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Top 15 Half-Day Tours in Beijing

17 tours  ·  ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 average  ·  from $16

Every trip has one spare morning too few. These 15 half-day tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide quickly and get back to the rest of the planning.

Private Half-Day Mutianyu Great Wall Tour including Round Way Cable Car or Toboggan - Hotel Pickup, Private Vehicle, and the Real Time Math
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Private Half-Day Mutianyu Great Wall Tour including Round Way Cable Car or Toboggan

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1.Private Half-Day Mutianyu Great Wall Tour including Round Way Cable Car or Toboggan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $180Our pick

Private half-day Mutianyu Great Wall tour with hotel pickup, private vehicle, cable car or chair lift, and toboggan down, plus guide.

“Excellent tour with very comfortable transportation. The wall was amazing and as it was winter time it was not too busy. The stop at the Jade factory was interesting but the sales assistant followed my wife around the store with quite heavy sRead more”

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Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum - Nanluoguxiang and the narrow lanes: where your guide sets the scene
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Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum

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2.Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $148

Private hutong walk in Beijing with street snacks and dim sum lunch, hotel pickup, and Bell and Drum Towers on a 4-hour route.

“I had the most wonderful tour with Maggie! She personalized my tour to my interests and was so knowledgeable about every single question I asked! Before this tour, I had only seen the larger shopping areas in Beijing (I was only there for 24 Read more”

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Half-Day Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall Including Toboggan - Cable car up, toboggan down, and the walking pace you can actually enjoy
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Half-Day Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall Including Toboggan

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Tian'anmen Square & Forbidden City Half-Day Tour - Meeting near Jinyu Hu Tong: how to start smoothly
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Tian’anmen Square & Forbidden City Half-Day Tour

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4.Tian’anmen Square & Forbidden City Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $37

Half-day guided Forbidden City tour in Beijing with included admission, English or Spanish guide, mobile ticket, and an easy finish near Tiananmen.

“This was an excellent tour! My guide was very kind and knowledgeable. My experience visiting the Forbidden City was much more rewarding by taking this tour. There’s so much history I would have missed by visiting by myself. I booked the Read more”

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Beijing: Lama Temple and Old Hutong Half-Day Tour (2:30 PM)

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Private Half-Day Temple of Heaven and Lama Temple Tour - First Stop: Lama Temple (Yonghegong) and the Courtyard-By-Courtyard Feel
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Private Half-Day Temple of Heaven and Lama Temple Tour

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6.Private Half-Day Temple of Heaven and Lama Temple Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $70.2

Private half-day tour of Beijing’s Lama Temple and Temple of Heaven with hotel pickup, metro-style travel, and entrance tickets included.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable of the places we visited. Since we only had a few hours, he made sure that we were able to see all the famous temples and kept us on time for our flight.”

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Private Half-day Tour Tiananmen Square ,Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven - Tiananmen Square: Start With Orientation, Not Random Wandering
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Private Half-day Tour Tiananmen Square ,Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven

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7.Private Half-day Tour Tiananmen Square ,Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $169

Private half-day Beijing tour: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, hotel pickup, guide, and skip-the-line entry.

“Perfect from start to finish! Extremely easy communication, very knowledgeable guide, comfy vehicle and no queuing. Would definitely recommend, especially if you’re someone who likes to be quick and efficient with their time!”

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Half Day Forbidden City Private Tour - Tiananmen Square in a tight window: what to notice in 30 minutes
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Half-Day Forbidden City Private Tour

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8.Half-Day Forbidden City Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $24.99

Private half-day Forbidden City tour with an English guide, Tiananmen Square stop, and entrance fees included, priced at $24.99.

“Had a wonderful afternoon walking around these amazing places with Barry. He was so knowledgeable & interesting. He was also very kind as i am an older lady & ensured that I was walking at a speed that was comfortable. I was too tired to Read more”

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Private Tour: Half-Day Tour to Great Wall at Juyongguan - Juyongguan: the Great Wall stop you can climb without losing the day
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Private Tour: Half-Day Tour to Great Wall at Juyongguan

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Beijing Half-Day Private Customized Tour: Visit Your Dream Spots - Logistics that reduce stress: pickup, timing, and ticket rules
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Beijing Half-Day Private Customized Tour: Visit Your Dream Spots

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10.Beijing Half-Day Private Customized Tour: Visit Your Dream Spots

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $75.6

A private half-day Beijing tour with your own plan, a dedicated guide, and AC car service, with options like Forbidden City, markets, and hutongs.

“Most attractions need pre-booking and you need a passport to enter attractions…we wasted a day trying to visit places with no pre-booking or guide…..we then booked a custom half day tour. Not cheap but took all the stress away and drove us around in a brand new car with water and fruit provided !! Excellent service from Maria and Mr Yang.”

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Half-day Licensed Tour Guide Service for City Tours - Price and Logistics: Why $184 Can Make Sense
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Half-day Licensed Tour Guide Service for City Tours

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11.Half-day Licensed Tour Guide Service for City Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $184

Private, licensed half-day guide in Beijing with hotel pickup and entrance tickets included, built around Beijing Zoo and Beijing Haiyangguan.

“This tour is an excellent way to see the precious Pandas and other animals at the zoo. In addition, you have time to spend in the aquarium which was quite large in size and has several aquatic shows. The length of the tour makes it appropriate for all ages. Our tour guide spoke perfect English and knew the zoo and aquarium very well, so our tour was very well organized.”

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Beijing: Forbidden City Half-day Group Walking Tour - Hall of Supreme Harmony: the palace at its biggest, and why
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Beijing: Forbidden City Half-day Group Walking Tour

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Beijing｜Half-day tour of the Forbidden City - Meridian Gate meeting point: the fastest way to start feeling confident
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Beijing｜Half-day tour of the Forbidden City

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13.Beijing｜Half-day tour of the Forbidden City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $31

Skip the line at Beijing’s Forbidden City with a friendly English-speaking guide, reserved tickets, and a focused 2 to 3 hour morning tour.

“Christina was a fantastic guide. She knows the site and it’s history well and is extremely friendly! She went out of her way to help us and get us safely home. Recommend her as a guide!”

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Private Half-day Walking Tour: Temple of Heaven Visit with Tai Chi Class - South Entrance to the Circular Mound Altar and Imperial Vault of Heaven
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Private Half-day Walking Tour: Temple of Heaven Visit with Tai Chi Class

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Private Half-day In-depth Walking Tour of Summer Palace - Timing inside the Summer Palace: using the opening window
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Private Half-day In-depth Walking Tour of Summer Palace

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15.Private Half-day In-depth Walking Tour of Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $89

Private half-day Summer Palace walking tour in Beijing with bilingual guide, tickets included, and private group focus for 3 to 4 hours.

“We visited Beijing in March. Great time to come - low season, less crowd and not too cold weather. We are glad to have booked this tour - Demi speaks excellent English, is a great conversationalist, has deep knowledge of China’s history, shaRead more”

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