Gain insight into imperial China on a private full-day tour of several UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Beijing. Start with a look at the monuments of Tiananmen Square, then tour the immense Forbidden City complex with your knowledgeable guide. After lunch, hike along the Mutianyu Great Wall and enjoy multiple photo opportunities on the Wall. Travel in comfort with your guide in your own private vehicle, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.
Duration: 10 hours
Great Wall & Forbidden City
Air-conditioned mini van
About 12 people, no shopping: Excludes: Cable car at Mutianyu Great Wall.
Pickup included
In the morning, your private guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby, and then a comfortable and capacious chauffeur-driven car will transfer you to Tiananmen Square. Follow your guide to take a morning walk around this city square, and you can shoot distant view photos of the brilliant landmark buildings such as the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People and the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao. Follow your guide to take a morning walk around Tiananmen Square, and you can shoot distant view photos of the brilliant landmark buildings such as the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People and the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao.
Walk through the Gate of Heavenly Peace with the great Chairman Mao's portrait on it; you come to this morning's highlight - the 600-year-old Forbidden City - the largest and the most intact imperial palace complex of the Ming and Qing Courts (1368 - 1911 AD). The majestic Forbidden City has 9,999 rooms! Which are the most essential and interesting parts? The veteran itinerary designer carefully selects the top 10 palaces for you, including major ones on the traditional central axis, and some special chambers on the east and west wings.
After 1.5 hours driving, you will arrive at the Mutianyu Great Wall, which is the best preserved and most popular section among all in Beijing. The itinerary designer smartly choose afternoon to visit the Wall to avoid the crowds, and you’ll have at least 2.5 hours to visit the wall and take some nice photos. The round-trip cable car fare at the wall is included in the tour price. After the tour is completed, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Beijing.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Free pick-up from hotels within the fourth ring road of the Beijing city. The exact pick-up time will be offered to you one day prior to the departure.
• The pick-up time will be sent to you one day before your day trip starts. • On the tour day, please make sure to bring the same identification (e.g. passport) that you offered us to issue the entrance tickets. • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended. • You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler.