The 15 Best Full-Day Tours in Beijing

1.Beijing Full Day Tours: Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City, Great Wall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,634 reviews · from $99Our pick

Full day small-group loop of Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall, with pickup, lunch, and skip-the-line help.

“Our tour guide, Mr. Murphy, was truly outstanding. From beginning to end, he explained every attraction with clarity, enthusiasm, and deep knowledge, making the entire trip both educational and enjoyable. What impressed us the most Read more”

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2.Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 610 reviews · from $99

Full-day Beijing tour of Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace with hotel pickup, English guide, lunch.

“My guide Jenny was awesome. She gave a lot of info & was very passionate about her job. She was very helpful throughout.”

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3.Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 609 reviews · from $99

See Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and Badaling Great Wall in one packed full day with hotel pickup, tickets, lunch, and guide.

“I am so sad that I have forgotten our tour guide's name, for he was brilliant, loaded with endless information and an obvious passion for his country. He was always looking out for us and helping us. We covered a lot of ground with ample time at each. I imagine places like the Forbidden City would be a nightmare to navigate without help, so I am massively grateful. The Great Wall was life-changing, too. I made friends on this tour that I hope to stay in contact with forever.”

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4.Great Wall of China at Mutianyu Full-Day Tour Including Lunch from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 565 reviews · from $79

Visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall from Beijing with hotel pickup, an English guide, included lunch, and admission tickets.

“We had a wonderful day with our tour guide Vanessa - and driver. She was very helpful. Very informative and happy to answer questions. I was so impressed with Vanessa - not pushy,was very , and knowledgeable. Thank you for making our experience today one to remember”

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5.Full-Day Small-Group Great Wall Hiking at Jinshanling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 347 reviews · from $138

Hike a quieter Great Wall stretch from Simatai West to Jinshanling, enjoy small-group guidance, local lunch, and great photo breaks.

“This hiking tour of the great wall was the highlight of my Beijing trip! I had been to other sections of the wall before and this is by far the best one. The views are unbelievable and you actually get to walk through a large section of the wall (22 Read more”

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6.Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 272 reviews · from $130

Private full-day Beijing tour with hotel pickup, English guide, and lunch, covering Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Summer Palace.

“It has been a very good experience, both the guide and the driver are very friendly, the guide was with us at all times, he explained to us not only the cultural parts were also the part of real life”

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7.BusDa-Mutianyu Great Wall Sightseeing Full-day Bus Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · from $18.9

BusDa full-day bus tour to Mutianyu Great Wall with hotel pickup, English guide, 5 hours on the Wall, and optional cable car.

“Nice and easy way to get to the Great Wall. Guide arranged all the tickets needed for us and you are free to use your time on the Wall as you wish.”

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8.Full Day Trip Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Sq.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · from $99

Private Beijing day trip hitting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall with hotel pickup, English guide, and included tickets.

“Jerry our guide was very enthusiastic despite the bad weather. He taught us a lot about the whole history of Beijing. The Chinese architecture is fascinating. A good guide is a must have if you really want to enjoy the tour. At the end of the day, a great tour to have an overall look of what Beijing has to offer!”

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9.BusDa-Full-Day Bus Trips: Mutianyu, Summer & Old Summer Palaces

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $23

A low-cost full-day bus tour linking Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, and Old Summer Palace, with optional cable rides and lunch.

“Aria was a lovely guide and a great story teller. This tour departs early so it’s ideal to take nice pics without the crowd! The option with buffet it’s also highly recommended. The buffet even includes beer!”

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10.Beijing Full-Day Tour: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 55 reviews · from $172

Private full-day Beijing tour covering Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace with hotel pickup, guided entry, and included tickets.

“Tour guide's English was ok and quite understandable. He's also helpful and friendly. The website did not mention extra cost in the dragon boat ride into the summer palace.”

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11.Mutianyu Great Wall Full-Day Private Tour from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $133.34

Private Mutianyu Great Wall day trip from Beijing with hotel pickup, English driver, self-paced wall time, optional cable car and toboggan.

“We had a wunderfull visit to the Great Wall and the English speaking driver was great! He was so kind and drove very safe!”

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12.Full-Day Beijing Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 40 reviews · from $215

One guided day in Beijing with hotel pickup, lunch, and entrance fees to Tian'anmen, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace.

“The English speaking guide, Helen, was excellent, and I rate her top marks, but there was not enough time to cover all three locations and lunch PLUS a couple of 'infomercial' stops that we were not expecting and had no real interest in doinRead more”

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13.Full-Day Great Wall of Badaling

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 29 reviews · from $110

A full-day group trip from Beijing to Badaling on the Great Wall, with entrance fees, an English guide, and Olympic Park sights.

“Great tour. Just our guide, driver and us in an air conditioned car. Kathryn was wonderful. Great English. Very good knowledge of all the sites. The lunch was really good. A lot of food included in the lunch and was very tasty. She also took us to the Jade factory and a tea house where we had a private tea ceremony at no extra cost. Of course its a selling place but was worth seeing how they make the jade carvings etc. Its still your choice to purchase anything and they weren't overly pushy. Kathryn also made a suggestion of seeing the Kungfu show which was extra but well worth…”

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14.Private Full-Day Tour Beijing City Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $178

Private full-day Beijing highlights with hotel pickup, English guide, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven, hutong lunch, and Tiananmen views.

“Muy bien tour. Lo recomiendo, Maggie fue realmente atenta y buena guía. Visitamos 3 de los grandes lugares en Pekín y el restaurante en el que probamos el pato Pekín estaba muy bien elegido por su parte.”

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15.Lama Temple E-Ticket or Full-Day Guided City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 2 hours - 1 day · from $12Best value

Skip the line at Lama Temple with a PDF guide, or take a full-day English tour of Temple of Heaven, Hutongs, and Summer Palace.

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