BEIJING
Beijing’s best, between flights.
Beijing's 15 most popular guided tours, side by side. What each one includes, what it costs, and how much of a stopover it takes.
Direct bus to Mutianyu Great Wall with hours to roam, optional buffet lunch, and guided logistics so you focus on the views.
Most Popular“Guide John’s service on the Mutianyu tour is truly commendable. His service includes helping passengers purchase cable car and slide tickets—no extra fees, just the official price—making the process convenient and hassle-free. For a Read more”
Pre-book your Forbidden City entry using your passport near Tiananmen Square, with a timed, low-stress 3–4 hour route plus optional guide.
“Marco was a fantastic guide, he was funny, thorough, knowledgeable and super friendly. My friends and I had a wonderful visit with him!”
Small-group Beijing tour linking Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City with tickets, an earpiece guide, and English/Spanish support.
“The tour was well organised and very informative. Linda Chinese guide spoke very knowledgeable and fluent English. She kindly helped me with a late booking. Five stars!”
Flexible Summer Palace tickets with an optional royal boat ride plus guided add-ons to Beijing’s top sights, all in easy English.
“I was lucky to be the only guest on this tour, which turned into a wonderful private experience. My guide, Julie, was excellent - so kind and knowledgeable. What made it truly special was that it felt like being shown around by a local friend rather than a formal guide. She not only shared great…”
A 3.5-hour Beijing food walk through hutongs with hotpot, craft beer, Beijing noodles, a rare Muslim dish, and spring pancakes.
Use your passport to enter Beijing’s Forbidden City through Meridian Gate, skipping ticket stress while seeing top halls and imperial gardens.
“It was impressive,as history,dimensions,symbols.But very crowded.They know how handel with a lot of people like it was when we were there,very organised.”
Temple of Heaven tickets in Beijing with QR access on WhatsApp. Skip lines, self-explore, or add a guide for context.
“Otima assistencia fornecida pela equipe de turismo, facilitou o passeio e a entrada no templo do ceu”
Private Mutianyu Great Wall tour for Beijing layovers with airport pickup, AC car, guided entry, and time for photos.
“I am so sorry to write a review tilting toward negative just because of the driver. Our actual tour guide was outstanding. I would love to tour with her again. However, the way the driver drove the car, there is no other way to describe it, was like Read more”
Small-group Beijing highlights: early Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace, with optional acrobat show.
“I booked the 2 day tour, including Great Wall and forbidden city, and was very pleased with it. The tour was very complete and very well structured. My tour guides were Keith and Mike, both are very great and can give you a lot of detail to the tour and answer every question. Also perfect…”
Prebook Beijing Summer Palace tickets with an email QR code. Choose ticket-only or a guided option with transfers and skip long queues.
“There is absolutely no point at all in buying tickets to the Summer Palace at very inflated prices on Viator beforehand. You can very easy buy tickets at any of the gates and they speak English. It’s very easy and a fraction of the price.”
Private Beijing layover tour: Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City with airport pickup, English guide, and tickets included for $180.
“We did a layover tour to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. We had a 12 hour layover in Beijing after a 15 hour flight from Houston, Texas. We arrived in Beijing at 4:45am and after getting a temporary Visa (took approximately 1 1/2 hours) Read more”
Layover-friendly Mutianyu Great Wall tour from PEK with skip-the-line entry, English guide/driver help, and airport pickup.
“Absolutely exceptional. We were met at the airport and taken to the nice car. We were driven to the Great Wall and guided through the gates and the tickets were bought for us. We did the cable car up and were guided through sections Read more”
Guided Temple of Heaven visit with smart add-ons like Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Great Wall Mutianyu, or Tai Chi practice from $8.
“Among other tours that I’ve made in Beijing, paying the same amount of money, the tour was a bit poorer in contents. The information about the tour needs to be more precise, the guide ask me to be there 30 minutes before the tour’s beginning, which I found a bit uncomfortable, being planned already the…”
Skip-the-line Temple of Heaven entry with an official QR ticket in your email, plus optional guide and door-to-door transfers.
“All went well - received a confirmation of the reservation 5 days in advance and together with passport got inside the temple. The only downside is that there is explanation in the Chinese language so it impossible to really understand anytRead more”
A 3.5-hour Beijing historic walk with hutongs, Liulichang, Qianmen, and hands-on calligraphy—plus optional street-food tastings.
“An amazing walking tour experience with Kris! The tour is super well organized and structured, she explained very well in each stop, with a great blend of history, culture, anecdotes, hidden gems and even food and drink tasting. 100% recommended! Can't wait for their walking tours in Shanghai!”
Every landmark, every transfer, and every way to fit it between flights.
