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Beijing Cultural Tour: Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen
4.4
60 Ratings
Beijing
For those experiencing Beijing for the first time and wanting to delve into its rich history and traditions, this is the ideal excursion. Optimize your time in Beijing by exploring three top attractions in a single day: the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square, with a friendly and well-informed local tour guide accompanying you.
For those experiencing Beijing for the first time and wanting to delve into its rich history and traditions, this is the ideal excursion. Optimize your time in Beijing by exploring three top attractions in a single day: the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square, with a friendly and well-informed local tour guide accompanying you.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - An English-speaking guide will meet the group at the hotel around 8 am to begin the tour.
The first destination is Tiananmen Square, situated in the heart of Beijing. It is the largest city square in the world, encircled by impressive structures such as the National Museum of China and the Mausoleum of…
- Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - An English-speaking guide will meet the group at the hotel around 8 am to begin the tour.
The first destination is Tiananmen Square, situated in the heart of Beijing. It is the largest city square in the world, encircled by impressive structures such as the National Museum of China and the Mausoleum of Chairman Mao.
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Stroll across the square to enter the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the top five palaces globally. With 9,999.5 rooms, it was the residence and workplace for 24 emperors of the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) Dynasties. Visitors can explore exhibitions of imperial treasures and collections from that era. Spend 2 hours touring the Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north.
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Mutianyu Great Wall - After lunch, spend about 2 hours visiting the Mutianyu Great Wall. This section of the Great Wall is renowned for its stunning surroundings, featuring dense forests and lush pastures that change colors with the seasons. Round-trip cable car rides are included.
The tour concludes with a transfer back to the hotels between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
What's Included
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Traditional Chinese lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Round-trip cable car at the Great Wall
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Traditional Chinese lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Round-trip cable car at the Great Wall
What's Not Included
- Tipping of guide & driver recommended on good service on a 2:1 ratio separately.
- Personal expenses
- Tipping of guide & driver recommended on good service on a 2:1 ratio separately.
- Personal expenses
Additional Information
- All passenger passport numbers MUST be advised at time of booking.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off services are available within the 4th Ring Zone of Beijing City.
- You will receive details about tour guide and exact pickup time in your voucher the day before. And the tour guide will also call you via hotel or…
- All passenger passport numbers MUST be advised at time of booking.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off services are available within the 4th Ring Zone of Beijing City.
- You will receive details about tour guide and exact pickup time in your voucher the day before. And the tour guide will also call you via hotel or leave a message for you about pickup time the night before tour.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking. We try to meet individual requirement but can NOT 100% satisfy. Thank you for your understanding.
- Important Note: The Forbidden City opens for booking 7 days in advance, and could be sold out very soon during peak season. For the last-minute booking, we will contact you for a backup plan if ticket is sold out.
Location
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(60 Ratings)
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Alejandragz5177hw
Mar 28, 2026
Great Wall yes - Great Wall was absolutely amazing! We decided to visit after lunch because weather conditions and it was perfect, and our guide Ford, was incredibly flexible with the schedule, which made it even better, because it wasn’t crowded. The food was delicious, and our tour guide, Ford, was so friendly, patient, and polite explained us everything and answering our questions . He did an outstanding job. I highly recommend it!
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644flaviae
Oct 3, 2025
Unforgettable! - Excellent tour! Super recommended! William, the tour guide is spectacular. Friendly, patient, perfect English. Exceeded my expectations 😁
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573marijat
Jun 4, 2025
Fun and educational! - The tour was really great! Our guide was perfect and she showed us many interesting aspects of Beijing and, in general, the Chinese culture. The wall visit was breathtaking! The tour was so good, we booked another one for the next day (visiting the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven among other things). The tour guide was different but also super fun and nice! It felt like going out with friends to hang out, rather than a more formal tour. I highly recommend Trippest! I will return to China next year, and I'm definitely booking some tours with them again!
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Icemdd
Apr 2, 2024
Intimate Experience As a Small Group - Lily was an awesome guide, explaining the history and background of the places we visited, and answering our endless questions about everything we saw. She was patient while waiting for us, and the ride to and from the various sights was comfortable and luxurious. No one else was on the tour so it was just me and my 2 friends. It felt just like a private tour just for us.
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Albaricoque1
Dec 26, 2019
Excellent - We book this tour online and it was amazing!
The tour included the places that we wanted to see, Jin was our guide and he made the experience even better. He was very knowledgeable, allowed enough time in each location and presented options (for example access to the Great Wall)
Highly recommend!!
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Freyno43
Nov 7, 2019
Around Beijing with Sophia - This was my second day with tour guide Sophia and this time we were taking in the Summer Palace, Quianmen Street and the Temple of Heaven, to name just a few. I was the only person on this day's tour and I had a thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable visit. Sophia is very knowledgeable about the city's history and also helped me try to find birthday cards for my nephew's birthday. I had a really great day. Thank you, Sophia.
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Seth135
Nov 6, 2019
Great Wall ,Forbidden city , and Tienneman Square - Sunny was excellent , knowledgeable, warm and went far beyond guiding the tour by helping several of us out with other Beijing questions and even escorting me by subway to my next event
The tour is a great way to see the highlights of Beijing if you have a short amount of time
Highly recommended
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383mitchellr
Oct 27, 2019
Day trip to forbidden city, Tiananmen Square and Mutianyu great wall - Excellent day trip. Highly recommend. Guide Nancy was very knowledgeable and English was great. Great tour guide.
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Jason
Oct 6, 2019
Forbidden City and Great Wall day tour - Thanks for a great day Alice. Great sights and unforgettable scenery. Loved learning about the history of the city, the dynasties and the Great Wall.
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Nonijuce
Sep 29, 2019
Beijing 2019 - The day was very eventful. Sunny was full of information. We enjoyed her time and knowledge greatly. All was amazing and the was awesome. Thank you Sunny.
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