FREE SAMPLE ITINERARY
Four days in Beijing.
The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and the hutongs: a sample route for a first visit to Beijing. Every page of the guide is below.
- The four days at a glanceWhere you are each day, a base near Wangfujing, and one highlight to look forward to.
- Days 1–2, imperial BeijingQianmen, a palace-style welcome banquet, the Forbidden City, the view from Jingshan and Peking duck.
- Days 3–4, the Great Wall and gardensMutianyu Great Wall, lamb hotpot, Shichahai after dark, the Summer Palace and the Drum Tower hutongs.
- Make it yoursFive places to add or swap in, from Yonghe Temple and Liulichang to the 798 Art District.
- The tablePeking duck, lamb hotpot, a palace-style welcome banquet and an optional royal-style afternoon tea.
- A note for each dayWhat can move with your flight time, entry times, the weather or the season.
