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 cable cars or chairlift+toboggan rides.
- 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.
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
Baby seats for free
Experienced driver with van
Unlimited bottles of drinking water
One buffet lunch with soft drinks (Halal food and baby food not available)
Mutianyu Great Wall round-way cable car or chairlift & toboggan which costs USD20 per person
Professional English-speaking tour guide
Pick up and drop off to hotels within the third ring road of the Beijing city
Entrance fees
Headset to receive your guide's explanations
Gratuities
Not suitable for: People over 85 years old and wheelchair
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
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Beijing 10h Mini Group: Great Wall, Forbidden City,Tiananmen Sq.
Route: Pick-up & drop off at hotel. Visit the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall.
Duration: 10 hours
Inclusions: English-speaking guide, driver, entrance tickets, round-way cable car, buffet lunch, pick-up & drop-off from your hotel.
About 12 People
Pickup included
Tiananmen Sq. & Forbidden City
Route: Pick up at the meeting point, visit Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City, entrance tickets included.
Duration: 3 hours
Inclusions: Professional English-speaking tour guide, entrance fee.
Meeting Point : Pick up at the Gate of Grand Hotel Beijing. We do not provide pick-up and drop-off at your hotel.
Notice: The meeting point might be changed. The exact information will be sent to you one day before the trip starts.
Group Tour: About 20 pax
Pickup included
2-Day Mini Group Beijing Tour
Route: D1: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, lunch, Mutianyu Great Wall.
D2: Temple of Heaven, Hutong, Lama Temple, Summer Palace.
Duration: 2 days
Inclusion: Pick-up & drop-off from your hotel lobby, entrance fees, English speaking guide, driver, lunch on Day 1, cable car.
About 12 People
Pickup included
Private Full Day Tour
Route: Pick up at hotel lobby, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, buffet lunch, Mutianyu Great Wall, drop off at hotel.
Duration: 9 hours
Includes: Hotel pick-up & drop-off, private tour guide, driver, lunch, entrance ticket, round-way cable car or chairlift & toboggan.
Private Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
1,688 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A most excellent adventure through the best of Beijing
Jim B,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Mr. Chris and his driver were both excellent. They got us to each site and Chris took us though with explanations in good English. Chris was excellent in getting us through the assorted security checkpoints and guiding us to the best parts with proper explanations. All in all a great day to see what was important to us and we ended the day with a Chinese tea ceremony.
Thank you Murphy
Camper55914793844,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a great experience for me Murphy our tour guide was very helpful and informative
Great experience with our guide Helen
Tana G,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Helen was very professional and very knowledgeable. She told us interesting things and stories about the city and the Great Wall.
First day in Beijing
David S,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We have really enjoyed a tour of The Forbidden City and Great Wall with our guide Murphy today. He made sure that our entry to the destinations went smoothly and explained everything clearly as we went along. A nice buffet lunch and a very interesting afternoon tea ceremony were also included in the package. This was an ideal way to start our trip to China.
I love the place and to the tourist guide also💙
wendyjoyb2026,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00nice experience and also very good tourist guide🤗
Great wall trip
O4064YBlukeb,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing day, Murphy our tour guide was great!
Our First full day in Beijing
Mihály B,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Great Wall with our tourguy, Murphy. He was fantastic all day , giving all info and attention to us we needed. I would highly recommend this tour and Murphy to anyone wants to spend a great day in Beijing.
Really glad we did this tour
Barney80,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Murphy was excellent. It was a full on day, and in theory it was possible do the days activities independently, but made much more sense with a group, and a guide who helped us negotiate plenty of bureaucratic obstacles. Thoroughly enjoyed it
Awesome Full Day Experience Tour in Beijing
Jim Y,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had an awesome experience with the tour guide Helen, she was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the tour.
We got our guide!
darionC7517XM,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Joyful experience! Murphy proved to be very knowledgeable about Beijing's history. The itinerary was followed perfectly and right on time. He helped us order food, booked every ticket, and even showed us the best spots to take the perfect photos to encapsulate the essence of our trip. Overall, we just had to scan our passports and enjoy the beauties of Beijing. A perfect experience and a perfect guide.
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