Beijing Private Layover Tour: Great Wall+City Attraction Option

5.0 (3 reviews) Beijing, China
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Duration5h - 9h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

Take advantage of a long layover at the Beijing airport and spend the time visiting the Great Wall and a Beijing attraction on a private layover tour. Get picked up at the airport or a nearby hotel and head to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall to explore, then head to your choice of attractions, such as the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, hutongs, and more.

Options

The Great Wall+Old City Hutong

Choose this option to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Beijing Old City Hutong, with a duration of 8 to 9 hours.
Pickup included

The Great Wall+Ming Tombs

Choose this option to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs, with a duration of 8 to 9 hours.
Pickup included

Great Wall+Temple of Heaven

Choose this option to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Temple of Heaven, with a duration of 8 to 9 hours.
Pickup included

The Great Wall+Summer Palace

Choose this option to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace, with a duration of 8 to 9 hours.
Pickup included

The Great Wall+Forbiden City

Choose this option to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden city, with a duration of 8 to 9 hours.
Pickup included

The Great Wall

Choose this option to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall only, with a duration of 5 to 6 hours.
Pickup included

8—9 hours Beijing City Tour

8 hours Beijing City Tour: Choose this option to visit Beijing city attractions without the Great Wall.
Pickup included

What's included

  • Airport or Hotel pick up and drop-off
  • A private English-speaking tour guide
  • Transport by private vehicle with professional driver.
  • Entrance Fee
  • Warm jackets provided in winter only
  • Meals
  • Gratuities ( recommended)
  • Cable car / chairlift and toboggan tickets for Great Wall
  • Rickshaw at Hutong

What to expect

  1. Mutianyu Great Wall
    2h · Admission ticket included
    You will be picked up at the airport based on your provided flight details. Your tour guide will be holding a sign with your name at the airport. After meeting, you will be driven directly from Beijing Airport to the Great Wall at Mutianyu.
  2. The Palace Museum
    2h · Admission ticket included
    The Forbidden City, once the epicenter of the Imperial City, is the largest ancient palace complex in the world. Follow your guide on a walking tour through this UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you will admire the palatial buildings and cultural relics dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.
  3. Temple of Heaven
    1h · Admission ticket included
    The Temple of Heaven, built in 1420 and covering an area of 674 acres, is the largest religious worship complex in China. It was originally used by the Ming and Qing emperors to pay homage to Heaven and pray for bountiful harvests. Today, it is a beautiful park where visitors can spend an hour or two listening to traditional singing and music, while observing locals going about their daily lives.
  4. Summer Palace
    1h · Admission ticket included
    The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved surviving imperial garden in China. Once a summer retreat for emperors, this 716-acre park now serves as a retreat for tourists. Visitors can relax or stroll through ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges, and the expansive lake, occasionally stopping at a shop or teahouse. As a much-loved summer retreat of the imperial families, the beautifully landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions, and corridors are harmoniously arranged around the lake and rivers.
  5. Hutong Tour
    2h
    Visit the Hutong, including Shichaihai lake, Nanluoguxiang Street, Yandaixiejie Street, etc.
  6. Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling)
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Ming Tombs are mausoleums of thirteen emperors of the Ming dynasty. It is the largest clusters of imperial cemeteries in China.Since 1409 with the construction of Changling Tomb for Emperor Zhu Di, the Ming Tombs was completed in 1644 when the Emperor Chongzhen was buried in Siling Tomb. There are three parts are opened to public, the Sacred Way, Changling Tomb and Dingling Tomb.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

You will be picked up from Beijing Capital Airport (outside baggage claim), nearby hotels, or hotels in the city center.

Additional information

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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