2-Day Private Tour to Chengde and Jinshanling Great Wall from Beijing

Your private guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Beijing at 7:00am and head to Jinshanling Great Wall (about 2.5 hours driving time). It is the best preserved part of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) with many original features. Jinshanling connects to the Simatai section of the wall in the east and Gubeikou section in the west, retained its original look since its construction several hundred years ago. It is relatively isolated and offers a great view, which attracts the hiking fans all the times. After finish the hiking, relax in the car and you will be transferred to your hotel in Chengde.

Meet your guide and driver in your hotel lobby and head to the UNESCO-listed Imperial Summer Palace of Mountain Resort, built between 1703 and 1792 during the Qing dynasty. This gloriously landscaped summer palace took almost a century to complete and was home to Qing Dynasty emperors, eunuchs, courtiers, and concubines during Beijing's scorching summer months for many years.

After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to small Potala Palace, which is called Putuo Zongcheng. It is a Qing dynasty era Buddhist temple complex built between 1767 and 1771 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796). After a whole day tour, you can relax in the car and enjoy a safe, comfortable transfer back to Beijing.