2-Day Beijing Highlights Small-Group Guided Tour

4.7 (133 reviews) Beijing, China
Duration2 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 11 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Want a Hassle-Free, lunches included, 9 people small-sized Group Tour to see all the highlights in Beijing in 2 days? Want to go to the most beautiful section of Great Wall in Beijing, without taking the shuttle bus to save time and long queues? To see the 600 years old Forbidden City with the best routine to see the best of it without walking too much? Wanna see the most beautiful royal garden and largest worshipping altar in Bejing? A option to see the Acrobatic show after the tour? This is the Tour you looking for!

Options

2 Days Tour with Cable Way

The fun way to get on the Wall: Includes the round trip ski-lift + toboggan slide down. It can be changed to closed cable car, and toboggan is not guaranteed
Pickup included

Tour + Acrobatic Show

2 Days Tour + Cable Way + Show: This option also includes the calebways tickets and Acrobat Show VIP ticket(middle seat at 6th to 12th row).
Pickup included

2 Days Tour Only

This is the basic tour option. You also can purchase the cableways or show tickets onsite, by cash or Alipay only.
Pickup included

What's included

  • Bottled Water
  • All attractions entrance tickets
  • Lunch
  • Pickup & drop-off for the hotels inside the 2nd ring road of Beijing
  • English Speaking Licensed Tour Guide, and Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Gratuities
  • Beverages
  • 40CNY Imperial Ferry Boat ticket in the Summer Palace

What to expect

Day 1: Inner City Trip: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Jingshan Park and Temple of Heaven
  1. Tiananmen Square
    15m
    You will visit the Tiananmen Square, the biggest city square in the world. There are the Great Hall of People, Chairman Mao's Mausoleum and National Museum in the Square.
  2. The Palace Museum
    2h · Admission ticket included
    You will be guided through this Imperial Residence for almost 600 years in the last two dynasties in China, to find out the histories flow between the archaic buildings, and to feel the massiveness of this wooden structural complex.
  3. Jingshan Park
    30m · Admission ticket included
    After exit the Forbidden City, you can choose to climb the hill in Jingshan Park, to get to the top pavilion to over look the whole Forbidden City.
  4. Temple of Heaven
    1h 20m · Admission ticket included
    This is the heaven worshipping place for almost 600 years during the last two dynasties in China.
    You will see the magnificent altar and the relics used during the ceremony in there. And then have a nice walk through the Park Area to find out how local aged people spend their day there and look for a secret date matching spot in there.
Day 2: Outer City Trip: Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace and Olympic Stadium
  1. Mutianyu Great Wall
    2h · Admission ticket included
    You will be driven to the Mutianyu Great Wall through a beautiful countryside road, you will arrive earlier enough to avoid the crowds and queues to better enjoy the Wall. You will spend about 2 hours hiking on the Wall before gathering up for lunch.
    You can choose to take a ski - lift up and toboggan sliding down, it is highly recommended, so that you won't need to climb 30mins stairs before reaching the actual Great Wall.
  2. Bird's Nest National Stadium
    Pass by
    Driving pass the Olympic Stadium - Bird Nest. It is closed, so that we won't stop here, but you can take photos in the car.
  3. Summer Palace
    1h 20m · Admission ticket included
    You will enjoy a nice view and a cooler summer in here. First you will see the Palace Area to find out how luxury life the Imperial Family had, and then have a walk through the longest Corridor with paintings in the world to get on an Imperial Ferry Boat(if available) in Kunming Lake to enjoy the stunning view of this massive Imperial Garden, which was a birthday gift from an emperor to his mother almost 300 years ago.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

To avoid spending too much time on picking up all the guests, we only provide free hotel pickup for all the hotels inside the 2nd ring road of Beijing. And we may have an additional vehicle to help out with the pickup and drop-off.
For the hotel outside the 2nd ring road, you can meet your tour guide at a hotel in city center. We can also help you to call the taxi to meet us if needed. Details will be provided through emails.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please provide your names, passport numbers, nationalities and year of birth at the time of booking for booking tickets.
  • Your passport is required for entering the Forbidden City, please bring the passport with you to the tour.
  • You can switch the cable way tickets to gondola tickets, but need to inform us in advance.
  • The price of Cable Way option for child is not included the cableways tickets. If the child is over 1.2m tall, he will need to purchase ticket onsite.
  • The Cableways option is only for the tickets of chair-lift round trip. The tobbogan silde down is only a free addon, not guaranteed.
  • This tour requires at least 3 person to operate.
  • If you purchased the Show Package, the Cableways and Show tickets and hotel drop off after the show are included.
  • Lunch is included for Chinese authentic food in Chinese restaurant. No halal food option available.

Cancellation policy

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

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