Beijing is known for its grandeur - wide boulevards, China's finest museums, impressive temples, and the grand Forbidden City - made up of 800 buildings, it is the largest and best-preserved cluster of ancient buildings in China. Outside of the Forbidden City and throughout Beijing, hidden between the ever-emerging skyscrapers, you'll find the Hutongs, where the ancient way of Chinese life goes on as it has for centuries. The Hutongs are synonymous with a close knit neighborhood or small town, where families have lived in the same home for centuries, every one knows everyone, and the market is just around the corner.

North of Beijing are some of the best preserved sections of the Great Wall - a breathtaking sight as it snakes over the rugged and rolling hills. Built in stages 2,000 years ago, the wall stretches for more than 3,000 miles.

Your visit to Beijing also includes the Ming Tombs. There are 13 tombs across 25 square miles of Chinese landscape. The Ding Ling tomb of Emperor Wanli has been excavated and can be visited. It contained 26 treasure trunks, a gold crown, fabulous headdresses, and was sealed from the inside by two, four-ton, marble doors.

Package Includes:
Choice of accommodations for three nights (extra nights available)
Hotel taxes and service charges

Added Features:
Airport welcome by English-speaking destination repesentative
Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel via motorcoach with an English-speaking guide
Buffet breakfast daily
Half-day city sightseeing tour including Tiananmen Square and an inside visit to the Forbidden City
Full-day Great Wall and Ming Tombs tour including lunch
2,000 WorldVacations WorldPerks Bonus Miles with purchase of air and hotel package