Make the most of your layover in Beijing with a private tour to the Mutianyu Wall and Forbidden City. Includes airport transfers, guide, entrance tickets, and more!
Make the most of your layover in Beijing with a private tour to the Mutianyu Wall and Forbidden City. Includes airport transfers, guide, entrance tickets, and more!
- Mutianyu Great Wall - Your private guide will greet you at the Beijing Capital Airport arrival exit meeting point (KFC in Terminal 2 or Starbucks in Terminal 3), typically between 7-8 am, depending on your flight arrival. From there, you will be driven directly to the Mutianyu Great Wall, which is approximately a 1.5-hour drive, without any stops…
- Mutianyu Great Wall - Your private guide will greet you at the Beijing Capital Airport arrival exit meeting point (KFC in Terminal 2 or Starbucks in Terminal 3), typically between 7-8 am, depending on your flight arrival. From there, you will be driven directly to the Mutianyu Great Wall, which is approximately a 1.5-hour drive, without any stops for factory shopping.
The Mutianyu Great Wall is well-equipped with convenient facilities, including a cable car, chairlift, and a very popular toboggan ride. You can choose your preferred method to ascend and descend. Enjoy a relaxing journey to a higher point of the Great Wall via the cable car service. This section boasts more watchtowers than any other and features defensive battlements on both sides of the wall, not just facing north.
After enjoying the Great Wall, you have the option to savor a local meal at your own expense.
Note: It typically takes about 2 hours from the time your international flight lands at Beijing Airport to meet us at the exit. This includes the following procedures:
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Flight landing
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Inspection & Quarantine (24-144 hour free visa application)
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Baggage claim (may be less relevant for layover passengers)
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Customs inspection
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Exiting the airport & meeting us
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - After lunch, you will be driven to the Forbidden City, which served as the Imperial Palace for the emperors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. You will explore buildings such as the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Preserved Harmony, and Hall of Central Harmony; as well as the inner court, including the Gate of Celestial Purity, Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union, and the Imperial Garden.
At the conclusion of the tour, you will be driven back to the airport.

- Airport pick up and drop off
- Private Transfer
- Private English-speaking tour guide service fee
- Entrance tickets
- Round trip of cable car/chairlift /toboggan
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Private Transfer
- Private English-speaking tour guide service fee
- Entrance tickets
- Round trip of cable car/chairlift /toboggan
- Gratuities
- Personal expense
- Meals
- Other Language speaking tour guide with extra 300CNY
- Gratuities
- Personal expense
- Meals
- Other Language speaking tour guide with extra 300CNY
Beijing now offers a 144-hour visa-free entry policy for travelers from 53 countries, along with a 24-hour visa-free entry policy for all nationalities! Why not take advantage of this opportunity to disembark and enjoy a private, efficient layover tour to visit the Great Wall, one of the world’s Seven Wonders, instead of spending time in the airport…
Beijing now offers a 144-hour visa-free entry policy for travelers from 53 countries, along with a 24-hour visa-free entry policy for all nationalities! Why not take advantage of this opportunity to disembark and enjoy a private, efficient layover tour to visit the Great Wall, one of the world’s Seven Wonders, instead of spending time in the airport browsing your phone?
This 8-hour tour includes a private guide and driver, all entrance fees, round-trip cable car, chair lift, or toboggan rides, as well as airport pickup and drop-off. All transfer services are included! (Currency exchange with your guide is available if needed.)
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- It may take 1.5 hours from landing to arrival exit.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.