Beijing 2-Day Tours: Great Wall, Forbidden City & Top Highlights
- 48 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover the captivating layers of Beijing on an all-inclusive 2-day tour designed exclusively for discerning travelers. Led by an expert local guide, explore iconic historical landmarks like the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, and Summer Palace, while also uncovering the city’s lesser-known local life, from the peaceful Lama Temple to the hidden Hutong alleys. Rest assured with seamless hotel transfers and our transparent upfront price with no hidden charges. - 4 World Heritage Sites: Forbidden City, Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace - Cultural Immersions: Traditional Hutong rickshaw ride and a courtyard family visit. - All-inclusive: Door-to-door transfers, entrance fees, guide and driver, a buffet lunch - Great Wall Experience: Round-trip cable car or chairlift up & toboggan down included.
Inclusions
What's included
- Highway tolls, parking fees, and local taxes
- Great Wall facilities: a scenic round-way cable car, or a fun chairlift up & toboggan down
- All entrance fees
- Lunch
- Professional guide, dedicated driver, Eco-friendly electric vehicle
- A premium buffet lunch for Day 1
- Unlimited bottled water
- Pickup & drop-off at your downtown hotel lobby
- Free child seat upon request
- Free earphones
What's not
- Hotel accommodation
- Gratuities
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 924 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Amazing day, our guide Helen was excellent 5 stars
Helen was amazing from start to finish, showing us the highlights of Beijing. Everything went exactly to plan, picked up from our hotel on time. Helen’s knowledge and enthusiasm kept us all interested and eager to see and learn more. Helen made everyone feel as though they were the only one in the party. A brilliant day, made even better by having such a wonderful guide. Thank you so much Helen.
4Saw the sites and people but nothing more
We upgraded to private tour due to oneof our members being injured on our trip. Day 1 started our rough. The driver was 1 hour late due to traffic control in Beijing. We did not get to physically stand in lineman square due to this. After our 1st stop at the driver then took about 30 minutes to get to the meeting spot. Our guide Tiffany ended up buying some popsicle from a vendor due to heat. We then drove over 1.5 hours to lunch arriving close to 2pm. After lunch was the great wall (we were the last to leave at 6pm) almost causing us to miss our tourist tea ceremony. Day 2 went a little better (driver showed up on time) our 1st to stops were packed shoulder to shoulder with people, welcome to Beijing. By the end of stop 2 I was getting heat stroke and needed to go back to hotel. Guide said they would drop me off, but instead went to stop 3 and told me I needed to get a cab. Guide was supposed to pay for cab and did not (was reimbursed) other members did last 2 stops 1 being a 1 way rickshaw which they had to walk back to car. All in all saw your typical sites but nothing special offered even for the up charge of private tour. Quick add, guided knowing she sent me in a taxi not feeling well with heat stroke, never did even follow up to see if I arrived and how I was doing.
5Great 1 day tour to visit the highlights of Beijing!
Helen is so friendly and knowledgeable and made our experience so smooth. The entire day was on schedule thanks to her. Also learned a lot about the history of the forbidden city and the Great Wall.
5Best way to see Beijing in just 2 days!
Rocky is the best tour guide FULL STOP! We enjoyed the driver, vehicles , variety of destinations and details provided by Rocky. A+
5The best experience with Tyra
Tyra, my guide in Beijing was outstanding, very enthusiastic and knowledgable, ask for her when you reserve, the best experience.
5Great fun!
Helen was my guide day 1 and she made sure everything went very smoothly, the day was fun and the best day I’ve had traveling so far on this trip. She was knowledgeable about the places we went to and made the experience better! Jesse was the guide day 2 and if you want to learn a lot about the places she is very knowledgeable, she made sure everything went smooth. I would recommend the trip for anyone wanting to experience the main Beijing experiences although by the end of the second day I was tired but that’s what traveling is about!
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Travel China Guide
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Free pickup and drop-off are included for downtown hotels. If your hotel is outside the service zone, an additional mileage fee applies, or you can join us at a designated meeting point. Please be ready 5 minutes before the pickup time confirmed the day before. Please note that no-shows are non-refundable.
- If your travel date falls on a Monday when the main sights of the Temple of Heaven are closed, we’ll visit Beihai Park instead.
- The Forbidden City requires a real-name reservation 7 days in advance and tickets are easily sold out. We highly recommend booking your tour as early as possible; otherwise, international travelers may need to line up to buy tickets on site.
- Please provide your accurate passport information for real-name ticket bookings, and make sure to carry the same valid ID on the tour day; otherwise, the scenic area will deny entry.
- Chinese nationals, including guests from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, need to provide their official Chinese names and book at least 7 days in advance.
How it compares in Beijing
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 521 city tours we list in Beijing.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 521.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Beijing
Beijing, China's capital for centuries, holds imperial palaces, sacred temples and stretches of the Great Wall within reach of its modern boulevards.
At the city's heart, the Forbidden City spreads behind vermilion walls, a labyrinth of halls and courtyards that housed the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Tiananmen Square lies to its south, and the hill of Jingshan Park to its north gives the finest view over its golden roofs. The Temple of Heaven, set in a park where locals practise tai chi and dance, is a masterpiece of imperial design.
Top-ranked sights in Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang).
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