The 8 Half-Day Tours in Beijing Worth Your Morning

1.Private Half-Day Mutianyu Great Wall Tour including Round Way Cable Car or Toboggan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $180Our pick

Travel from your Beijing hotel to Mutianyu with a private English-speaking guide and driver. Spend about two hours at the Great Wall, choosing a mountain climb, chair lift, or cable car for the ascent, then walk down or take the toboggan. Morning and afternoon departures are available, and the guide can help match your route to the day’s conditions.

“Jenny was knowledgeable, fun and informative, she went out of her way to get us the best photos and even video'd us on the toboggan run, much to the amusement of Facebook friends, Mr Wong, our driver took that best possible routes to avoid very bad traffic and get us back in time.”

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2.Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $148

Spend about four hours walking Beijing’s hutongs with a private English-speaking guide, from Nanluoguxiang and old courtyards to the Bell and Drum Towers and Back Lakes. Try street snacks such as mantou and red bean dessert, then enjoy dim sum if your chosen option includes lunch. Past guide names include Maggie and Kris; your assigned guide may differ.

“One of our highlights of Beijing. Our guide was wonderful. Learned much that most tourists miss about the entryways of the houses.”

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3.Mini Group: Half-Day Great Wall at Mutianyu Hiking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $145

This six-hour Beijing tour pairs hotel pickup with roughly 1.5 hours on the road each way and time at Mutianyu to hike or pay extra for a cable car, chairlift, or toboggan. Groups are capped at 12. Guides on past departures have included Bo Chen, Jin, Sunny, Susie, Alex, and King Kong.

“We finally became “true man/woman”, you’ve just got to experience this.”

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4.Half-Day Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall Including Toboggan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $193

Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle from central Beijing to Mutianyu with an English-speaking guide. Take a cable car up, walk the battlements and watchtowers, then descend by toboggan. The visit to the Wall lasts about three hours; hotel transfers make the full tour roughly seven to eight hours.

“Tour guide Lisa was very informative, tour offered to drop participants at different popular sites/ or subway stations on the way back to hotel to get the most out of the day”

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5.Private Half-Day Temple of Heaven and Lama Temple Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $70Best value

Meet your private guide at your Beijing hotel, then visit Lama Temple and the Temple of Heaven, including its Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Echo Wall, and Circular Mound Altar. Choose public transport or a private transfer. The tour takes about three to four hours, with admission included.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable of the places we visited. Since we only had a few hours, he made sure that we were able to see all the famous temples and kept us on time for our flight.”

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6.Private Half-day Tour Tiananmen Square ,Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $169

See Beijing’s three landmark sights on a private 4 to 6 hour tour with hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, a local guide, and admission tickets included. You choose the departure time. Guides who have led the tour include George, Demi, and Linda, though assignments can vary. Lunch is not included.

“We were a family with 9 year old. Our guide George was amazing. His English skills are excellent. The entire tour was extremely well organised. George was also very patient with our son and answered all his queries. I would highly recommend George.”

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7.Private Tour: Half-Day Tour to Great Wall at Juyongguan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $156

Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle from Beijing to Juyongguan, where an English-speaking guide leads a one-hour climb past the Cloud Platform and its carved scriptures. The trip lasts about four hours, includes hotel pickup and drop-off at selected hotels, and may add Olympic-area stops. Guides Lee and Shirley have led the tour, but names are not guaranteed.

“The pick up is been in perfect time and the van is been excellent, the driver and the guide are been friendly and kind. The great Wall at Juyongguan is spectacular, to go up is very tiring but to it's a dream to walk on it. Our guide has helper us to buy some good souvenirs with a good price, has gave us all time we need, before to came beck to Hotel.”

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8.Beijing Half-Day Private Customized Tour: Visit Your Dream Spots

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $75

Choose a morning or afternoon private tour and plan Beijing around your priorities, from Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven to hutong lanes, markets, museums, or the Great Wall. A guide and private transport are included, with pickup inside the 4th ring road. Maria and Mr Yang have been named for attentive service, though your team may differ.

“Most attractions need pre-booking and you need a passport to enter attractions…we wasted a day trying to visit places with no pre-booking or guide…..we then booked a custom half day tour. Not cheap but took all the stress away and drove us around in a brand new car with water and fruit provided !! Excellent service from Maria and Mr Yang.”

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