Time-Smart Great Wall Layover Exploration
1-Day Beijing Layover Tour
Have an amazing Beijing stopover by visiting the Great Wall from Beijing Airport. This one-day Beijing Great Wall layover tour is specially designed for people who have a layover that's no less than 10 hours if you land at Capital International Airport or 12 hours if you land at Daxing International Airport. We will help you maximize your limited time while visiting the magnificent Mutianyu Great Wall.
Tour 'Wow' Points
Explore a Top-Ranked Section of the Great Wall
Make the most of your time to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall. Walk leisurely through the watchtowers and enjoy a superb view of the Wall snaking across the mountains.
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Thanks Leah and Guide Terry!
Our guide for Beijing was super knowledgeable and experienced and able to help us to achieve as much as we wanted within the time given. We had a fun time guided by him as he is also super humorous and you can see how he interacts with the vendors and people whom he comes by. Thank you for a very enjoyable time in Beijing and accommodating to all our needs! more
Mar 2024, Puay Sze L
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Beijing in spring
She was very flexible and added extra time when we needed it and we felt extremely well taken care of. She also chose the best restaurants for us, more
Mar 2024, shehla k
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Greatest Great Wall Camping and Trek
Tom is the guide that will take you to where no other guide will. We pushed for the experience and Tom and the team delivered more than what we could have ever asked for. His English speaking ability and his Chinese history knowledge is second to none. more
Mar 2024, Chivadahlii
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Greatest Great Wall Tour and Trek
Tom is the guide that will take you to where no other guide will. We pushed for the experience and Tom and the team delivered more than what we could have ever asked for. His English speaking ability and his Chinese history knowledge is second to none. more
Mar 2024, DaveH
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Wonderful guided tour around in Beijing
Wonderful guided tour around in Beijing by Helen. It was really good having a guide who was great at telling about all the history. more
Mar 2024, Sebastian Bo Rasmussen
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our tour guide Selinda it is a great and knowledge person, she was very kind to received us at the airport and during the trip she knows all the great spots and interesting details. As our first time in China, sometimes is a lot to process, but with Selinda support all was more easy, she take care of us and we enjoyed a lot the trip, thanks a lot for your time and your support. more
Mar 2024, Megan J
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Ethan: Perhaps the best Tour Guide On The PLANET??!!
Our tour guide Ethan (in Beijing) for three days was an absolute delight. Let me tell you, he’s the real freakin deal. He took incredible care of me and my father from the moment he picked us up at the airport from the moment he sent us on our way to xi’an. more
Mar 2024, Seth M
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Beijing highlights with Lily Liu
Lily Liu brought us to temple of heaven, Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, summer palace, lama temple and Beihai Park. Highly recommend her as she speaks very good English. As we had her as our guide, we managed to enter the forbidden city using the group tour gate skipping a long queue for individual tourist. more
Mar 2024, James ong
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Trip of a lifetime!
Our tour guide, Tom, was fantastic. He was so knowledgeable and passionate about the history of the wall and Beijing. He took time to share knowledge, take photos and check that we were getting what we wanted from the trip. I cannot recommend enough! more
Mar 2024, Samantha B
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The Temple of Heaven Beijing
She took us to The Temple of Heaven and also arranged for us to visit a local family. She was extremely knowledgeable with good english and considerate to the fact that I had a walking stick and arranged our transport to accommodate this. She was really great company and made our day with her a very enjoyable experience. more
Mar 2024, Trail49540093682
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Beijing in 4 days.
Our guide Terry was a fluent English speaker with an amazing knowledge of the places we visited. Nothing was too much trouble for him and his driver and he adapted our itinerary to fit in with our wishes more
Mar 2024, Trip36911639325
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Wonderful and attentive
The tour itself was great and Tom is very knowledgeable about all the areas we went and spoke freely, whitout any script, about ever sight we saw and answered all my additional questions. The whole tour felt very relaxed and natural and I didn't have to worry about a thing. more
Mar 2024, Johannes P
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The tour was of The Greta Wall of China
The tour was excellent. Selinda was very knowledgeable about all the aspects of our tour. Selinda was very interesting and knew so much Chinese history more
Mar 2024, Alice W
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Unforgettable memories
I had unforgettable memories in Beijing with my great tour guide Ethan, we went to the Great Wall of China and the forbidden city and the temple of heaven, the summer palace. Hotels were all very comfortable, and food was really amazing. Thank you China highlight. more
Mar 2024, KennyI
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I had unforgettable in Beijing
I had unforgettable memories in Beijing with my great tour guide Ethan, we went to the Great Wall of China and the forbidden city and the temple of heaven, the summer palace. Hotels were all very comfortable, and food was really amazing. Thank you China highlight. more
Mar 2024, Kenny lim
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Fantastic JingShanLing Great Wall Hike
Terry was fantastic and told us a lot of history about the Great Wall and this particular section as well. more
Feb 2024, Jenny M
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His in-depth knowledge of the city ensured we explored the best places, including delightful farm-to-table eateries where we savored authentic Peking duck. Terry's professionalism and punctuality made our experience seamless and enjoyable. more
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USA Girl Trip
Our guide, Jack, was very knowledgeable and interesting. more
Feb 2024, Leigh Ann Collins
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Private Transfer from Beijing Airport to Hotel with Meet & Greet
Mark was very knowledgeable and provided a wealth of information about a wide range of topics, ranging from early Chinese history to architecture, micro-economics, culture, and many other topics we were eager to discuss. Mark was flexible, friendly and worked well with our driver to get around efficiently and safely. The primary challenge to our schedule was maneuvering through the crowds. Mark had everything coordinated in advance, which maximized the quality of our time at each location. We were so impressed with Mark and China Highlights that we have already recommended them to everyone who has expressed interest in visiting China. Mark was a great guide! more
Feb 2024, Rem M
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Itinerary Quick Look
Here is a suggested itinerary. We are happy to customize a tour according to your interests. If you would like to visit the other attractions in Beijing instead of the Great Wall, please let us know. We will give the best suggestion according to your schedule in Beijing
According to your schedule, your private guide will wait for you in the arrivals hall at the Beijing Capital Airport, holding a card displaying your name. A comfortable vehicle (non-smoking) with an experienced driver will be ready to begin your tour of the Great Wall at Mutianyu from the airport.
Enjoy your time walking on the Wall at your own pace. Take in the spectacular scenery of the Great Wall snaking along the mountain ridges as far as the eye can see. Your guide's insights will make the stories behind the Wall come to alive: what it cost to build and defend, wars on the wall...
We will also arrange a round-trip cable car to ascend and descend the wall, instead of spending about 40 minutes climbing steps.
Note: We understand you might not have any local currency for this short Beijing layover tour. You also might not have enough time to sit in a restaurant to have lunch. We will prepare soft drinks and snacks (chocolate, chips, and cookies) for you.
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