Tour of Beijing with the Super Trekkers

Yet another early start at 7am but this time to have a luxury Western breakfast at the Radisson, a welcome change from traditional Chinese fare. The last full day we would be with the trekkers and official guides was spent on a tour of Beijing by coach and foot. We went to the Forbidden City first which was fascinating and a real insight into Chinese history then onto Tiananmen Square which we were marched through without mention of the any of the important historical events which had happened there. This is not an unusual practice by tour guides.


After a quick lunch and break from the sweltering 40 degree heat the rest of the group went shopping whilst Lynsey and I decided we would rather go to the Temple of Heaven The coach driver kindly dropped us off there and we spent the afternoon exploring there. It was really worth the trip, the architecture alione was stunning and the colours and detail simply striking.


It was then time to head back to the hotel to meet up with the others for our final night with the trekkers.