Beijing Extension
Detailed Itinerary Great Wall & Trans-Mongolian Train Nov 23/17
The Great Wall of China.
For those traveling to Mongolia via Beijing, Facts & Highlights ElderTreks offers a four day tour of Beijing • 5-day itinerary: 4 days in Beijing/1 day on the followed by an overnight trip on the Trans Trans Mongolian Train • Start in Beijing and finish in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia • Includes 3 breakfasts & 2 lunches Mongolian Train. in Beijing • Tiananmen Square • Forbidden City • Summer The Beijing pre-extension highlights the city Palace • Great Wall • Ming Tombs • Gobi Desert, Asian Steppe and its famous environs. Beijing translates Departure Dates & Price to “northern capital” and the sights live up Combines with all Mongolia departures. to its reputation as a regal city. Take in the Please Note: Extensions may not have an ElderTreks Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the tour leader. Not all members from the main trip will be participating. Summer Palace and the Great Wall in this from $1695 USD city-overview. Then board the Trans Mon- Based on double-occupancy. golian Train in Beijing, travel north passing Beijing + Train Single Supplement $395 USD for Beijing Hotel through the Great Wall, cross the Gobi Des- only. Single accommodation available in Beijing-only. A non-refundable deposit of $100 USD is required at time of ert and continue on to your final destination booking.
of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Activity Level: Individual walks up to 2 hours. Accommodations Comfortable, centrally located hotel with private bath in Beijing. Travel in 2-berth sleepers with shared toilet facilities on the Trans-Mongolian train.
US/CAN 1-800-741-7956 UK 0808-234-1714 INTL. 001-416-588-5000 www.eldertreks.com DAY 1 BEIJING ARRIVAL — roll out of Beijing in the morning and watch the hustle and bustle of life in Beijing. The train contin- Upon arrival in Beijing, you are met and transferred ues across northern China, to the Great Wall and to our centrally located hotel in downtown Beijing. then to the border of China and Mongolia. The rest of the day is free at leisure. Here, go through customs and immigration and Overnight in Beijing. watch as the undercarriage of the train is changed for the smaller gauge tracks in Mongolia. The train trav- DAY 2 GREAT WALL, MING TOMBS els across the Gobi Desert, across the Asian Steppe After breakfast, travel to the Great Wall and walk arriving in Ulaanbaatar in the afternoon. Spend the this incredible monument. Then travel to the Ming night on the train in comfortable 2-person sleep- Tombs and later return to your hotel. Breakfast and ers with shared toilet facilities. Truly, a remarkable lunch are included today. beginning to your Mongolian adventure. (B) Overnight in Beijing. DAY 5 ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA DAY 3 TIANANMEN SQUARE, Upon arrival in Ulaanbaatar, transfer to our centrally FORBIDDEN CITY AND SUMMER PALACE located hotel. This is the beginning of the Mongolia After breakfast, visit Tiananmen Square, the world’s Tour. You meet up with our Mongolia trip guide and largest square and then pass through the gates fellow trekkers today. Dinner and orientation with at one end of the square into the Forbidden City. our group. Inside, the Forbidden City is truly a city unto itself. Overnight in Ulaanbaatar. There are bridges, spectacular Chinese architecture including former emperors’ quarters and there is even a river that flows through the grounds. In the Heading north to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. afternoon, visit the famed Summer Palace, where in contrast to the more austere atmosphere of the Forbidden City, the Palace has large lakes, beauti- ful shade trees and wonderful walkways along the water’s edge. Breakfast and lunch are included. Overnight in Beijing.
DAY 4 TRANS MONGOLIAN TRAIN After breakfast, transfer to the train station for the Trans Mongolian Train departure. For those of you who have always dreamed of taking this famous train, here’s your opportunity to take it between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar. The sites are spectacular
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