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Beijing 2-Day Mini Group Highlights Tour with Great Wall at Mutianyu
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Beijing 2-Day Mini Group Highlights Tour with Great Wall at Mutianyu

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2 days
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2 days
Starting time
Monday 26 October 2026
Language
English
Free cancellation until 25 Oct 2026.
$529.20$588Save 10%
2 adults × $264.60
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Overview

This 2-day mini group tour in Beijing covers major city attractions and the Great Wall at Mutianyu. On the first day, you visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, where you can explore on foot and optionally pay for the cable car or toboggan ride yourself. The tour includes all entrance fees for the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Temple of Heaven. On the second day, the itinerary features the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, and a walk through traditional Hutong neighborhoods. The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off within Beijing's 4th Ring Zone and is conducted in a clean, air-conditioned vehicle. A professional English-speaking guide leads the group and provides bottled water throughout the trip. The schedule may swap days if the Forbidden City is closed on a Monday. Personal expenses, meals, hotels, gratuities, and the Mutianyu cable car are not included.

Highlights

Two-day mini group tour in Beijing
Visits Mutianyu Great Wall with optional cable car
Stops at Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Temple of Heaven
Walks through traditional Hutong neighborhoods
Includes hotel pickup within Beijing 4th Ring Zone
Professional English-speaking guide and bottled water provided

What's included

Professional English-speaking tour guide
All fees and taxes included
Bottled water provided during the tour
All entrance tickets for Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven
Hotel pickup and drop-off within Beijing's 4th Ring Zone
Clean, air-conditioned vehicle for transportation

What's not included

Personal expenses
Meals and hotel accommodations
Gratuities for guide or driver
Cable car at Mutianyu Great Wall

Itinerary

1

Tian'anmen Square is the largest city square in the centre of Beijing, named after the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several key events in Chinese history. As the world's largest city square and enduring symbol of China's national pride, it is surrounded by many imposing buildings including the Heavenly Gate (entry to the Forbidden City), Museums, government buildings and Chairman Mao's Mausoleum.

30 min

2

The Forbidden City, in the very heart of Beijing, was home to 24 emperors during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties. It is the largest and best preserved ancient imperial architectural complex in the world, featuring a great square, halls and gates, in contrast to intricate halls, gardens, courtyards and living quarters. The exhibitions, both permanent and temporary, are important treasures of ancient China. You will be walking for about 1.5-2 hours (2 kilometers). The walks in the Forbidden City are graded moderate.

120 min

3

The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is ranked top among all parts of the Great Wall on TripAdvisor for its picturesque scenery, the most child-friendly section and beautifully-restored architecture. It is about 1.5 hours driving from downtown Beijing. In order to save your time, we suggest you to choose round-way cable car ascend to and descend from the Great Wall. Cable car is not included. At the Wall you’ll have free time to enjoy the beautiful scenery and your guide will show you the background information of the Great Wall. The cable car ascends to and descends from the 14th watch tower. We recommend you to hike up the most beautiful part of the Great Wall – between the 14th and 23rd watch towers which were known by hikers as “the Golden Route”. However the chairlift ascends to the 6th watch tower while the toboggan descends from tower 6 too. It might be a challenge to hike from the 6th watch tower to the 23rd watch tower. But you can decide based on your physic condition.

120 min

4

Summer Palace is the largest imperial royal garden in the world which was built by the Chinese Emperor Qianlong in Qing dynasty as a gift for his mother’s birthday! You’ll see the wisdoms and treasures of traditional Chinese architecture art while you walking in this garden. It is about 273 hectares in size and is composed of three main scenic areas: the palace area, lake area, and mountain area. You’ll visit the Summer Palace by taking a dragon boat on the lake which is the best way to visit Summer Palace (the boat trip is not available in winter as the lake would be frozen) and, on the way you will have a chance to view all of the beautiful palaces at the side of the lake. After the boat trip, you will walk along a long corridor which is regarded as the longest art gallery in the world and has 14,000 Chinese traditional paintings on the beams.

120 min

5

This is the place where ancient Chinese emperors used to worship their “Gods”. The Altar, Echo Wall and spectacular Imperial Vault are the highlights. You’ll find the Hall of Abstinence is a special place that those emperors use this palace for fasting before they held a ceremony to pray for a good harvest and would abstain from meat and wine. Usually, the emperor go to this palace three days in advance with no drinking, no entertainment, no mourning and paying no attention to any sins and crimes being committed which showed his piousness to his god.

90 min

6

As the longest hutong in Beijing, Dongjiaominxiang Alley was designated as an embassy zone, also called "Beijing Legation Quarter", it was known as "a kingdom inside a kingdom", housing the embassies of France, Japan, the United States, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Holland, Italy and Austria. Many foreign banks, hospitals and post offices also operated here, which explains the various Western-style structures scattered on both sides of the alley. Some of the century-old buildings have been preserved and re-purposed, such as the former Italian Embassy, which now houses the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

60 min

Meeting point

1.Please enter the name and address of your hotel/airbnb/accommodation information in the blank of pickup location. 2.If your hotel is outside of the 4th Ring Zone of Beijing, you may book the additional transfer with us or go to the meeting points by yourself.

End point

1.Please enter the name and address of your hotel/airbnb/accommodation information in the blank of pickup location. 2.If your hotel is outside of the 4th Ring Zone of Beijing, you may book the additional transfer with us or go to the meeting points by yourself.

Languages

English (guide)

Cancellation policy

  • Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.

Additional info

1–15 travelers per booking
Mobile ticket
Infants travel on an adult's lap
Suitable for all fitness levels
Passport details including full name and number must be provided at booking for ticket arrangements
Hotel pickup and drop-off are available only within the 4th Ring Zone of Beijing
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Tour guide contact and exact pickup time are provided the day before via voucher and hotel message or call
Cable car or toboggan rides at Mutianyu Great Wall are not included and must be paid for on site
This tour is available every day. However, day 2 may be switched with day 1 if the Forbidden City is closed on Mondays.
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