Everyone photographs the Wall. Almost nobody stands on a stretch of it alone. This seven-day journey is built around that difference — the great sights of Beijing, timed and routed so they feel discovered rather than queued for.
The city first: the Forbidden City with a historian who makes the courtyards talk, hutong lanes by rickshaw and on foot, Peking duck where the locals actually order it. Then out to Mutianyu and beyond — a walk on a wilder, quieter section of the Wall, and a night in the hills so you're on the stones at sunrise.
Small group, never more than twelve. Xi'an and the Terracotta Army bolt on neatly if you have three more days — ask us.
Airport transfer, settle in, and an easy first dinner of dumplings nearby.
Tiananmen, the palace courtyards with our historian guide, and Jingshan hill for the overview at dusk.
The lanes by rickshaw and on foot, the Lama Temple, and Peking duck done properly.
Cable car up, the long walk along the towers, toboggan down if you're brave.
A wilder stretch away from the crowds, a village lunch, and a night in the hills.
Sunrise on the Wall, then a free afternoon: the Summer Palace, 798 Art District, or the markets.
Transfer to the airport — or extend to Xi'an with us.
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