Beijing: A Journey Through Time and Tradition

Beijing rewards the kind of sustained attention that a week-long, single-city tour makes possible. Rather than racing between countries or boarding overnight trains, your group spends nine days inside one of the world's great capitals, moving slowly enough to notice the shift in atmosphere from the ceremonial grandeur of the Forbidden City to the quiet lanes of a traditional hutong neighborhood. That depth of focus is the defining shape of this itinerary, and it pays off.