Overview

With about 8 hours layover, the best choice is to visit the Forbidden City and The Mutianyu Great Wall, the top two places during the layover. Private guide will share you the story about the history, story and daily life of ordinary people.

Highlights

The Mutianyu Great Wall opens all year round besides extreme weather like thunder storm.

The easy reach section of the Wall ensures the amaizing view without crowds.

The biggest city center square-Tiananmen Square.

The Forbidden City is less crowded in the afternoon. (not open on Monday)

Private driver and professional guide take care of you all the time.

Itinerary

The Mutianyu Great Wall and the Forbidden City Layover Tour

8:00(depend on your arrival time): The professional English-speaking guide and the driver pick you up from the airport(Beijing Capital International Airport).

9:00-11:00: After about 1.5 hour driving, you will get to the Mutianyu Great Wall that with less people , amaizing view and funny tobaggan. Take the chairlift to the tower and walk and hike for about 2 hours then go down on the funny toboggan.

11:30-14:00: Have authentic Chinese lunch in the restaurant on the way back to the downtown.airport or the hotel in down town.

14:00-16:00: Take a walk through the Tiananmen Square with some huge buildings and then to the Forbidden City to have a close look of the imperial palace which was built over 600 years ago. Red wall, yellow roof, symathriclly desined layout, all present the ancient civilazation.

16:00-Drive back to the hotel or the airport. 


Meals: Lunch

Book Price

Group Size Adult(Age:8-80) Price/p.p Child(Age:4-7) Price/p.p Infant(Age:0-3) Price/p.p
1 Number $ 238 / /
2 Number $ 138 / /
3 Number $ 107 / /
4 Number $ 88 / /
5 Number $ 77 / /
6 Number $ 70 / /

Includes

  • Air-conditioned private car or van picking up at the airport(Beijing Capital International Airport) and dropping off at the airport or downtown hotel.

  • Professional English tour guide will share the story about the wall and the issues about China.

  • All fees for entrance, shuttle bus, chairlift and toboggan.(the chairlift-toboggan can be changed to the round-way cable car.)

  • Parking and toll fee.

  • Authentic Chinese lunch in local restaurant.

  • One Bottled water each person.


Excludes

  • Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers

  • Personal expenses and the other tours or activities not mentioned

Trip Notes

  • The Tiananmen Square could be closed due to special events then you will walk around to have a look.

  • It's required to book the The Tian’anmen Square at least one day before although it is free.

  • The Forbidden City is not open on Monday. The tickets booking is available 7 days before and could be hard to book in the weekend and public holiday like the National Day and the Chinese New Year.

  • It is highly suggested to book the Forbidden City ticket in advance by providing name and passport number since limited tickets are released each day.

  • The itinerary is flexible according to your personal interests, the weather, your arrival time or any unexpected conditions. 

  • No forced shopping or factory visiting during the trip.

  • This trip can be added with the Jingshan Park which cost no more.

  • Put on comfortable shoes.

  • The price quoted could be slightly changed due to the exchange rate.

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70-$238 USD