Beijing Full Day Tours: Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City, Great Wall
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Maximize your time with our Beijing full-day tour to tick off three World Heritage Sites in one go: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and Great Wall. We’ll handle everything, from hotel pick-up and drop-off, entrance fees, lunch, to the Great Wall round-trip cable car or chairlift up & toboggan down.
- Conquer the Great Wall of China at the less-crowded Mutianyu
- Explore Beijing’s central axis: Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City
- Seamless, door-to-door hotel transfers
- All-inclusive and no extra charges: entrance fees, cable cars, and a buffet lunch included
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tickets to the Forbidden City require a real-name reservation 7 days in advance and are easily sold out, so you are advised to book the tour as early as possible. Otherwise, international travelers will need to line up at the entrance to buy tickets.
We offer free pick-up within the Third Ring Road of Beijing, beyond which there will be an extra charge, so we suggest you book centrally located downtown hotels. Please get ready at the hotel lobby at least 5 minutes in advance of the pick-up time confirmed with you a day before. No-show is non-refundable.
Please provide the correct passport information for booking the real-name tickets. Make sure to carry the same identification when travelling; otherwise, you’ll be refused entry by the scenic areas.
Group Size: About 12 people. There are chances that 10% of the tour groups will exceed 12 people but we’ll make proper arrangements.
Departures are guaranteed with two persons from Mar to Nov and three persons from Dec to Feb.
Since the Forbidden City is closed on Mondays, we’ll arrange Summer Palace instead of Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City.
Visitors from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan must book at least 7 days in advance, and the name to reserve their tickets online should be in Chinese characters.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Beijing
In the morning, your guide will wait for you at your hotel lobby, and escort you on a comfortable ride to Tiananmen Square.
Tiananmen Square
Let’s stroll around the large urban square and shoot photos of the brilliant landmarks here. Note: To pass through the security check quickly, especially during holidays, we suggest you leave your bag in the car and carry only your passport and bottled water to go through the no-bag passage.
What‘s Included
Free headset to receive your guide's explanations.
Entrance fees
Hotel pickup & drop off within the third ring road of the Beijing city.
A buffet lunch with soft drinks (Halal food and baby food not available).
Mutianyu Great Wall round-way cable car or chairlift up & toboggan down, costing US$20 per person.
Professional English-speaking tour guide, driver & air-conditioned vehicle.
Unlimited bottles of drinking water.
Baby seat for free.
Gratuities to guide and driver
Not suitable for: People over 85 years old or with wheelchair
For bookings made before Dec 10, 2025, round-way cable car and buffet lunch are not included.
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Reviews
1,992 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fun tour
O6134EFkurts,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour guide was excellent , explained everything to get into tours quicker and was very helpful and pleasant.
Perfect two days in Beijing with Rocky
482keniad,May 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great two days with Rocky visiting all of the best sites across Beijing. I am so glad we booked this tour - we were able to see each site efficiently without feeling slow or rushed. Rocky was patient to answer all of our questions. Group size was perfect and we even made some new friends. Extra perk were the pictures that Rocky took. Highly recommend!!
Wonderful temples and food!
Gary H,May 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful trip with a nice mix of activities. Started off with a fun rickshaw ride, a visit to a peaceful park, then saw some temples and more beautiful areas around Beijing. It was a great time mixed with perfect weather. Murphy was a great guide, casual and very relaxed to be around. Very helpful and appreciated his help to experience his culture and understand the beauty around it. I also especially loved the restaurant options. Soo good!
I absolutely loved this...
Samara L,May 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00I absolutely loved this experience and highly recommend it to anyone! This was my first solo trip to china and booking a tour was so worthwhile. Rocky was an amazing tour guide. He had great comms leading up to the day, shared plenty of interesting facts, took wonderful pictures for us and was overall great company. He knew how to support all of us, how to have a good time and when to let us explore and do our own thing. I’ve also been sold on doing tours to explore new cities, especially as a solo traveller. The whole group were amazing, quite a few solo travellers in their late 20s/30s too! I especially loved the Great Wall - it’s insane, and the tea ceremony. What a cool experience overall, so much to see and do. Highly recommend :)
Fun activity
gcc338,May 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The pick up was on time and our tour guide Murphy was very entertaining and knowledgeable. It was fun seeing the great wall of China. There was a lot of walking but it was a good exercise. Will definitely recommend.
A very enjoyable experience.
Sherpa27729367434,May 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a very good experience supported by Simon and Murphy. I really recommend.
Perfect Tour for First-Time Visitors
853mariany,May 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was my first time in Beijing and I’d definitely recommend this tour, especially for tourists and non-native speakers. Our tour guide, Murphy, made everything feel easy and comfortable for us, especially when it came to communication. I really liked how he mixed humour and fun into the tour while still teaching us about the history and culture. Since we all came from different countries, he did a great job making everyone feel included. We were also lucky to have such a fun group that day, which made the whole experience even better. Big thanks to Murphy for showing us around and sharing so much about Chinese history, and also to our lovely driver who kept us safe throughout the trip. Really appreciate it!
Informative, New experiences
tomnR9642KG,May 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A fantastic full day tour to see the essential sites of China. MURPHY was our guide who spoke perfect English. His knowledge of Tiananmen Sq, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall was really very informative. In addition he gave insight information on the Chinese culture and how China sees itself in the world. Murphy was very careful to involve everyone and not let anyone left out. An excellent guide.
Great day!!
Luna M,May 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very full day, the guide Helen was truly top-notch in terms of information and organization (super, super available)
2-days visit !
812cyrielleg,May 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very good experience ! First day with Rocky and 2nd with Murphy : both guides made our days so good ! Everything went well thanks to them. You don't need to think about anything as they organise everything for you : they pick you up at your hotel and bring you back there, entrance tickets already booked in advance, they know all the little tricks to avoid long queues and find the best viewpoints. They provide a lot of details about the sites we visited, which make the experience more meaningful. Plus, they are both funny ;) We highly recommend the 2-days visit
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