8 Days Hohhot Historical and Cultural Exploration Tour from Beijing

Arrival in Beijing and City Tour

Attraction & Activities:

The Forbidden City,Acrobatics Show,Tiananmen Square,798 Art District

Meals:

Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★City Inn Hotel

Our guide will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to the first destination Tiananmen Square as the starting of your Beijing exploration. As the largest public square in the world, Tiananmen Square can hold over one million people. As a famous monument in Beijing, it is often considered as a national symbol in China.

Next we will proceed to the Forbidden City. It is the best-preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world. With the magnificence of royal architectures and imperial treasures, Forbidden City is a must-visit attraction in Beijing.

Then we will head to 798 Art District. As a leading concentration of contemporary art galleries, 798 Art District is where to discover unique Chinese culture and art with its specialized art shops and exhibitions. After dinner, you will enjoy the Acrobatics Show on ice.

After the show, our guide will transfer you back to the hotel for a good rest.

Beijing

Attraction & Activities:

Juyongguan Great Wall,Beijing Olympic Stadium,Wangfujing & Donghuamen Street

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★City Inn Hotel

After breakfast, we will start the exploration with Juyongguan Great Wall for today. As one of the three greatest mountain passes of the Great Wall in China, Juyongguan Great Wall is a popular destination for people to explore the spectaculars of the Great Wall. Surrounded by mountains, Juyongguan Great Wall is featured by its surrounding beautiful views of verdant trees and blossoming flowers.

After lunch we will proceed to Wangfujing Street and Donghuamen Street, where you can have a feast for numerous shops and various kinds of delicious local Beijing snacks and specialties.

The last stop for today will be Beijing Olympic Stadium, which attracts people by its unique design and humanistic architecture. It would be great to enjoy its exterior and take some beautiful photos there.

After dinner, we will drive back to the hotel for a good rest.

Beijing

Attraction & Activities:

Summer Palace,Niujie Mosque, Muslim Super Market ,The Place-LED Screen

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★City Inn Hotel

The first scheduled destination for today will be Summer Palace. It is the largest and the most well-preserved royal park in China. Having a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces, Summer Palace attracts tourists for its natural beauty and historical sites.

After lunch, we will go to visit Niujie Mosque. As the largest and oldest mosque in Beijing, Niujie Mosque is a must-visit mosque for Muslims. It attracts people by its grand size of architectures with a mixture Islamic and traditional Chinese culture. Then we will visit Muslim Supermarket, which is the largest Muslim supermarket in Beijing that selling various kinds of Muslim food and snacks, and other Muslim featured items.

The last destination will be The Place. As a famous shopping mall in Beijing, The Place is famed for huge LED sky screen. It is a blend of shopping mall, office building, space art and fashion.

After dinner, our guide will bring you back to the hotel for a good rest.

Beijing

Attraction & Activities:

Yandaixiejie,Madian mosque，Bazzar Shopping-Yaxiu Marekt

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★City Inn Hotel

This morning we will go to Madian Mosque at first after breakfast at the hotel. It is one of the famous mosques in Beijing, featured with typical Chinese traditional courtyard styled architecture and quiet environment. You can do prayers in the mosque.

Then we will proceed to experience the ancient Beijing culture and life at Yandaixiejie. Yandaixiejie is also called Tobacco Pipe Lean Street. It is one of the oldest Hutong in Beijing with a history more than 800 years. It got its name as it was used to be famous for sellers of long-stemmed pipes. Along this famous ancient street, there are numerous stores and shops lining on both sides of the street selling various kinds of collections of souvenirs and gifts.

The last activity arranged for today is free shopping at Yaxiu Market. It is a popular tourist market in Beijing and you will find a lot of things to buy at this market.

After dinner, our guide will bring you back to the hotel and you can have a good rest.

Beijing to Hohhot

Attraction & Activities:

Beijing Zoo,Nandouya Mosque,Panda house，Xiushui Market

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will pick you up and transfer to Nandouya Mosque for sightseeing and doing prayers. After that we will proceed to the Panda House inside Beijing Zoo to see the cutest giant pandas.

Then we will have free shopping stop at Xiushui Market, a large famous tourist market in Beijing.

Then our guide will transfer you to Beijing West Railway Station and you will take an overnight train with soft sleeper to Hohhot.

Hohhot

Attraction & Activities:

Xilamuren Grassland,horse racing and wrestling game

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★Deluxe yurt

Hohhot

Attraction & Activities:

Zhaojun Tomb,Dazhao Temple,Inner Mongolia Museum

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, your sightseeing will begin with a visit to Zhaojun Tomb. The Zhaojun Tomb is located by the Da Hi River nine kilometers south of Hohhot. It was built to memorize Wang Zhaojun, a beautiful woman from the Chinese Han Empire who married a Xiongnu Chanyu. As a landmark of Hohhot, Zhaojun Tomb is a must-see attraction for people traveling to Hohhot.

Afterward, we will move to visit Dazhao Temple. Dazhao Temple is a Buddhist monastery in Hohhot. It is the oldest and largest temple in the city. With its impressive buildings, splendid statues, exquisite frescoes, musical instruments and fine collection of Buddhist scriptures, Dazhao Temple is a popular tourist attraction in Hohhot.

The last destination will be the Inner Mongolia Museum. It is a regional museum located in the city center of Hohhot. Founded on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 1957, the Inner Mongolia Museum is a great place to get to know the history and culture of Mongolian people. Among its collections, what amaze people most should be the precious collections of fossils and dinosaur remains found in both Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia. The museum is home to a Chagannuoer dinosaur, which is the biggest dinosaur living in the cretaceous age.

Then our guide will transfer you to the railway station for train back to Beijing.

Beijing

Attraction & Activities:

transfer back to your hotel

Meals:

No meal

When you arrived in Beijing, our guide will pick you up at the railway station and transfer you to back to your hotel. Thanks for having this tour with us!