Historical & Modern Beijing Private Tour

Description

Explore Beijing’s contrasts, from its historic lanes and temples to modern landmarks, Olympic venues and lively shopping streets. This private tour combines the city’s traditional character with its contemporary districts.

Itinerary

The day begins with pickup at your hotel lobby at the scheduled time. First, visit the Drum Tower, a historic structure once used to mark the hours. Then travel by rickshaw through the hutongs, narrow old lanes where residents continue to follow traditional ways of life.

Continue to Yonghe Temple, an important Tibetan Buddhist site outside Tibet. Next, see the high-rise district of Guomao, where lunch is served. Afterward, explore the Olympic Village and view the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube, built for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Proceed to the National Centre for the Performing Arts, known for its distinctive egg-shaped design, before finishing at Wangfujing shopping street. You may instead return to your hotel, with arrival around eight hours after pickup.

Services included
Private guide.Hotel pickup from the lobby.Rickshaw ride through the hutongs.

Services not included

Not specified in the provided information.

Meeting point or pickup

Pickup is from your hotel lobby at the scheduled time. The tour can also be arranged as a private airport layover visit, depending on the time available.

Practical information

The hotel-based tour lasts approximately eight hours. Its itinerary can be adapted to your pace. For an airport layover, the places visited depend on the time available and may include the Great Wall or the Forbidden City.