School Geography trip to Beijing

Beijing is an excellent place to study facets of human geography, whilst the physical landscape has many interesting features outside the city. There is an unparalleled wealth of discovery to delight and intrigue travellers as they explore Beijing's ancient past and enjoy its exciting modern developments. The city's centre is Tian'anmen, and the city spreads out in bands of concentric ring roads radiating from Tian'anmen itself. Beijing is on flat land but is strategically close to hills and mountains, as well as plains and the sea. Beijing has been the home of three major Chinese dynasties for the past 1000 years and as such has a rich heritage that can be discovered in the cities many museums. The Ming Tombs provide a fascinating insight into the human manipulation of natural features for their own interest.

from £949 pp

5 days/3 nights

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Includes:

Return flights inclusive of tax
Destination airport transfer
3 Breakfasts – 2 lunches – 2 dinners
City tour inclusive of visit to the forbidden city
Tian’anmen square and the summer palace
Evening Acrobatic Show
Excursion to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs
Comprehensive medical and travel insurance
FREE staff place ration 1:10
Itinerary planning service
Detailed info pack
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Tiananmen Square

The Tiananmen Square is in the centre of Beijing, is said to be the biggest square in the world. It is 880 metres from north to south, and 500 metres from east to west, with total area of 440,000 square metres and can hold one million people. The Tiananmen Gate Tower sites at the north, the Monument to the People's Heroes dominates the centre, the Great Hall of the People and the Museum of the Chi...

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Forbidden City

Lying at the centre of Beijing is the Forbidden City - the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties it is now known as the Palace Museum. Rectangular in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six metre deep moat and a ten metre high wall are 9,999 buildings. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section or the Outer Co...

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The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 4,163 miles from the east to the west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections of the great wall are now in ru...

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Beijing Opera

Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China.

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	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Day 1	Overnight Flight from the UK to Beijing
Day 2	Arrive into Beijing and transfer to your accommodation	Freshen up and relax	Free time to explore
Day 3	Depart for your morning tour visiting Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City	Afternoon visit to the Summer Palace	This evening enjoy dinner and an Acrobatics Show
Day 4	Depart your hotel for your visit to the amazing Great Wall and Ming Tombs with lunch en-route.		This evening enjoy a Peking Roast Duck Dinner.
Day 5	Transfer to the airport, fly back to the UK

Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.

Hademen Hotel

Beijing Hademen Hotel is a three-star hotel. The hotel has 215 guest rooms of various types, 21 office rooms and meeting rooms and multifunctional halls of various sizes.

The hotel is constructed with centralized air conditioner, fire control, communication system, business center, shopping center, beauty salon, massage, hairdressing, laundry, foreign exchange, taxi, train and plane ticket booking, parking places, singing and dancing hall ect.