Beijing Urban Adventure - 4 Days - Backpackit

Greeted at the airport/train station by driver and transferred to the centrally located hotel, Beijing Jade International Youth hostel for budget level and Ron Yard Hotel Beijing for tourist level. Join the 1- hour orientation walk hosted by our English speaking staff to get familiar with the surroundings of your hotel and get some basic travel tips about China if your arrival before 2pm.

Full day biking tour through the narrow back streets of the old part of Beijing, to explore the real local things beaten the crowds, pass by Lama Temple, highest academy of Imperial Learning, Nan Luoguxiang Hutong, "Ghost Street"– a 24-hour food street, Houhai Lake areas, Jingshan Park – the hilltop is a great place to have a bird's View of Imperial Palace, Tiananmen Square, "the Egg" - National Theater and the Exhibition hall of urban planning and construction, Qianmen Street- the oldest and most famous business street. You can stop in for a visit at any spots you are interested ( the entrance fee on your own); ride back to your hotel by evening.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at Beijing Jade Hostel, or similar

Full-day Modern Art & Tech tour: In the morning, head for the Northwestern part of Beijing by subway. This part of the city is known as China's Silicon Valley with many of the notable universities and the most important and largest high-tech companies, as well as lots of large electronic products markets. On the way, will stop at Beijing Zoo to witness the lovely Giant Panda Bears, a campus tour of Peking University and visit the Hailong Electronic Product Market. In the afternoon a photo stop at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Parks and get a close look at the Bird's Nest & Water Cube (exterior views), a masterpiece of modern architecture. Then go to the "798" Art Zone, which is a thriving artistic community rebuilt from abandoned military factory complex of unique architectural style, often compared with New York's Greenwich Village or SOHO. Get back to hotel in the later afternoon; enjoy Kongfu show in a local theatre at 19:15pm (Show ticket will be provided in advance , but round transfer to theatre is on your own arrangement).

Measl: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at Beijing Jade Hostel, or similar

Check out time before 12:00 noon if you don't book extension staying here.

Meals: Breakfast