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Overview
See the best of Beijing plus the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu on a small-group tour that focuses on the attractions and avoids the traps of many sightseeing tours. With a guide who provides in-depth commentary and shows you the best photo ops, you'll visit Tiananmen Square, skip the line at the Forbidden City, hike on the Great Wall, and stop by Houhai Lake Hutong at night. You will not make stops for shopping, tea ceremonies, factory visits, or other activities that take up time.
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Travel China Guide
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Very fun tour. We enjoyed...
Akshat_C, Apr 2025
Very fun tour. We enjoyed the day a lot, and our host Rocky was well organised and great to work with.
Visit to Forbidden City and the Wall
veggio11, Apr 2025
We had a fabulous day with the excellent Mary and her driver. Visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and then the Wall, Mary's help and guidance was invaluable. Pick up was as arranged and the tour itself was without a hitch despite the huge crowds and large group that Mary had to keep happy. Commentary was excellent. Lunch at the Wall was lovely and our visit climbing the Wall was fascinating. Would definitely recommend for a hassle free day in visiting these places in Beijing that would be very difficult to arrange independently as a foreigner. Thanks Mary (and the driver) for your hard work in what was a real highlight for us.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Dear Veggio, thank you for your detailed post of the wonderful Beijing trip! How cheerful to know you were happy with the trip and our service! Our travel experts with years of experience master all travel types to meet your needs. Thank you again for choosing us. We look forward to serving you again! Best regards from TravelChinaGuide Tours.
Enjoyable, well-prepared and fun trip
RositsaL1, Apr 2025
The trip was very well organized, structured and well thought out. Our lovely guide was very kind, helpful and friendly. Well prepared for any question, historical or not. I recommend booking a trip with this company.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Dear Rositsa L, how kind of you to share your wonderful trip! It gives us a great thrill to see you enjoyed your Beijing tour. Your satisfaction is what we strive for. We look forward to serving you on your next vacation. Best regards from TravelChinaGuide Tours.
Unforgettable Family Tour of Beijing – Thanks to Helen!
C6469CTanneg, Apr 2025
We took this tour as a family in April, and overall, it was a really good experience. The itinerary covers so much in one day – Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall – all must-sees if you're visiting Beijing. It was a very crowded day, especially around Tiananmen and the Forbidden City, which made things a bit hectic at times. But our guide, Helen, handled it all really well. She was calm, organized, and always had a plan to help us avoid the longest lines or find better routes. Her English was excellent, which made communication easy, and she gave us a lot of interesting background info that helped us appreciate what we were seeing. Overall, the day was full and sometimes a bit rushed (understandable with so much to cover), but Helen made a big difference by keeping things moving smoothly and staying friendly and helpful throughout.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Dear Anne G, thank you for taking time to rate our travel service. It is very delighted to have your praise for our guide. There is nothing happier than seeing you enjoyed your trip. Thank you for giving us the chance to serve you. We look forward to traveling with you on your next vacation! Best regards from TravelChinaGuide Tours.
Itinerary
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
In the morning, your professional guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby, and then a comfortable and capacious chauffeur-driven minivan will transfer you to Tiananmen Square. Follow your guide to take a morning walk around this city square, and you can shoot distant view photos of the brilliant landmark buildings such as the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People and the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao.
2 hoursForbidden City-The Palace Museum
Walk through the Gate of Heavenly Peace with the great Chairman Mao's portrait on it; you come to this morning's highlight - the 600-year-old Forbidden City - the largest and the most intact imperial palace complex of the Ming and Qing Courts (1368 - 1911 AD).
The majestic Forbidden City has 9,999 rooms! Which are the most essential and interesting parts? The veteran itinerary designer carefully selects the top 10 palaces for you, including major ones on the traditional central axis, and some special chambers on the east and west wings.
Note: Since the Forbidden City is closed on Mondays, this tour designer carefully choose the Summer Palace instead of Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City if your travel date happens to meet Monday. Summer Palace is the largest and best preserved royal garden in the world. It is a fantastic resort for travelers to admire the peaceful landscapes and magnificent architecture.
4 hoursAdmission IncludedMutianyu Great Wall
After 1.5 hours driving, you will arrive at the Mutianyu Great Wall, which is the best preserved and most popular section among all in Beijing. The itinerary designer smartly choose afternoon to visit the Wall to avoid the crowds, and you’ll have at least 2.5 hours to visit the wall and take some nice photos.
4 hoursAdmission IncludedBack Lakes (Hou Hai)
Finally, your tour guide will accompany you to the Houhai Lake Area and Yandaixiejie Hutong, which is a typical representative of old Beijing. Home to various specialty bars, cafes and restaurants, it is an ideal place to discover the unique charms of the old alleyways, enjoy the amazing scenery of the Houhai Lake, try the authentic local food and snacks, or just spend time there to experience the vibrant nightlife of Beijing. If you like, you can explore it leisurely by yourselves and return to the hotel by taxi.
For clients who are interested in exploring the area on their own at night, we will stop 5 minutes here to drop them off. Then we will continue to drive others back to the hotel. Hope you have enjoyed this day trip with us!
Important note: A private tour will be offered exclusively for you if you have 9 people or more.
5 minutes
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- Pick up and drop off to hotels within the third ring road of the Beijing city.
- Professional English speaking tour guide & Air conditioned minivan with chauffeur
- Entrance fees to the Fobidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall
- Complimentary bottled water with unlimited supplies
Exclusions
- Meals
- Gratuities
- Cable car fee at the Great Wall
Additional Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We guarantee 100% No Shopping Stops in our tours. When you check some other tours, if they don't mention no shopping, they MUST have commissioned based shopping stops as jade factory or tea ceremony. Even you don't see shopping related words in their itineraries or product introduction, it is indeed a shopping tour. Be sure to check out with them about the shopping stops and read reviews from their clients carefully to see what the real experience would be. By joining a shopping tour like that, your time spent on attractions will be shortened, and you will be pressured to buy overpriced items. Normally the so called jade factory or tea ceremony is the tourist trap. You have to stay there an hour or more for those travel agents to get the commission of about US$30 per head from the factory stores. If you prefer to enjoy the tour thoroughly, you are suggested to choose a tour without any annoying shopping stops just like ours.
- Entrance tickets of the Forbidden City are usually released online 7 days in advance and could be easily sold out. Kindly advise you to book the tour 8 days before since the ticket purchase is based on the real name policy. If you book the tour within 7 days before departure, you need to line up at the entrance to buy the tickets. Since it is only for international travelers, so you need to do it by yourself. Your tour guide will let you know how to do it and give you cash.
- We offer free pick-up within the third ring road of the Beijing city. To ensure the morning pick-up going smoothly, we suggest you choose centrally located downtown hotels. If your hotel is beyond our free pick-up range, you may need to get to a meeting point or pay extra for the pick-up. Your travel consultant is ready to help.
- The itinerary schedule or sightseeing order may be adjusted according to the traffic on the tour day.
- Travelers will be picked up in the morning according to their hotel locations. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed the day before. Please be ready at the hotel lobby at least 5 minutes in advance, which is the maximum waiting time. For travelers who are late, please go to meet the group and pay for the taxi personally. No-show is non-refundable.
- Please provide the correct passport information for booking the real-name entrance tickets. And also please make sure to carry the same identification for entry while traveling. Otherwise, entry might not be permitted. If you forgot your passport and need to get back to fetch it, please pay for the transport and later meet the group by yourself.
- Since the Forbidden City is closed on Mondays, this tour designer carefully choose the morning visit to the Summer Palace instead of Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City if your travel date happens to meet Monday.
- Group Size: About 12 people. There are chances that 10% of the tour groups will exceed 12 people but we will make proper arrangements.
- Public Holidays: Please aware there will be large crowds and heavy traffic in Chinese public holidays like May Day from May 1st to 5th and National Day from Oct 1st to 7th. We will do the best to arrange the tour.
- Departures are guaranteed with even two persons.
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
- This supplier also offers 2-day mini group tour and multi-day tours. Please search the supplier's name to check its tour list.
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.