Beijing Layover: Private Day Tour of Forbidden City & Mutianyu Wall

Make the most of your Beijing layover with a private day tour of the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Wall, and Tiananmen Square. Enjoy a local lunch and convenient airport or hotel drop-off.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - private tour for forbidden city
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - Tiananmen Square
  • Mutianyu Great Wall - Mutianyu Wall
What's Included
  • Admission Ticket
  • Pickup & Drop-off at Beijing Capital Airport
  • Bottled Drinking Water
  • Chinese Lunch
  • Private AC car
  • English Speaking Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratitude to the guide and driver
  • Cable car or Toboggan down (140 RMB P/P)
Additional Information

Embark on a layover tour visiting three prime attractions in Beijing.
Explore the UNESCO-recognized Great Wall of China at Mutianyu, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square.
You will be met at the Beijing airport by a guide holding a paper bearing your name.
Indulge in a scrumptious local Chinese lunch in China’s capital.
Conveniently, you will be…

Location
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kat
Nov 15, 2019
Great Wall experience - Booked a tour to the Great Wall with this company last minute and they were able to accommodate me perfectly. I loved every second of this tour. What could make it more perfect you might ask? Well my tour guide Jerry was FANTASTIC. He went above and beyond all of my expectations. If you ever plan to visit the wall make sure to request him, because you won’t regret it. We were also with a driver Tom who was very nice and polite. They both made my experience great and super comfortable. When I come back to Beijing I will definitely be contacting Jerry again for more tours of his beautiful city.
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Agnsss
Jun 12, 2019
Happy to recommend! - Booking a trip with Mark made our short stay in Beijing much easier and more enjoyable than it could have been otherwise - everything was so uncomplicated and stressfree, we didn't have to worry about anything. We were picked up from the airport and did a Mutianyu Great Wall tour first - our driver Martin took care of everything: buying our tickets, recommending a place to eat and had a bunch of useful tips. Afterwards he drove us to the city, first Tiananmen Square and then Jingshan Park (from where we could see the Forbidden City - insider tip from Mark :)), as Forbidden City is closed on Mondays. We were totally happy with everything and decided to book another trip for our return journey from Vietnam (another 20+ hour layover in Beijing...). This time we visited the Summer Palace with another friendly and helpful driver (whose name unfortunately I can't remember). It was just as enjoyable as our first trip and we loved the Summer Palace - an absolute must-see, if you're in Beijing! Here we could also use some helpful tips from our driver. Also the email communication with Mark as well as the payment process and all other organizational stuff went very smoothly. Don't hestitate to book a trip, if you're in Beijing, it will save you some times and nerves in this bustling city.
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Dania
May 12, 2019
An Amazing day in Beijing! - Our guide was Sally and she was absolutely amazing! She was at our hotel to pick us up right on time. She also was super patient with us while we got our coffee in the lobby. During the tour, Sally was very informative, helpful and not to mention a great photographer! If you are in Beijing and want to actually learn about the culture, history and people; spend a day with Sally. I promise, you will feel enlightened after that. Thank you Sally for an amazing day! Xoxo Dania & Yousuf
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Traveler_germany1
May 5, 2019
Private Tour - Marco is a fantastic tour guide. The day we spent together was a pleasure. 👍 We had a lot of fun. The information he gave us were very helpful.
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Simba07
Mar 3, 2019
Great quick day tour - Marco was our guide for our quick day trip to Beijing (we were staying in Hong Kong) and it was a wonderful experience. He was very accomodating with finding food 'to go' as our flight into Beijing had been delayed slightly and we had such limited time before heading back to airport for flight back to Hong Kong. Thank you, Marco!
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Emyjohnstone24
Dec 7, 2018
Beijing Layover tour with Linda - definitely worth it! - My boyfriend and I had a 13 hour layover between 12pm and 1am. Linda met us at the airport and was immediately friendly and helpful - I knew it would be a great tour. As we drove out the Mutianyu Wall, Linda provided us with very interesting history about Chinese dynasties and the wall construction. Because we visited in December it was very cold so Linda provided us with warm jackets for our walk along the wall. We nearly had the whole place to ourselves! After that, we had good conversations over dumplings. We then carried on into town - our tour included seeing the Olympic Stadium, forbidden city and Tianmen Square. Linda has great English and was a very experienced, knowledgable guide - she also took some lovely photographs of us! We are so glad we left the airport and did this tour. I hope we see Linda again next time we are in Beijing.
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Worldtraveler_firstc
Nov 29, 2018
Amazing and flexible private layover tour - Was looking with my girlfriend for a tour to hit some main sights during our 14 hour layover and ended up finding Mark’s tour company and option of a private driver. Decided to do that since it was the same cost as a group tour and relieved anxiety of having to wait for others and miss our flight. Xie was our driver and guide and met us at the starbucks outside of baggage claim and we spent the day driving all over Beijing to the great wall, got some great local food thanks to Xie’s recommendation, saw summer palace and ended our day at some central hip walk streets close to Hutong. Would definitely recommend this experience and driver!
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Jakubss2589od
Apr 16, 2024
Quick visit in Beijing - Our tour was wonderful, we could spend our limited time in Beijing very efficiently. Our tour guide took us to the Tiananmen square and the Great Wall. Unfortunately, the Forbidden city was closed. We learnt so much about Chinese history and society from our guide.
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Thrillme
Dec 1, 2019
Awesome but pricey 8 Hours in Beijing - We only had a short layover in China and were thrilled to get such a wonderful tour with our excellent guide, May Wang. She spoke fluent English and made the experience so much more valuable to us with her great knowledge. May was professional and courteous as well as personable and friendly. She was prompt and by securing all the tickets and passes for us and capably kept us moving to maximize our brief time in China. We enjoyed our tour of the Mutianyu Great Wall, a traditional Jade-carving studio, Tiananmen Square, and the Temple of Heaven and its surrounding gardens, with included lunch. May took and emailed her wonderful pictures of us at all the sights so the trip will long be remembered! The price of this tour is high, though, compared to similar tours that pick you up from your hotel. We also had a surprise charge of 240 CNY for a chair lift (not cable car) ride up to the Great Wall even though the tour description said the Great Wall was included.
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Urathin
Aug 31, 2019
Recommending - Mark is a good guide.Helped to book the tour though it was last minute and coordinated well to get to airport in time.
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From $115
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).