Beijing Full-Day Tour: Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square

Experience the best of Beijing on a full-day tour that takes you to the iconic Great Wall at Badaling, the historic Forbidden City, and the famous Tiananmen Square. Discover the rich history and culture of Beijing with a knowledgeable guide and enjoy convenient transportation from selected hotels.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - Build in 1415, Tian An Men Square is one of the largest squares in the would, with total size of over 40 hectares. It is the main entrance of the Forbidden City, and has an overview of the communist influences on the country.
What's Included
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Deluxe air-conditioned coach/minivan transport
  • Chinese style lunch included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off (within 4th Ring Circle Highway)
  • Central meeting point available for out-of-zone hotels
  • All admission tickets provided
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Cable car tickets at Great Wall
Additional Information

See all of Beijing’s cultural and historical highlights on a comprehensive and captivating full-day tour of China’s capital city. Stroll amid the majestic charm of Tiananmen Square; marvel at the imaginative architecture at the Forbidden City; and see the verdant splendor that surrounds the Badaling Great Wall of China. Alongside your knowledgeable guide, gain fascinating insight into the rich history and distinctive culture of Beijing and enjoy convenient round-trip transportation from selected hotels.

•Full-day tour of Beijing’s essential attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Great Wall at Badaling
•Visiting one of the best preserved sections of the Great Wall of China at Badaling
•Shopping at the Longdi Jade Factory
•Pickup and drop off from hotels within 4th ring circle road

  • Important Notice: For any bookings within 3 days prior to the tour date, you will visit Jingshan Park instead of Forbidden City if the entrance tickets of Forbidden City are fully booked.
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.

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Georgia_l
Jul 29, 2024
A trip whio a reminder for all my li6 - It was a fantastic experience..Cristina is a very good tourist guide!!!She was unstoppable and knowledgeable
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Eva_g
Jul 26, 2024
Amazing 1 day tour to Beijing - Mary, the guide was amazing We are seniors and couldn't walk 5 km trough Tiannamen square and the Forbidden City. So half way she arranged for a car to drive us to the meeting point. The entire tour was very well organized. Lunch and tea show were very good.
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Tanja_a
Jul 19, 2024
The heart of Beijing - This is a great tour for those on a short stay in Beijing. For those who do not have time and are not in condition to climb the Great Wall of China, this is a great opportunity to climb it in a short time with the help of a cable car. Also, entering the Forbidden City is a magnificent opportunity to feel the charm and soul of the Chinese people. I recommend this tour with pleasure.
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Joseph_f
Jul 10, 2024
BEST tour of you need to see everything in a day! Christina was the best guide!! - I only had a short time in Beijing so I had to make it count, and this tour was everything I hoped for and more! You get picked up and dropped off from your hotel which was great. I had Christina as my tour guide and she was AMAZING. She was so kind and informative and provided so much context and details to what we were seeing and the history behind it. She always was making sure I was enjoying my time and even took great photos of me at all the sites. I cannot recommend this tour or Christina more for your full day Beijing tour!
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Mailon_c
Jul 8, 2024
Wonderful and efficient - My husband, son, and I booked this tour last minute in Beijing. I've been there many years ago, and at the time, visitors could just walk up to the Forbidden City and purchase their tickets. However, that's not the case anymore since the pandemic. Now, tickets are limited and need to be reserved at least a week ahead of time. I didn't know that, so when I got to Beijing thinking I'd be able to just go to the Forbidden City the next day, I was really shocked and disappointed to find out there weren't any tickets available. But I wasn't ready to give up yet because we've come all this way and I really wanted my son to see the palace and The Great Wall. So I searched on Viator for a miracle, and thank goodness it came through for us. We found this perfect tour that included all the point of interest that we wanted to see. It was a very small group consisting of our family of three and one other guest from Germany. We had a very nice private mini van driving us comfortably throughout the tour. Our tour guide was Jenny, and she was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable, spoke very good English, very patient, and took very good care of everyone. We've been on tours that state that the tour guide speaks English, but then turns out not so much, at times can't even communicate at all. But that wasn't the case with Jenny, and I'm so glad because my son learned so much about China's history on this tour. Also, Jenny planned out our tour in the most efficient way so that we were able to avoid most of the crowd and escape the hottest peak of the day. We were absolutely blessed with Jenny and this tour. I highly recommend it.
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Chamila_d
Jul 3, 2024
Excellent - Covered all the important places . Tea ceremony was a delightful surprise. The guide was very fluent in English and very knowledgeable
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Eppritchett3
Jul 1, 2024
Great Tour Experience for a First-Time Chinese Visitor - I completed this tour in June of 2024. I had an amazing time on the tour with guide Jenny. She did a great job keeping me informed of when I would be picked up from the hotel, as well as the schedule of events for the day. She even assisted me in arranging a train ride from the Beijing railway station after the tour. Personally, one of the best things about this tour was the clear communication throughout the process. Jenny's English diction was superb and I never had any issues understanding what she was communicating to me or our group. Additionally, her knowledge of Chinese history and customs is deep. I learned so much about Chinese heritage through this tour. Finally, my experience in visiting several amazing Chinese locations would've been less enjoyable without the use of a professional guide. Jenny was able to bypass several long lines at each of the stops, ensuring our group had more time at each location. Overall, I enjoyed this tour thoroughly and definitely feel that it is worth the money paid. Thanks again to Jenny and the tour company.
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Estelledf8639rw
Jun 29, 2024
All you need to do about Beijing in 1 day - Perfect trip to get all you need to know about Beijing in one day. It was an intense but very educational and interesting day. Tiananmen Square, forbidden city, jade factory, nice lunch, Great Wall and finally a tea ceremony in a tea store. What I loved was that we were only 4 guests and so it all went very efficiently. The guide and driver was very friendly and got us some nice stories. I would recommend.
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Erika_l
Aug 10, 2024
Horrible tour - The tour is too long a lot of walking, the Great Wall is the last place to go . When you get there is crowded, you need your passport for everything. Horrible experience. The food was cold . The guide was great .
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Sofika_b
Jul 10, 2024
... - The language skills of the guide was a serious issue. Vocabulary was kinda fine,but grammar and pronunciation left the room , which made it extremely hard to understand. Great wall: They let you walk for about 2 hours by yourself, and that was quite enough, I would say. Forbidden city: Things here got rough. The guide wouldn't let us enjoy this amazing place. She made us literally run through the whole city while trying to explain the history, but we couldn't understand her anyways(could understand only 20%), and on top of that, she kept nagging "no pictures now, now we hurry" (pictures were allowed by the way). All this rush happened so she could take us to a tea place afterward 🤡 Don't let me start with the Jade store. LAST BUT NOT LEAST: Although tickets for the forbidden city are supposed to be included, she made us pay for the tickets and when asked for the money back she replied with "ok I'll give it to you bcs you are a good person but others say keep it."
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