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Reviews

• Terrible trip.

  Ivor H,

  Oct 15, 2023

  - Viator

  2.00

  This is the worst trip I have ever been on. The tour operator told us to be at the pick point at 7am and then turned up at 8pm. The coach was old and the seats were worn and lacked any support. The windows of the coach were filthy and we could not see out of them. The Great Wall was was over crowded and extremely unsafe and unpleasant to be involved with. I would not recommend this trip or provider to my worst enemy.

• A truly wonderful experience

  Agustin C,

  Sep 20, 2023

  - Viator

  5.00

  The tour to Badaling started at a meeting point right by a subway exit. It was really easy to find the tour guide. Then, we hopped on the bus and travelled to Badaling. While we were on our way, the tour guide was explaining to us what the plan was and she was giving us suggestions for things to do there. My tour guide for this tour was Samantha. She’s very friendly and knowledgeable. At The Great Wall, the views were astonishing. I highly recommend everyone that comes to Beijing to take this tour to The Great Wall.

• Driver was rude and the tour guide...

  WaiMun C,

  Apr 11, 2018

  - Viator

  1.00

  Driver was rude and the tour guide was not qualified, neither of them took much interest in the tour. Badaling was changed to Mutianyu without prior consultation with us. Hours were wasted in Jade and Tea shops. When we said that we did not want to send time in shops, the tour guide said that we had to go because we booked a shopping trip. I have deliberately chosen this trip to avoid shopping! Such a shame that our visit to the Ming Tomb and Great Wall could have been so much better if we had a decent tour guide.

• If you actually want a tour, don't...

  Keri A,

  Apr 5, 2018

  - Viator

  1.00

  If you actually want a tour, don't book this one! The Great Wall is amazing, and seeing it is a wonderful experience. But this is not a tour. This is more of transportation to the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall with lunch, and unnecessary tourist trap stops. Our tour guide Summer wasn't knowledgeable about any of these historic destinations. She was difficult to understand, did not explain anything of significance about the Ming Tombs, and did not accompany the group to the Great Wall. The itinerary changed last minute, and included stops to a very expensive jade shop and a tea house, which was not listed in the description of the tour. We did not actually visit the Badaling area of the Great Wall, but the Mutianyu section instead. Then Summer had the audacity to try and rush everyone once we arrived at the Great Wall! She was not very professional or courteous, and she seemed more interested in shuffling us to the tourist trap stops then providing us with an actual tour of the two places we paid to see. We were traveling with children, and had to stop at the bathroom before boarding the van to return. The driver actually yelled at us in Chinese, and Summer was noticeably rude because we got back to the van a little late. Fortunately the experience of seeing these wonderful places for first time was awesome, and the other couples on the tour were quite pleasant. So we were able to move on past the foolishness of this sham of a tour. However I do not recommend this for anyone who truly wants to learn about the Great Wall and Ming Tombs while visiting them.

• It was pretty good overall. They...

  Steven G,

  Jan 23, 2018

  - Viator

  4.00

  It was pretty good overall. They were on time to pick us up at the time that was mentioned. The schedule was followed accordingly and the information provided by our tour guide was interesting and insightful.

  The only bad thing was that we spent way too much time at the Jade factory, which is pretty much a store that has jade products. I would've much rather spent that time at the Great Wall.