Why Start Your China Tour from Beijing?
- Easy arrival: There are many flight choices for visitors from all continents, including over 120 destinations.
- Convenient hub: It is easy to travel by airplane or on a direct bullet train from Beijing to major destinations in China.
- Must-see destination: Ninety-nine percent of our customers visit Beijing to see the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.
How to Plan a China Tour from Beijing
Beijing Tour Plan
Three days are enough if you only want to see the essence of Beijing. A recommended itinerary is as follows:
- Day 1: Discover the Forbidden City and the hutongs.
- Day 2: Hike the Great Wall at Mutianyu and visit the Temple of Heaven.
- Day 3: Visit the Summer Palace.
From Beijing to the Next Destination
Our customers usually choose the following cities to visit after their Beijing tours:
- Xi'an: the Terracotta Army, the ancient city wall
- Zhangjiajie: Avatar Hallelujah Mountain
- Shanghai: the Bund, the modern metropolis of China
- Lhasa: the holy city in Tibet, Mount Everest
- Datong: the Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Monastery
Best China Tours from Beijing
We've handpicked 8 of the best China tours available from Beijing, based on tour features and previous customers' feedback. These are provided as inspiration and a possible framework for your own tailor-made China tour.
Tell us what you would like. Our dedicated one-to-one experts will customize any itinerary to suit your interests, tastes, and budget.
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Beijing trip 2025
![]() Great tour! Jennifer, our tour guide, was outstanding. She always made sure we understood everything related to each monument we visited. more
Jun 2025, Beatriz C
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Great trip
![]() Lily was an amazing guide, knowledgeable and friendly and the trip was easy and stress free. We had a great time in Beijing, thank you! more
Jun 2025, YL
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Amazing and Effortless Experience Overall!
![]() China Highlights is totally legit and they planned our visit in Beijing perfectly, they were also great with being flexible to meet our unique needs and timelines, with multiple changes on the fly. Our guide in Beijing, William, was amazing as well! William was friendly, kind, thoughtful, funny, and also was great at keeping us on track timing-wise (as we didn’t make this particularly easy for him lol). Cannot recommend both China Highlights and William to anyone else looking to visit China for the first time! more
Jun 2025, jamesrkable
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