📌 Program Overview
This 4-day / 3-night In-Depth Beijing private tour is designed for travelers who want a fuller Beijing experience with imperial landmarks, local neighborhoods, temple culture, royal gardens, and the Great Wall.
Compared with a shorter classic Beijing itinerary, this route gives more time for the Forbidden City area, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, hutong neighborhoods, and Mutianyu Great Wall. It is suitable for travelers who want a better-paced Beijing stay instead of rushing through the main highlights.
This sample itinerary includes selected hotel accommodation, hotel breakfasts, private English-speaking guide service during sightseeing, local private vehicle service, listed visits, and pickup or drop-off according to the confirmed itinerary.
✨ Tour Highlights
• Explore Beijing’s imperial landmarks, temples, gardens, hutongs, and Great Wall
• Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, and the Temple of Heaven
• Enjoy the Summer Palace, lake views, royal gardens, and historic corridors
• Walk along Mutianyu Great Wall with private guide and vehicle support
• Travel privately with hotel stay, arranged transport, no group merging, and no shopping stops
👥 Who This Tour Is For
This tour is suitable for first-time Beijing visitors who want more depth than a quick 2-day or 3-day route.
It is a good option for couples, families, senior travelers, culture-focused visitors, and small private groups who want a comfortable Beijing program with enough time for major landmarks, local neighborhoods, and the Great Wall.
It also works well for travelers who start their China trip in Beijing and want a well-organized first stop before continuing to another city.
🧩 Customization Notes
This sample itinerary can be customized based on arrival time, departure time, hotel preference, room arrangement, group size, and preferred pace.
The tour can start from Beijing Capital Airport, Daxing Airport, a railway station, downtown hotel, or another confirmed Beijing pickup point. The final drop-off can be arranged at a hotel, airport, railway station, or another confirmed Beijing location.
If Forbidden City tickets, Tiananmen entry, or museum reservations are unavailable, the route can be adjusted with suitable alternatives. The Great Wall section can also be changed to Badaling, Jinshanling, or another section with a revised quote.
🗓️ Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Beijing Arrival, Temple of Heaven and Local Neighborhood
• Meet your private English-speaking guide and driver at the confirmed Beijing pickup point
• Visit the Temple of Heaven, where emperors once held important ceremonies for good harvests
• Walk through a nearby local area or park if arrival time allows
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• If arrival time is late, the first-day visit may be shortened or moved to another day
• Transfer to your selected Beijing hotel and check in
• Stay overnight in Beijing
Day 2: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Jingshan Park and Hutong Area
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Tiananmen Square if reservation and local entry control allow
• Continue to the Forbidden City, Beijing’s former imperial palace complex
• Visit Jingshan Park for a classic viewpoint over the Forbidden City if timing and weather allow
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Add a hutong walk or local neighborhood visit in the afternoon if time allows
• Return to your hotel or enjoy free time in the evening
• Stay overnight in Beijing
Day 3: Mutianyu Great Wall and Optional Olympic Park View
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Travel by private vehicle to Mutianyu Great Wall
• Visit Mutianyu Great Wall with time to walk along restored watchtowers and mountain scenery
• Cable car, chairlift, or toboggan arrangements can be confirmed based on the final quote and guest preference
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Return to Beijing in the afternoon
• If timing allows, stop near the Olympic Park area for an exterior view of the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube
• Stay overnight in Beijing
Day 4: Summer Palace, Lama Temple or Confucius Temple and Departure Transfer
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Visit the Summer Palace for lake views, gardens, corridors, and royal architecture
• Continue to the Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, or another selected cultural site depending on opening hours and final route design
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Transfer to a selected Beijing airport, railway station, downtown hotel, or confirmed final drop-off point
• The tour ends after the final transfer
📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ Included
✅ Selected hotel accommodation for 3 nights
✅ Hotel breakfasts as listed in the itinerary
✅ Private English-speaking guide during the sightseeing itinerary
✅ Private vehicle service for local sightseeing and transfers according to the itinerary
✅ Beijing pickup on Day 1 and final drop-off on Day 4
✅ Tiananmen Square visit or reservation support if available
✅ Forbidden City standard ticket if available for the confirmed date
✅ Jingshan Park ticket if included in the final confirmed itinerary
✅ Temple of Heaven ticket
✅ Summer Palace ticket
✅ Mutianyu Great Wall entrance ticket
✅ Mutianyu shuttle bus and cable car, chairlift, or toboggan arrangement if included in the final quote
✅ Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, or selected cultural site ticket if included in the final route
✅ No shopping stops
✅ No group merging during sightseeing
❌ Not Included
❌ International or domestic flights
❌ Lunches and dinners unless clearly included in the final quote
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Optional activities not listed as included
❌ Extra hotel room charges, upgrades, or extra bed fees
❌ Drinks, snacks, minibar expenses, and tips
❌ Travel insurance unless clearly arranged separately
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
💰 Price / Quote Information
Approximate starting price: from USD 800 per person.
This reference price is based on about 4 travelers sharing 2 standard rooms. It includes private English-speaking guide service, local private vehicle service, selected hotel accommodation, listed attraction visits, basic ticket arrangements, and the services described in the sample itinerary.
The actual price may vary depending on travel dates, hotel level, room arrangement, group size, attraction reservation availability, Great Wall cable car or toboggan arrangement, meal standard, pickup and drop-off points, and itinerary adjustments.
Please send your travel dates, number of travelers, preferred hotel level, room requirements, arrival city, departure city, and special interests. We will prepare a customized quote based on the final itinerary.
🏨 Hotel Notes
The standard route includes 3 nights in Beijing.
Hotel names, room types, breakfast arrangements, and availability will be confirmed after travel dates and room requirements are provided. Early check-in, late check-out, upgrades, extra beds, and special requests depend on hotel policy and availability.
If you already have your own hotel in Beijing, the quote can be adjusted to remove hotel accommodation.
🚆 Transport Notes
This tour usually uses private vehicle service for Beijing city sightseeing, Great Wall travel, and transfers.
Airport, railway station, and hotel pickup can be arranged according to the confirmed route. Driving time between Beijing city attractions and Mutianyu Great Wall may vary depending on traffic, weather, holiday crowds, road conditions, and local control measures.
⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a private tour with one group per booking
• A private English-speaking guide is included during the sightseeing itinerary
• Passport information is required for hotel check-in and some attraction reservations
• Please bring the original passport used for booking on the travel day
• Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square visits depend on reservation availability and local entry control
• The Forbidden City is usually closed on Mondays except for selected public holidays or special arrangements
• The itinerary may be adjusted due to traffic, weather, opening hours, crowd control, security checks, hotel arrangements, or local conditions
• This tour includes walking in large palace areas, public squares, parks, temple grounds, Great Wall steps, gardens, and city neighborhoods
• Final pickup, drop-off, hotel, guide, vehicle, ticket, and sightseeing details will be confirmed before the travel date
📍 Pickup / Drop-off Information
Day 1 pickup can usually be arranged from Beijing Capital Airport, Daxing Airport, Beijing railway stations, downtown hotels, or confirmed Beijing pickup locations.
Day 4 drop-off can usually be arranged at Beijing airports, railway stations, downtown hotels, or confirmed Beijing drop-off locations.
Please provide accurate flight, train, hotel, passport, and contact information when requesting a quote or booking the tour.
