Published on Feb, 2025
This was an amazing experience for me. I was traveling to Beijing by myself for business and had a couple of days for some sightseeing. I had read all of the reviews about his tour and Keith (your guide) and thought is sounded perfect. Since it was off-peak season in Beijing, there were only 3 other guests in my small group -- and it was a great group of individuals.
We first went to Summer Palace, and it was so beautiful with so much history. Keith did a great job giving us the perfect amount of detail and showed us all the important sites and took photos for us as well. Then, we drove by "the Nest" where the Olympics took place.
Then, off to the Great Wall. Once we arrived at the entrance, we stopped for a quick lunch at a local Chinese restaurant. Keith had ordered food for us all to share. We then took a chair lift up to the top for access to the Great Wall. It was spectacular. We got to spend a little over 2 hours exploring on our own. That was plenty of time. It was very cold the day I was there, so make sure you plan for the weather. And wear comfortable shoes -- you will be going up and down many steps. Finally, there was the option to take the chair lift back down, or to ride the toboggan. I highly suggest the toboggan. It was a fun and unique experience for all ages with no skill necessary.
As a tour guide, Keith was awesome. His English is very good too. I would highly recommend doing this as a small group tour vs. a larger group. There was a fun comradery among the small group of people in my group.