6 Days Beijing & Zhangjiakou Private Olympic Tour
With a history of more than 2000 years, Beijing is a city with both traditional charm and modern appeal. It will be also the first city ever to host both the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics. During this 6 Days Beijing & Zhangjiakou Private Olympic Tour, you will not only visit the city highlights of Beijing including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall,etc., and also experience the 2020 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou.
Highlight
- Visit the city highlights of Beijing including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, etc.
- Make an exciting tour to Badaling Great Wall.
- Explore the Beijing Olympic Park to see the main competition venues.
- Enjoy your time to visit Zhangjiakou which will host some of the events at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Brief Itinerary
- Day 1: Beijing Arrival
- Day 2: Beijing
- Day 3: Beijing
- Day 4: Beijing – Zhangjiakou
- Day 5: Zhangjiakou – Beijing
- Day 6: Beijing Departure
Day 1 Arrival in Beijing
Sightseeing and Activities:Arrive in Beijing
Accommodation: Beijing
Meals: None
Upon your arrival in Beijing, meet local tour guide and driver, transfer to hotel for check in and rest.
Day 2 Beijing
Sightseeing and Activities:Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City. Old Hutong Alleys
Accommodation: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Your private Beijing tour starts from Tiananmen Square, then turn to the adjoining Forbidden City, a must-do when you are in Beijing. Apart from the impressive architecture, the Forbidden City also has a very fascinating history attached. Our guide will give you detailed explication and make the history come alive to you.
In the afternoon, you will feel the scent of Old Beijing by taking the rickshaw through the Old Hutong Alleys.
Day 3 Beijing
Sightseeing and Activities: Summer Palace, Beijing Olympic Park, Olympic Stadium
Accommodation: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Today we will focus on the main competition venues of 2008 Olympic Games, some of which will also be used for the 2022 Winter Olympics. After visiting the beautiful Summer Palace, an ancient imperial summer retreat, you will go to the Beijing Olympic Park, where you will visit the Olympic National Stadium(Bird’s Nest). Remarkably, it hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, athletic events, and football final of the 2008 Summer Olympics. You will enter the stadium to see its interior structure. In the large park, you will also see the unique appearances of Aquatics Center (Water Cube) and the newly built Olympic Tower. Photos can be snapped afar. They make for good photos, especially at sunset.
Day 4 Beijing – Zhangjiakou
Sightseeing and Activities:Sacred Way, Badaling Great Wall, Zhangjiakou City
Accommodation: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
After breakfast, we will take you to visit the Sacred Way first. You will have a leisure walk along the path with animal and ancient official statues on either side. We believe that China Great Wall should be on the bucket list of all travelers. To complete this one, we arrange the Badaling Great Wallfor you today. Please wear a pair of comfortable shoes as there are a lot of steps on the Great Wall. We also suggest you have an sample breakfast at the hotel, because restaurants nearby the site are in low quality and we do not arrange lunch today, you can have some light fast food by yourself.
After that, our journey turns to Zhangjiakou City, bordering Beijing to the southeast. This city will host some of the events at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. After about one hour’ driving, you will arrive at Chongli County in Zhangjiakou. Our guide will help you check in at the hotel and you will stay one night here.
Day 5 Zhangjiakou – Beijing
Sightseeing and Activities: Secrete Garden Ski Resort, Grassland Sky Road, Dajing Gate
Accommodation: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
This morning, you will visit the Secrete Garden Ski Resort, which is chosen as the competition area for snow sports in 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. It is said that more than 20 golden medals will be awarded here in 2022. All the charge occurred in the resort is on your own and lunch is also on your own arrangement.
After having lunch, we will start to drive along the famous Grassland Sky Road, a Chinese “US 66 Route” and take in the beautiful unspoiled landscape of vast grassland, deep valley, meandering river, wild sheep and cattle at the roadside, horses grazing, and high mountains in the distance. It’s like appreciating a long sightseeing scroll painting. Take your camera and capture the beauty.
After that, we will transfer you to visit the Dajing Gate, one of the four famous gates of China Great Wall. The other three are Shanhaiguan Pass, Juyongguan Pass and Jiayuguan Pass. Then we will drive back to Beijing.
Day 6 Beijing Departure
Sightseeing and Activities: the Temple of Heaven, Departure from Beijing
Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast
If your flight time permits, we will arrange you to visit the Temple of Heaven this morning. It is a large beautiful park consisting of a group of ancient sacrificial buildings. The best known is the three-story pagoda, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest (Qiniandian). If you are interested in local people’s daily life, you can arrive early morning when there are a lot of people dancing, singing and exercising.
Afterwards, we will transfer you to the airport and see you off there. Wish you a nice trip home!
Service Included:
- All land transfer and transportation with private vehicle as listed in the itinerary;
- Luggage transfer between airport and hotels;
- Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
- Meals as listed in the itinerary;
- Accommodations with breakfast;
- Skilled driver and experienced English-speaking tour guide;
- Two bottles of water per day each person;
- Travel agency liability insurance.
Service Excluded:
- Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
- Chinese visa fees;
- Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
- Single room supplement;
- Meals not listed in the itinerary;
- Tips to guides and drivers;
- Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
- Personal travel accident insurance;
- All optional programs.
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