Beijing Forbidden City & Old Summer Palace 6-Day Historical Tour

# * 📢 Pre-departure notice * Within 24 hours after placing the order, customer service will add your contact information; * Before 6 PM one day before departure, a tour notice or staff WeChat QR code will be sent via WhatsApp or email. Customer service and staff will proactively contact you. Please submit identification photos in time to arrange the itinerary. Thank you for your cooperation. # * 🚌 Meeting information Airport/train station pick-up and drop-off service is available. Please inform customer service in advance if needed. # * 📌 Itinerary at a glance * DAY1: Departure city to Beijing to pick up from station/airport to hotel to free activities; Meals: self-catering all day; Accommodation: Beijing * DAY2: Beijing to Tianjin to Italian Style Street to Porcelain House/Wax Museum to Ancient Culture Street to boat trip to sea/Zhang Xueliang's Former Residence to Beijing; Meals: breakfast and lunch; Accommodation: Beijing * DAY3: Temple of Heaven (Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests + Circular Mound Altar + Echo Wall) to Chairman Mao Memorial Hall to Tiananmen Square to Qianmen Dashilar to Palace Museum + Yanxi Palace/Hall of Mental Cultivation; Meals: breakfast and lunch; Accommodation: Beijing * DAY4: Flag-raising ceremony to Badaling Great Wall to Olympic Park to Bird's Nest and Water Cube to China Science and Technology Museum (New Venue)/Old Summer Palace; Meals: breakfast and lunch; Accommodation: Beijing * DAY5: Prince Gong's Mansion to Shichahai to Summer Palace to drive by Tsinghua and Peking Universities; Meals: breakfast and lunch; Accommodation: Beijing * DAY6: Hotel to free activities to drop off at station/airport to departure city; Meals: breakfast; Accommodation: none # * ✨ Core highlights * ⛩️ Temple of Heaven: A sacred place for imperial sacrifices to heaven in the Ming and Qing dynasties, housing the acoustic wonder of the Echo Wall. * 🇨🇳 Tiananmen Square & Flag-raising ceremony: A landmark of the capital, the flag-raising ceremony is solemn and awe-inspiring. * 🏯 Forbidden City: A complex of imperial palaces from the Ming and Qing dynasties, with red walls and yellow tiles showcasing the dynasty's heritage. * 🏔️ Badaling Great Wall: A classic section of the Great Wall, with majestic and vast mountains. * 🏟️ Bird's Nest, Water Cube: Iconic modern architectural features of the Olympics. * 🏞️ Summer Palace: A large imperial landscape garden, with elegant and beautiful lake and mountain scenery. * 🧧 Prince Gong's Mansion: A top-tier princely mansion from the Qing Dynasty, containing the "First Blessing under Heaven." * 🌊 Shichahai: An old Beijing hutong water town, rich in local life and charm.

* 【Explore Ancient Buildings and Feel the Weight of History】 The itinerary covers Beijing's most iconic historical attractions, including Tiananmen Square (a symbol of modern Chinese history), the Forbidden City (the Ming and Qing dynasties' imperial palace, a World Heritage Site), the Badaling Great Wall (one of the Seven Wonders of the World), the Temple of Heaven (an ancient royal sacrificial site), the Summer Palace (a model of royal gardens), and the Old Summer Palace (a combination of historical sites and garden art). These attractions not only demonstrate Beijing's unique historical charm as the capital of China, but also allow you to deeply experience the breadth and depth of Chinese civilization. * 【Pure Itinerary, Focus on Fun】There are no shopping stops throughout the entire trip, focusing on in-depth tours of the scenic spots, ensuring that you can fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of history and culture and enjoy a pure travel experience. * 【Professional Guides, Attentive Service】Equipped with professional guides, providing free car pick-up and drop-off service to ensure a smooth and worry-free itinerary. The guides not only provide detailed explanations, but also flexibly adjust the itinerary according to your needs, making your trip more personalized. * 【Quality Hotel, Comfortable Accommodation】Stay in a brand-name hotel for five consecutive nights and enjoy a high-quality accommodation experience. The hotel is ideally located with convenient transportation, providing you with a comfortable resting environment, allowing you to completely relax after a day of sightseeing. * 【In-depth Tourism, Enjoying Old Beijing Slowly】The itinerary design focuses on in-depth experience, not only visiting classic attractions, but also incorporating Prince Gong's Mansion (a representative of Qing Dynasty palace architecture), Shichahai and other places, allowing you to experience the slow pace and unique charm of old Beijing.

* Regarding Accommodation: The default arrangement is a twin room at the hotel, with 2 adults per room. This tour does not offer room sharing. If you are traveling with an odd number of adults, please be sure to purchase a "Single Room Supplement". A single room will be arranged for solo travelers. If 3 adults are traveling together, please purchase one additional "Single Room Supplement" so that two rooms can be arranged for you. * The above itinerary is for reference only. The actual itinerary for the day shall prevail. * Please be sure to bring your original ID card or valid boarding documents (such as a passport). * Participants of this tour must notify our company in writing of their actual health condition; otherwise, our company will not accept any disputes arising therefrom. * Due to differences between the North and South, please remember to add clothing, drink more water, and pay attention to hygiene in order to maintain sufficient energy for your trip. * Group restaurants are mostly located near scenic spots. If guests choose to cancel meals, please understand that there will be no group restaurants near the hotel upon returning, so arrangements cannot be made. * During the tour, whether in scenic spots or restaurants, there may be queues due to the large number of people. Thank you for your understanding. * Due to political reasons or heavy traffic in Beijing causing traffic jams, scenic spots and roads often experience traffic restrictions and controls. Under the premise of not reducing the number of attractions, the order of visits may be adjusted. The specific arrangement is subject to the actual situation in Beijing. The itinerary is for reference only. * During the group tour, if you choose to leave the group midway for personal reasons, the uncompleted portion will be regarded as your voluntary abandonment, and no refund will be given. * Any extra expenses incurred due to force majeure events such as traffic delays, strikes, weather, aircraft mechanical failures, flight cancellations or changes in time, as well as personal expenses such as laundry, haircuts, telephone calls, faxes, pay TV, drinks, and alcohol in the hotel, self-funded activities at the destination, and all other expenses not included in the "Inclusions" above, shall be borne by the guests themselves. * For all products, children cannot be charged as adults to refund single room supplements, and adults cannot be operated as not occupying a bed. The remaining standards remain unchanged. * Itinerary Order Change Reminder: Due to the Memorial Hall and the Forbidden City being closed every Monday, and Beijing often encountering major conferences or security upgrades that cause scenic spots to be closed or restricted, the tour guide will adjust the order of sightseeing according to the actual situation. The number of attractions and visit time will not be reduced. * In the event that scenic spots are closed or restricted due to policy reasons or force majeure, resulting in failure to visit normally: No fees will be refunded for free attractions within the itinerary, and for paid attractions within the itinerary, the tour guide will refund the travel agency's team price in cash. The tour guide will replace the attractions based on the actual situation. * There are shops near the restaurant, which are not related to the travel agency. Please purchase at your discretion. * For policy-related closures of exterior views, if tickets for the Forbidden City cannot be booked, it will be replaced with Prince Gong's Mansion, or a refund of the ticket will be given. The travel agency will not make any compensation.