Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace: Private Tour with English Speaking Driver
4.9
25 Ratings
Beijing
Embark on a private tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace with an English-speaking driver. Explore the less crowded Mutianyu section of the Great Wall and admire its beautiful surroundings. Visit the stunning Summer Palace before being transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mutianyu Great Wall - The driver will pick you up at your hotel.This trip begins with pickup from your central Beijing hotel at a time of your choosing. Traveling by comfortable private vehicle, set out on the around 1.5-hour drive.

Upon arrival, your driver will assist with tickets and then leave you to explore independently. Optional extras include a ride to the top of the wall by cable car and a toboggan ride back down. Depending on your arrival time, you typically have around 3 hours at the wall to hike and take photos.

  • Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - It’s about 1.5 hours drive from Mutianyu Great Wall to Summer Palace.

Upon arrival, your driver will assist with tickets and then leave you to explore independently. the Summer Palace. You’ll see an immaculately preserved royal garden, as well as a lake, bridges, trees, temples, and historic pavilions. It’s a popular summer holiday destination for Imperial families, and between April and October, there are Dragon Boat rides available too.

The trip ends with a return trip back to your hotel.

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Great Wall entrance fee and shuttle bus ride
  • Summer Palace entrance fee
  • English-speaking driver
What's Not Included
  • Tour guide
  • Meals
  • Cable car / chairlift and toboggan tickets for Great Wall
Additional Information

Our driver will pick you up at hotel lobby. Take about 1.5 hour’s drive from Beijing City to Mutianyu Great Wall and hike on the wall as long as you can. Mutianyu Great Wall is one popular section of the Great Wall but less crowded than other sections, well-known for its beautiful surroundings-the dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of the year.and then Summer Palace, After the trip, transfer you back to hotel.

  • Age under 5 is free to join
  • Car seat is available on request if advised at time of booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Departure time is flexible. Please advice your preferred departure time upon booking or call the local operator 24 hours before. Otherwise your driver will pick you up at 8:00.a.m
Location
Mutianyu Great Wall
Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Angela_d
May 13, 2024
Convenient and flexible - We wanted to do the Summer Palace and Great Wall but then head directly to the airport afterwards, and it was really flexible to get that added to our schedule. Our driver, Jim, had all the tickets ready, got us tickets for the chair lift / toboggan as well, and everything was really smooth. WeChat was easily used to coordinate everything.
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992aureliev
Apr 19, 2024
Wonderful day, thanks David! - I had a wonderful day at the Great Wall and The Summer Palace. David is a really kind person, punctual and he helped me with the tickets. I highly recommend this tour 👍
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Soeren_k
Apr 16, 2024
Amazing but exhausting - So lucky we booked this private trip as unbeknown to us, this day happened to be a public holiday and this means CHAOS in China. We are not early risers so we originally booked for 10am departure but the tour company got in touch and strongly recommended to leave at 6am rather. We reluctantly accepted but thank science we did as the masses at the Great Wall would have otherwise been a killer. So early we managed to avoid the worst and even got some great photos with hardly any people around. We paid extra for the ski lift ride to the top and the toboggan chute back down and were glad we did as the wall itself is exhausting as hell. Much steeper than you'd expect from pictures but well worth doing as it's just amazing to stand up there and looking at the seemingly never-ending wall. The second part of our trip was the Summer Palace and on a crazily busy day like this one, we wouldn't do it again in hindsight. Not the drivers fault at all but by the afternoon when we arrived here, it was an absolute mess. People everywhere, cold drinks sold out at almost all the vending stalls and walking once around that entire lake takes aaaages, especially when there are people taking phots of each other in your way at every possible spot. Yes, it's a beautiful park and might be great on a less busy day but it's very exhausting and tiring to do together with the wall. One word about our driver: This tour is including and English speaking driver and that's precisely what you get- not a tour guide, a driver, they tend to be quite literal about these things in China. We were quite happy not happing to engage too much this early in the morning or totally exhausted in the end of the day but while courteous and friendly, the driver indeed was more of an introvert. So if you want someone to tell you about the history of the wall or even just to do some chit chat on your way, then a different tour would probably a better choice.
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Weekendpant
Apr 13, 2024
Lovely trip - We had a wonderful trip with David to the Great Wall and Summer Palace. David was punctual and friendly, and the car was comfortable with water and snacks provided. Thanks for a great trip!
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176darreni
Apr 12, 2024
Excellent Service - Excellent day out. Our driver Ruby was prompt and friendly. We made good time and were able to beat the crowd at the Great Wall and had easy access to the Summer Palace. Very enjoyable experience
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Patrick
Nov 16, 2023
Great day out - Great experience - the tour operator Jenny was very helpful and communicative. Our driver Fred was a lovely chap and dropped us right in the heart of the city after the tour. Great wall was fantastic and quiet at our time of arrival. One thing to note - at the summer palace, there is a second ticket barrier before entering the big tower - make sure to arrive here before the afternoon ticket expires (3pm) or a second entry must be purchased.
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Dennys_s
Nov 14, 2023
Unforgettable experience - We had an amazing experience on our tour to the Great Wall and Summer Palace with our driver, Jack. He not only took us to these incredible landmarks but also went above and beyond by helping us book attractions in the city for the following days. His local insights were invaluable, and we appreciated his efforts to enhance our overall experience. To top it off, Jack surprised us with some delicious fruit during the tour. His friendly and helpful demeanor truly made our trip memorable. Highly recommend this tour!
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Madalena_r
Nov 5, 2023
This trip was amazing!... - This trip was amazing! Our driver was 5 stars and made us feel very welcome. This was for sure a good value for money. There was no other way of seeing so much in a day if it wasn't with a driver. Thank you!!
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Jocf9465xv
Jan 30, 2024
Good driver for getting to Great Wall - The price was good but be clear that this is not a tour. It is just transportation to the Great Wall (1.5 hours each way) and to the Summer Palace (which is closer to the center of Beijing). The driver was pleasant and provided me a bag of fruit to snack on. It was private with no other tourists with me.
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Tanjavl1706qj
Nov 15, 2023
Great Wall created great memories 🫶🏼 - The Great Wall was really worth it, though hiking up to it was quite exhausting. We had some delicious local food when returning to the base station. The trip was amazing!
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