
Itinéraire de 4 jours à Beijing + excursions d'une journée 2026 : Tianjin, Chengde et Huanghuacheng
Quatre jours à Beijing avec une option d'excursion d'une journée. Jours 1-2 : cœur de Beijing, Jour 3 : excursion d'une journée, Jour 4 : hutongs + départ. La plupart des voyageurs bénéficient de 30 jours sans visa. Choisissez Tianjin pour l'architecture, Chengde pour l'UNESCO, Huanghuacheng pour la Great Wall.
4 days, 4 cities.
Quick Answer
Quatre jours à Beijing avec une option d'excursion d'une journée. Jours 1-2 : cœur de Beijing, Jour 3 : excursion d'une journée, Jour 4 : hutongs + départ. La plupart des voyageurs bénéficient de 30 jours sans visa. Choisissez Tianjin pour l'architecture, Chengde pour l'UNESCO, Huanghuacheng pour la Great Wall.
4 days at a glance
Day 01
Pékin impériale
Tiananmen + Cité interdite (¥60)
Day 02
Grande Muraille
Grande Muraille à Mutianyu (¥45)
Day 03
Excursion d'une journée (Tianjin, Chengde ou Huanghuacheng)
Option A : Tianjin (30 min HSR) — Quartier italien, Cinq Avenues, Œil de Tianjin
Day 04
Temples et départ
Temple of Heaven (¥35)
ROUTE OVERVIEW
Route Overview
Every stop on this itinerary, ordered by day. Tap a city to read our in-depth destination guide.
4
days
11
stops tested
4
editors involved
15
hotels short-listed
$580
mid-range / person
Q3 2026
last re-priced
| Duration | 4 days |
|---|---|
| Best for | History, unesco, architecture |
| Pricing | $280 (backpacker) / $580 (mid-range) / $1500+ (luxury) per person |
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Trip timeline
Pékin impériale
Stay: Wangfujing
- Tiananmen + Cité interdite (¥60)D : canard laqué
- Parc JingshanD : canard laqué
- Dîner de canard laquéD : canard laqué
Grande Muraille
Stay: idem
- Grande Muraille à Mutianyu (¥45)B : hôtel · L : muraille · D : hutong
- Balade dans les hutong l'après-midiB : hôtel · L : muraille · D : hutong
Excursion d'une journée (Tianjin, Chengde ou Huanghuacheng)
Stay: idem
- Option A : Tianjin (30 min HSR) — Quartier italien, Cinq Avenues, Œil de TianjinB : hôtel · L : excursion · D : Pékin
- Option B : Chengde (1 h 20 HSR) — Résidence de montagne (UNESCO), temple PuningB : hôtel · L : excursion · D : Pékin
- Option C : Grande Muraille de Huanghuacheng (2 h de route) — muraille au bord du lac de la « Ville des fleurs jaunes »B : hôtel · L : excursion · D : Pékin
Temples et départ
- Temple of Heaven (¥35)B : hôtel · L : hutong · D : aéroport
- Temple des Lamas (¥25)B : hôtel · L : hutong · D : aéroport
- DépartB : hôtel · L : hutong · D : aéroport
BEFORE YOU GO
Practical Tips for this trip
A handful of things our editors flag for every China itinerary — sorted from 'must do' to 'nice to know'.
Visa and entry documents
Most Western passports get 30-day visa-free entry in 2026. Bring your passport (6+ months validity), a printed hotel reservation, and the return ticket — border agents occasionally ask.
Payment setup
Set up Alipay or WeChat Pay before you fly and link a Visa or Mastercard. Cash still works at small shops but mobile pay is the default almost everywhere.
Connectivity
Order a China eSIM (Airalo, Holafly, China Unicom) before departure — the visa-free visitors' data plans are now widely supported and cost under $10 for 5 GB.
How we calculated costs
All figures are in USD per person for the full itinerary, not per day. Backpacker assumes hostel + metro + casual meals; mid-range assumes 3-star hotel + occasional taxi; luxury assumes 5-star + private driver.
BUDGET
Budget Breakdown
Per-person totals across the whole trip, in USD. Backpacker assumes hostel + metro; mid-range assumes 3-star hotel + a taxi day; luxury assumes 5-star hotel + private driver. Figures assume a 4-day trip.
| Line item | Backpacker | Mid-range | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | $154 | $319 | $825+ |
| Food | $56 | $116 | $270+ |
| Transport | $28 | $70 | $150+ |
| Attractions | $28 | $46 | $105+ |
| SIM / data | $10 | $15 | $25+ |
| Visa | $0 | $0 | $0+ |
| Misc | $20 | $40 | $150+ |
| TOTAL | $296 | $606 | $1525+ |
USD per person, across the whole trip. Excludes international flights. Last verified Q3 2026.
Day-by-day breakdown
- DAY 1
Pékin impériale
- Tiananmen + Cité interdite (¥60)
- Parc Jingshan
- Dîner de canard laqué
- Stay
- Wangfujing
- Meals
- D : canard laqué
- DAY 2
Grande Muraille
- Grande Muraille à Mutianyu (¥45)
- Balade dans les hutong l'après-midi
- Stay
- idem
- Meals
- B : hôtel · L : muraille · D : hutong
- DAY 3
Excursion d'une journée (Tianjin, Chengde ou Huanghuacheng)
- Option A : Tianjin (30 min HSR) — Quartier italien, Cinq Avenues, Œil de Tianjin
- Option B : Chengde (1 h 20 HSR) — Résidence de montagne (UNESCO), temple Puning
- Option C : Grande Muraille de Huanghuacheng (2 h de route) — muraille au bord du lac de la « Ville des fleurs jaunes »
- Stay
- idem
- Meals
- B : hôtel · L : excursion · D : Pékin
- DAY 4
Temples et départ
- Temple of Heaven (¥35)
- Temple des Lamas (¥25)
- Départ
- Meals
- B : hôtel · L : hutong · D : aéroport
What is included
Included
- Hôtel (3 nuits)
- Petit-déjeuner quotidien
- Billets pour la Cité interdite, Mutianyu et excursion d'une journée
Not included
- Vols internationaux
- Billets de HSR (Chengde ¥108, Tianjin ¥55)
- La plupart des repas
- Assurance voyage
READ BEFORE YOU GO
Read before you go
6 articles our editors recommend reading in the week before departure. Most take under 10 minutes each.
China visa-free policy 2026: who can enter and for how long
8 min · Updated Jul 2026
Survival Chinese phrases for travellers (with pinyin)
4 min · Updated Jul 2026
Is China safe for tourists? Realistic expectations for first-timers
7 min · Updated Jul 2026
How to pay in China as a foreigner (Alipay + WeChat Pay setup)
6 min · Updated Jul 2026
Tipping, haggling, and gift-giving: cultural norms for tourists
5 min · Updated Jul 2026
China eSIM vs physical SIM: Airalo, Holafly, and China Unicom
5 min · Updated Jul 2026
OUR PROCESS
How we tested this itinerary
Every itinerary on nihaovisit is walked by at least two editors in real conditions. Here's the method we used for this one.
- Step 01
Editorial research
Two editors spent ~8 hours refreshing official tickets, transit, and visa pages specific to this 4-day itinerary. We cross-checked prices against at least 3 booking platforms.
- Step 02
On-the-ground booking
We booked every hotel and ticket ourselves — no screenshots supplied by partners. Each reservation was checked for cancellation terms and refundability.
- Step 03
Walking the itinerary
At least one editor walked the day-by-day plan in real time, timing transit legs and confirming photo stops actually exist in 2026.
- Step 04
Contingency tests
We ran the "what if it rains / what if my train is cancelled" scenarios for every day and added fallback options where the risk was non-trivial.
- Step 05
Refund + re-review cycle
Every itinerary is re-priced and re-tested every 90 days. Last review pass for this page: 2026-06-19.
Source: itinerary walk-through log, last updated 2026-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
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