Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs
Description
Take a private tour to two monumental UNESCO World Heritage Sites located near Beijing: the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu and Ming Tombs. We will take you to the less-crowded Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, which offers superb viewing of historical and architectural features, along with sweeping views of the surroundings. Continue to the Ming Tombs, the royal burial complex for the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and visit either the Sacred Way, Chang Ling Tomb or Ding Ling Tomb during your tour.
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Itinerary
We will pick you up from your Beijing hotel, It takes 1.5 hours to the Wall from Beijing downtown. The Great Wall at Mutianyu is a little further from Beijing than the most popular section at Badaling, but it doesn't get as crowded. This section of the Wall is fully restored, there are hand rails to help you up on the very steep parts and the views are spectacular.
After the Great Wall, we will visit the Ming Tombs. There are three parts are opened to public, the Sacred Way, Changling Tomb and Dingling Tomb. The Sacred Way is the first attraction of Ming Tombs,which is a main way leading to the thirteen imperial tombs inside the scenic area. The two lines of stone lifelike sculptures (12 beasts and 6 officials) on both sides are the highlight of the Sacred Way which are quite popular with visitors. Among the Ming Tombs,Changling is the largest, earliest and most magnificent with best preserved found constructions. Dingling is the only one that the underground palace was excavated. You will visit one of them based on your interests. After finishing your trip to Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick you up from your hotel within the 4th ring road of Beijing city, please provide the hotel details when make booking. If your hotel is out of the 4th ring road of Beijing city, may have extra cost.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(52)
Kathy was very obliging and tailored our trip to suit our fitness level. Very informative. Car very comfortable. Driver very safe
Great experience with Jessica, on a very hot day. Excellent knowledge of the Ming Tombs & the Great Wall. She managed to keep us going.
Wonderful trip! We wanted to go a little later, but Jenny offered us an early departure to avoid the crowds. We agreed, and it was a great choice. Our driver, Ken, arrived right at the hotel on time, drove us comfortably almost to the cable car, and helped us buy cable car tickets while the way there. We climbed the wall at our leisure, shoot a lot of photos, and then leisurely returned. The whole time Ken patiently waited for us at the exit. The end of the trip was really surprised, because of Ken gave us a lovely gift! Surely recommend for travel!
Today 06-04-2026 a private day tour made with guide Chrystal and driver Chang to the great wall Mutianyu and the Ming tombs. After we were picked up we went through the daily schedule to avoid misunderstandings, on the way and on location we received a lot of information. We were also regularly asked if we needed to take a picture of ourselves, if we wanted to eat or drink somewhere, the tickets were also bought for us and we were quickly everywhere. Our guide also went upstairs on the wall where we received some information and then got ample free time to discover the impressive wall and beautiful surroundings on our own. Thanks for the good and friendly service and the unforgettable day!
We enjoyed our tour to the Great Wall and Ming Tombs with Lili our guide. Lili suggested we do the Ming Tombs in the morning as the wall would be very busy that morning. It was a good suggestion as the tombs were quiet and it was a pleasure not to be jostled by huge crowds. The Ming tombs are well worth seeing and Lili was very informative about all the Emperors buried at the site. Being able to go into one of the tombs and actually see what was discovered was amazing. After lunch we drove to the Great Wall ,until you actually see it in person it’s hard to explain how impressive it is. No matter when you go or which part of the wall you visit be prepared for large crowds. Other than that it’s one of those once in a lifetime experiences.
Susan was an amazing guide. She ensured we had a great time, showing us all of the best spots and providing us with lots of historical knowledge. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone!! Susan and the driver were on time and made every transition seamless throughout the experience.
Kevin has very helpful and explained a lot of things I wouldn’t have noticed myself and the history/culture behind them. And took many great pictures!
We had an absolutely fantastic tour with Jessica! We saw both the Great Wall and the Ming era tombs (both sites). Jessica is a wealth of knowledge and a joy to spend the day with. Highly recommend this tour!
Our experience with our driver and guide Ken was excellent. Ken is very kind, patient and organised it very efficiëntly. We couldn’t recommand him more!
Kin was a perfect guide and driver, very patient and efficiënt in making this trip really worthwhile. We couldn’t recommand him more!
