Private Beijing Layover Tour: Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City with Cable Car and Meal | 9 hours

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Daxing Airport Layover
2 Adults x $428.00
$856.00
Approx Total
$856.00
Tour start from Beijing Daxing Airport, tour including English tour guide, entrance fee, cable car and lunch
Pickup included
PEK Layover Tour
2 Adults x $358.00
$716.00
Approx Total
$716.00
Tour start from Beijing International Airpot(PEK), tour including English tour guide, entrance fee, cable car and lunch
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Cable car round trip or ski lift up and toboggan ticket
  • Entrance fee
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Gratuities

Overview

If your plane is passing through Beijing on the way to other destinations, don’t spend the day inside the airport. Instead, take this layover tour to explore the Great Wall at Mutianyu Section, and discover the charms of the Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square. Your informative local guide will take you by private vehicle to the sites according to the time of your layover, after the tour you will be transferred back to the airport. Tour includes all entrance fee, cable car round trip, local meal, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. Tour can start from Beijing International Airport(PEK) or Beijing Daxing Airport.

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Itinerary

  • Mutianyu Great Wall

    Your private layover tour of Beiing begins with pickup at Beijing International Airport(PEK) or Beijing Daxing Airport 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.

    2 hours

  • Niaochao National Stadium (Pass By)

    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.

  • Water Cube (Pass By)

    Driving pass by Water Cube

  • Bell and Drum Towers (Pass By)

    Drive pass by the Drum tower area, the local street -Hutong allays, and Houhai lake area.

  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

    Then exploring the Tian'anmen Square, home to the National Museum of China, and the great Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes.

    30 minutes

  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

    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.

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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)
  • Forbidden city tickets sold out fast, so we are not secure can get tickets, please book this tour in advance to make sure all tickets available.

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Fun and efficient layover tour!

Published on Jul, 2024

My driver Xia Qing and tour guide Lucy were amazing! The driver met me right after baggage claim with my name on a paper, making it super easy to find him. He had cold water and fresh fruits to snack on during the long ride to my first stop at the Forbidden City where I met up with Lucy. She was very informative about all the history of the site, but also kept me on track to see all I wanted while making sure I wouldn’t be late for my next stop at the Great Wall. It was another long ride to the Great Wall, but Lucy made it fun by talking me through all the history of both sites. They took me to a part of the wall that was a lot less busy than I’ve seen in other tour photos and it was the perfect time of day when it wasn’t too hot! Lucy made sure to take lots of photos of me in the perfect parts of the wall with the best views and no one in the background! We were able to take the toboggan down the mountain without waiting for long lines, so fun! Overall, HIGHLY recommend this tour for an efficient and fun tour during a layover!

Excellent views and knowledgeable, supportive guides.

Published on Jun, 2024

We had a stunning day touring the Forbidden City and the Great Wall with Judy and Mr. Jang. The sights were breathtaking, and Judy offered a really clear, friendly, and comprehensive overview of the history and culture around Beijing. Our guides clearly love their country and we feel so lucky for having their support, knowledge and perspectives as we visited. Highlight of the trip!

A great way to see the main sights during your transit time

Published on Jan, 2020

This was a great tour. Our tour guide Linda was very knowledgeable and spoke English very well. The lunch was great, with more than enough food. The kids loved the toboggan ride down from the Great Wall. A great way to see the main sights of Beijing in a short timeframe.

6 ore

Published on Jan, 2020

Albert has been a fantastic guide. We had the chance to visit the most important highlights of the city, avoiding the queue and enjoying the Chinese culture the first of January. As icing on the cake, we ate very good local food prepared by a Chinese family. I would recommend this tour to everyone who wants to have a quick flavour of Beijing.

Great Wall- Great Guide Linda

Published on Dec, 2019

If you want this part of the Great Wall almost to yourself, then a winter trip should be on your schedule. Forget all the crowds, this trip gives you a chance to see the magnificence of The Wall. Yes it can be cold, but so what? Our guide Linda provided a calm and knowledgable service - too often guides fill you with a head full of trivia you don’t need. The choice for a lunch which locals use and love was a delight. The traffic in Beijing made the Forbidden City tour a little rushed, but it is unmissable. Thanks again, Linda

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