If you want to experience the best historic sights in Beijing in one action-packed day or two, you will have a great time on the Historic Beijing Tours. On these exciting tours, your English-speaking tour guide will take on through the busy streets of Beijing on an air conditioned coach. Because the history of the city is so rich and vast, you will have the option of choosing among one of two tours. On the first tour, you will visit Tian'anmen Square, which is famous for its history of Chairman Mao and the communist influence on the region. You will also enjoy an in-depth visit of Forbidden City, or the Imperial Palace Museum, which includes artifacts spanning every dynasty over the course of Chinese history. After lunch, you will then visit the Temple of Heaven, built in the Ming and Qing dynasty as a major religious site. Before your day concludes, you will also have a chance to visit Jiangen Silk Factory for some leisure time shopping.
Or you may choose to take the second tour, where your first stop will be the sacred temple of Yonghe Lamasery. Here, you will enjoy various architectural examples from Han, Mongolia, Manchuria, and Tibet. Then you will travel to the Beijing Zoo, home to many species of local and regional animals, including the endangered Giant Panda. After lunch, you will have time to visit the Summer Palace, which has been a vacationing spot for emperors for over 800 years and includes expansive gardens and brilliant works of art.
Details:
- Price includes a guided tour in an air conditioned coach, hotel pick up and drop off, lunch, and all applicable taxes and fees.
- The length of the tour is approximately seven hours.
- Please check the schedule for dates and times of operation.
