Airport Layover: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace Private Tour

Airport Layover: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace Private Tour

If you have a longer layover of 12-14 hours, then the Great Wall of China awaits you and you can also select our Beijing layover tours bringing you to other Beijing highlights. This private tour take you to the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China

1. Pick up at Beijing Capital International Airport.

2. This tour starts at the Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palaces group with 500 years history in the world. it served as the seat- bed of the Emperors in Ming and Qing Dynasties as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.Visit the Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north for 2 hours.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China

3. On the way to Temple of Heaven, you will have a chance to visit the Chinese traditional medicine culture.

4. After having a short rest, we'll visit the Temple of Heaven -- the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where the ancient Emperors prayed for peace and harvest.It is located in the southern part of Beijing, and had been one of the most holy places for the whole country for more than five centuries. It used as a complex of sacrificial buildings for the Ming and Qing emperors. The visit to Temple of Heaven takes about 1 hour.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China

5. After Chinese lunch (40 minutes) in Restaurant, Driving (30minutes) to Summer Palace, the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden. It is regarded as a museum of gardens in China. The visit takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

6. Finally, you are returned to Beijing Capital International Airport.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes