Overview

On the first day, visit Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City, in the afternoon, walk in Hutong area and visit Lama Temple

The next day will be the Great Wall Hiking day. It will take 4 to 5 hours to hike from Jiankou section to Mutianyu section, during the hiking you will see the unrestored and rugged “Wild Wall” and famous restored wall.

On the last day, we will have the tour in the city, visit the Temple of Heaven, go to the best-preserved imperial park: Summer Palace, and get outside visit of Olympic Stadiums. In the 3-day tour, we will pick you up at your hotel lobby and drive you back every day.

Highlights

  • Visit most of the places of interests in the city;

  • Enjoy the hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu, the wild and restored section of the Great Wall and take amazing pictures;

  • Ride toboggan down the Mutianyu Wall;

  • Gain abundant knowledge about the local history and culture;

Itinerary

Day 1Tian'anmen Square-Forbidden City-Hutongs-Lama Temple

In the morning, we will visit the Tian'anmen Square, the world's largest public square. Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures. Then we head to the magnificent Forbidden City, the largest Imperial Palace in the world. We'll spend a couple of hours wandering around this amazing example of Imperial architecture and learning about the history of the palace.

Have lunch in a local Chinese Restaurant. After lunch, we drive to the hutong (old residential area), walking around old Beijing hutong at the downtown area. 

At the end, we will go to Lama Temple, the largest and most well-preserved Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Beijing.

Meals: Lunch

Day 2Jiankou To Mutiayu Section (Full Day Great Wall Tour)

In this great hiking trip, it includes both unrestored and rugged “Wild Wall” along with tastefully restored wall, making it a perfect hike for comparison and understanding more about the true Great Wall.

It will take you 4 to 5 hours hike all the way from Jiankou section to the Mutianyu section. Along the wall, you can enjoy a breath-taking view without the interruption by other tourists. The Jiankou section is known for its ruggedness and wild beauty, and you will be in awe of the marvelous views it affords. As soon as we reach Jiankou we will see a deserted watchtower that gives you a panoramic view of the entire valley.

From Jiankou we will cross over onto Mutianyu, a section of the wall that has been largely restored. Although it has gotten a face-lift, it avoids the army of tourists that plague Badaling. You can choose to take the toboggan down the wall highly recommended, lots of fun!

Meals: Lunch

Day 3Temple of Heaven-Pearl Market(Optional)- Beijing Zoo (Panda House)-Summer Palace

In the morning, we visit Temple of Heaven, the largest imperial place of worship from ancient times. This special place becomes a park where the local community utilizes this beautiful and enormous space for social activities such as singing, dancing, and Tai Chi practice.

we will stop at Pearl Market (optional), where you can find those fun knock-off brand bags, shoes, and watches as well as pearls. There is a little bit of everything here, and you will surely find some great souvenirs to bring home to family and friends.

Then we drive to Beijing Zoo, home to around 450 different species and has a population of some 5,000 animals. Some of the most popular attractions among visitors are the wild rare animals of China itself, such as the giant pandas, golden monkeys, Milu deer and northeast tigers, etc.

We will then enjoy a delicious lunch of dumplings or Chinese dishes including rice at the local restaurant. After that, we drive to Summer Palace, a summer resort for Imperial Family Members, considered the best-preserved Imperial Park. We will visit the court area, lake area, long corridor, etc.

Meals: Lunch

Book Price

Group SizeAdult(Age:8-80) Price/p.pChild(Age:4-7) Price/p.pInfant(Age:0-3) Price/p.p
1 Number $ 720 $ 160 Free
2 Number $ 412 $ 160 Free
3 Number $ 340 $ 160 Free
4 Number $ 290 $ 160 Free
5 Number $ 260 $ 160 Free
6 Number $ 240 $ 160 Free
7 Number $ 225 $ 160 Free
8 Number $ 210 $ 160 Free
9 Number $ 200 $ 160 Free
10 Number $ 190 $ 160 Free

Options

You may choose to include the deliciously famous Peking Roast Duck Dinner and Kong Fu Show at the Red Theatre, or enjoy a wonderful Acrobatic show at Chaoyang Theatre. Please notify us if would like to take advantage of this special, exciting addition.

Includes

  • English-speaking tour guide service fee

  • Air-conditioned vehicle with a private driver

  • Gas, toll & parking lot fees

  • Delicious lunch in a local Chinese restaurant

  • All entrance tickets to the sights listed above

  • One way cable car down or one way toboggan down Mutianyu 

Excludes

  • Accommodations

  • Dinner

  • Gratuity to the guide and driver

  • Personal costs

Trip Notes

  • The quoted price is for an 8-hour tour per day. If you use more than 6 hours or less than 8 hours per day it will still be considered a full day.

  • Additional hours are billed at 50CNY to 100CNY for the guide and 50CNY to 100CNY for the driver.

  • Please note that the itinerary is flexible and we can adjust it according to your personal interests, the weather or any unexpected conditions.

  • For the lunch, we will take you to the authentic Chinese local restaurant catering for the locals with great dishes. If you prefer to take a lunch in a fancy restaurant or order dishes more than our budget then you can just cover the cost difference above our budget.

  • We conduct only private tour but not group tour and won't mix you with others.

  • Our tours are complete non-forced shopping tour and we won't take you to any factories without request to waste your valuable time.

$190-$720USD