Private layover tour to Mutianyu Great Wall, Tiananmen square and forbidden city
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Private layover tour to Mutianyu Great Wall, Tiananmen square and forbidden city
By Beijing Layover Tours
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If you have more than 13 hours layover time in Beijing Don’t stuck your Beijing layover inside the airport; make the best use of your travel time in China and tailor-made a flexible sightseeing tour instead. This private layover tour is customized to your needs and allows you to see the Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square if time permit based on your layover time. Airport pick-up and drop-off services are included. Note: Making such trips possible,your layover time has to be at least 13 hours or longer (between two flights).
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 8–9 hours
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Live guide: English
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- Transport by private vehicle with professional driver.
- A private English-speaking tour guide(Not included if you choose driver with car service option)
- Airport or Hotel pick up and drop-off
- Warm jackets provided in winter only
- Free-bottled water.
- Entry/Admission - Mutianyu Great Wall
- Entry/Admission - Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
What's not included- Meals
- Gratuities ( recommended)
- Cable car / chairlift and toboggan tickets for Great Wall
- Start:Traveller pickup offered.Airport pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
- Capital Airport, Shunyi, Beijing 101300 China
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 71137P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 71137P4
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- diyoraa20240 contributionsGreat Wall tripThis was my first time to Beijing and first time to Great Wall. The driver was so nice his name is Whey. We enjoyed the trip so much, we had a really good time and we’ll come back to you! Thank you!Written 6 January 2025
- dinaras20250 contributionsBest driverIt was our first time on a Great Wall and it was an excellent trip with our new friend Whey! He was very careful, polite, helpful and friendly and were very greatfull for that. We’ll definitely go with him on the other sightseeings again. THANK YOU!!!Written 6 January 2025
- teech830 contributionsActual experience of 24 hour visa procedure in PEK eight hour layover.We had a 12 hour layover in Beijing (PEK) travelling from LHR to MEL with Air China. Scouring the Beijing Forum I was able to put together bits and pieces but thought an actual review from start to finish would be helpful. Before travel, I downloaded the Alipay app and registered my UK debit card to it. From reading the forum, there was no guarantee that this would work - but in my case it did - flawlessly. Also in advance, I ordered an esim from Maya.net for use in both China and Australia - and for my wife's phone the best deal was with BNE Sim for just China. Upon arrival, we made our way towards the immigration area but walked on by these about 50m and then turned left and back on ourselves to the 24hr visa desk. A quick form filling on a perforated card we handed over passports and cards at this counter. Within minutes we both had an adhesive visa sticker attached to our passports and the completed card returned. From there we returned to the main immigration desks and went through. A quick shuttle train got us to the main airport T2 arrivals hall. There from zone B to just past zone C we found the left luggage office where we deposited our carry on for the grand price of 30 Yuan (£3ish). This was my first test of the Alipay app. One of the payment options is to choose the 2nd button 'Pay & Receive' which generates a QR Code on your phone screen which the vendor then scans to take payment. Next use of Alipay was at the subway station automated ticket machine. After choosing to see the screen in English, you choose your destination station on the touch screen and then the number of tickets you require - for 2 persons on the airport express it came to 25 Yuan each (£2.75). This time I used the first button on the Alipay app 'Scan' which allowed me to scan their QR code on the ticket machine screen. The subway journey took around 25 mins to the end of the line. We came out of the subway at Exit A onto a busy square with lots of shops and restaurants to peruse. A good way to kill a couple of hours instead of sitting at the airport. After a few hours we returned to the airport for our bag and rechecked in for our onward flight. Hope this helps and allays any fears for future fellow travellers.Written 8 May 2024
- FanniP490 contributionsExcellent short trip around BeijingWe had a truly wonderful night trip to Beijing, our driver was very kind and experienced, he was very flexible, we could also add some extra program to the original itinerary. He also had umbrellas in the car which was very thoughtful as it was raining, and he offered us water and some fruits too. We will definitely choose this operator next time for a layover trip!Written 25 March 2024
- M5842GVrandyb0 contributionsA very worthwhile stopover in BeijingWhat a day visiting the Great Wall and Forbidden City, such a fantastic way of filling time during a layover. Having never been to China before, we were a bit worried about how things would work but immediately upon booking Jack made contact with us by WhatsApp and answered all of our (sometimes stupid) questions. Our driver, Guo, was friendly and could not have done enough for us. He was totally reliable and was able to cater our transfers to exactly what we wanted. His spoken English was okay but whenever we got stuck there was a translator app that could fill in the gaps.Written 17 March 2024
- 222rowanr0 contributionsPrivate link to closest part of rebuilt Great WallGood private tour. Our tour guide Darwin was a nice guy. He spoke enough English for us to understand what we needed to. He had spare jackets for us to wear, came up on the wall to take photos for us at the start, and made sure we were back in time to get our transfer flight. We had 9h from landing to take-off, and it was fine. Thanks Darwin!Written 20 December 2023
- rosegardenproduction0 contributionsFascinating and fantastic tourFantastic experience, Jack was great! We sailed smoothly through the TWOV process to get out for a few hours while in transit. Jack was in contact from the moment we landed and sent a photo to show us where he was waiting just beyond the gates. Jack had coats, water and fruit for us and we needed the coats in the icy temperatures. Jack was a fantastic host, very knowledgeable and efficient. I had given him our passport details the day before so we managed to skip through the queues for Tiananmen Square (although we did have to show our passports multiple times). On Jacks recommendation we went from Tiananmen Square to Qianmen walking Street, it was an excellent tip, so much to see, smell and taste! Final stop was the Birds Nest Stadium and the Olympic village, it was great to see it up close, but so cold we headed back to the car! We were all delighted by our experience, this was our first trip to Beijing and Jack made sure it was one to remember!Written 17 December 2023
- 682_rkas0 contributionsAmazing and very comfortable tour. We recommend!!We booked this tour for long layover in Beijing (15 hours) and it was so amazing. Our driver Jack picked up us at the airport at the time we agreed, took us to Mutianyu and to Forbidden City and he surprised us with really nice gift. He was very helpful all the time (help us with buying tickets, show best places..). The whole tour was very comfortable, so we didn’t have to worry about anything. We can recommend it!! :)Written 12 December 2019
- Kevin C0 contributionsExcellent Tour!Nice driver, very helpful! Had a long layover and went to the Wall with ease. Recommended using for a long layover!Written 22 November 2019
- 0216gina0 contributionsAmazing layover tour!Absolutely loved my tour with Mr.Guo during my long overnight layover in Beijing! Not only was he wanting for me and super easy to find but also had fresh mineral water and yummy, juicy little oranges waiting for me in the car! Then expertly and professionally brought me to the Olympic Park, Tianmen square, shopping center and all areas described. Mr. Guo went above and beyond making sure I got the perfect pictures to show everyone back home, knowing just the right spot to have me stand to capture the best views! Highly recommend and will be mentioning to all my family and friends who find themselves visiting Beijing! I give Mr. Guo my 100% approval! Thank you for a lovely escape from the long layover at the airport! Will try to do another tour whenever I find myself in Beijing again!Written 15 November 2019
- andy24120160 contributionsAwesome dayWe landed at Beijing international airport at 11. Perfect pick up by Jim The trip to the wall was fast and easy, we got water and bananas. At the wall Jim organized a cheaper ticket for the cable car and Tobaggan (180RMB) We were walking about 3-4 hours there and Jim told us a few background information. He even drove us back into Beijing city center to DaDong Roast duck. All in all a super day with a great and funny driver/guide. Highly recommendWritten 5 November 2019
- benpaul70 contributionsHighly recommend MelodyMelody guided my visit to the Great Wall. Her knowledge and recommendations were very helpful. Melody is also quite funny and very fun to tour with. I would use Melody for all my future travel to Beijing.Written 20 October 2019
- Jdc46540 contributionsGreat TourOur driver was wonderful with providing us a tour at the Great Wall. He went above and beyond to make our experience the very best! Thank you for the drive and the tourWritten 11 October 2019
- jhope20150 contributionsTHE BEST DRIVER IN BEIJINGWe meet him in front of silk market, we were 12 person and he was really nice as kindly with us. Me, my boyfriend and our friends are really happy to meet him. We went to Mutianyu, Forbitten City and thank to him we have also see the Kung fu show. We really think he is the best !Written 1 September 2019
- alexgale10 contributionsService with a smileI have personally used Jack's service twice to go to the wall. I have also recommended him to any of my friends who are visiting Beijing and looking to visit the wall. He is friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. His English is great and he always manages to take you to a section of the wall that isn't too busy. Pick up service available from your hotel which is an added bonus. Overall if you are looking for an easy and affordable way to see one of the world's greatestt attractions, this service is for you.Written 31 August 2019
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Aug 2019 • Business
Mr/Jack is awesome person,the car is very good ,the service is top, price is too cheap.
Go with him for enjoy.
Go with him for enjoy.
Written 28 August 2019
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Apr 2019 • Couples
I’d like to thank Jade from Beijing Layover Tour Company. Although we had a problem with our connecting flight, we managed to visit both the Tian’anmen Square and Great Wall. Explanation was useful and we took advantage of our time.
I’d definitely recommend anyone to hire their services. Thank you for everything.
Xie xie.
I’d definitely recommend anyone to hire their services. Thank you for everything.
Xie xie.
Written 7 May 2019
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Apr 2019 • Couples
Jack was our tour guide for the Beijing layover tour on April 28th. we were stuck in the temporary visa line for over 2 hours. We made it out of the airport about 15 minutes after the scheduled tour time and Jack was still waiting for us. Jack brought us to his SUV and had bottles of water and some bananas to eat. He was very polite and courteous. He informed us how long it would take to get to the Great Wall. We arrived at the Great Wall and were free to explore. He provided us with the proper tickets and let us explore at our own pace. We later went to the forbidden city and had the same experience. Overall our lay over tour was amazing and the tour guide Jack was equally amazing. I would recommend this tour to anyone who has a layover in Beijing.
Written 28 April 2019
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