Private Tour
Beijing Airport Layover to City Flexible(4-12 Hour) Private Tour
Overview
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Maximize your time in Beijing and opt for a private and customizable sightseeing tour instead. This personalized layover tour is tailored to your needs and allows you to tick off Tian'anmen Square -Forbidden City –Hutong rickshaw or enjoy a local lunch in limited time. Airport or hotel pickup and drop-off are included for added convenience.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The tour starts 1 hour after flight landing.
The guide will meet you at the Starbucks Coffee（30 meters from your Exit B） in Beijing airport Arrived lobby and he will be holding a sign with your name, so please look out for him
Please contact your local operator(WhatsApp/WeChat:+86 13581553100) if you have to take a long time in customs.
If you are not able to go through customs for any reasons, please take your own responsibility. There is no refund for the same day cancellation
WhatsApp(Gmail) doesnot work in Beijing,It is free of charge give us a call at the information desk, the lady can speak English
Your local guide will book entrance ticket in advance, please bring some cash(CNY/US).
It is a flexible tour in Beijing downtown. Exclude Great Wall 70 KMs distance
Snack bars on the roadside in Beijing usually accept WeChat Pay or Alipay. If you only have a credit card, please inform us in advance. We accept most credit cards such as VISA.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
To visit here avaialble
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
To visit here avaialble
What‘s Included
Public Transportation(Private car avaialble if more 3 participants )
Friendly English Speaking Tour Guide
Pre-booked ticket services(but yourown cost)
Gratuities
Entrance Tickets Cost
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Tour for 10 Hours
Flexible Private Beijing Downtown Layover Tour for 10 horus
Pickup included
Tour for 4 hours
Flexible Private Beijing Downtown Layover 4 hours Tour
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included
Tour for 8 Hours
Flexible Private Beijing Downtown Layover Tour for 8 horus
Pickup included
Reviews
61 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Perfect!
Stella R,,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Mark is our driver have been fantastic. Our tour during a long stopover in Beijing could not have been better. Mark picked us up from the airport and took us on a nice tour of Beijing, we ate at a great restaurant and the service was perfect!
Outstanding guide during our Beijing layover!
Dreamer67517627828,,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing guide during our Beijing layover! Everything was perfectly organized, smooth, and stress-free. MARK was very knowledgeable, friendly, and made the most of our limited time. Highly recommended for anyone with a layover in Beijing
Beijing full day tour from Capital airport - perfect
Frederic G,,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Bowen, picked us up at the airport by car. We went to the Forbidden City, had Peking duck, went to the Temple of Heaven, and then had some time for a stroll through the Qianmen district (it was January, so no point in visiting the Summer Palace). airport pick-up 8:30 am, back at airport around 6pm. Tickets were reserved and Bowen came with us to do the guided tour. He speaks excellent english and knew a lot if interesting things. We enjoyed this day immensely, thank you very much!
I recommend it to take advantage of the time of long layovers
Karen A,,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00I found it very good, Bruce accompanied me all the time, explained each place and was very friendly, took many photos and recommended that I eat
Sweet Sue
T9904HQfabiom,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our experience with Sue was very amazing, a very dedicated and passionate tour guide. Despite the vert cold Beijin winter and the traffic jam she made us fall in love with every story behind the main attraction of the city! She is very kind and sweet, can’t wait to come back (for longer) and discover more.
From communication...
Kerstin S,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00From communication to pick up to our 4 hour layover tour in Beijing, everything was just special and great. With Mark we had a very sympathetic tour guide who did everything possible to show us as much of Beijing as possible in this short time. Even though the forbidden city was closed on Mondays, it was still worth the visit. Mark imparted a lot of interesting facts and gladly answered our questions. We really liked visiting the old market with traditional pasta dinner and shopping afterwards. Thank you Mark! You have already made our journey unforgettable!
The tour was very well...
Jan B,,Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00The tour was very well organised. We were picked up on time and our guide made reservations which made the process much easier. We were also taken into a nice noodle shop with quite good food. That said, we did not leave Beijing with a pleasant feeling. To visit Tianmen square, you need to get through 3 checkpoints and even after that, the police and military personal were everywhere - and not just going about their business, but specifically watching you making their power and control be felt. We were shown many skyscrapers and modern/shiny buildings, clean streets. While nice on the surface, it feels very empty with little actual value apart from manifesting power and wealth. Talking about money or economy is fine. You will also hear rehearsed and fake stories about the communist history. Politics and freedom is a topic you don't mention. We do not blame the guide as they have no choice and we did not want him to get in trouble. You will most likely get the same experience with any other certified guide. In summary, as tourists visiting for only a short time we experienced superficial, show-off Beijing and felt anxious about the control of an authoritarian state all around us.
Perfect flexibility for a stopover/ layover.
bathurstlocal,,Jul 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Once we managed to meet (not facilitated by the Chinese internet enabling WhatsApp or Google to communicate!) Mark was a great, very flexible. tour guide. Perfect way to add a Beijing experience to my 13-hour layover en route from Norway to Sydney. I felt safe and secure travelling in a crowded unfamiliar bustling city with Mark, who went above and beyond to ensure my limited time was packed with enjoyable experiences. He is obviously passionate about the country and city in which he was born and lived his whole life, as well as a great, considerate, and knowledgeable guide. Thank you, Mark, for accommodating my last minute booking, you've inspired me to return for a much longer, dedicated visit.
Palace history
909jenniferl909,,Jul 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour site was very busy but we learnt a lot about the dynasty’s and history saw museum artefacts and heard many stories
Amazing way to see Beijing during a layover
Stay01006809066,,May 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was an amazing way to see Beijing during our 10 hour layover! We arrived during the night and Mark still found great places to show us and provided insights into China. Meeting in the airport and the communication were very easy, thank you! Mark is a great guy, highly recommend!
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