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Highlights Badaling Great Wall & Ming Tombs
Days 1Days, Pick up 8:30AM. Retrum 5:30 PM.
Day 1 ① Beijing

Pick up travelers at your hotel between 7:20am and 8:30am, and then drive to Ming Tombs (50 miles away from downtown about one hour driving). Ming Tombs is the best-preserved Chinese imperial tombs with 500 years history. We will visit Changling, the head and the largest tomb of Ming Tombs, where Emperor Yongle(the first emperor in Beijing)and his Empress Xu were buried.

Beijing
Sightseeing on Ming Tombs for 1 hour.
③  Beijing
End the visit of Ming Tombs at about 10:45, before having lunch (11:30), travelers have 45 minutes to have a short visit of  Friend Yongsheng Jade Carving Factory. The jade carving is very famous special local product, it was not only the excellent skill on carving, but also mixes many Chinese traditional cultures.
Beijing
Have traditional Chinese lunch at Jindian restaurant. After lunch driving to the Badaling Great Wall.
Beijing
Sightseeing on Badaling Great Wall for 2 hours. Badaling section is the most famous and best-preserved wall. Its highest point at Badaling is some 800 meters above sea level. Cable car is a good choice if one wants to get to the highest point and take the whole beautiful bird view( optional )
Beijing
On the way to your hotels, we also arrange a short free visit of “the Birds Nest” ---the new Olympic Stadium now being built for the 2008 Olympic Games. And travelers will have a chance to enjoy the Chinese traditional Silk arts.
Beijing
After the tour, transferred back to your hotels.

Cost per person in US$ 

Date 2-5 pax 6-8 pax 10&up pax
2008/10/01---2008/09/30   30 USD/person  (225rmb/person)