
All Inclusive 2 Day Beijing Custom-Made Combo Tour
This package offers the ultimate flexibility to choose exactly the attractions you want to see in Beijing. There are totally 15 attraction options listed below which cover almost all the highlights in Beijing. They are divided into 2 categories according to their popularity and significance. Please specify the 6 attraction options you want to see when booking the tour or send them to us later. Based on your hotel location and chosen options, we will tailor-make an itinerary and send it to you before the tour. For example: A.24, B.1368
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