The 13 Full-Day Tours in Beijing That Earn Their Price

1.Beijing Full Day Tours: Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City, Great Wall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,634 reviews · from $99Our pick

Start with 7:00 am hotel pickup inside Beijing’s Third Ring Road, then visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall. A guide such as Helen or Rocky may lead the group. The $99 price includes tickets, lunch, water, transport, and cable car or chairlift access.

“If you are fortunate enough to have Rocky as your guide, you will have a great day. Rocky is kind, thoughtful, very organized, flexible and all the usual attributes you expect of a top class guide. He even took photos and provides them for everyone. A first rate experience.”

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2.Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 610 reviews · from $99

See Beijing’s imperial highlights in about nine hours with hotel pickup, transport, admission tickets, a Chinese lunch and an English-speaking guide. Guides such as Jenny, Mary, Lee and Michael have earned strong praise for clear explanations and good group control. Expect heavy walking, crowds and possible shopping stops.

“Great tour packed with seeing all of the most important spots in Beijing! My tour guide Lee spoke great English and kept the tour fun!”

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3.Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 609 reviews · from $99

Cover Beijing’s three headline sights in about nine hours with an English-speaking guide, air-conditioned transport, lunch, and admission tickets. Guides such as Lee, Jenny, Murphy, and Michael Shi have earned praise for clear explanations and personal help. Expect plenty of walking, a jade shopping stop, and limited Great Wall time.

“A nice city highlights tour with a friendly guide. I’d have skipped the tea house stop, as I’m not a fan of ‘commercial proposals’, but everything else was excellent. The Great Wall is absolutely breathtaking and unforgettable!”

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4.Great Wall of China at Mutianyu Full-Day Tour Including Lunch from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 565 reviews · from $79

You’ll visit the older, quieter Mutianyu section with an English-speaking guide such as Mary, Jenny, or Michael. Expect a steep climb, 1.5 to 2 hours on the wall, a Chinese-style lunch, and possible tea or jade shopping stops. Cable car tickets cost extra.

“Michael our guide was excellent 👏 the great wall of china mutianyu was amazing 👏 we had a excellent buffet lunch 😀”

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5.Full-Day Small-Group Great Wall Hiking at Jinshanling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 347 reviews · from $138

Join an English-speaking guide such as Jason, Dewit, Cheney, or Luis for a 3-hour hike from Simatai West to Jinshanling. Expect restored and original wall sections, steep steps, few people, bottled water, trekking poles on request, and a farmer-run lunch before returning to Beijing.

“Excellent experience. Easy to find the pickup location, the driver was great and the car was comfortable and safe, the hike was fun and the guide added interesting commentary. And the meal afterwards was excellent.”

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6.Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 272 reviews · from $130

Spend about eight hours with a private guide such as May, Jenny, Peter, or Wendy, visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. Choose private transport or the subway, enjoy a local Chinese lunch, and adjust the pace to suit your interests.

“The tour was very comprehensive, my father and I enjoyed Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City most while the summer palace was also beautiful. Adam is an extremely knowledgeable tour guide!”

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7.BusDa-Mutianyu Great Wall Sightseeing Full-day Bus Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · from $18Best value

Spend about eight hours traveling by air-conditioned bus to Mutianyu, one of Beijing’s quieter Great Wall sections. You get roughly five hours at the Wall, with help from an English-speaking guide such as Christina, Evelyn, or Linda depending on the departure, plus optional cable car and toboggan rides.

“This tour was as described, so if you want easy transport to the Great Wall so that you can explore on your own, book it. The bus was clean, and it was well-organized. My guide, Evelyn, reached out the night before to ensure I was clear on deRead more”

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8.Full Day Trip Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Sq.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · from $99

You’ll spend a full day with a private English-speaking guide and chauffeur, visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall. Hotel pickup, entrance fees, lunch, and round-trip cable car or chairlift and toboggan service are included. Guide Jerry has earned praise for his lively explanations.

“Jerry our guide was very enthusiastic despite the bad weather. He taught us a lot about the whole history of Beijing. The Chinese architecture is fascinating. A good guide is a must have if you really want to enjoy the tour. At the end of the day, a great tour to have an overall look of what Beijing has to offer!”

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9.BusDa-Mutianyu Great Wall & Summer Palace Full-Day Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · from $19

Spend four hours at scenic Mutianyu, then three hours at the Summer Palace. A green-vested staff member leads you to the bus, while the guide explains tickets, shuttle access, and viewpoints. Selina is one named guide. Lunch, cable car, boat, and hotel pickup depend on the option booked.

“Selina was a great tour guide and very helpful! The timing between the great wall (morning) and summer palace (afternoon) was good, with plenty of time to look around and appreciate the scenery! I appreciate that the wall tour was early in the morning before it got too hot and busy!”

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10.BusDa-Full-Day Bus Trips: Mutianyu, Summer & Old Summer Palaces

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $23

Spend a full day with Busda visiting Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, and Yuanmingyuan. Expect an early start, an English-speaking guide such as Aria when selected, shared air-conditioned transport, included admission, and optional buffet lunch.

“Aria was a lovely guide and a great story teller. This tour departs early so it’s ideal to take nice pics without the crowd! The option with buffet it’s also highly recommended. The buffet even includes beer!”

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11.BusDa-Ancient Great Wall &Badaling Great Wall Full-day Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $23

You visit two very different Great Wall sections in one day: the rough, quiet Badaling Ancient Wall and the restored Badaling section. Expect about 4.5 hours on the Wall, 3 hours in transit, an air-conditioned bus, included entrance tickets, and an English-speaking guide on selected options. Guides such as Aria, Lee, Betty, and Jackie Chan have led recent departures.

“This was our 2nd tour in Beijing and it was amazing. Our guide was Jackie Chan (English name after the actor) and he was very knowledgeable and very nice. He knew exactly what we wanted to do, and showed us some great spots around the wall. The summer palace was really beautiful as well.”

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12.Beijing Full-Day Tour: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 55 reviews · from $172

Spend about eight hours with an English-speaking guide visiting Beijing’s imperial highlights. Walk from Tiananmen Square into the Forbidden City, then continue by private transport to the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. Central hotel pickup, admission tickets, and drop-off are included.

“No pudimos hacer forbidden city debido a que todas las entradas estaban vendidas. La guia, Helen, me llevó a otros lugares para compensar y para mi estuvo perfecto. Recomiendo a la guia Helen sin dudarlo. Muy activa, preocupada por Read more”

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13.Mutianyu Great Wall Full-Day Private Tour from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $133

Harry Xu Beijing private tours takes you from your Beijing hotel to Mutianyu in a private minivan. Your English-speaking driver handles the road while you explore the wall independently for about three hours. Cable car and toboggan rides cost extra, and stops at the Forbidden City or Ming Tombs may be arranged for an added fee.

“We had a wunderfull visit to the Great Wall and the English speaking driver was great! He was so kind and drove very safe!”

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