Beijing Layover: Great Wall & Forbidden City Tour

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Make the most of your Beijing layover by exploring the Mutianyu Great Wall and the Forbidden City. Immerse yourself in Chinese history and culture during this unforgettable tour.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Mutianyu Great Wall - You will be picked up at the airport based on your given flight details. Our guide will hold your name sign in airport. Upon meeting on the spot, drive straight from Beijing Airport to the Great Wall at Mutianyu. the prettiest section in Beijing. After arrive at Mutianyu Great wall, you can hike up or take the cable car…

What's Included

Private English-speaking tour guide (not included with driver and car service option)
Airport or hotel pick-up and drop-off
Professional driver with private air-conditioned vehicle
Free bottled water
Warm jackets provided in winter only

What's Not Included

Cable car / chairlift and toboggan tickets for Great Wall
Meals
Gratuities

Additional Information

If you have more than 7 hours layover time in Beijing , Don’t just stay in the airport, sitting on the cold chairs,playing video games or watching Game of Thrones. A better plan would be to visit the great wall,one of the world wonders that can be seen from out space, the wall was firstly built during seven kingdom period(7 centry BC ), Or walk in the…

Location

Mutianyu Great Wall

Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District,

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Ilva_l

Jan 17, 2026

Good organisation. Very... - Good organisation. Very friendly and helpful gid. Tour related to our needs. Comfortable car and good vibe.

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Aireen_b

Jan 8, 2026

Amazing Visit to the Great Wall - Incredibly rewarding experience. Naomi was very polite and professional driver. She was in the hotel lobby on time and we arrived at the Great Wall as scheduled. The communication was great. I had a smooth and pleasant ride back to the airport. I appreciate the prompt service. Highly recommended.

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Z4862aufrana

Nov 17, 2025

A well-used scale on the Chinese wall - The tour was great, our guide arrived on time and was waiting for us, Kathy is a very friendly woman, who speaks very good English and told us a lot of interesting facts and stories about the Chinese wall and her country apart we talked about life. Then we visited the wall that we went first thing and we were walking alone. After the visit we went to eat and back to the airport just in time to fly back.

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Palitha_s

Mar 27, 2025

Great Wall of China - Great experience and we both enjoyed the tour and the excitement of stepping on to the Great Wall. Our guide was great and very knowledgable about it all.

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Isabel_g

Mar 20, 2025

Mr Chang best driver ever - Mr.Chang was amazing, since he pick us up the service was incredible, the car was in excellent conditions and we was explaining everything about the schedule and recommend us a great place to eat, our experience was more than we expected, he help us with some photos as well.

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Sonu_r

Feb 25, 2025

We booked a private tour... - We booked a private tour of the Great Wall during a layover in Beijing. Our guide Angela was great and very knowledgeable. She met us on time at the designated spot at the airport. Accompanied us on the Wall and gave us a detailed guided tour. We made it back to the airport in plenty of time to make our next flight. Would highly recommend.

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Anicia_d

Jan 6, 2025

Our driver was very... - Our driver was very punctual (early even), spoke English really well and was super friendly. He had water bottles and fruit for us, and we were able to take as long as we wanted on the great wall. He waited patiently for us even when we stopped for food before heading back to the airport.

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Jessicasacheri

Oct 11, 2019

Visit the Wall of China - It was a great experience helped us JACK at all times helped us and taught us what we should do, an excellent host, I recommend it. Thanks, Jack.

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Alexgale1

Aug 31, 2019

Service with a smile - I have personally used Jack's service twice to go to the wall. I have also recommended him to any of my friends who are visiting Beijing and looking to visit the wall. He is friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. His English is great and he always manages to take you to a section of the wall that isn't too busy. Pick up service available from your hotel which is an added bonus. Overall if you are looking for an easy and affordable way to see one of the world's greatestt attractions, this service is for you.

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222rowanr

Dec 20, 2023

Private link to closest part of rebuilt Great Wall - Good private tour. Our tour guide Darwin was a nice guy. He spoke enough English for us to understand what we needed to. He had spare jackets for us to wear, came up on the wall to take photos for us at the start, and made sure we were back in time to get our transfer flight. We had 9h from landing to take-off, and it was fine. Thanks Darwin!

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From $35

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult