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.
Visitors from China Mainland, 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
Baby seats for free
Experienced driver with van
Unlimited bottles of drinking water
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
One buffet lunch with soft drinks (Halal food and baby food not available)
Gratuities
Not suitable for: People over 85 years old and wheelchair
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Beijing 10h Mini Group: Great Wall, Forbidden City,Tiananmen Sq.
Route: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Buffet Lunch, Mutianyu Great Wall & Round-trip Cable Car.
Duration: 10 hours
Inclusions: Pickup & drop-off from your hotel lobby, entry tickets, cable car, English-speaking guide, driver & van, buffet lunch.
About 12 People
Attention: Visitors from Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan must book at least 7 days in advance. Foreign passport holders can book anytime.
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
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: Pickup & drop-off from your hotel, entry fees, round-trip cable car, English-speaking guide, driver & van, lunch on Day 1.
About 12 People
Attention: Visitors from Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan must book at least 7 days in advance. Foreign passport holders can book anytime.
Pickup included
Tiananmen Sq. & Forbidden City
Guided Tour: Pick up at the meeting point, visit Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City, entrance tickets included. Group Size: about 20 pax.
Duration: 3 hours
Meeting Point : Meet at the Gate of Grand Hotel Beijing. We do not provide pickup and drop-off from your hotel.
Note: The meeting point might be changed. The exact information will be sent to you one day before the trip starts.
Attention: Visitors from Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan must book at least 7 days ahead. Foreign passport holders can book anytime.
Pickup included
Reviews
1,830 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A Great day at the Great Wall
Michelle Z,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Rocky is a great tour guide. It was a top notch experience. Everything ran smoothly. Rocky tools excellent pics of the whole group and individual shots. It was a perfect day. The Great Wall did not disappoint. The tea tasting at the end was an unexpected highlight. The whole day was excellent.
Very efficient Beijing tour
Edward C,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Rocky was a great tour guide. He was very efficient and knowledgeable and saved us a lot of time in lines with his tips. The tour is a great way to see the great wall plus a quick visit to the forbidden city.
Beijing Great Wall
tam,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent tour guide, Rocky. Excellent and accurate information shared regarding the place we visited and the associated timings. Rocky was specially helpful to the couples with two little kids. Visited the Summer Palace, Great Wall and tea ceremony.
Summer Palace, Great Wall, Jade and Tea
L5549HQjackiel,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Was unable to go to Tian’anmen square and the Forbidden city as both are closed on a Sunday. However the tour went to the summer palace and the Great Wall instead. This was not a disappointment. Add to the experience going to an authentic Jade shop and also experiencing a tea ceremony in a tea shop. Wow! What an enjoyable day. The guide, Rocky, was friendly, patient and very knowledgeable which inly added to the experience. Thank you so much for an excellent day and helping me tick something off my bucket list as well as some other one-of-a-kind experiences.
Exceptional full day tour
444sheharyarm,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Me, my wife, and 2 kids 1 year old and 3 year old went on this full day trip. Out tour guide was exceptional. Forbidden city is close on Mondays so we went to Summer Palace. We had a big two seater stroller. Rocker pushed the stroller throughout so we could enjoy. Lunch was buffet and very good. After lunch we went to Great Wall. It was uphill climb and Rocky against pushed stroller for us, it was a hard task pushing stroller up the hill. Rocky was very courteous and gave us adequate time throughout the trip day. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting China.
Great Wall China
tang02014,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Well organized trip. Did the Summer Palace, Great Wall and some tea ceremony. Information was very well shared including the planned trip. Our guide Rocky was an amazing guide and excellent personality. His attention to details and time management was excellent. He took care of the family with small kids as if they were his own,
Beijing tour
F1990SEvk,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Murphy was an excellent guide and made the tour a memorable experience:) I highly recommend.
Great
U2112NLmichaell,Apr 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Murthy did a great job! He is knowledgeable and professional
Great tour of Beijing highlights
K1387MUnuriam,Apr 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful way to kick off our visit to Beijing. Visited the forbidden city and Great Wall. Tour was comprehensive and Murphy was a knowledgeable friendly and helpful guide.
Beijing tour
djli89,Apr 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great guide with Murphy. Excellent trip
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