Private Tour
3-Day Private Beijing Tour with Forbidden City, Great Wall, Hutong and Lunch
Overview
Available languages
72 hours
Mobile ticket
Discover Beijing and the mysteries of imperial China in this private 3-day Beijing classic tour. You will see the Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Panjiayuan Flea Market, Great Wall of China, Hutong and a lot more! You can choose either Mutianyu or Huanghuacheng session based on your interests. Between April 1 to October 31, you can enjoy a boat ride at Huanghuacheng as it's a very unique water Great Wall session. Lunch, entrance fees, professional tour guide and private vehicle are all inclusive in this tour combo package.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
If you choose to have different language tour guide other than English or Chinese one, please ensure to make your booking at least 3 days in advance
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Passport name and number required at time of booking for all participants; the tickets for the Forbidden City require real name registration
The dragon boat ride and Huanghuacheng boat ride are not open all year round (available between April 1 to Oct.31)
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Tip: the Forbidden City ticket is not guaranteed. It can be booked 1 week before. If it is sold out, you will do the Jinshan Hill to have a bird view of the Forbidden City and your guide will take you to the place where quite close to it. If not work for you, you will get fully refund.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
What To Expect
Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, Hutong (L)
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Local lunch included.
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Meet your friendly guide at your hotel lobby in the morning, and head to the famous Tiananmen Square, which is located on the central axis of Beijing, big enough to hold a half million people. Accompanied by your guide, wander around and you will see the Mao Zedong's Mausoleum where his body is preserved, the Monument to the People's Heroes and the Great Hall of People, etc.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Followed by a tour of the Forbidden City visit. The Forbidden City is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest palace with 9,999.5 rooms. The splendid architecture represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment.
Jingshan Park
Continue to Jingshan Park to get a bird's-eye view of the entire Forbidden City, then pause for a Chinese lunch in a nice local restaurant.
Back Lakes (Hou Hai)
In the afternoon, explore Hutong around Back Lakes, the Beijing old neighborhood.You can either do it by walking or taking a rickshaw(an option for you). Experience the life of the locals there. Finish the day with return transfer to your hotel.
Great Wall of China (Mutianyu or Huanghuacheng), photo stop at the Olympic Stadium (L)
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Local lunch included.
Mutianyu Great Wall
Choose the section of the Great Wall of China that interests you most, then spend the morning exploring the historic fortifications. Mutianyu section has been restored and is regarded the most beautiful section. Huanghuacheng Great Wall is the only section of China’s Great Wall that runs alongside, and is partially submerged in a lake.
Olympic Park
Following your time at the Great Wall, pause for a local restaurant lunch and make a photo stop at the Beijing Olympic Stadium, where you can see the Bird Nest and Water Cube. Finish the day with return transfer to your hotel.
Temple of Heaven, Panjiayuan Flea Market, Summer Palace (L)
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Local lunch included.
Temple of Heaven
After morning pickup at your hotel, head to the 15th-century Temple of Heaven, the largest religious building in China. It was originally used by the Ming and Qing emperors to pay homage to heaven and to pray for a year of rich harvest, and locals now come to the temple to practice Tai Chi, sing, and dance.
Panjiayuan Antique Market
Following your time at the Temple of Heaven, browse stalls full of fake antiques, paintings, and jewels at Panjiayuan Market, then take a break for lunch.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
In the afternoon, head to the Summer Palace, where from April through October your tour includes a dragon boat ride after you stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges, and an enormous lake. This tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel or the airport.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
3-day private Beijing tour
Bottled water
Entrace fee
Transport by private vehicle
Private tour guide
Hotel accommodation
Cable car/toboggan tickets for the Great Wall
The entrance fees for the Olympic Stadiums
Rickshaw tickets at Hutong
Boat at Huanghuacheng Waterside
Gratuities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
French and Italian available
French and Italian speaking tour guides are available. Please kindly make your booking at least 3 days in advance
Pickup included
Spanish,German,Japanese,Korean
German,Spanish,Japanese and Korean tour guides are available. Please ensure to make your booking at least 3 days in advance
Pickup included
Chinese and English available
Chinese and English speaking tour guides are available
Pickup included
Reviews
17 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
3 wonderful days in Beijing for our family of four
David H,,Dec 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great 3 days in Beijing with our guide Felix. Everything was taken care of and we had a spacious and luxurious modern van. Our family of four, saw many great sites - Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Great Wall of China, Olympic area and more. It was all very convenient and we felt very looked after with no hassles at all. We left Beijing feeling we had seen all the major sites and a good understanding of the local culture.
Maximal sigh-seeing, minimal hassle
garycC4179XW,,Dec 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00King was recommended to us by friends who were living in Shanghai. We did the 3 day private tour in the first week of December 2025. We had a driver and guide throughout. Faultless service, made it much easier to navigate the over-the-top security arrangements at the top sites. Kong also helped us to get tickets from the mandarin only website of the national museum. It’s not the cheapest way to see Beijing, but if you want to pack a lot into 3 days and avoid the hassle, this is the way to do it. NB Beijing is COLD in December!
Perfectly organized private tour – highly recommended!
sennah008,,Sep 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We booked our Beijing–Xi’an tour with BeijingTour-Guide.com and everything was perfect. Violetta was our main contact and communicated with us via WhatsApp the whole time always fast, clear and super friendly. Our guides were excellent: Felix and Roy in Beijing, and Helen in Xi’an all very knowledgeable, attentive, and warm. The drivers were always on time, picking us up and dropping us off at train stations without any stress. A truly smooth and perfectly organized trip highly recommended! Daniela & Hannes
The Wall early in the morning only us 3 people. Fine Chinese restaurants with traditional food and only Chinese local.
vibekeskorupk,,May 17, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you for a pleasant and interesting tour. May is a fantastic guide. She was very informative and answered at all our questions . And a sweet and warm person to be together with . Her english is easy to underdtand
Excellent!!!
simonelafleur,,Nov 29, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a great time in Beijing! The tour was well organized, Violet was a great tour guide! She was always on time, she speaks English very well and she told me a lot of informations about the sights. The booking process on WeChat was very easy - the agency is very flexible which was just perfect for me. I would definitely recommend the travel agency and the tour! Violet, thank you very much for everything and hope to see you again next time when I‘m in Beijing! :)
Beijing
Q1216IHmaryv,,Feb 10, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My tour guide William was the best. He was sweet and informative on the history of the city and always knew how to have a fun time. I really appreciated him being our tour guide for the trip
vevian exelent tour guide
adilevy45,,Oct 23, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00we were 3 days with vevian and with a driver she took us to see the wall the forbeiten city and a lot of ather placec she has a very good english and a lot of cnouglege and very good standing on time
Grand Tour of Beijing
Q7158BLjohnr,,Sep 9, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This private tour is a great introduction to Beijing’s many sightseeing highlights. Based on the positive Trip Advisor reviews, I contacted the tour company and asked them to customize the itinerary, including earlier departure times each day to minimize the afternoon heat and crowds. They were very flexible. Our tour guide, Kelly, was very knowledgeable and accommodating, while her driver was safe and professional. They made the trip very enjoyable. We stayed at each site until we were ready to leave, and then the car took us directly to the next site or back to our hotel, without any bogus ‘shopping’ stops. It was so much better than a large group tour, where you spend half the day being herded on and off busses.
Middle School Students in good hands with excellent tour company!
Cheryl K,,Jul 26, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I took a group of 11 middle school students and 8 adult chaperones to Beijing as part of a robotics competition. We were transported to and from the airport on time and without stress. Our tour guide, Coco, was knowledgeable of the areas we visited, and helped to improve our basic tour by adding on small side tours we would never had been able to access without her. She was very kind and understanding of the needs of the group. This is the second time I have used this company and would gladly do so again!
Great experience
sancaoz,,Jun 6, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I think this is the best way to visit beijing. Our guide and driver were fantastic. They were attentive to us all the time and their service was really great. The food was delicious. I recommend this tour. In our visit our guide was Ramón and his job was wonderful.
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