Beijing Day trips

The Great Wall is amazing. We enjoyed our time traversing the various towers of the Mutianyu Great Wall. We booked our trip with Klook, and our tour guide Michael made the experience easy for us. I highly recommend this activity if the Great Wall is part of your itinerary.

A guided tour to Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square is highly recommended for tourists to avoid the disappointment of missing out. We went on a Saturday which is a very busy day. Our tour guide Neo made a very good job to make our experience awesome despite of the big crowd and heavy security.

Really enjoyed the whole tour experience, as our guide Allen was super cheerful despite us having to go through the tour on one of the hotter days in Beijing. Gotten really nice pictures and recommendations in the Forbidden City as well. Side note, please come well prepared with good walking shoes, sunscreen, cap/umbrella if you’re intending to do this tour during summer months as you’d spend at least 30 minutes going through the security check under the sun.

We absolutely loved our Great Wall and Summer Palace and Great Wall tour organized by BUSTA and Yoyo. The experience was seamless, and Yoyo’s explanations of the history made everything come alive. Her knowledge and friendliness added so much to the day. A perfect 10/10 from us — highly recommended!

We had a memorable day visiting the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City. The tour is almost entirely on foot, which allows you to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of these historic places, but our guide, David, truly made the difference. David was simply exceptional: he spoke practically the entire time, sharing an incredible amount of information with us. He explained every single location meticulously, precisely, and passionately, without omitting any historical or cultural detail. Thanks to his expertise and helpfulness, the visit was not only informative but incredibly interesting and smooth. If you're looking for a knowledgeable guide who can maximize the value of your visit to Beijing, David is the right person. Highly recommended!

This Klook tour of the Great Wall and Summer Palace was an excellent experience overall! The itinerary was well-planned, and transportation was convenient, saving a lot of time by not having to plan our own routes. Our guide, Jessie (Guide Yang), was professional and enthusiastic, providing detailed historical backgrounds of the Great Wall and Summer Palace along the way, which made the visit much more insightful. The scenery at the Great Wall was truly magnificent, even more breathtaking in person than in photos. The Summer Palace, with its classical garden beauty, offered a relaxing escape with its picturesque lakes and mountains. The tour's timing was perfectly managed, never feeling rushed, and allowing ample time for photos and independent exploration. I highly recommend this tour for first-time visitors to Beijing; it offers great value and definitely deserves a five-star rating!

Very beautiful, our tour guide Roberta speaks very fluent English. She is also very sweet and helped us to find our way with a quick response time. Easy to organize and clear instructions. I had a lovely time.

Highly recommended. This tour makes the experience much more convenient, as it includes round-trip transportation between Beijing and the Great Wall, along with clear, easy-to-understand English commentary from the tour guide regarding the Mutianyu visit. MuBus has its own building at the Mutianyu site, so you can relax, rest, enjoy snacks, and have lunch there. I suggest choosing the package that includes the buffet lunch; the food is varied and delicious.

A flight schedule change left me with only one day to do a guided tour, but wanting to see the Forbidden City and Great Wall made me feel as if I had to choose one or the other...and then I found this tour. I was blown away by how well run the tour was, not feeling rushed at all to see everything. Sure there was less time in each place to read every single placard, hear every single story and hike to every watchtower, but I enjoy a nice overview and this tour hit the basics out of the ballpark. Ana, our guide, was super nice and caring, making sure everyone was accounted for, had all the great wall options they wanted, explained everything logistically in great detail, and told great historical stories of what we were seeing in the Forbidden City. If you only have one day in Beijing, this is the tour to book. Don't settle for one or the other, do both.