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Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs (Join-in Tour)
Tour code: SIC-01
Duration: 1 day
Route: Beijing
Attractions: Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tombs
Itinerary:
Beijing (Lunch)
Departure: Daily
Duration: Approx. 8 hours
Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel between 7:00am and 8:30am
Finishing point and time: Your Hotel around 6:00pm
Program: Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tombs.
Pick-up from your hotel between 07h20am and 08h30, and then drive to Ming Tomes (50 miles away from downtown about one hour driving).
The thirteen Ming Tombs are the best-preserved Chinese imperial tombs with 500 years history. You will visit Changling, the head and the largest tomb of Ming Tombs, where Emperor Yongle (the first emperor in Beijing) and his Empress Xu were buried. The sightseeing on the Ming Tombs takes about 1 hour. The visit to Ming Tombs finishes at about 10h45.
Before having lunch (11h30), you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Friend Yongsheng Jade Carving Factory. The jade carving is a famous special Chinese product, a blend of the excellent skill on carving and Chinese traditional cultures.
Having traditional Chinese lunch at Jindian restaurant. After lunch, driving to the Badaling Great Wall. The hike on Badaling Great Wall takes 2 hours. Badaling section is the most famous and best-preserved wall. Its highest point at Badaling is some 800 meters above sea level. Cable car is available and optional.
On the way to your hotels, we also arrange a short visit to "the Birds Nest"---the main Olympic Stadium now being built for the 2008 Olympic Games. After that, you will have a chance to enjoy the Chinese traditional Silk arts. After the tour, transferred back to your hotels.
Service End.
About Join-in Tour: You'd share one coach and one English-Chinese speaking guide, our guide will take you to all the scenic spots as what listed in the Itinerary.
Guests who participate our Join-in tour will be required to give us your own names and your hotel name, even your room number, because our tour guide will contact guests the night before next day for your visiting, to set the next day's activities and pick up time with you.
Days Available: Daily
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