Private Day Tour: Mutianyu Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, and Forbidden City


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From $200.54

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 9 hours

Departs: China, China

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This full day tour in Beijing will enable you to experience the most attractive historical sites: Great Wall at Mutianyu, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. As you head to the Mutianyu Great Wall, you will make a short stop at the iconic "Birds's Nest" for photos. The entire tour will be set at your preferred pace without any rush. You will have your own guide and private vehicle with no hidden charge and no souvenir shopping stops.


What's Included

Bottled water

Cable car round trip or ski lift up and toboggan ticket

Entrance fee

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Lunch

Private guide

Transport by private vehicle

What's Not Included

Additional Museum tickets inside the Forbidden city

Gratuities


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
  • CHILD: Age: 4 - 11
  • ADULT: Age: 12 - 90

Additional Info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Niaochao National Stadium
On this private tour, get to know the places that interest you the most. Your private tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, then begin to head over to the Great Wall at Mutianyu.

If time allows while on your way to The Mutianyu Great Wall, you will be able to stop and take photos at the iconic "Bird's Nest". This is the Beijing National Stadium, which had hosted many spectacular events, including the famous 2008 Summer Olympics.

• Admission Ticket Free

Mutianyu Great Wall
Once you arrive at the The Mutianyu Great Wall, you’ll enjoy a peaceful experience and take time to marvel at this wondrous structure and the surrounding hillsides that look north toward Mongolia. The Great Wall at Mutianyu was built and restored in the early Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) on the remnants of a Wall originally built in the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). Reconstruction took place under the supervision of Xu Da, one of the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty, who was responsible for building a Wall from Shanhaiguan in the east to as far as Mutianyu.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Stop at a local restaurant in the Huairou district, famous for their chestnuts, mushrooms, and trout. Here, you will have various choices of countryside style of cuisine as your lunch.

Head back to Beijing City to explore Tian'anmen Square, home to the National Museum of China, and the great Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Meridian Gate (Wu Men)
Pass through the south gate to the magnificent Forbidden City.

• Admission Ticket Free

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Forbidden City, a 250-acre (101-ha.) complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions, and gardens that served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)
Stroll around the courtyards and halls of the Forbidden city with your tour guide, and learn the histories and stories about this massive palace. You will visit these buildings inside the Forbidden City.

Hall of Great Harmony where the emperor handle states affairs. Hall of Central Harmony and Hall of Compete Harmony.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palace of Heavenly Purity
Then continue to check out the living quarters in the palace: Hall of Union, Hall Heavenly Purity, and Hall of Earthly Tranquillity.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum
Your tour of the Forbidden city will end at the Imperial Garden, then you will exit the Forbidden city from the north Gate.

Your guide will drop you off at your hotel at the end of the tour.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included






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