11 3-Day Experiences in Beijing, Compared

1.All Inclusive 3-Day Top Highlights Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 259 reviews · from $560Our pick

Spend three days with an English-speaking guide and private driver visiting Beijing’s headline sights, from Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City to Mutianyu Great Wall and the Summer Palace. The price includes tickets, three lunches, bottled water, and a Great Wall lift plus toboggan ride. Guides named in tour feedback include Gru Ping and Peter.

“Our tour guide, Gru ping in Beijing was outstanding! She was so knowledgable and we feel like we have a much better understanding of the history and culture of China. I would recommend her very highly. She is also fun and full of energy! She helped us to fall in love with this beautiful country.”

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2.3-Day Private Beijing Tour with Airport Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $559

Explore Beijing with a private driver and English-speaking guide, from Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City to Mutianyu, the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. Airport transfers, hotel pickup and entrance tickets are included. Hutong time depends on your arrival schedule. Guides who have led the company’s Beijing tours include Candy, Barry, Vivian, Sunny and Rocky.

“Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Tianamen Square, Great Wall, and hutongs were amazing. Guide also took us to Lama Temple, which was also fabulous. Everything very crowded since school holiday. Our guide Barry was very nice, knowledgeable, and spoke good English”

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3.3-Day Private Tour of Incredible Beijing Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $628

Spend three days with a private guide at Beijing’s landmark sites, from the Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall to the Summer Palace and hutong lanes. Hotel pickup is offered, with a private car for the Great Wall day and round-trip cable car included. Guide assignments vary; names associated with the operator include Maggie and Aaron.

“I booked my trips with Sunflower Tours and had the great pleasure to be assigned Aaron as my guide over 4 days during my exciting stay in Beijing. I began my trip with a half-day walking tour around interesting locations on the outskirts of thRead more”

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4.All-Inclusive 3-Day Private Tour of Must-See Sights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 3 days · from $391Best value

Cover Beijing’s headline sights in three private days, from the Forbidden City and your choice of Great Wall section to the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. An English-speaking guide such as Linda, Ranee or Susan leads the way, with private transport, tickets, cable car rides and three lunches included. You can start downtown or arrange airport pickup.

“Linda was very knowledgeable about the places on the tour and answered all our questions. As well as questions that were not on the tour. Chen’s driving was performed as well as could be expected. Traffic was very slow but it was handled well. We feel very educated about the sites. Linda tied the history to the places we visited perfectly. We enjoyed the trip. Thanks, May and Jonathan”

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5.3-Day All-Inclusive Beijing Private Tour: Top Sights+Peking Duck

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $439

Explore Beijing with a private guide and driver over three days, from the Forbidden City and Lama Temple to your choice of Mutianyu or Badaling on the Great Wall. The tour includes hotel transfers within the Fifth Ring Road, entrance fees, Great Wall lift or toboggan options, and three lunches, including Peking duck.

“The trips were all amazing. What a beautiful area so rich in history. Our guide, Bella, was very knowledgeable.”

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6.Private Beijing 3-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $630

Spend three days seeing Beijing with a private English-speaking guide and driver, choosing ten stops from a menu of sights. The route includes the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace and a hutong rickshaw ride. Hotel pickup, entrance fees and Great Wall lifts are included. Lunch is not. Jenny and Wilson are guides named in feedback, but assignments are not guaranteed.

“This tour was perfect. The driver from the local company Leo’s custom tours picked us up each day in an air conditioned van stocked with water bottles and the tours were planned to maximize our time and minimize the crowds. We were infoRead more”

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7.3-Day Private Beijing Tour with Forbidden City, Great Wall, Hutong and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $518

A private guide and driver take you from Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City to Mutianyu, the Temple of Heaven, hutongs and the Summer Palace. The $518-per-person price includes three lunches, admission fees, hotel pickup and private transport. Guide names have included Felix, May, Violet and William, but your assigned guide may differ.

“We had a great 3 days in Beijing with our guide Felix. Everything was taken care of and we had a spacious and luxurious modern van.”

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8.3-Day Beijing Hightlight Tour with Optional Peking Duck & Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $560

Explore Beijing with a private guide and driver, from the Forbidden City and hutongs to Mutianyu Great Wall and the Summer Palace. Hotel pickup, entrance fees, three lunches and a wall cable car or toboggan are included. The optional Deluxe package adds Peking duck and a show. Guides named by past guests include Rita; the tour is run by Lily’s Tour Company.

“what a fantastic 3 days we had with our amazing guide Rita from Lilys tours in Beijing - it was everything and more than we expected. Rita was enormously knowledgeable, charming, great fun and made our whistlestop tour of Beijing so interRead more”

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9.3-Day Private Beijing Sightseeing Tour with Peking Duck, Hot Pot plus Optional Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $565

Spend three days with a private guide visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace and Beijing’s hutongs. Three lunches and a Peking Duck dinner are included, along with hotel pickup, drop-off and entrance fees. Guides named Jenny and Linda have led past tours, though your guide may differ. The Great Wall cable car costs extra.

“THIS IS A MUST TOUR WHEN IN BEIJING! My family and I loved our tour guide, Jenny, she was very pleasant, fun, knowledgeable and spoke excellent english. The tour was for 3 days. The highlights included the great wall, peking duck Read more”

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10.All-Inclusive 3-Day Private Beijing Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $820

Spend three days exploring Beijing with a private guide and driver, hotel pickup, three lunches, entrance tickets, a hutong rickshaw ride, and two evening shows. Visit the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, and Mutianyu Great Wall. Guides Danny and Susan are among the names associated with the tour; Danny has guided in English and Spanish.

“Our group of six had an excellent time with ATOZ TOURS. The van was clean, and the driver was punctual and courteous. Our guide, Danny, was attentive and provided detailed explanations in both English and Spanish. Highly recommend this tour company for a seamless Beijing experience.”

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11.3-Day Beijing Tour Tai Chi, Peking Duck, Hotpot and Spa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $559

Visit Beijing’s headline sights with a guide and a group capped at 15. Try Tai Chi at the Temple of Heaven, tour the Forbidden City, climb or ride the cable car at Mutianyu, paint a Peking Opera mask, and sample Peking Duck and hotpot. The three-day route also reaches Olympic Park, 798 Art Zone and the hutongs.

“We took the Shanghai tour last month and it was very amazing so we booked for this Beijing tour again. Beijing does feels very different from Shanghai, I guess it's a little bit more political. However, we did enjoy the tour a lot. Again, the activities are the ones attracts us the most. It's really a lot of fun!”

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