• Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - In the morning, a professional guide will meet you in your hotel lobby, and a spacious, comfortable chauffeur-driven minivan will transport you to Tiananmen Square. Accompany your guide for a morning stroll around this city square, where you can capture distant view photos of iconic landmarks such as the Monument to the People’s Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, and the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao.
• Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Pass through the Gate of Heavenly Peace, adorned with Chairman Mao’s portrait, to reach the morning’s highlight - the 600-year-old Forbidden City. It is the largest and most well-preserved imperial palace complex of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 - 1911 AD).

The grand Forbidden City boasts 9,999 rooms! Which parts are the most essential and intriguing? The experienced itinerary designer has carefully selected the top 10 palaces for you, including major ones on the traditional central axis and some unique chambers on the east and west wings.

Note: As the Forbidden City is closed on Mondays, the tour designer has thoughtfully chosen the Summer Palace instead of Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City if your travel date falls on a Monday. The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in the world, offering travelers a wonderful opportunity to admire its serene landscapes and stunning architecture.

• Mutianyu Great Wall - After a 1.5-hour drive, you will reach the Mutianyu Great Wall, the best-preserved and most popular section in Beijing. The itinerary designer has wisely chosen the afternoon for visiting the Wall to avoid crowds, allowing you at least 2.5 hours to explore and take beautiful photos.
• Back Lakes (Hou Hai) - Finally, your tour guide will escort you to the Houhai Lake Area and Yandaixiejie Hutong. For those interested in exploring the area independently at night, we will stop there to drop you off. You can leisurely explore on your own and return to your hotel by taxi. If you prefer not to stay, we will drive you back to your hotel.

The Hutong area is a quintessential representation of old Beijing. With a variety of specialty bars, cafes, and restaurants, it is an ideal place to discover the unique charm of the old alleyways, enjoy the stunning scenery of Houhai Lake, sample authentic local food and snacks, or simply experience the vibrant nightlife of Beijing.

Important note: A private tour will be exclusively arranged for you if your group consists of 9 people or more.

• Hotel pick-up and drop-off within Beijing’s third ring road
• Professional English-speaking tour guide
• Air-conditioned minivan with chauffeur
• Entrance fees to Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall
• Unlimited complimentary bottled water

• Meals
• Gratuities
• Cable car fee at the Great Wall

Join the stress-free Beijing mini group full-day tour, featuring a Price Beat Guarantee and a No Shopping Promise. Begin with a morning stroll through Tiananmen Square, and bypass the ticket line to explore the 600-year-old imperial Forbidden City. Enjoy a 2 to 3-hour hike on the Mutianyu Great Wall. Conclude the day with a visit to the lively Houhai Lake and Tobacco Pipe Lane (Yandai Xiejie) Hutong in the evening.

· Mini group of approximately 12 members, ensuring more personalized service.
· No shopping detours, no factory visits, no tea ceremonies, and no shopping site restaurants, saving at least two hours for a purely sightseeing experience. This tour is designed for guests’ enjoyment rather than shopping commissions.
· Skip the ticket line at all attractions.
· A professional English-speaking guide provides in-depth commentary and photography inspiration.

• We guarantee 100% No Shopping Stops in our tours. When you check some other tours, if they don’t mention no shopping, they MUST have commissioned based shopping stops as jade factory or tea ceremony. Even you don’t see shopping related words in their itineraries or product introduction, it is indeed a shopping tour. Be sure to check out with them about the shopping stops and read reviews from their clients carefully to see what the real experience would be. By joining a shopping tour like that, your time spent on attractions will be shortened, and you will be pressured to buy overpriced items. Normally the so called jade factory or tea ceremony is the tourist trap. You have to stay there an hour or more for those travel agents to get the commission of about US$30 per head from the factory stores. If you prefer to enjoy the tour thoroughly, you are suggested to choose a tour without any annoying shopping stops just like ours.
• Entrance tickets of the Forbidden City are usually released online 7 days in advance and could be easily sold out. Kindly advise you to book the tour 8 days before since the ticket purchase is based on the real name policy. If you book the tour within 7 days before departure, you need to line up at the entrance to buy the tickets. Since it is only for international travelers, so you need to do it by yourself. Your tour guide will let you know how to do it and give you cash.
• We offer free pick-up within the third ring road of the Beijing city. To ensure the morning pick-up going smoothly, we suggest you choose centrally located downtown hotels. If your hotel is beyond our free pick-up range, you may need to get to a meeting point or pay extra for the pick-up. Your travel consultant is ready to help.
• The itinerary schedule or sightseeing order may be adjusted according to the traffic on the tour day.
• Travelers will be picked up in the morning according to their hotel locations. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed the day before. Please be ready at the hotel lobby at least 5 minutes in advance, which is the maximum waiting time. For travelers who are late, please go to meet the group and pay for the taxi personally. No-show is non-refundable.
• Please provide the correct passport information for booking the real-name entrance tickets. And also please make sure to carry the same identification for entry while traveling. Otherwise, entry might not be permitted. If you forgot your passport and need to get back to fetch it, please pay for the transport and later meet the group by yourself.
• Since the Forbidden City is closed on Mondays, this tour designer carefully choose the morning visit to the Summer Palace instead of Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City if your travel date happens to meet Monday.
• Group Size: About 12 people. There are chances that 10% of the tour groups will exceed 12 people but we will make proper arrangements.
• Public Holidays: Please aware there will be large crowds and heavy traffic in Chinese public holidays like May Day from May 1st to 5th and National Day from Oct 1st to 7th. We will do the best to arrange the tour.
• Departures are guaranteed with even two persons.
• Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
• This supplier also offers 2-day mini group tour and multi-day tours. Please search the supplier’s name to check its tour list.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.