Ultimate Beijing Walking Tour

Pick up service is arranged at your hotel lobby in Beijing Downtown, Our Local English Speaking Guid will meet you at your hotel lobby around 8am with a welcome signage "Beijing Private Tour".

Our tour guide will meet you in your hotel's lobby then a short drive heading to the Tian'anmen square to start your walking tour from the very Zero Point of Highways of China on the axis of old Beijing. Tiananmen Square is the geographical center of Beijing City. It is the largest city square in the world, occupying an area of 440,000 square meters (about 109 acres).

Then move on to Forbidden City, also named the Palace Museum, shares the honor of being one of five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, the White House in the U.S. and the Kremlin in Russia. The incomparable palace occupies an area of 720,000 square meters (177.9 acres) and has approximately 8,700 rooms. A high red wall with a total length of 3,400 meters (3,718 yards) encases the palace. The palace, the most magnificent and splendid palace complex in China, was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Building in 1987. It was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the construction of this group of buildings took fourteen years from 1406 to 1420.

After the Forbidden City, you will trek up to a hill behind the Forbidden City – Jingshan Park (altitude: 94meters). You will enjoy a bird eye view of the whole Beijing. Situated in the center of Beijing, Jingshan Park is a beautiful royal landscape garden. Covering an area of 57 acres (about 230,000 square meters), It is found on Jingshan Hill, which was originally named Wansui Hill (Long Live Hill), Zhen Hill or Meishan Hill (Coal Hill). The mid summit of the hill is the highest point in Beijing. Looking from the peak, the visitor is able to get a full and clear view of the Forbidden City.

We will stop at the Shichahai Lake where will have many food options.

After lunch, continue the tour to Shichahai Lake. Located in the southwest of the Drum Tower in beautiful surroundings, Shichahai Lake has a history of about 700 years in the Yuan Dynasty (1279_1368). It assumed its present name in the Ming Dynasty (1368_1644). Strolling along its shoreline, the visitor can appreciate the lake’s glimmering blue water, its graceful weeping willows, its twisting railings and the flower-and-tree-covered central island. Pleasure boats are available for rowing and the banks are amply provided with shady places to rest. A swimming area in the lake is open every summer.

After walking around the lake, will leading you go though the hutongs. There are a lot of interest place you may want to visit. (Nanluoguxiang Street, Drum and bell tower, some local people's home. ) Conected with the hutongs is the magic JingHang Canal,along the canal a relax walking will take you to our Cafe where to conclude the tour and have a cosy coffee break and refreshment as you like, your tour will end at the our coffee shop, Our guide will give suggestions for you on where to go and how to get to the next place..

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