All-Inclusive Tour: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Great Wall

Overview

See three of the top attractions in and around Beijing with a guide on this full-day private tour to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu. Private transportation with hotel pickup and drop-off is included, as well as entrance fees, lunch, and a ticket for the round-trip cable car or the chairlift and toboggan ride at the Great Wall.

• See Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City

• Visit the Great Wall at Mutianyu

• Enjoy the comfort of private transportation

• Lunch and entrance fees included

What's Included

• Local taxes

• Bottled water

• Lunch

• Driver with car or van 

• Professional guide

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

• A: Chairlift up+ Chairlift down or slide down Tower #6/ B: Cable car up+ cable car down Tower #14

Note: About cable way, there are two independent companies you can choose one OR the other.

What To Expect

After hotel pickup in the morning by private vehicle, your tour begins with a visit to Tiananmen Square, one of the largest city squares in the world.

On Chang'an Street, see the Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang) and the National Museum of China (formerly the National Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of the Chinese Revolution), and take a look at Chairman Mao's Mausoleum (aka Chairman Mao Memorial Hall) in the middle of the square. From the gate, walk to the Forbidden City, the UNESCO World Heritage–listed former Chinese imperial palace. A total of 24 emperors lived and ruled from here, starting with the Ming dynasty and ending with the Qing. You'll spend a couple of hours here exploring.

Then it's time for lunch, which you'll enjoy at a local restaurant before continuing your day tour to the Great Wall at Mutianyu, a typically less-crowded section of the Great Wall of China. After the 1.5-hour drive, you have around two hours here to hike. Choose the round-trip cable car option or ride the chairlift up and then ride the toboggan down to save time and energy.

Your tour then ends with return transport to your hotel.

1. Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

In the morning, your tour guide and private car with driver will come to meet you at your hotel lobby. The first place you will visit the Tiananmen Square which is the biggest city center square in the world. Moreover, along famous Chang'an Street, you will see The Great Hall of People, and The National Museum (used to be named Chinese history and revolution museum). In additional, the center of the square is the Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

• Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (Maozhuxi Jiniantang) (Pass By)

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• Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang) (Pass By)

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2. The Palace Museum

From the Tiananmen Gate you can walk towards the Forbidden City (the biggest Imperial Palace in world). There are 9999.5 rooms inside, and with over 600 years history. There were total 24 Chinese emperors who lived and ruled the country in this place from Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty). It's worth to spend a couple of hours to visit the highlight of the Forbidden City. 

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

• Meridian Gate (Wu Men) (Pass By)

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3. Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)

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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

4. The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum

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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

5. Mutianyu Great Wall

During lunch time, your tour guide will take you to a local restaurant for local authentic food meal. In the afternoon, you will visit one of the seven wonders in the world - Mutianyu Great Wall. Your tour guide will take you to a less crowded section Great Wall where you can hike for around 2 hours. From the city to the Great Wall takes about 1.5 hours driving time. You will take the cable car up to the half way, and then start to enjoy your hiking journey. Then you will also take cable car on your way back. This surely save your time and energy. After the day tour, your driver and tour guide will send you back to the hotel.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included