Beijing Highlights Tour: Custom-Made 2-Day Sightseeing Experience

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Experience the best of Beijing in just 2 days with a custom-made private tour. Choose from 18 top attractions and create your own itinerary for a personalized sightseeing adventure.

Duration: 2 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Please select one attraction from Category A

Juyongguan Great Wall - A1. Juyongguan Great Wall is the premier pass in China, offering easy access to the actual Wall.
The Great Wall at Badaling - A2. Badaling Great Wall is one of the first sections opened to the public and is the most popular among Chinese visitors, especially crowded on…

Please select one attraction from Category A

Juyongguan Great Wall - A1. Juyongguan Great Wall is the premier pass in China, offering easy access to the actual Wall.

The Great Wall at Badaling - A2. Badaling Great Wall is one of the first sections opened to the public and is the most popular among Chinese visitors, especially crowded on weekends and holidays.

Mutianyu Great Wall - A3. Mutianyu Great Wall is a picturesque section in the Huairou district of Beijing. It is slightly less touristy and crowded than Badaling, with cable car, toboggan, and chairlift services available.

Huanghuacheng Great Wall - A4. Huanghuacheng Great Wall is a section built through a lake, offering a beautiful and peaceful setting, especially between April and October, with boats available for rent.

Please select five different attractions from Category B

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - B1. Tian’anmen Square is the largest city-center square in the world, featuring many iconic buildings in Beijing, such as the Great Hall of the People and Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum.

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - B2. The Forbidden City is a must-see in Beijing. As the largest imperial palace in the world, it was the residence of the Ming and Qing Emperors for over 500 years.

Back Lakes (Hou Hai) - B3. Houhai is one of the few old and original parts of Beijing with hundreds of years of history; it was once the living quarters for high-ranking officials and even princes during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Bell and Drum Towers - B4. The Drum and Bell Towers are two iconic buildings in the old part of Beijing. Visitors can climb the Drum Tower for a panoramic view of the Hutong neighborhood, which has a history spanning centuries.

Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan) - B5. Jingshan Park offers the best panoramic view of the Forbidden City, downtown Beijing, and the old part of the city.

Liulichang Street - B6. Liulichang is a street filled with shops selling antiques and curios, featuring traditional Chinese stone houses. Historically, it was the place for making glazed tiles for the Forbidden City.

Nanluoguxiang - B7. Nanluoguxiang is one of the oldest Hutongs in Beijing, with a history of over 740 years. It is now a popular shopping and snack street, with the real life of local people on either side, similar to hundreds of years ago.

Temple of Heaven - B8. The Temple of Heaven is where the Ming and Qing emperors performed their ritual ceremonies.

Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - B9. The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China, with dragon boat rides available between April and October.

Beijing Olympic Park - B10. After the 2008 Olympic Games, the structures at Beijing Olympic Park have become as representative of Beijing as the Forbidden City or the Great Wall. Visitors can walk around and view the exterior of the Water Cube and Bird’s Nest, the main stadiums for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Hall - B11. The Beijing City-Planning Hall is the best place to learn about the history of Beijing, showcasing the great achievements of urban planning and future development.

Panjiayuan Antique Market - B12. Also known as Panjiayuan Ghost Market, it is the largest, cheapest, and most popular antique market in Asia. It offers a huge assortment of antiques and oddities, making it the best place to find cheap souvenirs on weekends.

Pearl Market (Hongqiao Market) - B13. Hongqiao Market is a major knock-off market in Beijing.

Lama Temple (Yonghegong) - B14. Lama Temple is the largest lamasery in Beijing, where two famous Qing emperors originated.

What's Included

Entrance Fees
Quality lunches
Cable Car at Great Wall
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Comfortable transport
Experienced English-speaking guide

What's Not Included

Hotel Accommodation

Additional Information

Two days are perfect to explore the main attractions of Beijing. This private 2-day tour allows you to select the specific sights you wish to visit. With 18 different attractions to choose from, you can cover all the major highlights of Beijing. The itinerary will be customized based on your selected attractions and hotel location to make the most of…

Cancellation Policy

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

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Sandip_t

Apr 1, 2024

2 day visit at Beijing - Our holiday tour was great and we visited all the places which we expected on the tour. Forbidden city, summer place and the Great wall of China are amazing- you don’t want to miss out! Our Tour guide Miss Dana Yue was awesome! She is friendly and helpful and has a great knowledge about the history of places. She explained everything step by step in detail. She is an experienced guide of 20 years, and I highly recommend everyone to use her on China Beijing tour.

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James_p

Mar 19, 2024

The perfect way to visit Beijing if time in the city is short - We chose visits to the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Jingshan Park, Houhai Lake, Mutianyu Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Maria was our excellent guide and Lu our superb luxury car driver. We had just 3 days to spend in Beijing and this is the perfect way to see the sights. Our hotel, The Renaissance, gets our highest recommendation. Our trips were on sunny days on March 18th and 19th. There were no queues and it is a grat time of the year to visit. The lunch provided on both days was of the highest quality.

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Timothy_b

Jun 22, 2019

Beijing 2 Day - Dana, our tour guide, was phenomenal! We learned so much about the culture and history. Our driver was excellent as well. Can’t say enough good things about this tour! Very informative, knowledgeable, and friendly.

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Gbgnylaw

May 6, 2019

Peking Perfection - Beijing is an enormous and perhaps overwhelming and sprawling metropolis. For 5 first rime visitors we could mot have been in better hands than with Angie! Angie met us in the hotel lobby and her warmth and charm were obvious She chatted with us as colleagues or friends then and through out our 2 full day private tour and was thus able to modify and tailor or experience to make it not only individualized but perfect. Her English was fantastic as was her practical as well as historical knowledge of Beijing, China and the entire region. She also has a great sense of humor! Our exploration of The Great Wall was unforgettable including an exhilarating toboggan down the mountain. Our visits to the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Tien'amin Square, Great Hall etc were all fantastic made even more so by Angie's insight and knowledge. As important as the historical sights, was her adjusting the tour and making suggestions to enhance our experience. When Angie heard we had made reservations in search of the "best" Peking duck, she instantly took us to a local place that blew us away. Same with shopping. We all spoke about things we wanted to consider purchasing and Angie whisked us off to out of the way shops and markets that rocked our world. Custom tours are usually package tours for private groups that give the appearance of being personalized. Angie truly made our 2 days in Beijing amazing and frankly, perfect! I cannot recommend Angie and Viator enough, and this is from someone who has traveled extensively throughout the world for more than 45 years!

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Janet

Oct 13, 2018

Excellent 2-day tour! - Our two-day tour of Beijing was fantastic. Our guide, Angie, picked us up at our hotel promptly at 7:15 a.m. We discussed what our interests are and she helped us plan our itinerary. Our first tour was the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. During the drive Angie provided us with the beautiful history of Beijing pointing out landmarks along the way. She and the driver, Mr. Li, got us in well before the crowds came. It was a peaceful climb with her giving us the history of the wall and answering our questions. She encouraged us to explore the towers linking the wall on our own. There were portions where we were completely alone to admire the original and rebuilt sections. Upon our descent, the throngs of visitors were arriving. We decided to take the taboggon down and it was super fun! Angie met us at the bottom and we were off to our next adventure. For lunch Angie offered to take us to an authentic dim sum restaurant unknown to most tourists and frequented by the locals. We were a little intimidated by the enormous menu, but she helped us select some tasty dishes and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience. In the afternoon we toured the Lama Temple. Angie explained the Buddhist practices we saw the locals observing and the significance of the statues and paintings along the way. We next drove to a hutoung. Angie had a rickshaw and separate guide setup and ready to whisk us off as soon as we arrived. The guide rode his bike next to the rickshaw and gave us a history of the area and the people who live there. We stopped at a typical home and were able to see how the people live. What a treat! We wrapped up the day with a tour of the Drum Tower. Angie timed our arrival perfectly to see the 4:30 drum ceremony. It was quite a performance and worth the climb of what felt like a zillion steps of stairs at the end of a busy day. While driving back to our hotel, Angie gave us several suggestions for dinner within walking distance of our hotel. The second day of our tour began with a pickup at our hotel at 8 am. We drove the short distance to Tian’an Men Square and the Forbidden City. Angie again gave us the fascinating history of the dynasties, the buildings and what the different paintings and symbols meant. The best part was that she was able to maneuver us away from the crowds and explain all the little details along the way. For lunch she took us to another restaurant frequented by the locals with a different type of food from Western China. The first day was a southern cuisine. Another delicious meal and experience. Our next stop was to see the Pandas at the Beijing Zoo, an experience I loved. Angie got us tickets and maneuvered us around the crowds. We were there just long enough to enjoy ourselves with plenty of time left to go to the Summer Palace where we learned about the beautiful place where the empress had her 60th birthday party. We took a scenic walk down the longest and most beautiful corridor and a small boat across the lake where our driver was waiting to pick us up and take us to see the Birds Nest and Water Cube where the 2008 Summer Olympics were held. My husband is an architect so this was a must see for him. Angie also suggested other places to visit of architectural interest. We finished the day up with a trip to the Pearl Market. Well worth the trip! Angie really wanted us to experience and feel comfortable using the subway. We took it from the Pearl Market to a stop close to our hotel. She showed us how to purchase the tickets and which stop to get off at. During our walk back to the hotel, she pointed out local shops and a beautiful mall. She helped us plan our next day on our own and even texted me our itinerary with explicit directions. We were truly amazed by how much we were able to see in two days. We would have never even gotten to half of the places Angie took us to. Her expertise navigating inside and outside the city and planning the sequence of our destinations is what made it possible. She also arranged our 4:30 am pickup to the airport with Mr. Li. They make a great team! Angie was a delight to spend our time in Beijing with. We can't thank her enough for making our time in Beijing so memorable. We hope to return again someday and see even more of this beautiful city with the best tour guide, Angie! Sent from my iPad

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David

May 9, 2018

Fantastic tour - My son and I went on this tour as it was his first time ever going to Beijing and I wanted him to see all the best sights. We had Angie as our guide and she was incredible. Everywhere we went she provided a lot of information relating to the area and sight that we were viewing. Not only was she knowledgeable about the areas but she also knew many close restaurants that were very good. She was very accommodating of our schedule and made our tour amazing.

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Stefakcho

Oct 27, 2017

Great tour! - As first-time visitor to Beijing, this was a wonderful introduction to the Chinese capital. Many thanks to Maria, local guide, for the explanations and commitment.

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