3-day leisure tour in Beijing

Route Overview

D1: Qianmen Street → Dashilan → Beihai Park → Drum Tower
D2: Simatai Great Wall
D3: Bird's Nest → Water Cube → China Science and Technology Museum → China Nationalities Park

If you have visited the Forbidden City and the Great Wall before and want to try more new ways to explore Beijing, you can refer to the following “Leisurely Three-Day Tour in Beijing”.

Go Sightseeing Guide

morning

Tour from the south to the north from Qianmen in the city center: In the morning, visit Qianmen Street. You can buy authentic old Beijing brands at Dashilan on the west side of Qianmen Street, and taste special Beijing food at Xianyukou on the east side. In the afternoon, visit Beihai Park, go boating on the lake, and enjoy the scenery of the White Pagoda. In the evening, visit the unique shops around the Drum Tower, buy some creative products, and experience the style of Shichahai bars.

Qianmen Street → Dashilan → Beihai Park → Drum Tower

Qianmen Street

Dashilan

Beihai Park

Drum Tower

Go Sightseeing Guide

If you don't like the crowded Badaling Great Wall, you can go to the Simatai Great Wall, Jiankou Great Wall or Gubeikou Great Wall in Huairou. The wild Great Wall there is more original, more majestic and steep than the Badaling Great Wall, and there are many foreign tourists.

Simatai Great Wall

Go Sightseeing Guide

After visiting Beijing's most classic and popular attractions, you may want to check out the new buildings. The Olympic venues Bird's Nest and Water Cube have become Beijing's new landmarks. Other places to visit in the same area include the China Science and Technology Museum and China Nationalities Park.

Bird's Nest → Water Cube → China Science and Technology Museum → China Nationalities Park