6D5N Cultural Beijing & Xian

Upon arrival at Beijing International Airport, you are to clear customs and immigration. After which, you will be greeted by our local tour guide and transfer to hotel for your overnight stay.

Breakfast at hotel and your sightseeing begins with the Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall. Being one of the greatest man-made projects in the world, it was initially set up as a fortification to keep invaders from intruding. It is a landmark witnessing the great intelligence and hardship of ancient Chinese people. When you come back from the Great Wall, you will learn to make the colourful Beijing Opera Facial Masks-the cream of Chinese Culture. Facial masks can reflect qualities of different characters and the different colours use also portray a specific characteristic of an individual. Tonight’s dinner, enjoy Beijing most famous culinary dish- Beijing Roast Duck. With its tempting colour, crispy skin and tender meat, this dish is known as one of the best dishes in the world.

Breakfast and proceed to visit the Temple of Heaven, the royal altar where the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped Heaven. In the afternoon, your Hutong discovery begins. Narrow alleys between rows of quadrangle dwellings, presents traditional Beijing Life. You will take a rickshaw to explore the hutongs and visit a local family where you will get to learn about the architecture, landscape and traditional local life. Here, you will learn Calligraphy, the art of writing Chinese characters; play Diabolo (Chinese YoYo). Also, get to enjoy Dumpling Making for your dinner tonight. Dumplings are a staple food of North China. Here, you will be demonstrated of the various types of dumplings and get to learn some basic skills of dumpling making.

After breakfast, proceed to visit the largest city square- Tian-an-men Square. Walk through the square to the Golden Water Bridge. You will enter the largest as well as the best preserved imperial palace complex, Forbidden City. After lunch, you will take a bullet train to Xian. Upon arrival, proceed dinner before checking into the hotel for your overnight stay.

Breakfast, today your tour begins with visiting the incredible life-size Terracotta Warriors. These include underground life-sized soldiers, archers, horses and chariots that represent the army which triumphed over other Chinese armies. Visit the Terracotta Warriors Replica Factory to learn about the process of making Terracotta Warriors. Here, you will be shown how to make them using clay. Moving on, you will visit the Gao Compound, where you will get to enjoy the famous Shadow Play.

Breakfast, this morning visit the Shanxi History Museum, a tribute to Shanxi’s glamorous imperial past. Following this, you will visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is one of the symbols of Xian which was built to house Buddhist Sutras in 652AD. Located in the middle of a beautiful temple complex, the pagoda is a must see for visitors to Xian. In the late afternoon, you will be take a bullet train back to Beijing and transfer to Beijing Airport for your homeward flight to Singapore.