11 3-Day Experiences in Beijing to Build a Day Around

1.All Inclusive 3-Day Top Highlights Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 259 reviews · from $560Our pick

Spend three full days with a private English-speaking guide and driver visiting Beijing’s major sights. See Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu, the Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, with lunch, tickets, bottled water, and transfers included. Guides may include Gru Ping or Peter.

“We had a 3 days in Beijing, china with private tour guide and his name is Peter and the Driver is Fu . There both excellent on time and peter know all the history where ever we go. The local food was great . All in all the trip was fantastic.”

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2.3-Day Private Beijing Tour with Airport Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $559

Spend three days seeing Beijing’s imperial sights and old neighborhoods with a private guide, driver, airport transfers, and entrance tickets included. Expect Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall with cable car, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, and a possible hutong rickshaw ride.

“Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Tianamen Square, Great Wall, and hutongs were amazing. Guide also took us to Lama Temple, which was also fabulous. Everything very crowded since school holiday. Our guide Barry was very nice, knowledgeable, and spoke good English”

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3.3-Day Private Tour of Incredible Beijing Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $628

Spend three days exploring Beijing with a private guide and hotel pickup. Visit the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, and old hutongs. Guides such as Maggie and Aaron offer clear English, flexible pacing, and useful local context.

“Mr Aaron was our tour guide. He was knowledgeable and friendly to my kids. He spoke to us in mandarin and English. He was flexible with the schedule as we wanted to focus on something’s and fast track others. We didn’t need a selfie stick Read more”

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4.All-Inclusive 3-Day Private Tour of Must-See Sights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 3 days · from $391Best value

Spend three full days with a private English-speaking guide such as Linda, Susan, Lucy, or Ranee, visiting Beijing’s major sights by private car. Enjoy included lunches, Peking duck, Great Wall cable-car rides, airport or downtown pickup, and a schedule that can be adjusted to your pace.

“I can highly recommend this tour, it is a great way to experience all the must see attractions in a short space of time. Our guide Susan was very friendly and informative, and she really went out of her way to make the tour special for us. She was also very helpful in making recommendations of other things for us to do in Beijing and was always willing answer any questions that we had. The lunches were also excellent. This tour is great value for money.”

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5.3-Day All-Inclusive Beijing Private Tour: Top Sights+Peking Duck

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $439

Explore Beijing with a private guide and driver across three full days. Visit the Forbidden City, Mutianyu or Badaling, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, and more, with three lunches, entrance fees, hotel transfers, and Peking duck included.

“Roy was a great tour guide! He really knows a lot about the sites that we went to - especially the Llama Temple and the Summer Palace, and it was easy to tell what his favorite parts of each stop were. He was very considerate about my dad'Read more”

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6.Private Beijing 3-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $630

You’ll explore Beijing by private vehicle and guide, choosing up to ten sights across three days. Expect Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu, the Summer Palace, a hutong rickshaw ride, and Lama Temple. Guides named in guest feedback include Jenny and Wilson.

“This tour was perfect. The driver from the local company Leo’s custom tours picked us up each day in an air conditioned van stocked with water bottles and the tours were planned to maximize our time and minimize the crowds. We were infoRead more”

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7.3-Day Private Beijing Tour with Forbidden City, Great Wall, Hutong and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $518

You’ll tour Beijing with a private guide and vehicle, visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, hutongs, and Summer Palace. Guides such as Felix, King, May, William, and Violet have led past departures. Three lunches, entrance fees, hotel transfers, and seasonal boat rides are included.

“We had a great 3 days in Beijing with our guide Felix. Everything was taken care of and we had a spacious and luxurious modern van.”

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8.3-Day Beijing Hightlight Tour with Optional Peking Duck & Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $560

Explore Beijing with a private guide and driver, visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, hutongs, and 798 Art Zone. Three lunches, entrance fees, hotel transfers, and cable car or toboggan service are included. Upgrade for Peking duck and a show.

“The trip : 4.5/5 . The itinerary itself was sufficient to roughly see all the main tourist spots in beijing. The pace was just nice for our group which had a toddler and 2 elderly seniors. the days starts at around 830am and ends at 5pm, we were Read more”

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9.3-Day Private Beijing Sightseeing Tour with Peking Duck, Hot Pot plus Optional Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $565

Spend three focused days with an English-speaking private guide such as Jenny or Linda, visiting Beijing’s major sights, eating hot pot and Peking Duck, and sharing lunch in a hutong home. Mutianyu, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace are the main draws. An optional night show can be added.

“Our Tour guild Linda was excellent, very passionate & knowledgeable of China, she catered our experience to us, a very memorable experience, my husband & I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves & would like to come back to visit Beijing again in the future.”

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10.All-Inclusive 3-Day Private Beijing Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $820

Spend three private days with a guide and driver visiting Beijing’s major sights, from Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City to Mutianyu Great Wall. Add a hutong rickshaw ride, Tai Chi at the Temple of Heaven, three lunches, market visits, calligraphy or craft activities, and two evening shows.

“Our group of six had an excellent time with ATOZ TOURS. The van was clean, and the driver was punctual and courteous. Our guide, Danny, was attentive and provided detailed explanations in both English and Spanish. Highly recommend this tour company for a seamless Beijing experience.”

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11.3-Day Beijing Tour Tai Chi, Peking Duck, Hotpot and Spa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $559

See Beijing’s major sights in a small group of up to 15, with Tai Chi at the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Peking Opera mask painting, Peking Duck, hotpot, Olympic Park, hutongs, and 798 Art Zone. The pace is full, with a 9:00 am start each day.

“We booked this after loving the Shanghai tour, and it was just as amazing! It felt totally private — just our family — and our guide was wonderful: friendly, patient with my elderly parents, and always made sure we were comfortable.”

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