China · Beijing · Mutianyu · Chengde
Imperial Beijing & The Great Wall
7 WondersUNESCOHistorical
Walk the Mutianyu ramparts as they climb into the hills, then trade the Forbidden City's red walls for the imperial retreat of Chengde.
Duration
6D 5N
Tour code
CNBCG08
Season
Autumn
Group size
Up to 16
Trip highlights
- Mutianyu section of the Great Wall via cable car
- Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
- Chengde Mountain Resort, a former imperial summer palace
- Temple of Heaven morning tai chi encounter
Day by day
- 1
Arrive Beijing
Transfer to your hotel; welcome dinner of Peking duck.
- 2
Forbidden City & Tiananmen
Full day exploring the imperial palace complex and its surrounding squares and gardens.
- 3
The Great Wall at Mutianyu
Cable car up to the wall for a walk along one of its best-preserved sections, with a toboggan ride down.
- 4
On to Chengde
Drive to Chengde and visit the Mountain Resort, once the Qing emperors' summer escape from the capital.
- 5
Return to Beijing
Morning at the Temple of Heaven before driving back to Beijing for a hutong bicycle-rickshaw tour.
- 6
Departure
Transfer to Beijing Capital International Airport.