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Beijing Small Group Tour: Great Wall and Summer Palace
4.8
166 Ratings
Beijing
Join our small group tour and explore the Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, and Bird Nest in Beijing. Avoid the crowds, enjoy a ferry boat ride, and experience the beauty of these iconic attractions.
Join our small group tour and explore the Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, and Bird Nest in Beijing. Avoid the crowds, enjoy a ferry boat ride, and experience the beauty of these iconic attractions.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Enjoy a refreshing summer and scenic views here. Begin by exploring the Palace Area to witness the opulent lifestyle of the Imperial Family. Then, stroll through the world’s longest painted corridor and, if available, board an Imperial Ferry Boat on Kunming Lake to take in the breathtaking vistas of this expansive…
- Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Enjoy a refreshing summer and scenic views here. Begin by exploring the Palace Area to witness the opulent lifestyle of the Imperial Family. Then, stroll through the world’s longest painted corridor and, if available, board an Imperial Ferry Boat on Kunming Lake to take in the breathtaking vistas of this expansive Imperial Garden, a nearly 300-year-old birthday gift from an emperor to his mother.
- Niaochao National Stadium - Drive past the Olympic Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest. Although it is closed and we won’t stop, you can still snap photos from the car.
- Mutianyu Great Wall - Around noon, you’ll be driven to the Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall, renowned as the most beautiful part of the wall near Beijing. You can choose to have lunch either before or after exploring the Wall. With our VIP pass, we can drive directly to the Great Wall without needing to switch to a shuttle bus, allowing you to enjoy a 2-hour hike on the Wall.
You have the option to take a ski lift up and a toboggan slide down to access the Great Wall, which is highly recommended to avoid a 30-minute climb up the hill. When descending, the toboggan slide is the best way to conclude your thrilling Great Wall adventure.
What's Included
- English Speaking Licensed Tour Guide
- Pickup & drop-off for the hotels inside 2nd ring road of Beijing
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English Speaking Licensed Tour Guide
- Pickup & drop-off for the hotels inside 2nd ring road of Beijing
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Beverages
- Imperial Ferry Boat tickets in the Summer Palace
- Gratuities
- Beverages
- Imperial Ferry Boat tickets in the Summer Palace
Additional Information
Looking for a hassle-free, small group tour with lunch included, limited to just 9 people, to visit Beijing’s two most stunning attractions? Want to explore the less crowded and most beautiful section of the Great Wall? How about an option to take a ferry boat ride on Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace to enjoy the cooler air in summer? This is the tour…
Looking for a hassle-free, small group tour with lunch included, limited to just 9 people, to visit Beijing’s two most stunning attractions? Want to explore the less crowded and most beautiful section of the Great Wall? How about an option to take a ferry boat ride on Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace to enjoy the cooler air in summer? This is the tour for you!
- You can switch the cable way tickets to gondola tickets by provide your name and passport number in advance.
- The ticket of Cable Way is not included in the Cable Way option for children. If the child is over 1.2m tall, he will need to purchase the ticket onsite.
- Please bring your passorts on the travel day.
- The Cableways option is only for the tickets of ski-lift round trip. The tobbogan silde down is a free addon and may not be available due to the weather conditions or the line is too long.
- This tour requires at least 3 travelers in the group to operate, if not enough of people we can provide others available dates or full refund.
Location
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian 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
4.8
(166 Ratings)
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Hoodcnicholas
Jan 8, 2025
This is the way to see the essential Beijing sights. - Keith was a good tour guide. He was kind of non-chalant and cool, and pretty well spoken all together. We discussed very boring economics in the vehicle en route to the sights. The destinations themselves are of course easy 5 stars and should never be missed when in China. Again, Keith was very easy to speak to and not so formal, making it just a bit like a tour with a friend. I tried many times to make him laugh, which was tough. He is a tough sell! But I got him at least once laughing. The car ride is a little bit long but that’s expected to see The Summer Palace and The Great Wall all in one single day. We left our printed photos from The Great Wall Photo Booth from the slide down and he carefully took photos of our photo (at my request as we had left town already) and was very helpful. Enjoy!
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Dave_l
Jan 1, 2025
Great hike! - Great trip. Much less crowded than Badaling. If in winter, be sure to bring a warm jacket! It can get cold up there!
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Martin_v
Dec 30, 2024
Great tour a with a great... - Great tour a with a great guide. Very nice program, adequate informations, comfy van and good lunch :)
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Amina_n
Dec 28, 2024
The Great Wall of China - This is amazing place have to visit in China, Kieth is the best, very kind and helpful. We very happy to have Kieth as a tour guide.
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Jessicawb5765hc
Dec 24, 2024
An absolutely amazing day. - An absolutely amazing day. Our awesome tour guide Keith took us around and shared great information and good jokes. The day was perfect, especially seeing the wall and having a yummy lunch. Highly recommend. Thank you Keith for a great day!
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Tobias_h
Dec 9, 2024
Great day out! - This experience was excellent. Involved plenty of time at each location, and an experienced tour guide (Keith) who told us lots of facts about the landmarks we went to see.
It was completely hassle free, with everything included, which meant we just arrived and went straight in.
The Summer Palace and Great Wall are must sees if you’re visiting China, incredible sights, pictures don’t do it justice.
Lunch was traditional and tasty!
The van that was used for travelling was comfortable, and being picked up from my hotel again just made it easy!
Would recommend.
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Danielamcfly
Dec 6, 2024
The Great Wall of China and Summer Palace - it was a beautiful experience! On my birthday I realized my dream of being on the Great Wall of China, even if it was raining and foggy, it was still exciting! Thanks to my guide Tracey who also sang “Happy Birthday to me” in chinese! Too sweet and kind! ♥️♥️♥️
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Ian_k
Nov 19, 2024
Excellent trip to the Great Wall - Excellent trip with the good fortune of having a wonderfully friendly group of travellers. Tracey was superb as the tour guide and the driver was really good. This section of the wall is amazing. Would definitely recommend this tour. Thank you!
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Waltermaria_s
Nov 14, 2024
Good - Great tour, David was super patient with us and always waited for us even when we were staying behind. Personally, being trained, I managed to climb from tower 5 to tower 20 round trip staying within the agreed time of 2 hours! If you are not trained and want to reach tower 20, ask to go up with the closed gable way and not with the chairlift! The visit to the Summer Palace is also good if you have little time (if you have a lot of it, go there for half a day to enjoy it!!).
Finally the included meal was really good!
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Ami_m
Nov 22, 2024
I recommend this tour. - 1 Guide Keith was excellent. He was patient, had lots of knowledge and was fun to be around.
2 Lunch restaurant selection was very good.
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