Top Beijing Layover Tours

This tour was perfect for folks that don’t have a lot of time but want to go see the wall. The driver (Mr. Wu) was one of the best tour guides I’ve had on these kinds of tours. He was great. He picked us up at our hotel and took us up to the wall. Walked the wall with us and took photos for us. He negotiated the cable car ride and toboggan tickets for us and directed us to which gift shops were best to go through, etc. Because the tour was private, he was able to work with us on our specific time schedule to get us back in time for our evening flight out of Beijing.

The Mutianyu Great Wall is definitely a must visit early in the morning during winter when crowds are absent! As the saying goes, he who have never been to the Great Wall is never a hero! Breathtaking views amidst history, you’re transported in time among the stone and bricks! My guide Jimmy was exceptionally knowledgeable in history and gave me a very good rendition of the creation and the existence of the structures through the thousands of years in time. Truly remarkable to be able to experience this with someone as informed as Jimmy is!

Yue set everything up for me at the Great Wall and the Summer palace. He had water, snacks and a warm vest for me to wear because it was COLD. He made a detour so I could see some Olympic venues and worked with my schedule when I had flight delays. Excellent experience.

Our guide, Bowen, picked us up at the airport by car. We went to the Forbidden City, had Peking duck, went to the Temple of Heaven, and then had some time for a stroll through the Qianmen district (it was January, so no point in visiting the Summer Palace). airport pick-up 8:30 am, back at airport around 6pm. Tickets were reserved and Bowen came with us to do the guided tour. He speaks excellent english and knew a lot if interesting things. We enjoyed this day immensely, thank you very much!

This was a stopover tour we planned from PEK airport. Our time was very tight with a trip at 5:00 pm so we requested to be back at 3:00 pm and the private layover Mutianyu Great Walk tour was planned properly and accordingly to be on time. Our driver Devis was fluent in English and very good suggesting the best way to to walk thru the Great Wall sections open and where to get back to the tobbogan. Excellent experience!!!

We had an unforgettable day at the Great Wall thanks to our wonderful guide, Linda. She was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and patient throughout the entire trip. Linda shared fascinating history and stories that really brought the Great Wall to life, and she always made sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed. I highly recommend Linda to everyone visiting the Great Wall.

If you want to explore an uncrowded section of the Wall, this tour is for you. The pick-up was on time and the time they give you to explore the Wall is more than enough. On the day I booked, only 3 other passengers were going so it was quite comfortable. Our driver had very limited English (like mine hahaha) but it was not difficult to communicate with him. 100% recommended

Brilliant way to spend a layover in Beijing. We were picked up by lilly from the airport and even though we had a 6 hour delay with our flights changing the timings wasn't a problem. It reduced the time we were able to spend at the wall but we still managed to see and do everything we wanted to do. We were picked up in a lovely air con car and driven straight there. Takes about a hour. Even though the driver spoke little English. Using Google translate helped with communication. All our tickets for the wall were bought for in advance and sent to us so we easily passed through the gates with a qr code. I recommended this trip if you have a layover of 7 hours+. We were dropped off back at our hotel of choice near the airport. All very easy to navigate. 100% do this trip, we loved it.