Beijing Side Trips
Well-designed side tours are special for you to perfect your trip in Beijing! Here are so many fascinating lines to choose.
[from:$80.00] Huangyaguan Great Wall & Eastern Qing Tombs
- Destination: Beijing→Huangyaguan Great Wall→Eastern Qing Tombs
- Duration: Day tour
- Good time to visit: All year
- Highlights: -
[from:$85.00] Jimingyi Ancient Post Station & Xuanhua Cultural
- Destination: Bejing→Jimingyi→Xuanhua
- Duration: Day tour
- Good time to visit: All year
- Highlights: -
[from:$220.00] Qinhuangdao, Shanhaiguan Pass and Great Wall, Beidaihe Seaside
- Destination: Bejing→Qinhuangdao→Shanhaiguan→Pass→Beidaihe
- Duration: 1night/2days
- Good time to visit: May - October
- Highlights: -
[from:$205.00] Chengde: A Refreshing Escape
- Destination: Beijing→Chengde
- Duration: 1nights/2days
- Good time to visit: May - October
- Highlights: Chengde is an 18th-century imperial resort, about 250 km northeast of Beijing. It was discovered by the early Qing emperor Kangxi in the late 17th century, who found the cool summer climate and natural scenery appealing as a summer retreat. Kangxi and his successors built some 72 palaces there by the end of the 18th century, along with replicas of the Potala Palace of the Tibetan Buddhist lamas. It show respect to minority envoys by building replicas of minority architecture. Qing Emperor Kangxi called it the Imperial Summer Resort, or Escaping-the-heat Mountain Villa. Today Chengde is a popular tourist center and now a summer retreat for Beijing urbanites.
[from:$600.00] Chengde, Grassland and Great Wall tour
- Destination: Beijing→Chengde→Sihanba Grassland→Jinshanling Great Wall
- Duration: 3nights/4days
- Good time to visit: Middle June to Middle September
- Highlights: Chengde is an 18th-century imperial resort, about 250 km northeast of Beijing. It was discovered by the early Qing emperor Kangxi in the late 17th century, who found the cool summer climate and natural scenery appealing as a summer retreat.
Saihanba Greassland: means 'beautiful highland' in Mongolian. Situated at the boarder of HeBei and Inner Mogolia provinces, SaiHanBa National Forest and Grassland park was the hunting field of the Qing Emperors. It's the closest place to the capital where one can grasp what it is like to live on the grassland like nomads.
Jinshanling Great Wall: Jinshanling section is notable for its diversity. There is a watch tower every 100 meters or so, and in some places the interval is only 50-60 meters. Such a density is really rare on the whole length of the Great Wall. Another feature is the “Barrier Wall”. Moreover, it has much more watchtowers and beacon towers than any of the other sections of the wall.
