Five-Day Classic Beijing
The full capital in five days — imperial palaces, the Great Wall, royal gardens, temples, art and the Olympic glow. Bookable end-to-end by our team.
Day-by-Day Plan
The Forbidden City. Morning: Forbidden City Central Route (book ahead; ¥60). Afternoon: Jingshan Park panorama and Tiananmen Square. Evening: Wangfujing snack street.
The Great Wall. Bus 877 to Badaling (¥45) for the classic climb; on return, the Drum Tower and Nanluoguxiang hutongs for dinner and a courtyard bar.
Royal gardens. Metro Line 4 to the Summer Palace (¥30, ¥60 combo) — the Long Corridor and Kunming Lake — then Yuanmingyuan next door for the ruined Western Mansions and its haunting history.
Temples & alleys. Morning: the Temple of Heaven (¥15) with its Echo Wall; afternoon: Lama Temple (¥25) and the Confucius Temple lane. Evening: Qianmen and Dashilan old streets.
Art & Olympics. Morning: 798 Art District galleries. Afternoon: Olympic Park — Water Cube (¥30) and the Bird's Nest (¥50) — then Sanlitun for dinner and the neon night.
Book this Beijing itinerary
Hotels, Forbidden City tickets, Great Wall transport and guides — arranged by our team, free of charge.
Five-day budget
About ¥300–600/person/day all-in: metro ¥2–10, entries ¥60+45+60+40+80, hostel ¥55–95 per bed, restaurants ¥15–80. Plan ¥2,000–3,000 total.
Buy a Yikatong card
¥20 deposit at any metro station — bus fares drop 40%, and you can tap the suburban rail to the Wall. Refund only at select stations, so top up small.
Reserve these first
Forbidden City (passport + advance), National Museum (free but reserved) and summer Temple of Heaven palace halls. We book them for you on request.