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Great Wall & Forbidden City Layover Small Group Tour
5.0
61 Ratings
Shunyi District
Beijing layover small group tour to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City starting from 8am to 4pm. This is the best option for who have a long layover in Beijing airport.
Beijing layover small group tour to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City starting from 8am to 4pm. This is the best option for who have a long layover in Beijing airport.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mutianyu Great Wall - Meet our tour guide at Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 Arrival Hall, at the Starbucks Coffee near international exit B, at 8am. Travel to the Mutianyu Great Wall and spend approximately 2 hours there (9am-11am).
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Explore the Forbidden City for about 2 hours (1pm-3pm). Afterwards, we…
- Mutianyu Great Wall - Meet our tour guide at Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 Arrival Hall, at the Starbucks Coffee near international exit B, at 8am. Travel to the Mutianyu Great Wall and spend approximately 2 hours there (9am-11am).
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Explore the Forbidden City for about 2 hours (1pm-3pm). Afterwards, we will transfer you back to Beijing Capital Airport (3pm-4pm). This concludes our service.
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After booking the tour, we will guide you through obtaining a Visa-free permit step by step. We will ensure you return to the airport on time. Additionally, we provide warm coats, wheelchairs, and baby seats at no extra cost.
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We offer a professional driver and a licensed car, along with a professional English-speaking tour guide. Both will be at your service. We guarantee a safe tour with expert English interpretation during both the drive and the visits to attractions, without wasting time on parking. Our driver will also ensure the safety of your luggage while you are away from the car.
What's Included
- Entrance tickets to the Great Wall and Forbidden City.
- China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.
- Service charge & government taxes.
- A licensed English-speaking tour guide and a professional driver with air-conditioning vehicle.
- Free-bottled mineral water.
- Entrance tickets to the Great Wall and Forbidden City.
- China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.
- Service charge & government taxes.
- A licensed English-speaking tour guide and a professional driver with air-conditioning vehicle.
- Free-bottled mineral water.
What's Not Included
- meals.
- Cable cars/toboggan at Great Wall.
- Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.
- meals.
- Cable cars/toboggan at Great Wall.
- Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.
Additional Information
- This tour is suitable for your arrival at Beijing airport at Beijing time before 6AM and departs at 6PM Beijing time or later.
- The pick-up address is Starbucks coffee shop at terminal 3 arrival hall (beside the international exit B). If your flight arrive at terminal 1 or 2, please take the airport shuttle bus to terminal 3. But we can transfer you…
- This tour is suitable for your arrival at Beijing airport at Beijing time before 6AM and departs at 6PM Beijing time or later.
- The pick-up address is Starbucks coffee shop at terminal 3 arrival hall (beside the international exit B). If your flight arrive at terminal 1 or 2, please take the airport shuttle bus to terminal 3. But we can transfer you to terminal 1 or 2 to catch your next flight after the tour.
- If you stay in a hotel, please go to the pick-up address on your own.
- The tour duration is fixed, if you would like to stay longer or shorter time at Great Wall. Please choose our private tour.
- If you did not show up on time at the meeting point at 8am, we will go on with our tour.
- Countries qualified for the 144-hour Visa-free Transit in Beijing Capital International Airport: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Republic of Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.
- The 144-hour Visa-free Transit only applies to passengers who transit through Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. The destination and place of departure cannot be the same.(e.g Auckland – Beijing – Auckland)
- We don’t take any responsibility if you are not able to get visa-free and get out of airport for some reasons.
Location
Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing Airport Terminal 3 Arrival Hall Starbucks Coffee (right beside the international exit B)
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
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(61 Ratings)
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Jebaldoverm
Jan 8, 2025
HERBIE IS THE BEST TOUR GUIDE - Even with a small amount of time, Herbie can maximize your tour and provide the best experience you can ask for. Also, in this tour you will attain the 2 tasks needed as a tourist such as visiting the said destinations. The tour was so good that we learned, a visitor is different from a tourist depending on the group’s engagement and will to learn and listen by what herbie is discussing.
If you are planning to take a tour regardless of the duration, make sure Herbie is with you!
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Francesca
Jan 7, 2025
This is a must if you have a long layover in Beijing - 5 stars are not enough to Lisa and her energy thoughout the day. She has always been with us, clarifying any curiosity and always smiling. Suggest 100%, we did the 8-4 tour and it was simply amazing. Highly suggested!
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Aoibheannc531
Dec 29, 2024
10/10 can’t fault it - I just had the most amazing day with tour guide Nina on my layover on the way to Perth from Dublin ! She knew everything about the wall and the forbidden city. She made sure I was comfortable the entire day, gay great information, advise for photo ops and food recommendations. Daniel made the booking process so easy. Can’t wait to come back through Beijing for another tour with Nina. Our driver was also very helpful and the car was very comfortable
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532paulinaa
Nov 17, 2024
Highly recommend this tour! - Couldnt have asked for a better layover in Beijing! Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden city in one day. We booked the tour just 30 minutes before leaving at the airport and it was perfect! Lisa, the tour guide, was great! Friendly, organized and professional. Highly recommended! Great price compared to other tours too.
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167milosm
Nov 17, 2024
Best Layover Tour in Beijing - We had a 16 hours layover in Beijing and we took this tour. Alice, our guide was so punctual and wonderful and she strived to explain everything regarding Great Wall,Forbidden Palace and Beijing and China in general. We asked her to take us later to Beijing Duck and se found perfect place. Alice is so wonderful and I would recommend her anytme.
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Kristinp755
Nov 7, 2024
An unforgettable day: culture, wonders, food, photos, people people people - We had 20 hours to spend in Beijing and found Herbie on level 2 of the terminal. He was incredibly welcoming. Herbie's English is excellent. We were in a small group with one other - so 3 of us. We hadn't booked in advance (so we were lucky) but Lucas from Argentina had booked over a month earlier. Herbie tailored our tour for our requirements and checkin timings. Even though he must do this so many, many times, he managed to keep it fresh and made us feel as though we were his friends to whom he was showing his home town. He quickly learned our names, and also gave us the collective nickname of "Herbies" for the day, which was very useful and fun.
The vehicle was comfortable and seats 4-5 guests plus Herbie and Master Jao the driver. During the drive to the Great Wall we had a succinct history lesson. Very useful and fascinating.
There were options at the GW for those keen on climbing steps and those less keen. And there is a luge/slide down which is great but we weren't allowed because we were over 60. Nevertheless the trip up and down in the chairlift was fabulous. We were lucky to be there during the few days a year when the leaves of all the oak, chestnut and other deciduous trees turn autumn colours.
Herbie was a great Director of Photography: he knows the best spots and poses for photos. He even let me take a photo of him!
At the Forbidden City, we saw many many locals in costume for photography. They were happy to pose for us. They looked spectacular.Herbie was able to explain details of all the costumes, including which dynasty they represented and any other significance, such as wedding or funeral attire. He answered tricky questions and seemed to enjoy being asked. We loved being part of our little tour group.
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Alexandrarf2133qt
Oct 23, 2024
Incredible day making the most of a long layover! - Such an amazing day thanks to the wonderful Herbie (tour guide), master Jao (driver) and Daniel. Everything was so organised and easy to navigate. Such an awesome tour to do if you have a long layover - what a way to spend your time! Herbie was so knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming. He is very professional and personable. It was such a fun day doing it solo and touring around with him. We did the Great Wall first thing in the morning and it was empty, then we headed to a local spot for lunch which was delicious and then the forbidden city for an afternoon wander (with a couple car naps in between - the norm apparently) Thank you again. Highly recommend!
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Miriamra5854kp
Sep 15, 2024
Fantastic tour - This tour was fantastic! Lisa has been very informative and kind. Best guide!
She made sure I could even have time for a shower at my hotel.
5 stars!
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Passenger25516852010
Sep 4, 2024
Amazing experience! - Totally reccomend these tours! We had Lisa as our guide and she was great! She met us on time, helped us to find an ATM machine to withdraw cash at the airport, had Lee the driver pick us up in a comfortable mini van with air-conditioning, was very knowledgeable and spoke good English. It was a very hot day and she was happy to keep to our speed. The wall was very cool to see. Overall we had a great day and would totally reccomend these tours!
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U4719ndcarolw
Jun 27, 2024
Great Beijing Layover Tour - We met our tour guide as planned, Yuan and had a wonderfully full day as we were champeroned and informed throughout the day. The Great Wall and The Forbidden City tour was everything we were told it would be and were free to explore as time permitted. Our van was comfortable and the driver Great and there was plenty of bottled water as required. We thoroughly enjoyed our layover on our way back to New Zealand and would highly recommend.
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