1 day

Private

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About this activity

Your private layover tour of Beiing begins with pickup at Beijing International Airport in the morning or afternoon, depending on your flight arrival. Your informative local guide will take you by private vehicle to the Great Wall at Mutianyu section, one of the seven wonders in the world and one of the few man made projects which you can see from space. On the way to the Great Wall, about a 1.5 hour drive, your guide will explain the history and stories about the Great Wall. You will also enjoy the beautiful countryside scenery on the way.

On arrival of the Mutianyu Great Wall, you will take their shuttle bus to the foot of the mountain, then take either the cable car round trip or ski-lift up and toboggan down at the Great Wall. Spend 2-3 hours to hike the wall depending on your flight arrival and departure time.

Next, heading to Beijing city, if time allows, you are able to stop by to take photos at the iconic "Bird's Nest"– the Beijing National Stadium, where it had hosted many spectacular events during time of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Drive pass by the Drum tower area, the local street -Hutong allays, and Houhai lake area. Then exploring the Tian'anmen Square, home to the National Museum of China, and the great Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes. Pass through the south gate to the magnificent Forbidden City, a 250-acre complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions and gardens, which served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years.

The Forbidden City was the imperial palace from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.

Your private tour ends with return transport to the Beijing International airport.

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Included

Bottled water
Professional guide
Transport by private vehicle
Lunch
Entrance fee
Cable car round trip or ski lift up and toboggan ticket
Entry/Admission - Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Entry/Admission - Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Entry/Admission - Mutianyu Great Wall

Not included

Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please make sure your trip suites the Visa free policy. If you are not able to go through customs for any reasons, please take your own responsibility. There is no refund for the same day cancellation
The Great Wall, Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden city layover tour require at least 11 hours
If flight lands before 14:30, the visit to the Great Wall will or Forbidden City will be secured. Otherwise, you can't make it because the Great Wall at Mutianyu open between 08:30 to 17:30
Please note: 1st April thru 31st October - Forbidden City stops selling tickets at 16:00, and closes at 17:00
Please note: 1st November thru 31st March - Forbidden City stops selling tickets at 15:30, and closes at 16:30
Your guide will wait 90-minutes after your flight arrive, if you can not arrive the meeting point on time please contact your local operator in advance
Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants (for getting your Forbidden City entrance ticket in advance)
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

75%

Reviews

5.0

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yowedding2017

5 | 2019-01-10

Linda was great and made to sure to optimize the most of my time as we visited the Great Wall and the forbidden city. I was traveling alone so I appreciated her taking the time out to allow me to customize what I wanted to do. I chose to take the ski lift up the great wall and the slide back down. Linda showed me the spots along the Great Wall that were the best for photos. She is truly a pro at taking photos and I appreciated being able to get some great shots. We then had lunch and there was plenty of good food. I really enjoyed the lunch. We took our time making through the forbidden city and Linda filled me in on all of the history behind it. We stopped along the way to get a hot beverage and warm up a bit. Overall, I was very happy with my experience and can't thank Linda and the driver enough for making the best of my short visit to China!

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