Beijing Women Tour
Overview
Visit Beijing highlights including the Great Wall, Forbidden City and hutongs on an unforgettable women-focus vacation tour. With all the hallmarks of a classic ETC Beijing tour – world-class attractions sightseeing, traditional culture immersion, local foods and real life experience, and an added special focus on women travel – with local female tour guide and female favorite activities, this trip takes you to explore this incredible city safely, enjoyably, actively, and through the eyes of women.
Best for: Women Traveler
Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights
Destination: Beijing
Travel Style: Private guided tour - Flexible & Free to customize
Highlights:
• Visit the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace - can't missed Beijing historical sites
• Amazing travel experience in Gubei Water town with night visit to the Great Wall
• Crazy foodie experience for local foods and snacks
Customize Your Tour:
☑ Travel Dates ☑ Your Interests ☑ Your Travel Style
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Arrive at Beijing airport. Your private Easy Tour China guide will greet you at the exit of the Arrival Hall and then transfer you to hotel in city downtown of Beijing. Your guide will help with check-in procedures. (Female guide and driver are available if required). The rest time is for your own exploration.
Kind Note
- The crime rate is relatively low in China, it is safe for women to travel in China. Nevertheless for your safety, please avoid walking alone into dark alley at late night.
- Most public restrooms don’t provide toilet paper, so it is better to carry some tissues with you when you traveling.
- It is safe for women travelers to take public transportation, but please avoid getting into black cabs, sometimes they charge ridiculous amount of money.
Private escorted tour to the largest city square in the world - Tian’anmen Square. Then walk through the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian’anmen Gate) to the Forbidden City, which is the largest imperial palace in China for 24 emperor’s reign during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is protected by high walls and consists of 980 magnificent wooden buildings with 8,886 rooms. Learn from your guide about the stories of some important women, such as Empress Dowager Cixi, who used to live in Forbidden City.
Afternoon you will go ahead to explore Hutong alleyways, it is the best way to witness local Beijinger’s lifestyle and traditional culture. Have a deeper understanding of women of Beijing. You will visit a local family in Hutong and take a fun-filled Chinese paper-cutting class. (Painting Peking Opera Mask, Making Chinese knot, Learning Chinese calligraphy are also available)
Taste Peking roast duck for dinner at one of the best local restaurants. Used to be a royal court dish with a history of around 1500 years, it is the most famous Beijing dish and a must for your Beijing food tour.
Meal: B, L
The Great Wall is a must-visit sight when visiting Beijing. Today we will visit the Great Wall at Simatai. Unlike the Badaling and Mutianyu sections of the Great Wall, Simatai section is more authentic, which can be said as the most unique one. It has not been renovated or restored since it was built 500 years ago. Date on which they were made and the code numbers of the armies that made them can still be seen on the bricks of Simatai Great Wall. There is a famous story happened on the Great Wall about a woman named Lady Meng Jiang that you may learn from your guide what it is about if you’re interested.
After leisure hiking tour on the Great Wall, we will go ahead to see Gubei Water Town which is located at the foot of Simatai Great Wall. The renovation of this 1000-year-old town has been beautiful done. If time permits, it is suggested to stay one night to enjoy the night view of the town.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- If it is winter season, enjoy yourself hot spring bath – a perfect treatment for women after a walking day,
- Visit Simatai Great Wall at night. Simatai is the only section of the wall which is lit up and open to tourists at night, the trip will last about 1 hour.
Tips for visiting Simatai Great Wall:
- Opened section on Simatai is between No. 1 and No. 10 of East Towers. East Tower 2 is the walking entrance, and upper station of cable car is at East Tower 5.
- Opened section for night visit is Tower 5 and Tower 6 only.
- It is generally downhill from Tower 10 to Tower 1. It will be a challenge to walk from Tower 1 to Tower 10!
- For senior women visitors and people with walking difficulties, it is suggested to take cable car to Tower 5 and visit the highlights of Simatai Great Wall from Tower 5 and Tower 6.
Meal: B, L
Check out at your hotel after breakfast, and then we will head to the Summer Palace for visit. It is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years. While you tour to Summer Palace, you can not only escape the heat and enjoy the visual feast here, but also experience the gorgeous and profound Chinese culture.
After that, transfer to airport of train station in time for your departure.
Meal: B
