6 Days Beijing and Chengde Tour

Residencia de Montaña de Chengde

Tour Code: ctbj-6

Tour Type: Private Tour with Exclusive Tour Guide and Driver

Departure Date: Flexible

Tour Highlights:

As a neighbor of Beijing, Chengde is a resource for the imperial family and has many attractions such as the largest royal garden in China - Chengde Mountain Resort and the largest group of royal temples - the Eight Outer Temples, north of the great wall. Come to Chengde to discover the mysteries of northern China.


Itinerary

  • Day1

    Arrival in Beijing

    • No Meals
    • in Beijing
    Arrival in Beijing, the capital of China, your private guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. You have free time for the rest of the day.

  • Day2

    Beijing: Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutongs

    • Breakfast, Lunch
    • in Beijing
    Your visit to Beijing begins with the world's largest public square, Tiananmen Square. Walking through the square, you enter the Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world, where the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasty ruled for nearly 500 years (1420-1911).
    After lunch, continue to your trip through Hutongs by rickshaw, and see houses and courtyards with 100-year history. A visit to a local family offers you an opportunity to understand the way of Chinese life.

  • Day3

    Beijing to Chengde in Vehicle, Jinshanling Great Wall

    • Breakfast, Lunch
    • in Chengdu
    It will take two-hour driving to visit the Jinshanling Great Wall. The Jinshanling Great Wall is located in Bakeshiying in Luanping County, Chengde, and adjacent to the Beijing-Chengde tourist highway. This section of the Great Wall stretches more than 20 kilometers, starting from Wangjing Tower in the east to Longyukou in the west, and is well known for “bricks with Chinese characters block walls, horse-block walls and screen walls with the pattern of Chinese unicorns.”
    Then, we will continue the journey by car (90km) to reach Chengde, one of the main historical and cultural cities in China.
  • Day4

    Chengde: Chengde Mountain Resort and Putuo Zongchengzhi Temple

    • Breakfast, Lunch
    • in Chengde
    After breakfast, today’s visit is Chengde Mountain Resort. Located in the north of Chengde City, the Mountain Resort is the largest imperial garden in China, and mainly consists of the palace area and garden area. The garden area is composed of the lake, plain and mountain zones. The Mountain Resort boasts 72 tourist attractions designated by Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The mountain areas in the west and north of the Mountain resort include oddly shaped peaks, weird rocks and lushly growing trees. For in summer it is very cool, it has been an ideal summer resort since ancient times.
    Putuo Zongchengzhi Temple, erected in imitation of the Palace Potala of Lhasa, is the largest of the Eight Outer Temples and exhibits tankas (Tibetan religious rolls), religious ornaments and two pagodas on sandalwood scale.

  • Day5

    Puning Temple, Chengde to Beijing in Vehicle

    • Breakfast, Lunch
    • in Beijing
    In the morning, visit to the Puning Temple, which was erected in 1755 by Emperor Qianlong in commemoration of the victory over the Mongol rebels. The complex is a harmonious synthesis of Chinese and Tibetan architecture.
    In the afternoon, we will return to the city of Beijing, about 256 km

  • Day6

    Departure from Beijing

    • Breakfast
    You will be transferred to the airport for flights to your next destination.

Price Inclusion&Exclusion

Price Inclusion

•    Tickets: Entrance fees of all attractions listed in the itinerary.
•    Meals: All meals are specified in the itinerary. Breakfast is usually a Western-style buffet at the hotel, or could be a Chinese breakfast in some remote areas. Chinese lunch will be arranged in a local restaurant.
•    Hotels: All rooms have air conditioning and private bathroom, unless specified.
•    Private Transfers: A private driver and a private tour guide will transfer you to airport/railway station, hotel and attractions in the cities in private air-conditioned vehicle.
•    Private Guide: We provide professional licensed tour guides who speaks English or other langauges  acorrding to your requirement. They are responsible, knowledgeable and have a sense of humor to accompany you throughout your journey.
•    Service Expenses (includes planning, handling, operating and communication expenses) and Government Taxes.
•    Insurance: China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance
•    Baggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
Price Exclusion

•    International air tickets to enter and leave China
•    Chinese visa fees.
•    Personal Expenses: For example cost of excess luggage, laundry, beverages, fax, telephone, optional activities etc.
•    Dietary expenses other than meals in price inclusion are not included in the itinerary.
•    The cost of the attraction not listed in the itinerary is not included.
•    Single Room Supplement
•    Tips to tour guides, drivers etc.

Trip Notes

Meals of Global Tour Travels•     Meals
In your itinerary, it normally offers two meals each day: breakfast and lunch. You will have the freedom to choose your own dinner. If you have certain food allergies or special requirements such as vegetarian food, please let us know in advance. We will try our best to satisfy your special needs.
Breakfast
Normally served at the hotel where you stay. Depending on the hotel, breakfast is Western style, Chinese style or a combination.
Lunch - A la Carte 
In order to have our customers to taste authentic Chinese food and avoid tourist menus, we take food quality, dining environment and travel convenience into consideration when planning your lunch. Therefore , we will arrange a la carte lunch at a local restaurant whenever possible. Lunch a la carte is varied with different recommended restaurants and different cities. You could order the dishes according to your taste under the instructions of your guide. However, in some remote regions where it is difficult to find a non-tourist restaurant, you could have lunch at a local tourist restaurant or in a local family.
Your Own Dinner Option
Dinner is not included in our China travel package, unless you have this requirement. Looking for food by yourself could also be one of your best experiences in China. Therefore we offer you this flexibility of food choice. You can ask for your private guide to gain good suggestions.

•   Private Guide & Transfer
You will have a private guide, private driver and an air-conditioned vehicle to accompany you at each destination of your trip, which will provide you with maximum personal care, security and flexibility.
All our guides are qualified and responsible professionals. All our vehicles are clean and in excellent condition, crewed with licensed drivers.
Private Tour Guide
In each city, we have a professional local guide. Our guide picks you up punctually at your arrival from the airport/railway station/spring of each destination. On your way out of that city, your guide will stay by your side until you have checked in and passed through security. All our travel guides in each destination are local and responsible, who know this area well. They accompany you visiting this city during 8 working hours of each day and they will tell background stories of the tourist places, and show you the secret places to take your best Vehicles of Global Tour Travels pictures.
When it is necessary to change your itinerary for unexpected reasons, your private travel guide will suggest alternatives to ensure that you still have an excellent experience.

Private Transfer
With our comfortable and safe private transfer, your trip will be more relaxing and less tiring, keeping you in the best spirits to make the most of your experience in China. In all destinations visited, your vehicle is air-conditioned, clean and expertly maintained. Your private driver is licensed, insured and experienced.
Normally we will arrange vehicles with more space for you and your luggages. Depending on the number of passengers, we generally use sedans or minivans (7 seats) for 4 people or less, large vans or small buses (12-22 seats) for 5 to 12 people, medium cars (33-37 seats) for 13 - 25 people and large buses (more than 45 seats) for more than 25 people.

•     Remarks 
We reserve the right to modify the price due to exchange rate fluctuation
If you have special requirements, please tell us in advance.
We reserve the right of final explanation for any change due to the reasons beyond our control.