Beijing Layover Tour: Great Wall & City Highlights

Experience a private layover tour in Beijing, visiting the Mutianyu Great Wall and exploring the city’s top attractions. Book your tickets in advance and customize your itinerary based on your interests.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Beijing - This tour provides two adaptable packages to suit your preferences: a transfer-only service and a guided service with a knowledgeable local guide. The itinerary is entirely customizable: select one Great Wall section from three renowned options—Badaling, Juyongguan, or Mutianyu, along with one downtown Beijing attraction of your choice,…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Airport pickup and drop-off
  • English speaking tour guide (option 2)
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fee
  • Tour guide if you choose to use transfer only
Additional Information

Maximize your layover in Beijing with two adaptable tour packages, designed to suit your travel preferences, starting and concluding at either Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) or Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX):
Transfer-Only Package: Enjoy round-trip private transfers to your selected attractions.
Guide+Transfer Package:…

Location
Beijing
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Virginia_e
Jan 2, 2020
Mutianya Great Wall layover tour - Our tour guide was Linda and our driver was Soon. Linda was awesome, she spoke very clear English and was very knowledgeable about her country( History teacher ). Linda was very friendly, respectful and very helpful and accommodating to my older parents. After the great wall, we had an authentic Chinese lunch that was very good. We were tired and decided not to go to the forbidden City. Linda took us instead to a part of the city that had 700 year old neighborhood and showed us how people live, we also got to play games with the locals in a town square. After walking a bit we ended up in an area with all kinds of food and shops. My husband even tried a scorpion and we had some Ice cream. We love being totally emerged in the culture. for the great wall and lunch we didn't have enough YEN, So Linda payed for us until we were able to get YEN. This was one of the BEST tours we have ever had. We are very happy we decided to take this tour. Soon was also very polite and a very safe driver.
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Aileen_v
Dec 30, 2019
Beautiful Day in Beijing - All in all I had a wonderful stay because of my guide Linda. We went to the Wall, the forbidden city and to an old market - we had a great time. She knew a lot about history and showed me everything I wanted to see, she even made photos like a pro of me. I highly recommend this tour for any layober in PEK, it is worth every penny. Linda was kind and very lovely, she is the best!
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Thejimmette
Dec 23, 2019
Top option for making the most out of your layover time - Communication with the travel agency beforehand was excellent and as soon as we had arrived, our driver Fred was calling us to meet us at the arrival hall after we had finished the transit immigration process. Pease allow a time window for at least 1 hour for immigration. It turned out that Fred was a friend of the Travel agency owner, who spoke excellent English and also knew perfectly where to go and what to see in Beijing to make the most out of our layover time. Although he was not a guide he showed immense knowledge in Chinese history during out travel to the Great Wall. His suggestions on how to spend our limited amount of time where just perfect. He also helped buying the tickets for all attractions we saw, which saved us valuable time. After having a good time under best conditions at the Great Wall including a tea tasting ceremony at the governmental tea house we headed on to Beijing city center to see some more attractions. Cause the forbidden city closes early during winter time, he showed us a pavillion located at the top of a park just opposite, where we could see beautiful, enlightened Beijing city in 360 degrees. We then headed on to a nearby Hutong to grab some typical chinese food, which was delicious. On our way back to the airport we passed huge Tianamen square and the impressive CBD of Beijing. We are really thankful having made this tour, which gave us a wonderful introduction to our first time in China. Thank you, Fred, for your valuable company. We really had a good time with you in Beijing.
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Mary
Sep 21, 2019
Great experience! - Mt grown son and I had a 14 hour layover and wanted to experience Beijing. We were lucky and got Davis as our driver. He made our day special, so glad we decided to go with a driver we were able to relax, enjoy and learn about the area.
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Jon_b
Sep 12, 2019
Great Trip - We opted for the private driver and it was great. We were delayed for 2 hours because of airline delays and visa wait but driver was still there to pick us up. Driver was great. Some notes: *If you dont speak the language definitely book a guided tour. I feel we missed some history doing it on our own. *there is a lot of walking. Be mindful if you are traveling with senior citizens *I got google translate and it worked well *Get at least 100 USD in Yuan *You can really spend the whole day. We did literally a 2 hour visit. * Going later allowed for less people which was great. we arrived at park at 4pm and it closes at 530p If you can take it all in and appreciate it within 3 hours just do it. Driver was wonderful. Had water and umbrellas for us. Found me a place to smoke. Attentive and friendly.
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Jacob_h
Aug 5, 2019
Overall Very Good Experience! - Our driver did an amazing job, and I would recommend this service to anyone! I waited a couple weeks to write this review and I can't remember our drivers name, but he was a younger man who spoke good English and was very helpful. Overall I am extremely satisfied with this service.
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Steven_b
Jan 19, 2019
Very nice - Linda was our driver and she was the absolute best! Very sweet and professional. Highly recommended!
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Melissa
Sep 1, 2018
I booked this excursion since I was... - <p>I booked this excursion since I was passing thru Beijing and wanted to see as much as I could in only 10 hours. My flight arrived at 11:00am and immediately when I reached the lobby, my driver, Linda was there holding a sign with my name. She showed me to the nearest ATM and then we headed to our van. The transportation was a 2017 Oldsmobile minivan in great condition. Inside I had water waiting for me and USB ports to charge my phone. </p> <p>Linda my driver was AMAZING! I can't say enough good things about her. We had great conversation and music throughout the day and was so nice. Since I was traveling alone, she took a lot of pictures for me and even went and got my tickets to the wall while I browsed the lobby area.</p> <p>I got her cell number and we communicated as I was making my decent down the wall and for us to meet up again. From there we headed into the city. She drove me to the Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and a night food market. </p> <p>After that Linda and I headed to the airport to catch my flight. I felt so comfortable with Linda all day and she went above and beyond to make my trip, even thought it was fast, a memorable one! I would highly recommend this excursion and to ask for Linda as your driver. Her English is perfect too! Thank you again Linda!</p>
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Aaron
Apr 19, 2018
Our flight came in about an hour... - <p>Our flight came in about an hour late and it took another hour to get through the 24/144 visa process but our fantastic guide Wangshen was still waiting for us. We booked the guide only tour and it was great because Wangshen took care of us every step of the way. The trip to the wall takes over an hour but Wangshen made sure we got the right tickets to go up the chairlift and down the slide and even helped us avoid the shuttle to save time and money - we spent about three hours at the wall. The wall was amazing and then, as we all slept in the SUV, Wangshen brought us back to Beijing to see some of the best sites and capped it all off with bringing us to an authentic Chinese food restaurant where he helped us order some of the best dishes. It was an excellent tour for our family of 5 and took about 10 hours in total - I would highly recommend the tour and especially Wangshen for his knowledge, professionalism and no-nonsense approach to driving and touring.</p>
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Stefano_s
Dec 22, 2019
Beautiful day with a great guide - Also if my flight was late (2hrs) my guide Tom was waiting for me. Everything was well organized and Tom has been a great guide that in short time show us Great Wall and Forbidden City too. Thank you Tom and Viator.
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From $46
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).