Beijing Day trips

lovely and seamless experience!! would recommend for groups of friends or familiy. Really appreciated Maggie who helped us greatly to find alternatives to miss the peak crowds or try local produce like peach or chestnuts! we were meant to take the toppangan but to miss some crowd we took the cable car instead which was still fun! really recommend this tour

The guide, Linda, was organized and constantly aware of not losing the group, giving us enough time for the entire group to arrive at each stop before offering her recounting on the significance of each building, relic or historical artifact. She spoke clearly and coherently, adding a touch of humour, always with a smile. The tour was well paced, not too hectic, despite the scale and depth of what was covered. Definitely worth your money!

Our tour guide Victoria was amazing! she adjusted the pace to everyone’s liking and was very attentive! she told us a lot of information about the palace but also a lot of information about Chinese culture and history. She was happy to answer any questions we had. 10/10 recommend.

Visiting the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China was an unforgettable experience! The views of the Great Wall stretching across the mountains are absolutely breathtaking. It is amazing to walk along this historic landmark and appreciate the incredible architecture and rich history behind it. The surrounding mountain scenery makes the experience even more spectacular and offers plenty of opportunities for beautiful photos. The cable car ride is a convenient option for reaching the wall, especially if you want to save energy for exploring. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes, as there are plenty of steps and uphill sections

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had a great experience on our tour with Yuly! She was very friendly, funny and informative. Our first stop was the Great Wall of China, where we had a few hours to explore at our own pace and take in the amazing views. Afterwards, we enjoyed a lunch buffet (extra cost) before heading to the Summer Palace, where we also got to enjoy a boat tour(extra cost) and learned a lot about the history. The itinerary was well planned, and we had a good amount of time to enjoy each stop without feeling rushed. The timing was really great because as we were leaving the wall it became really busy. It was a great way to see two of Beijing’s most famous attractions in one day. Thank you, Yuly, for a wonderful experience! Highly recommend!

Great day trip from Beijing. The water town is well architected and enchanting, especially in the night. Highly recommend: free fireworks show, rustic scull boatride along the river. We opted for the night visit to Simatai Great Wall. Enroute to the water town, our guide Cindy gave a fascinating history lesson in this particular section of the Great Wall. Made us glad to have added this to our itinerary despite having visited the Mutianyu section earlier in the week. Logistics for the tour was good. Cindy stayed on top of transport for us in the morning and we appreciated the discipline she exercised in managing the travel schedule. One small area of improvement might be in the directions to catch the coach back to town. Other than that, everything was near perfect.

it was a great experience, tiring but good to know history of long long time ago. Suggestion to come during cooling season to enjoy it better as it’s not so hot. wear comfortable shoe too as a lot of walking

Our tour guide Michael was very accommodating and knowledgeable! The Mutianyu Great Wall is well worth the visit! Our family took both the cable car round trip and the chair lift and toboggan to see different stations. What a wonderful experience!

Our trip was on 7th Oct and thankfully no crowd. Gubei water town is really beautiful and we walked through the town with canals, Yongshun Dye House, had a lot of food at the food street - fried radish cake was the best, spicy sour noodles, spicy lamb skewers, blindbox icecream. We also walked to the church at the hill top for a near sunset view of Gubei town. The main highlight was going to Simitai Great Wall twice, day and night. We bought separate cable car trips for both. For day, we took the difficult climb to Tower 8 and walked to Tower 11 and back to Tower 8. The views were magnificent you can also see the lake at Tower 9. For the night climb, we took the cable car at 6pm (after soaking our feet at the footbath too!) and walked to Tower 5 and 6 to enjoy the illuminated great wall and also a nice night view of Gubei Water Town. This is definitely a not to be missed day trip if you are visiting Beijing. Simitai is very steep at some parts so visiting Mutianyu first is good too.