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5 Days Great Wall Marathon with Beijing Tour |
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- Trip highlights: The Great Wall Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K will be held on May 21, 2011. This package is for runners and spectators, includes tours in Beijing to witness its fascinating culture and Olympic memories the Games.
- Tour price: From
$
398.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Beijing
- Tour code:
SWGWM01
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Beijing |
Today's Activities: |
| Pick up by our English speaking tour guide from Beijing and drive to hotel. Free time for the rest of the day. If you want to sign up for Great Wall Marathon, please print the runners entry form, sign and photo it, send it to us as an attachement by email before March 21. |
| Runners Entry | Step 1 Runners Sign up:
www.chinadiscover.net/images/beijingpicture/greatwall/runner-entry-form-great-wall-marathon.doc (Print, sign, photo, email)
Step 2 Pay USD 550 for a package
www.chinadiscover.net/images/beijingpicture/greatwall/550USD-…… | | Beijing | As the center of politics, cultural and international exchange, Beijing is a modern metropolis full of vitality.
For the history buffs, Beijing is a living museum, but it has something to offer everyone. It is also the starting point for most of our…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Lao She Tea House: Lao She Tea House is one of Beijing's most famous tea house, and has been visited by a number of well-known politicians. It is a wonderful entertainment house with short shows by comedians, singers, musicians, acrobats and opera performers. |
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| Day 2 Beijing (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Great Wall Marathon Inspection Day for runners and spectators on May 19. Pikup from Beijing International Hotel at 05h30, drive 2.5 hours to Huangyaguan Great Wall. Race-entry-meeting from 08h15 to 08h45. Course inspection from 09h00 to 10h30: All runners must walk the 3.5km of the wall that is part of the Great Wall Marathon course to familiarize themselves with the route. After the inspection, 1 hour Lunch break(sandwiches, fruit and one drink). At 14h00, be transferred back to Beijing by coach. Leisure on your own at the rest of the day. |
| ChampionChip | The Great Wall Marathon is timed by ChampionChip Timing system. If you do not have a ChampionChip, you need to buy it at USD 35.
| | Huangyaguan Great Wall | Huangyaguan section of Great Wall dips into the strategic Huangyaguan Pass, a large fortified garrison from the Ming dynasty has been somewhat modernized into visitor accommodation with the best view in town. |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Dashilan old street: Dashilan is the oldest and perhaps one of Beijing’s most fascinating streets to explore. This district is cluttered South of Tian'anmen Square, it is the civilian area, known as the grassroots culture under the Forbidden City. |
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| Day 3 Beijing (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Beijing city tour at leisure on May 20. Please remember do not walk too much today. |
| Temple of Heaven | The Temple of Heaven was built in the 15th century, a sacred site for ancient Beijing. This was where the emperor and his 1000 member entourage would retreat to for religious rituals twice a year. It is considered as the most supreme achievement of t…… | | Tian An Men Square | TianAnMen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. Walk around there, imagining the great historic events of the 20th century took place there. | | Forbidden City | The Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) in the heart of Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial palace and ancient building complex in China. Its construction began in 1406. Twenty four emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1644-1911) liv…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Hutong Tour by Rickshaw: Rickshaws are actually three wheeled bicycles often driven by old, retired men. There are fleets of them circling around the TianAnMen square area, and they are always willing to take passengers. It is nice to take a ride around the square in the evening. |
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| Day 4 Beijing (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Great Wall Marathon Day for runners and spectators on May 21. Pikup from Beijing International Hotel at 03h30, drive 2.5 hours to Huangyaguan Great Wall. Opening of the marathon (warm up, a short speech) from 06h15 to 07h30. All participants MUST BE ON SITE at 6h30. 5k starts at 07h15, Group 1 of Marathon and Half Marathon starts at 07h30, Group 2 of Marathon and Half Marathon starts at 07h40, 10k starts at 09h30. Lunch break(sandwiches, fruit and one drink) from 10h30 to 15h00. Busses start leaving for Beijing at 12:00 hrs, last bus leaves at 16:30 hrs. Leisure on your own at the rest of the day. At night, you might join in the Marathon Party of Gala dinner on your own expense. |
| Huangyaguan Great Wall Marathon | The Huangyaguan Great Wall Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K will be held in Jixian town, Tianjin City, China in May every year. The first course is awesome with 8K on the Great Wall with the 1800 steps; the second is 10K routes, travel through the fa…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Kungfu show: The Legend of Kung Fu is a unique show in the Red Theatre. It celebrates the philosophy and skill of the Kung Fu martial arts through a unique story-line, dramatic design, choreography and breath-taking music. This show breaks the traditional Kung Fu mold. Because of Its poignant and touching story line combined with exquisite ballet and music, it is known as the best of Kung Fu show in Beijing. |
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| Day 5 Beijing (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| 2008 Olympic memory tour. Later today you will be transferred to airport for sweet home. |
| Summer Palace | This is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing in China. It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace. Renovations and extensions in the following several hundred years till the end of the 19th century transformed it i…… | | National Aquatics Centre (Water Cube) | The National Aquatics Centre, also known as "The Water Cube", is one of the most dramatic and exciting venues to host sporting events for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. After the games, it will become a recreational water park open to the public. | | Olympic Stadium (Bird Nest) | Glimpses the Olympic Stadium, the "Bird Nest" track and field stadium. You can see it from outside and take some pictures. "Bird Nest" is jointly designed by Herzog and De Meuron Architekten AG, Switzerland, and China Architecture Design Institute. |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Xiushui Street: Xiushui Strees is a shopping center in Beijing that accommodates over 1,700 retail vendors, notorious among international tourists for their wide selection of counterfeit designer brand apparels. |
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