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Great Wall & Forbidden City Layover Small Group Tour (8AM-4PM) | 8 hours

61 Reviews | Beijing
From $150.00 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Great Wall & Forbidden City Layover Small Group Tour (8AM-4PM)
2 Adults x $150.00
$300.00
Approx Total
$300.00

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Entrance tickets to the Great Wall and Forbidden City.
  • China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.
  • Service charge & government taxes.
  • A licensed English-speaking tour guide and a professional driver with air-conditioning vehicle.
  • Free-bottled mineral water.
  • meals.
  • Cable cars/toboggan at Great Wall.
  • Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.

Overview

Beijing layover small group tour to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City starting from 8am to 4pm. This is the best option for who have a long layover in Beijing airport.

Meeting points

Beijing Airport Terminal 3 Arrival Hall Starbucks Coffee (right beside the international exit B)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Mutianyu Great Wall

    Be met our tour guide at Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 Arrival Hall Starbucks Coffee (right beside the international exit B) at 8am. Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall. You will visit the Mutianyu Great Wall about 2 hours (9am-11am)

    2 hours

  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

    Visit the Forbidden City about 2 hours (1pm-3pm). Then transfer you back to Beijing Capital airport (3pm-4pm). End of our service. 1. We will guide you to get Visa-free permit step by step after you booked the tour. And we will make sure you will back to airport in time. We also provide warm coats, wheel chair and baby seat free of charge. 2. We supply a professional driver and a car with licence as well as a professional English speaking licensed tour guide, both of them work for you. We will make sure you can enjoy a safe tour with professional English interpretation both during driving and in attractions, and would not waste your time for parking. Our driver will make sure your luggage is safe while you are not in the car.

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This tour is suitable for your arrival at Beijing airport at Beijing time before 6AM and departs at 6PM Beijing time or later.
  • The pick-up address is Starbucks coffee shop at terminal 3 arrival hall (beside the international exit B). If your flight arrive at terminal 1 or 2, please take the airport shuttle bus to terminal 3. But we can transfer you to terminal 1 or 2 to catch your next flight after the tour.
  • If you stay in a hotel, please go to the pick-up address on your own.
  • The tour duration is fixed, if you would like to stay longer or shorter time at Great Wall. Please choose our private tour.
  • If you did not show up on time at the meeting point at 8am, we will go on with our tour.
  • Countries qualified for the 144-hour Visa-free Transit in Beijing Capital International Airport: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Republic of Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.
  • The 144-hour Visa-free Transit only applies to passengers who transit through Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. The destination and place of departure cannot be the same.(e.g Auckland – Beijing – Auckland)
  • We don’t take any responsibility if you are not able to get visa-free and get out of airport for some reasons.

Free Cancellation

September 12100% refund
September 13No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • 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.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 61 reviews with 5 stars

Layover tour

Published on Mar, 2025

Herbie is the best guide on earth. He was nice, helpful, friendly and above all he knows so much about Chinese culture and history.

Great experience

Published on Feb, 2025

Herbie was a great guide with wide knowledge of not only the Great Wall and the Forbidden City but the culture and traditions as well. We really enjoyed the tour, they provided us warm coats and water. The car was also spacious and comfortable. I would recommend you to do this tour if you have a layover in Beijing.

Amazing 8-Hour Layover Tour in Beijing – Great Wall & Forbidden City!

Published on Feb, 2025

What a fantastic tour! Herbie, you were an amazing tour guide—thank you very much! A big thanks also to Mr. Xie, our driver, for getting us everywhere safely and efficiently. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to complete the eight-hour tour, but I was reassured that I would have enough time—and they were absolutely right!

HERBIE IS THE BEST TOUR GUIDE

Published on Jan, 2025

Even with a small amount of time, Herbie can maximize your tour and provide the best experience you can ask for. Also, in this tour you will attain the 2 tasks needed as a tourist such as visiting the said destinations. The tour was so good that we learned, a visitor is different from a tourist depending on the group’s engagement and will to learn and listen by what herbie is discussing. If you are planning to take a tour regardless of the duration, make sure Herbie is with you!

This is a must if you have a long layover in Beijing

Published on Jan, 2025

5 stars are not enough to Lisa and her energy thoughout the day. She has always been with us, clarifying any curiosity and always smiling. Suggest 100%, we did the 8-4 tour and it was simply amazing. Highly suggested!

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