4 Days Beijing Tour with 1 Night Stay at Gubei Water Town & Simatai Great Wall

Itinerary

Day 1: Airport Pickup & Temple of Heaven Tour

Pass By: Beijing Capital International Airport, Shunyi, Beijing, China
Your local tour guide will meet you at Beijing Airport after reclaiming your luggage and clearing customs. The driver will transport you in a comfortable vehicle to the hotel and help you with the check-in procedure.

Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Then the tour guide will accompany you to see the Temple of Heaven with its unique architectures, where the emperors worshiped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pentahotel Beijing, a 4-star hotel

Day 2: Highlights in Beijing City

Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
In the morning, you tour guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel. Then, come to Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world. It is also a place to honor the birth of new China and those people who had great contributions to this republic country. If you have more interest to this scenic spot, you can get a further introduction from your knowledgeable guide.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Walk to the northernmost part of the square, and you will see the Forbidden City. Used to be a palace for 24 emperors, it has immense scale and distinctive building characteristics. Getting the knowledge from your guide about the long history of this best preserved imperial palace, you will have a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan), No.44 Jingshanxi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Later, you will have a panoramic view of the Forbidden city in Jingshan Park.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Hutong Tour, No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District, 100009, Beijing, Beijing 100009 China
After lunch, have a Hutong tour by rickshaw. Hutongs mean narrow alleys lined with old residential courtyards. Wander along these winding lanes, immerse yourself in the peaceful and comfortable atmosphere.

After that, you will be escorted to the hotel.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Western buffet breakfast at hotel
• Lunch: A la carte lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pentahotel Beijing, a 4-star hotel

Day 3: Gubei Water Town and Simatai Great Wall Night Tour

Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
This morning, you will have a visit to the Summer Palace.It used to be a royal garden as well as a summer resort. You can appreciate the typical Chinese classical buildings connected by zigzagging corridors and bridges distributing among the hills and lakes harmoniously.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Gubei Water Town, Simatai villege, Gubeikou town, Beijing China
A 2-hour private drive will transfer you to the town. Upon arrival, the guide will assist you to check into a hotel. And then the free time is left for you to have a rest or wander in this town to relax yourself.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Simatai Great Wall, Gubeikou Town, Beijing 101508 China
At 7 o'clock in the afternoon, you will be accompanied to take a round-trip cable car to visit the Simatai Great Wall. It is the only section which is open to tourists at night. There you can enjoy a sunset view and overlook the whole town. The night tour of Simatai will last for about an hour.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight at Gubei Water Town Changcheng Inn, a 4-star hotel

Day 4: Simatai Great Wall and Departure from Beijing

Stop At: Simatai Great Wall, Gubeikou Town, Beijing 101508 China
This morning, you will climb on the Simatai Great Wall with the company of your tour guide. In order to avoid the crowd and have a better experience, you will set out at 8 o'clock. Hike on the most steep and dangerous part of the Great Wall while appreciate the charming scenery. After that, you will take a cable car to descend the Simatai Great Wall.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Gubei Water Town, Simatai villege, Gubeikou town, Beijing China
Then our guide will take you to tour around the town. You will have a chance to experience Chinese traditional arts and crafts by learning paper-cutting or painting the Spring Festival pictures.

After an a la carte lunch, you will be escorted to the railway station or the airport according your plan.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: A la carte lunch
No accommodation included on this day.