Beijing: Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace
Description
Explore Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace on a private tour with optional English-speaking driver or tour guide (if you choose English-Speaking Driver option without tour guide), flexible scheduling, hassle-free transfers, enjoy scenic views and rich history. The Great Wall is an important military defense project in ancient China, Mutianyu Great Wall, as a part of it, has witnessed the construction of China's ancient border defense line and the history of war. Through the tour, you can deeply understand the ancient Chinese military strategy, defense system and historical changes, and feel the long history of China. The Summer Palace was once the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty, the place where Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu carried out political activities and lived, and many major historical events took place here. Highlights • Save time and High flexibility • Comfortable and convenient, Easy to carry • Smooth communication with zero barriers
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will visit Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace with a private car, English-speaking driver or English-speaking tour guide (choose based on your needs, if you choose English-Speaking Driver option without tour guide), pick up at your located hotel in Beijing or Beijing airport or Beijing train station.
The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is about 70 kilometers from downtown Beijing, It takes about 1.5 hours by car. Compared with Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall tourists are relatively few, you can enjoy the scenery more calmly here, take photos, will not be too crowded, can get a more comfortable and comfortable tour experience. The natural scenery around the Great Wall is fascinating. The spring mountain flowers are in full bloom, the summer trees are shady, the autumn mountains are full of red leaves, and the winter is snow-covered. The scenic area has the domestic first-class cable car and Asia's first network red slide, the cable car can let tourists easily up the mountain, enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way; The slide adds to the fun of going down the mountain, shuttling through the mountains and feeling the thrill of lightning. After you visit the Great Wall, if you want to drink or eat something is available, there is restaurant near the Great wall.
The Summer Palace is located on the northwest outskirts of Beijing, about 25 Kilometers away from the center of the city, It is the best -preserved Imperial garden in the world and one of the largest of its kind still in existence in China today, The architectural style of the park is diverse, covering various types of palaces, temples, pavilions, corridors, etc., with exquisite architectural techniques and exquisite decoration. Kunming Lake rippling green, Longevity Mountain shade trees, mountains and rivers, constitute a natural beautiful picture. Can let you enjoy the peace and beauty of nature in the hustle and bustle of the city.
after you visit then Summer Palace, your driver will drive you back to your location.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
1: Any hotel located in Beijing is available for pick up, but If your hotel is located outside the 4th ring road, Beijing South station, Beijing West station, Beijing Capital airport area, Beijing Daxing airport area, you need to pay extra. 2: If your pick up point is at Beijing Captial Airport (PEK), please kindly meet with your English driver at following meeting point: • Terminal 2: In front of Starbucks Coffee Shop (Arrival Hall) • Terminal 3: In front of Manner Coffee Shop (Arrival Hall) 3: If your pick up point is at Beijing South Station, your tour guide will hold a sign in front of the Costa Coffee at Exit 2 of the arrival hall and wait for you. 4: If your pick up point is at Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), your driver will hold a sign at the East Exit of the arrival gate wait for you.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Instant Confirmation - You will receive a confirmation email immediately after successful booking
- Comfort and convenience - From the hotel to the scenic spot, the whole point to point transfer, without the trouble of finding a station. The car environment is comfortable, you can have a full rest during the journey, and visit the attractions with full spirit, especially the long way to the Great Wall, which can highlight this comfort and convenience.
- Flexible itinerary: You can freely adjust your stay at each attraction according to your own interests and schedule, and you do not have to be restricted by public transport schedules to enjoy your trip better.
- Children Under 5 years old is free to join
- Baby seats and winter coats offered if you request
Reviews(29)
Angie is a wonderful tour guide. Highly recommend! Angie kept my family entertained all day with her perfect English, terrific China historical knowlege, and well thought out trip planning. Learned so much in one day! Incredibly luxurious private electric van, and professional driver. The tea ceremony at the foot of the Great Wall was a special experience.
The tour was excellent from start to finish. The guide was punctual, well-prepared, and the new car made the whole experience very comfortable.
The service was excellent, truly. Our driver, Bentley, was always very friendly and spoke excellent English. The car was comfortable and always waited for us as long as needed.
Booking the tour turned out to be a stroke of luck. We decided to book spontaneously, even though we had originally planned to explore the Great Wall on our own. We changed our plans due to problems with the in China common payment app and thus it wasn't certain that we could pay for the bus from the city centre to the Great Wall. Now, about the tour itself: We were picked up from the hotel right on time and greeted by an incredibly friendly tour guide named Angie, who proved to be really dedicated and knowledgeable. She did not only inform us about the sights as such, but also answered all our questions on Chinese culture and lifestyle. Although the tour was a bit more expensive than some others, it was worth every penny. We received personalized attention, didn't have to endure long queues – it's worth noting that all the tourist attractions are overrun with local tourists – and were able to decide for ourselves how we wanted to reach the wall -on foot, via cable car or chairlift - customizing the itinerary on the spot. We took the chairlift and went down on the toboggan which turned out to be real fun. Angie also took pictures from the best spots for and with us on her personal phone and then sent them to us. Before visiting the Summer Palace we again tailored the tour to our needs. Angie agreed to working longer that day adding another sight (the Temple of Heaven) to the programme for which we could spontaneously pay an extra amount to cover the additional costs (time, driver, guide, tickets). At the end we even received a present each - a pendant with an elephant - which will always remind me of the great day we had.
Guide Davis was very kind and normal English speaker. Had an amazing experience
Linda suggested us to leave early for the Great Wall. And it was the best decision to avoid crowds and see the Great Wall peacefully. The driver was very helpful and did his best to make the trip convenient for us. The car is nice and new. We had a great time. Thank you!
Excellent day with Davis at the Great Wall, before it was overcrowded, and at Summer palace on the way back. Thanks to Linda for the organisation and responsiveness
We had the pleasure of being assigned a tour guide Ms Angie to take care of us. She’s bilingual, passionate in sharing about her knowledge of the places that we have chosen. Very professional and attentive to our needs at all times It was a great experience. Will engage again when we come visiting Beijing.
We engaged Linda’s Guide and Driver service for our trip. We were assigned Ms Angie as our guide she’s very professional and cater to our requirements meticulously. Please with the engagement.
Thank, it was a great moment with a nice driver and very good experience 👍 Spoken very good English and very friendly So I recommend
