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No doubt, Beijing is one of the most visited cities on the travel plan of most of the oversea travelers who are interested in China. Beijing is a confluence of the thousand years of the history and ultra-modern reality. In Beijing, you will be delighted and intrigued by its ancient culture and fast development. Beijing is a traveler-friendly city with its arms open for anyone who wants to explore it with any budget.

How to plan your independent travel in Beijing?

Nowadays, individual tourists have easy access to the huge amount of information from internet on any city or any country they are going to visit. Some tourists have the time and the brain to select the necessary travel information to fulfill their independent travel dreams.

Beijing independent travel is possible if you are brave and going to take the adventures. The language barrier is disappearing with more and more local young people learning English language. You will feel it is easy to find the local tourist industry employees eager and willing to be helpful. Infrastructure is improving though Beijing's traffic is not exciting. Beijing has rich historical sites, vivid nightlife and also is a world of shopping.

Step 1: Book your international flights to Beijing
Once you decide to visit Beijing, the first thing you should do is to book your international flights to Beijing. You may use your own travel agency or the online flight booking travel webs such as CheapTickets.com - Expedia.com - Hotwire.com - Kayak.com - Orbitz.com - Priceline.com - Travelocity.com.

Step 2: Book your hotel in Beijing
After your round trip international flights are booked, your next important task is to reserve your hotel in Beijing. There are over 800 star-rated hotels in Beijing. So you have a hard job to find an ideal hotel. You may ask your travel agent to do it for you. Or you may check the hotels through the online hotel booking travel wesbsites such as expedia.com - travelocity.com - booking.com - priceonline.com and many more. If you are mentally drained by the search for the over 800 star-rated hotels in Beijing, you may check our selected three best value hotels in Beijing.

Step 3: Find the top things to see and do in Beijing
Now both your flights and hotels are booked, it is time to search the top things to see and do in Beijing. It takes time to enjoy everything that Beijing City has to offer. But if you only have a few days to spare, you can economize by seeing the top ten attractions in Beijing City or doing the top 10 things. In that way, you can say that you have experienced Beijing City, even if your stay there lasts only for a few days or just the weekend. See Top 10 Attractions in Beijing for more information.

Step 4: How to get from Beijing airport to your hotel
Now your attention is turned to the transfer from Beijing airport to your hotel in Beijing.
First, you should learn some basic information on Beijing Capital Airport. At present there are three terminals - T3, T2 and T1. Most of the international flights arrive at T3 and T2. T2 and T1 are connected by a corridor. T3 is a little far from both T2 and T1. There is a Free Inter-Terminal Shuttle Buses connecting T3, T2 and T1. T3 is the largest single terminal in the world. Please make sure at which terminal you are arriving or departing to avoid a wrong terminal. Detailed information about the terminals at Beijing Capital Airport. You can choose one of the following 4 transportations to go from Beijing airport to your downtown hotel.
Beijing Car Rental
Beijing Airport Shuttle Bus Service
Beijing Airport Taxi Service
Beijing Airport Express Train

Step 5: Schedule your travel in Beijing
Please find below my suggested travel plan for your reference:
1) Beijing in One Day:
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Badaling Great Wall ( or Mutianyu Great Wall )
2) Beijing in Two Days:
Day 01: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace, Beijing Opera
Day 02: Ming Tombs and Badaling Great Wall ( or Mutianyu Great Wall )
3) Beijing in Three Days:
Day 01: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace
Day 02: Ming Tombs and Badaling Great Wall ( or Mutianyu Great Wall )
Day 03: Hutongs, Lama Temple and Olympic Sites, Silk Market, Beijing Opera
4) Beijing in Four Days:
Day 01: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace
Day 02: Ming Tombs and Badaling Great Wall
Day 03: Hutongs, Lama Temple, Olypic Sites, Silk Market, Beijing Opera
Day 04: Beijing Capital Museum, Panda House, CCTV Headquaters Building, Grand Natioal Theatre, 798 Space

Step 6: Get around in Beijing
Generally speaking, getting around or out of town, is quite easy in Beijing. In the past 30 years, Beijing transportation has been improved gradually and greatly - widened roads, lengthened subway lines, more clean buses, more environmentally friendly taxis etc. But like any other metropolitan cities worldwide, you will hit a traffic snag in a peak hour. So try to avoid rush hours and well plan your airport transfer to keep from possible delay.

Beijing Taxi	Beijing Public Bus	Beijing Subway	Beijing Trains
Beijing Flights	Beijing Airlines	Beijing Bike	Beijing Pedicab
Beijing Boat	Beijing Walking

Step 7: Beijing Travel Tips
Traveling is also a way of learning. Beijing, of course, is a world of difference from your hometown. Having some empathy or putting yourself in "Beijing's shoes" is highly recommended. So it is necessary to cram for some basic facts and travel tips about Beijing before starting your trip.

1) Chinese Phrases for Travellers
2) Beijing Student Travel
3) Beijing Independent Travel
4) Beijing Senior Travel
5) Beijing Disability Travel
6) Beijing Women Travel
7) Beijing Facts
8) Beijing Climate
9) Embassies in Beijing
10) Beijing Business Directory
11) Beijing Exhibitions

Book a Beijing tour?

Whether you are a very independent traveler or a frequent travel agency users (there are pros and cons to this approach), when traveling Beijing, it is a great way to combine independent travel with private or group sight-seeing to make the most out of your Beijing trip since Beijing has too much history.

So, to book a Beijing tour from a local travel agency, you'll get much history and fresh knowledge of Beijing from a local English-speaking guide. We organize Beijing tour from the moment you touch down at your airport to when we deliver you back there at the end of a perfect vacation. Or you may choose any of the travel service from us including transport, day tours, accommodation, meal arrangements, night shows, and tour guides.

Beijing Tour packages	Beijing Day Tours	Great Wall Tour	Beijing Coach Tours
Beijing Hutong Tours	Half Day in Beijing	Beijing Bike Tours	Beijing Walking Tour
Beijing Kids Tour	Beijing Side Trips

Beijing Travel Information

Beijing Tour Maps
Top Attractions Map, Beijing Subway Map, Beijing Suburban Map, Beijing Great Wall Map

Beijing Attractions
You are on the page of Beijing Attraction Guide, a big helper for you to locate the attractions you like. It doesn't matter if you will stay here for a day, a few week or even several months: Beijing has much to offer surprising and delightful enough to drag you out of your hotel or your hideout you are calling home.

Beijing Shopping
Panjiayuan Flea Market Hongqiao Pearl Market Baoguosi Culture Market Beijing Antique City

Beijing Dining & Restaurants
Beijing Duck Hotpot Court Food Traditional Snacks

Beijing Entertainment
Kung Fu Show, Acrobatic Show, Laoshe Teahouse, Beijing Opera
1) Beijing Night Life
2) Beijing Sports

Beijing Transportation
Touring Beijing on an escorted tour group is good for the first time tourist. But if you really want to travel independently, you should break off from the pack and do some touring on your own. This page provides you some tips and insight on how to get around in Beijing and some spots in the suburban area.

Beijing Travel Service
1) Beijing Trip Advisor
2) Beijing Tourist Vehicles
3) Beijing Tour Guides

Beijing Travel Community
1) Beijing Travel Forum
2) Beijing Travelogues
3) Beijing Travel Blog
4) beijing China Travel News

Beijing Travel Advice

Tips for Visiting Tiananmen Square
Tips for visiting Summer Palace
Tips for Visiting the Temple of Heaven
Forbidden City Travel Tips – The Palace Museum Travel Tips
Tips for Visiting the Great Wall of China around Beijing
How to Visit Ming Tombs in Beijing
How to visit Beihai Park Beijing
How to visit Shichahai
How to visit Bird’s Nest and Water Cube
How to visit CCTV Tower in Beijing
How to Visit National Grand Theatre in Beijing
Top 10 Most Romantic Places in Beijing
How to Enjoy Beijing Nightlife
Top 10 Beijing Souvenirs
Top 10 Tourist Scams Beijing

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