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Private Beijing Tour: 9-Hour City Highlights
5.0
34 Ratings
Beijing
Experience the beauty of Gubei Water Town and the majesty of Simatai Great Wall on this private day tour. No hidden fees or shopping stops. Book now!
Experience the beauty of Gubei Water Town and the majesty of Simatai Great Wall on this private day tour. No hidden fees or shopping stops. Book now!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Gubei Water Town - Gubei Water Town surrounds the beautiful Mandarin Duck Lake Reservoir and leans against the Simatai Great Wall, the most dangerous and majestic section of the entire Great Wall. Regarded as ‘Wuzhen in Beijing’, Gubei Water Town boasts a combination of mountains, water and ancient villages. Most buildings are reconstructed in the…
- Gubei Water Town - Gubei Water Town surrounds the beautiful Mandarin Duck Lake Reservoir and leans against the Simatai Great Wall, the most dangerous and majestic section of the entire Great Wall. Regarded as ‘Wuzhen in Beijing’, Gubei Water Town boasts a combination of mountains, water and ancient villages. Most buildings are reconstructed in the traditional courtyard style. Based on five ancient villages and a water resource, this water town has developed into a large-scale sightseeing and holiday destination.
- Simatai Great Wall - The Simatai Great Wall(司马台长城 Sīmǎtái Chángchéng) is largely in its original state, as it has not undergone much renovation like other sections near Beijing.It is situated in Miyun County, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) northwest of downtown Beijing.This particular section, built in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) long, with the Jinshanling Great Wall to the west. It is really a tough hike to climb the wall, but it is enormously rewarding.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel and airport pickup
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel and airport pickup
What's Not Included
- Meals
- Gratuity to the driver
- Entry Tickets and Cable Car and Shuttle Bus
- English speaking driver and tour guide
- Meals
- Gratuity to the driver
- Entry Tickets and Cable Car and Shuttle Bus
- English speaking driver and tour guide
Additional Information
Gubei Water Town is beautifully situated around the Mandarin Duck Lake Reservoir and is adjacent to the Simatai Great Wall, renowned as the most breathtaking and challenging part of the entire Great Wall.
Please note:
- Our team is the top-rated provider on Tripadvisor in the Beijing area, boasting over 600 5-star reviews from satisfied customers. We…
Gubei Water Town is beautifully situated around the Mandarin Duck Lake Reservoir and is adjacent to the Simatai Great Wall, renowned as the most breathtaking and challenging part of the entire Great Wall.
Please note:
- Our team is the top-rated provider on Tripadvisor in the Beijing area, boasting over 600 5-star reviews from satisfied customers. We are known for our honesty, reliability, and trustworthiness.
- While the drivers may not speak English, they are highly professional and experienced, using translation apps to communicate effectively with you.
- Drivers can pick you up from any hotel within the 5th Ring Road. However, if your pick-up location is near Daxing Airport, an additional fee applies.
- The cost covers gas, tolls, and parking fees.
- This is a 9-hour tour. Should you require more time, an extra charge will apply.
- Please contact via WhatsApp or provide your WhatsApp number for further details.
Tickets and meals are not included.
No hidden fees.
No shopping stops.
Location
Gubei Water Town
Simatai villege, Gubeikou town
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
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(34 Ratings)
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O4070puangelaw
Oct 31, 2025
Good service - We used their service for the airport pick up and 3 days private tours with English tour guide (Cindy). Services were very good. I will definitely use the service when I visit different cities in china. Thanks
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Lightpacker32179
Oct 24, 2025
Avoid more crowded Great Wall options and discover the charmingly romantic Gubei Water Town - Visited the wall first. Would have walked but did not start early enough to have the time, so took the round trip cable car. No crowds at all and fantastic views. Then wandered through charming Gubei water town as the golden hour lent the mountains a glorious golden glow. As it got dark the town became even more magical as we wound our way to the exit. Our driver got our tickets and explained everything clearly with his phone translator. highly recommend this tour. It was easily the best tour we had while in Beijing.
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Odyssey50323182146
Oct 14, 2025
Friendly Driver - Despite the long drive, driver Duan was very friendly, kind and considerate. Making the ride very comfortable.
Gubei water town is a quaint village and very picturesque! The cable car up to Simatai is also very convenient!
Highly recommended experience!
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Ming_w
Oct 14, 2025
Friendly driver - Though location is far from Beijing, driver Duan was very kind, friendly and considerate - making the journey comfortable and smooth. Even if you don't speak Chinese, the translation app is useful and there are no problems communicating.
Gubei and Simatai itself is beautiful and an enjoyable experience
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69rienc
Sep 18, 2025
Great Service - Thank you for driving us to the Great Wall and Gubei Water Town. The whole trip was smooth and comfortable, and we felt safe all the way. You were very friendly and helpful, which made our journey enjoyable. We really appreciate your service and would happily recommend you to others.
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Mildai2024
Aug 28, 2025
Awesome day - Our Driver Su Debin is super amazing. He's very patient with us. We had an amazing day at Gubei and Simatai Great Wall. Highly recommended!
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Allenlane
Jul 5, 2025
Magical day in Gubei Water Town - We could not have had a better day. This excursion was so worth the 2/2.5 hour drive from Beijing. Our driver was great - he set us up with all of the tickets we needed when we got there. The Simatai section of the Great Wall is so incredible. There were very few other people (unlike the large crowds at other sections) and the views from the wall were breathtaking. Water Town is just magical. We made sure to do the tour later in the day so we would be able to walk through Water Town after sunset when it is lit up. Again, the town was not at all crowded. The town itself is so clean and well maintained - it looks like it was just built. We did a boat ride from the entrance to the other end of the town where the cable car to get up to the wall was. After going to the wall, we strolled through Water town and had a great meal. Next time we visit China we plan on staying in one of the many hotels in Water Town so we can really explore the town.
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H9940qlkellyb
Jun 28, 2025
Very good - We went to Jinshandling Great Wall and the Beijing Wtown and the taxidriver was very kind. He helped us to get the tickets, waited for us and braught us back to the hotel. It was already very good service, he was in time and we would recommend this taxi driver!
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Duffs98
Jun 21, 2025
So happy we booked here! - Fabulous driver (Su Debin) who made everything so easy. He booked all our tickets that were required for entry and directed us to where we needed to go. We booked the car for the entire day and Su Debin was so accommodating. We would highly recommend. Thank you!
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Elenainsg
Jun 19, 2025
The magic of the Great Wall - The experience of climbing on the Great Wall is amazing. Even more amazing is to be able to do it without crowd (which is impossible in Great Wall stations closer to Beijing). In Simatai, most of the ascension is done by cable car, which also gives a great view of the surrounding mountains. Then there are 2 walks and you can cover 10 of the stations of the area. Beware that the path is at times very steep and definitely not wheelchair friendly. We have visited the area during the day but we understand that the Great Wall is illuminated at night: it must be a breathtaking experience.
Gubei Town is a resort that has been built recently, trying to look like an old village: despite being a bit like DisneyWorld from this perspective, it is actually quite cute.
You can buy tickets separately for the Great Wall, just the Town or combined.
Although our friend recommended to stay there one night because of the illumination and other evening shows, we went there for a day tour from Beijing due to lack of time. Our car was very comfortable and the driver really kind, punctual and professional: communication was through a translating app, as this is common practice in Beijing. Due to the awful traffic in the capital we took a bit more time than expected to come back, so the trip that should have lasted 9 hours actually took 10 hours. Not a big problem as the extra hour of the rent was around 60 CNY.
Definitely recommend this visit.
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