Highlights Tour of Beijing by AirAsia
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Departing at 18:40 from Kuala Lumpur Airport, you will land at Beijing Daxing International Airport at 01:15am in the following day after the 6h35m flight. Transfer to the hotel and have a good rest.
Meals: No meal
You will have a free morning. At noon time the guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby and transfer to have lunch. In the afternoon, explore the Summer Palace, the favorite summer residence of Qing’s Imperial rulers, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site since 1998.
Later, have a stroll at Houhai area, the old quarter of Beijing and experience the lifestyle of local Beijingers.
Meals: B, L
After breakfast, drive to Juyongguan Great Wall. As one of the three greatest mountain passes of the Great Wall in China, the present pass route was built in the Ming Dynasty and received much renovation later. It was a very important strategic place connecting the inner land and the area near the northern border of China. It was also used to defend the ancient city of Beijing.
After lunch, you will head for Wangfujing Street, which is one of the most famous shopping street in the country. At its affiliated snack street, you will have tons of food options including the local Beijing snacks and specialties.
Meals: B, L
Full day trip in Beijing today. Your first stop is the Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world, where solemn ceremonies of raising/lowering the national flag in every morning or sunset time are held here. Then go to the Forbidden City. Standing in the center of Beijing, it is protected by high walls and a moat on all four sides and consists of dozens of halls and courtyards. Admire one of world's most legendary ancient royal palaces and the treasures kept on display.
At last, pay a visit to Temple of Heaven, a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation. Today, there are many public activities and performances are held in the park.
Meals: B, L
After breakfast, transfer to visit Yonghe Lamasery, it is the largest monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing, where used to be the mansion of Prince Yong, and later he became the Emperor of Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty (1616-1912). Then the mansion was converted into a Buddhist Temple in charge of Tibetan Buddhism affairs across the country. After lunch, transfer to Xiushui Street (Silk Market), a well-known market for selling clothes, hats, handbags, shoes, and silk fabrics, etc.
Later head for the PLACE shopping mall. It’s a trendy lifestyle shopping complex and a blend of shopping mall, office building, space art and fashion, which has a walkway boulevard with Asia's largest sky-screen overhead. A great spot for pictures!
Transfer to the airport and board your AirAsia flight back home (departing at 02:30am)
Meals: B, L
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