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Read MoreBeijing Side Car Tour
For travelers who are a bit more adventurous and for whom a drive through the city or to the Great Wall via car simply will not do, Indagare can arrange for a half or full-day riding shotgun in a motorcycle...
Read MoreBeijing Urban Planning Museum
A great way to get an overview of the city’s growth and landmarks is a visit to the Urban Planning Museum.
Read MoreDashanzi Art District
Anyone with even the vaguest interest in contemporary art should set aside a half day for a trip out to this former factory complex, now given over to scores of studios. The main space, Factory 798, still has slogans from...
Read MoreDongyue Temple
One of the city’s lesser-known temples, located just a stone’s throw from the main drag, it has just undergone extensive renovation. In earlier centuries, hundreds of monks called it home. One novel feature is to display plaster models of the...
Read MoreDragonfly Massage
This inexpensive spa chain specializes in reflexology massage and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupressure massage.
Read MoreDrum and Bell Towers
Directly north from the Forbidden City sits the ancient Drum and Bell Towers which once told the time to citizens. Known as Gulou in Chinese the Drum Tower was first built in 1272 but has since undergone a series of...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Beijing’s Historic Hutongs
Visit an ancient quarter of Beijing, whose traditional alleyways known as hutong are being preserved. Your expert local guide will explain how traditional life and modern ways are merging as you witness two very different sides of the city. Explore...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Beijing’s Private Panda Visit
China is famous for its pandas and while Chengdu’s panda project is the most famous place to visit the black and white bears, we can arrange special access in Beijing at the zoo. Members can contact our Bookings Team to...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Breakfast Tour through the Hutongs
If you ever wanted to eat breakfast like a king, look no further than this fantastic walking tour through Beijing’s hutongs. A local food expert takes travelers around the narrow alleyways of Beijing to discover vendors selling mung bean milk...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Caochangdi Art District
Beijing’s contemporary art scene can seem overwhelming with galleries and foundations spread out in district 798, suburban Songzhuang and Caochangdi, so it is advisable to hire a good guide who can steer you to the top places and make personal...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Discovering Beijing through its Religion and Philosophy
This three-hour walking tour of central Beijing with an historian explores 4,000 years of Chinese thought, from Confucianism to modern Buddhist practice. Visit several important temples still active in central Beijing and learn how the three major religions of China—Confucianism,...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Forbidden City
A mind-blowing experience. Even the entranceway seems to go on forever, as visitors pass through the magnificent gold-studded vermilion gates. It was meant to be an intimidating experience, of course, emphasizing to Chinese and foreign visitors alike that the emperors...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Great Wall
It truly is, as Richard Nixon famously (and rather fatuously) said, a great wall built by a great people. But not all parts of the walls are equal. Badaling, the most popular spot, is a shocking example of how to...
Read MoreJingshan Park
Opera singers, ballroom dancers, and elderly people belting out revolutionary songs all congregate at Jingshan Park on weekends making it a lively place to take a stroll. Located directly north of the Forbidden City (a few minutes walk away from...
Read MoreMing Tombs
Located at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, around 50 kilometers northwest from Beijing, sit the mausoleums of thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The Ming Tombs is the most large-scale burial complex of any Chinese dynasty but today only...
Read MoreNight Market Foodie Tour
The two main food markets in Beijing are located near the Wangfujing shopping street and are a wonderful way to experience local cuisine and culture. Items often look more adventurous than they really are so, it is best to go...
Read MoreOriental Taipan
The best chain of day spa/massage spots in the city. Oriental Taipan has locations throughout the capital. All offer spa treatments such as pedicures and facials but they are known for their excellent massages. A one-hour deep-tissue traditional Chinese massage...
Read MoreRed Gate Gallery
The Red Gate Gallery sits in one of the capital’s few remaining Ming Dynasty Watchtowers that used to be part of the old city walls (most were destroyed by Mao Zedong to make way for a series of ring roads)....
Read MoreRitan Park
This isn’t the biggest of Beijing’s many parks, but it is arguably the quaintest. Right in the center is an altar, used to make sacrifices to the gods. The park is a favorite spot for Beijing’s kite enthusiasts: depending on...
Read MoreSummer Palace
An hour’s drive from downtown, this palace is where the rulers of old stayed on their vacations. Naturally, they commandeered the best spot. The buildings are arranged around a lake, which in turn is surrounded by grassy hills. If time...
Read MoreTemple of Heaven
This park-cum-temple is where the emperors came to worship on auspicious occasions, making their grand way down a series of walkways and minor temples before reaching the place where prayers would be said, and animal sacrifices made, to ensure good...
