Beijing Layover Private Tour: City Highlights With Airport Transfer

Beijing, China
Duration8h - 9h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

While having a layover in Beijing, hop off the plane and take a quick tour of the must-see sights in the capital city. This is an exclusively customized tour for layover time of approx. 14 hours. Take a layover tour to visit Beijing highlights of Great Wall and Royal Palace with a knowledgeable tour guide.

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Airport pickup & drop-off
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Bottled water
  • Licensed professional driver
  • Entrance ticket fees
  • Local lunch
  • Great Wall cable car
  • Gratuities

What to expect

  1. The Palace Museum
    4h · Admission ticket included
    The guide will hold a sign with your name written on while waiting at the customer’s exit, pick you up from Beijing Capital International Airport based on your given flight details to start the highlight layover tour.

    You will firstly visit Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City. The magnificent Forbidden City is the largest and the best-preserved imperial palace complex in the world, and the solemn and respectful Tiananmen Square is the largest central city square, which serves not only the city's symbol but also the whole of China. You have the option to stop at most sites for photo taking, the local professional tour guide will provide detailed commentary of each place.
  2. Mutianyu Great Wall
    5h · Admission ticket included
    After having a delicious lunch in local restaurant, head to explore the Great Wall at Mutianyu Section once worked as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. Besides its strategically important location and compact layout, it is also famous for the breath-taking beautiful scenery. You can hike up, take the cable car or chair lift onto the wall at your own cost, then enjoy hiking on the ancient wall, appreciate the beautiful scenery and admire the tensely distributed watchtowers.

    Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to Beijing airport to catch your flight, and your layover tour ends.

Meeting and pickup

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Pickup details

Pickup from Beijing Capital International Airport, please provide your arrival and departure flight information while booking

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Tour guide will hold a sign with your name and wait for you at the exit
  • It usually takes more than an hour to exit the airport and go through customs
  • Basically you are required to be back to the airport 2-3 hours prior to your departing flight
  • Please make sure you have enough layover time to take the tour, basically around 14 hours

Cancellation policy

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