Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City Private Guide Tour
Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City are highly representative historical and cultural attractions in Beijing. Choose a private tour of the Mutianyu Great Wall and the Forbidden City to enjoy an exclusive time of historical and cultural exploration and gain an unforgettable and unique memory of Beijing!
Highlights • Convenient transportation: Depart directly from your located place and reach the scenic spots directly, avoiding the trouble and time waste of transferring to public transportation • Professional tour guide explanations: Enable you to better appreciate and understand the value of scenic spots • Thoughtful service: The tour guide can help you purchase tickets in advance, assist with taking photos, and recommend restaurants based on your taste and needs, among other issues during the trip • Flexible and free itinerary: The tour guide will adjust the pace of the tour according to your physical strength and time arrangement, without having to accommodate the group schedule
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Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City Private Guide Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City Private Guide Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
BeijingPass-by Only
You will visit Mutianyu great wall and Forbidden city with a private car and English Speaking Tourguide. Pick up and drop off at your located place in Beijing. This is a Private Tour for your booking, No other group will join you.
Mutianyu Great Wall
The Mutianyu Great Wall is located in Huairou District, Beijing, China. It is at the junction of the North China Plain and the Yanshan Mountains, about 70 kilometers away from the center of Beijing. It takes about 1.5 hours to drive there. The Mutianyu Great Wall has a long history and unique landscapes. It is the essence of the Great Wall and is renowned as "Mutianyu stands out among the Great Walls of Ten Thousand Miles". The Mutianyu Great Wall is 5,400 meters long and is currently the longest section of the Great Wall in China. Here lies the unique Zhengguan Platform, with three watchtowers standing side by side on one, which is quite rare on the Great Wall. The watchtowers of the Great Wall are densely packed, with one every 100 meters or so. There are also perilous landscapes such as "Ox Horn Edge" and "Eagle Flying Upside Down". There are battlements on both sides of the Great Wall. The wall is well-preserved and well reflects the ancient charm of the Great Wall.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
The Forbidden City, formerly known as the Purple Forbidden City, is located at the center of Beijing's central axis and was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China. It covers an area of approximately 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of about 150,000 square meters. There are over 70 palaces of various sizes and more than 9,000 rooms. The architectural layout of the Forbidden City is rigorous and is divided into two parts: the Outer Court and the Inner Court. The Outer Court was the place where the emperor held major ceremonies and handled state affairs. The Inner court was the main residence of the emperor and empress, followed by the imperial garden. The architectural style of the Forbidden City is grand and magnificent, featuring various roof forms and exquisite decorations such as glazed tiles, colored paintings and carvings, which reflect the superb craftsmanship and unique charm of ancient Chinese palace architecture.
Inclusions
- Forbidden City entrance ticket
- Bottled water
- Great Wall entrance ticket and VIP pass
- English Speaking Tourguide
- Private Air-conditioned vehicle
- Great Wall Cable Car/Chairlift up and Toboggan down Ticket
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Instant Confirmation - You will receive a confirmation email immediately after successful booking
- This is a Private Tour for your booking, No other group will join you
- The Forbidden City implement a real-name reservation policy, So after you booking, please contact me and send me each people's name, passport number, age, gender and nationality
- According to the regulations of the Palace Museum, Chinese citizens (including residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) must book tickets online 7 days in advance. If you make a reservation within 7 days before your visit, we cannot guarantee that we will get a ticket for you. in addition, if it is during a holiday or the peak tourist season, we also cannot 100% guarantee that we will help you get a ticket. If the tickets online have been sold out or we failed to help you get one, you can only cancel this trip and we will offer a full refund, thanks for your understand and support
- For foreign tourists holding passports, if the online tickets are sold out or we fail to get online ticket for you, you need get tickets on the spot according to the guidance of your tour guides or customer service of our travel agencies. but, purchasing tickets on the spot need queuing
- Due to the implementation of the limited ticket sales policy by the Palace Museum. At present, the Palace Museum releases 40,000 tickets every day, including 20,000 individual tickets and 20,000 group tickets. All visitors must make a real-name reservation for their visit. Therefore, for your better visiting experience, Please try to book in advance as much as possible
- The Forbidden City have strict security check policies. It is strictly prohibited to bring flammable, explosive and other items as well as controlled knives. In addition, please do not bring lighters, drones, tripods, selfie sticks longer than 1.3 meters, scroll paintings, oil-paper umbrellas, sunscreen spray and power banks with a capacity of more than 20,000 milliamperes
- Please don't forget to bring your passport. If you don't bring it, you may be refused entry
- Please wear appropriate clothes according to the weather and It is recommended to bring sunscreen, sunglasses or umbrellas or cap in summer
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Children Under 5 years old are free to join
- Baby seats offered if you request
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
1: Any hotel located in Beijing is available for pick up, but If your hotel is outside the Fourth Ring Road, you may need pay extra to the driver. your tour guide will hold a sign in the hotel lobby and wait for you. 2: If your pick up point is at Beijing South Station, your tour guide will hold a sign in front of the Costa Coffee at Exit 2 of the arrival hall and wait for you.
