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Beijing Small Group Tour: Great Wall and Summer Palace
4.8
161 Ratings
Beijing
Join our small group tour and explore the Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, and Bird Nest in Beijing. Avoid the crowds, enjoy a ferry boat ride, and experience the beauty of these iconic attractions.
Join our small group tour and explore the Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, and Bird Nest in Beijing. Avoid the crowds, enjoy a ferry boat ride, and experience the beauty of these iconic attractions.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Enjoy a refreshing summer and scenic views here. Begin by exploring the Palace Area to witness the opulent lifestyle of the Imperial Family. Then, stroll through the world’s longest painted corridor and, if available, board an Imperial Ferry Boat on Kunming Lake to take in the breathtaking vistas of this expansive…
- Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Enjoy a refreshing summer and scenic views here. Begin by exploring the Palace Area to witness the opulent lifestyle of the Imperial Family. Then, stroll through the world’s longest painted corridor and, if available, board an Imperial Ferry Boat on Kunming Lake to take in the breathtaking vistas of this expansive Imperial Garden, a nearly 300-year-old birthday gift from an emperor to his mother.
- Niaochao National Stadium - Drive past the Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest. Although it is closed and we won’t stop, you can still snap photos from the car.
- Mutianyu Great Wall - Around noon, you’ll be driven to the Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall, renowned as the most beautiful part of the wall near Beijing. You can choose to have lunch either before or after exploring the Wall. With our VIP pass, we can drive directly to the Great Wall without needing to switch to a shuttle bus, allowing you to enjoy a 2-hour hike on the Wall.
You have the option to take a ski lift up and a toboggan slide down to access the Great Wall, which is highly recommended to avoid a 30-minute climb up the hill. When descending, the toboggan slide is the best way to conclude your thrilling Great Wall adventure.
What's Included
- English Speaking Licensed Tour Guide
- Pickup & drop-off for the hotels inside 2nd ring road of Beijing
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English Speaking Licensed Tour Guide
- Pickup & drop-off for the hotels inside 2nd ring road of Beijing
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Beverages
- Imperial Ferry Boat tickets in the Summer Palace
- Gratuities
- Beverages
- Imperial Ferry Boat tickets in the Summer Palace
Additional Information
Looking for a hassle-free, small group tour with lunch included, limited to just 9 people, to visit Beijing’s two most stunning attractions? Want to explore the less crowded and most beautiful section of the Great Wall? How about an option to take a ferry boat ride on Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace to enjoy the cooler air in summer? This is the tour…
Looking for a hassle-free, small group tour with lunch included, limited to just 9 people, to visit Beijing’s two most stunning attractions? Want to explore the less crowded and most beautiful section of the Great Wall? How about an option to take a ferry boat ride on Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace to enjoy the cooler air in summer? This is the tour for you!
- You can switch the cable way tickets to gondola tickets by provide your name and passport number in advance.
- The ticket of Cable Way is not included in the Cable Way option for children. If the child is over 1.2m tall, he will need to purchase the ticket onsite.
- Please bring your passorts on the travel day.
- The Cableways option is only for the tickets of ski-lift round trip. The tobbogan silde down is a free addon and may not be available due to the weather conditions or the line is too long.
- This tour requires at least 3 travelers in the group to operate, if not enough of people we can provide others available dates or full refund.
Location
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(161 Ratings)
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Wendy_c
Nov 6, 2024
Fabulous trip! - What a great tour! We beat the crowds at the Great Wall and had a great lunch before heading back into the city of a tour of the Summer Palace. Our guide Keith was incredibly knowledgeable and did an expert job navigating traffic.
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Leonardo_d
Oct 29, 2024
Very nice tour of Summer Palace and Great Wall. - Very nice tour of the Summer Palace and of the Great Wall. Our tour guide David helped us to get a taxi to reach the meeting point, since we were out of the free pick-up area, which was great since we don't speak Chinese. He provided a lot of information on both the Summer Palace and Great Wall, and was very attentive to the group. On the Wall we also had free time to walk part of the section by ourselves at our own pace, which was great. The lunch spot he picked had delicious food and the tea ceremony/tasting that we had at the end was a nice touch to conclude a great day. Highly recommended.
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709freddyf
Oct 29, 2024
Nice experience of the wall. - Great experience. We had a skilled guide, good in English and a lot of knowledge, we were lucky with the weather and got seen the wall and the summer palace from its best side. Good food we got and served.
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Carloshenrique_c
Oct 28, 2024
Incredible! - Visiting the Great Wall of China with this tour was truly memorable! The site was breathtaking, offering an abundance of sights and historical significance. My guide was outstanding—well-informed, personable, and genuinely passionate about sharing the wall’s rich history and cultural impact. Each part of the tour was carefully curated, making the experience both delightful and insightful. I highly recommend this tour to anyone eager to discover one of the world’s most remarkable landmarks.
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Mai_l
Oct 27, 2024
Great experience at the Wall - Suzy is very bubbly and took good care of us. The tour started early so we had time to enjoy the Great Wall before the crowd. Group tour was small and ideal. Summer Palace was beautiful but too crowded. Thank you Suzy!!
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Killian_h
Oct 26, 2024
Definitely recommend - Had an amazing time, beat all the crowds on the wall. Our guide Susie was amazing and was so helpful.
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Sybille_w
Oct 29, 2024
Too little time - Summer was a graceful and friendly tour guide who speaks great English!! I didn’t like to be required to buy tickets for cableway to get on wall and boat to cross lake although marked onmy recommended as well as for audio system at summer palace. Sales show at the tea house bites an hour out of the little time.
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Dj_w
Oct 24, 2024
Great Small Group Tour - This was a great way to see a lot in one day. One of the best things is that we arrived at the Great Wall early so the cross were not here yet. We had a good amount of time to explore the wall. I’d recommend the cable car ticket to maximize the time on the wall.
The Birds Nest really is a drive by. We didn’t even get out and see it or get a picture:).
The Summer Palace was beautiful and Kevin did a great job explaining. It was very crowded though on a Monday because the Forbidden City is not open on Mondays.
It was also very nice that it was a small group. There were a total of 9 or 10 of us that made everything enjoyable and manageable.
Lunch was delicious. One of the best I’ve had on a tour. Authentic Chinese.
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Keith_t
Oct 18, 2024
Great Wall & summer place, both a must visit - Enjoyed the Great Wall. It is an amazing construction. Take the slide down it’s exciting and different. The summer palace with its enormous lake is also very interesting, with the ivory ship and Buddhist temple.
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Martina_i
Oct 21, 2024
Good start at the Great Wall but poor Summer Palace visit - The first part of the tour to the Mutianyu Great Wall was well planned so that we could avoid the crowds. It would have just been nice to get some extra time to walk around.
The second part of the tour to the Summer Palace felt like a rip-off - the walk was very short and we did not even get to visit the main buildings. I also did not appreciate the unnecessary add-ons such as the stop by the souvenir shop and the tea shop.
Lunch offered a variety of foods and was tasty.
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