Summary
Beijing Culture & Learning combines 6 days of private touring. The route below is a starting point for a trip tailored to your dates, group and pace.
Brief itinerary
- Day 1 · Arrival
Airport welcome; hotel transfer - Day 2 · Imperial history
Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City; Temple of Heaven; Peking duck dinner - Day 3 · Discipline & defense
Martial arts school visit; farmhouse lunch; Mutianyu Great Wall - Day 4 · Traditional knowledge
Confucius Temple; Guozijian; mortise-and-tenon woodworking; Shijia Hutong Museum; hotpot - Day 5 · Science & sport
China Science and Technology Museum; Workers’ Stadium tour; Water Cube; Bird’s Nest - Day 6 · Departure
Hotel checkout; airport transfer
Detailed itinerary
Day 1 · Arrival
Airport welcome; hotel transfer.
Your guide coordinates the meeting point and transfers around your confirmed travel arrangements. Leave the remainder of the day flexible for check-in, rest and any local walk you choose.
Day 2 · Imperial history
Tiananmen Square; Forbidden City; Temple of Heaven; Peking duck dinner.
Walk through successive gates and courtyards, comparing ceremonial spaces with the more intimate residential areas. Your guide connects the palace layout, roof decoration and imperial symbolism with the lives of its former residents.
Explore the ceremonial architecture and park setting. Notice the circular forms, blue roof tiles and relationship between the principal structures; the surrounding paths also offer glimpses of everyday recreation.
Day 3 · Discipline & defense
Martial arts school visit; farmhouse lunch; Mutianyu Great Wall.
Travel out of the city to the restored mountain ramparts. Choose a walking stretch suited to your group, with time for watchtowers and photographs. Cable-car arrangements and any optional toboggan descent are agreed separately.
Day 4 · Traditional knowledge
Confucius Temple; Guozijian; mortise-and-tenon woodworking; Shijia Hutong Museum; hotpot.
Explore the old lanes at an unhurried pace, noticing courtyard entrances and neighborhood businesses. Courtyard visits, rickshaws and workshops need advance arrangements rather than being assumed available on arrival.
Day 5 · Science & sport
China Science and Technology Museum; Workers’ Stadium tour; Water Cube; Bird’s Nest.
Your guide coordinates the meeting point and transfers around your confirmed travel arrangements. Leave the remainder of the day flexible for check-in, rest and any local walk you choose.
Day 6 · Departure
Hotel checkout; airport transfer.
Your guide coordinates the meeting point and transfers around your confirmed travel arrangements. Leave the remainder of the day flexible for check-in, rest and any local walk you choose.
Planning & inclusions
Request a current quote covering the guiding, vehicle, admissions, meals, accommodation and transfers you want. Prices and included activities are confirmed in your written proposal. Hotel names, performances, workshops and transport connections depend on availability. Bring your passport for reserved entries and transport.
Walking distances, steps and activity intensity can be adjusted. Great Wall access, night visits, museums, special tours and workshop sessions are reconfirmed for your date. Tell us about mobility needs, ages and dietary requirements when enquiring.
This private program is tailored and quoted by Great Wall Adventure Club.