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
2,043 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Perfect Beijing Tour for First-Time Visitors
labrinaloca,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Murphy was an amazing tour guide! He shared so much history and insight about every place we visited while still giving us free time to explore on our own. We stopped at a jade shop, enjoyed a great buffet lunch, and even had a relaxing tea tasting experience. I’d definitely recommend this tour, especially if you’re in Beijing for a short time and want to see the top tourist spots.
Great experience!
Connor d,May 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing trip to see the big sights in Beijing in one day. Particularly recommend to those on a layover or with a short time in Beijing like me. The wall was simply breath taking and exceeded expectations. Huge shout out to our guide Murphy for an amazing experience, really friendly and happy guy who made everything seamless
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oliwerw2026,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Overall it was a great experience, The guide Jenny was great kind and happy, you can count on her to help you out with any problems you may have. The highlight of the experience was going to the Great Wall which was incredible and the toboggan ride back down is 100% a must 👌
Amazing, a recommendation for peking
889xanthik,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour to great wall and forbitten City was amazing. Our guide Murphy was an exzellent company and assistence to this tour. With his kind and joyful Charakter as well as with his knowledgable made Our day and this tour to an amazing experience. A simple YES to this tour with Murphy🙂 dear Murphy thank you Plus the end of the tour a tea ceremony
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Maps05521443394,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience. Our tour guide, Murphy was the best and helped make this experience so amazing.
Amazing!!
lilliangeliquep,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Murphy was an amazing tour guide he is so knowledgeable and great to be around!
Worth every penny
Meander46863675745,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Full day tour of tianamen square, forbidden city with a buffet lunch, Great Wall and Chinese tea ceremony. Price was very reasonable for what was included and length of time. Rocky our guide was very informative and was even helpful in helping us find where we wanted to go after the tour. Be prepared for a LOT of walking. Also, this is not a “shop-free” tour. There is a jade shop prior to the buffet, and a tea shop after the tea ceremony. Both had high pressure sales if you chose to browse. You do have the option of just leaving both areas, so the shopping is not mandatory. Also, at the end of the tour, Rocky transferred all the pictures he took to us. That was very unexpected and a big bonus.
BEST TOUR GUIDE BEIJING
harrisona348,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rocky was amazing The trip was awesome high recommend Rocky was a laugh and full of interesting facts Great trip Highly recommend for friends and family
Great experience, make sure you have a good pair of walking shoes
ZhenYan92,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rocky is a great guid who took us around the Beijing, it was a wonderful experience if you are visiting for short periods. I recommend to book this tour if you are fresh of the boat in China
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staceyallysonli,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rocky was a great guide! He went above and beyond for us and gave us the red carpet treatment. We will definitely be back!
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