Mutianyu Great Wall & Forbidden City: Private Guided Layover Tour with Visa-Free Permit

Experience the best of Beijing on a private guided layover tour. Visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City with a professional English-speaking guide and enjoy hassle-free transportation and visa-free permit assistance.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mutianyu Great Wall - Pick you up from airport or your hotel in time by our private tour guide and driver. Transfer you to Mutianyu Great Wall, you can stay at there as long as you like. Then go to the Forbidden City.
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - Visit Tiananmen Square, you can decide to stay longer or shorter time. And then go…
What's Included
  • Admission to Great Wall and Forbidden City included.
  • Comprehensive tourist insurance covered.
  • Licensed English-speaking guide and professional driver provided.
  • Warm coats supplied during winter season.
  • Complimentary bottled water.
What's Not Included
  • Cable cars/toboggan at Great Wall.
  • Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.
  • Meals. We can take you to have lunch if you have time, please pay the meal cost on your own.
Additional Information

Whether you’re at Beijing Capital Airport or at your hotel, we can arrange for your pickup. We’ll help you secure your Visa-free permit every step of the way, and ensure your timely return to the airport. Our service includes a licensed car complete with a professional driver, as well as an expert English speaking tour guide - both dedicated to your…

Location
Mutianyu Great Wall
Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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433cassandraq
Dec 14, 2024
Layover in Beijing - see the sites - My tour guide Alice was lovely, and very helpful. She knew a lot about history and made my experience visiting Beijing on a 20 hour layover very easy. The trip was very good overall and I’m happy I decided to do it.
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Patrik
Nov 5, 2024
Unforgettable experience - We booked full day private tour(Mutianyu Great Wall & Forbidden City & Hutong Layover Tour). Our day didn't start well as our flight was delayed for 5h and we arrived at 10am instead at 6am. When we find out that our flight will be delayed, we informed company about that and what happened was above or expectations. Guide Herbie waited for us as agreed(as we sent info about delay, he didn't wait too long but came just on time). He informed us that due to our delay primary tour is changed according to our available time(only the Great Wall and Forbidden city). We started with Forbidden City as it was Sunday and operating hours are until 4pm. We have been there for 1h. It was just enough time to see main things. Then we drove to Maitanyu part of the Great Wall and there real magic happened. We were afraid that we'll miss the Great Wall due to early sunset in that season. But Herbie exactly knew, what is he doing. We had perfect timing as majority of visitors already left(the wall was almost empty) and it was still bright and sunny. We had chance to enjoy walk on the wall and in the meantime sunset slowly came. It was really magical to experience sunset there(just look images below). At the end they even drove us to local chinese restaraunt where we had delicious dinner before we drove to airport. As our tour was changed, final price was also reduced accordingly. From the beginning Herbie was very funny, positive and talkable. We were impresed with his fluent english and knowledge about China/Beijing. He was also very good photographer and show us some secret spots to enjoy views. I highly recommend this company and great guide Herbie.
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Franzva
Oct 13, 2024
Best way to maximize layover in Beijing - Great experience with Beijing Layover! Before our departure, Daniel has been super responsive via email while we were planning our layover in Beijing departing from Daxing airport and leaving from Beijing international airport. We had 16 hours layover in Beijing and an airport transfer to complete: we wanted to make the most out of it and add a visit to the city. They picked us up at Daxing airport with a confortabile car. Our driver Chao has been super reliable and professional in driving us across Beijing and from one airport to the other one, while our guide Herby spoke a perfect english and accompanied us both through Forbidden City and the Great Wall giving us lots of interesting information about China and its attractions. He also arranged for us to have lunch in a nice local restaurant in the city center where we had an amazing Peking Duck. We would highly recommend the layover experience with them!
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Ryan_and_charlotte
Sep 20, 2024
Dream day of the highlights of Beijing - We had a fantastic tour with Lisa. From start to finish, the service from Beijing Layover Tours was smooth, very responsive and helpful. Specific instructions for attaining the short stay tourist visa on arrival were provided and we had no issues meeting our guide, Lisa, in the airport. What followed was a seamless transfer to the Great Wall with ample time to explore and Lisa took excellent pictures of us. After the wall we drove to the forbidden city where we were again guided around by Lisa. After checking traffic for our return to the airport Lisa was satisfied we even had time to squeeze in a local lunch and we managed to try some Peking duck all the while without stress of making it back for our onward flight. Can’t thank Lisa and the team enough for brilliant day and incredible memories made. Don’t hesitate to contact this company if you have a layover in Beijing!
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Climber65210
Sep 6, 2024
Best experience, thank you Lisa! - I visited Great Wall Mutianyu and Forbidden City with Beijing Layover Tour on September 5, 2024 and I had the best tourist experience. The company rescheduled my trip a day earlier at no additional cost. I highly recommend this company in special my knowledgeable guide Lisa. Lisa arranged my trip perfectly, in addition she speak English fluently. Thank you Lisa for your great work and my pleasant experience. Tudor
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Paulmt4057nf
Sep 2, 2024
Highly recommended. - We contacted Beijing Layover tours to fill a 14 hour window. Once Daniel had our flight times and a list of things/places we wanted to see, he gave us some suitable options and we chose the Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall. Our guide for the day (Nina) met us in the airport and took us to the private car. The day was well planned and relaxed. Nina was fantastic, with great knowledge and information given throughout the day. Guiding us through the Forbidden City with wonderful history; then to Mutianyu and up the chair lift to the top. After viewing & walking along we then chose the toboggan route down (great fun). Overall, we had a superb day and taken back to the airport with plenty of time to spare. Luggage & bags can be left in the airport for approx £4 per item which allowed us to travel light. We would highly recommend this, so you can make the most of your visit.
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Robertarg1627xe
Sep 2, 2024
Great tour! Very good Henri! - Perfect choice for a day tour, Guide Henri was great, he explained the historical and cultural aspects of the Great Wall, Tiananmen and the Forbidden City! Really a beautiful tour, great driver!
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109olimpiac
Aug 6, 2024
The best way to stop in Beijing - We stopped in Beijing for 15h and having contracted the tour with Beijing Layover Tours was the best decision. At all times, they have been attentive and have resolved our doubts kindly and quickly. Once we arrived, the departure instructions from the airport were clear, and there she was, Herbie waiting for us. The tour with him has gone great, we have visited and eaten at the Wall and then go to the Forbidden City. Herbie has incredible knowledge, is super friendly and maintains the energy of the group at all times. We have arrived with enough time at the airport, and everything has been on wheels! Thank you so much!!!
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Asani
Aug 2, 2024
Great Tour and Photography Magic - Herbie and the driver were absolutely fantastic! Herbie is a magician with photography, I don’t know how he did it, but the photos he took were flattering and make it look like we were the only ones at these amazing places. He was very understanding and accomodating when we struggled with the heat, allowing us to see things we otherwise couldn’t due to our red-headed affliction. He picked us up and dropped us off on time allowing us to catch our connecting flight which was fantastic. Thank you!
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Jamesthebruce
Nov 26, 2024
Tour was fine but could be better - We did book this late as I had a screw up of flights. The guide arrives on time took us to the great wall. Overall, this was ok but she was not as informative as other guides we saw taking others around. We needed to ask information to get a real tour. The weather was poor and we were relatively quick at the great wall. the tour clearly is - you take lunch at the great wall at this arranged place or we continue and there is no lunch spot..we were not hungry so didn't want lunch then. this was poor. forbidden city tour was quite basic only the central parts ..we could explore the gardens if we wanted but on our own but we would have had to navigate back through the crowds which would not have been great... this tour is suitable if you have a layover no hotel..if you have a hotel do a different tour.
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