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5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS · PRIVATE TOUR · NO SHOPPING

Beijing Highlights: 5‑Day Private Tour

One itinerary, two ways to travel

With private transport and four hotel nights, visit the Forbidden City and Badaling Great Wall over three touring days. Choose an English guide on Days 2–4 or a version with remote support and no on-site guide.

Choose a service option

Private transport, listed adult admission tickets, reservations and remote support are included, but there is no on-site guide or interpretation. No shopping stops.

Choose group size

Published price for selected groupUSD 590per person · 6 travellers · private tour · No on-site guide · flights not included

Prices are shown in USD. We confirm the payment currency, exchange rate and total in your written quote before you pay.

Included
4 hotel nights, twin sharing and breakfast · Ctrip 4-Diamond rating · airport or railway-station transfers and air-conditioned private vehicles on Days 2–4.
Budget separately
Flights, lunches and dinners · Great Wall cable car, slide rail and shuttle · Daxing Airport (PKX) transfer difference.
Confirm before payment
Exact hotel, rooms, vehicle and luggage capacity · successful real-name reservations for Tiananmen and the Forbidden City.
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Five days for Beijing's imperial landmarks and the Great Wall.
Journey
5 days / 4 nights
Touring
Guide and vehicle days confirmed in writing
Stay
4 nights · scope confirmed in writing
Price
Published for 2, 4, 6 travellers

The shape of the journey

One itinerary, two ways to travel

Four nights in a breakfast-included Ctrip 4-Diamond–rated hotel, private airport transfers, three private touring days and listed adult admission tickets. Choose the guided or no-guide package.

  1. 01

    Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace

  2. 02

    Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City (entry needs a successful real-name reservation)

  3. 03

    Prince Kung's Mansion and Shichahai or Houhai (reservations and pace permitting)

  4. 04

    Badaling Great Wall and Olympic Park

Day by day

See how each day unfolds.

Arrival, core touring and departure are shown day by day. Opening hours, named-entry tickets and local conditions may change the order. If anything important needs to change, we discuss it with you.

  1. 01Day 1

    Your private driver meets you at the Beijing airport or railway station and takes you and your luggage to your hotel. On the English-guided version, your guide also helps with the arrival transfer and hotel check-in; the no-guide version has driver pickup and remote support. No sightseeing is planned today, so you have time to settle in for your first night in Beijing.

    Beijing's elevated roads and modern skyline after dark
    Your first night in Beijing · airport and hotel transfer confirmed for your booking
  2. 02Day 2

    Your private vehicle takes you from the hotel to the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace, visited in the order your reservations allow. Your chosen version, guided or no-guide, applies throughout; afterwards, back to the same Beijing hotel.

    The complete Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests under a blue sky in September 2024
    Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests · entrance gate and route inside the park can vary
  3. 03Day 3

    The day starts before dawn with the flag-raising, but only if the plan and the access it requires are confirmed. Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City follow, with entry depending on successful real-name reservations. Prince Kung's Mansion and Shichahai or Houhai come next only when your reservation windows and your group's pace allow—we won't force every stop into the day. Back to the same Beijing hotel afterwards.

    A red palace corridor inside Beijing's Forbidden City
    The palace as you see it on foot · Tiananmen and Forbidden City entry depends on a successful advance reservation
  4. 04Day 4

    Your private vehicle takes you from the hotel to the Badaling Great Wall. Afterwards, head back towards the city for Olympic Park and outside views of the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, then return to the same Beijing hotel for your last night. Optional wall transport is not included unless it is written into your confirmation.

    Great Wall near Beijing
    Great Wall near Beijing
  5. 05Day 5

    Check out and travel with your luggage by private vehicle to the airport or railway station. On the English-guided version, your guide also helps with the departure transfer; the no-guide version has your driver and remote support. No sightseeing is planned today, leaving time for check-out, city traffic and your flight or train.

    Beijing's historic roofs with the modern CBD in the distance
    Old and new Beijing in one view · airport and transfer time follow your booked flight

Day 1 · Arrive in Beijing

Beijing's elevated roads and modern skyline after dark
Your first night in Beijing · airport and hotel transfer confirmed for your booking

Travel made seamless

Hotels, guides and transfers work together.

Your hotel level, guided days, transfers, route transport and principal admissions are planned together. We check availability for your dates before payment.

01

Stay

Four nights in a breakfast-included Ctrip 4-Diamond–rated Beijing hotel, based on twin sharing. We confirm the exact hotel, room arrangement and any single supplement for your booking.

02

Guide, transport and admissions

Both versions include private airport or railway-station transfers, air-conditioned private vehicles on the three touring days, listed adult admission tickets, booking support, liability cover and drinking water. The English-guided version includes an English-speaking guide on Days 2–4 and guide assistance during arrival and departure transfers. The no-guide version has driver transfers and remote support, with no on-site guide or interpretation. No shopping stops.

Before you choose

What changes between the guided and no-guide versions?

The guided version includes an English-speaking guide on sightseeing Days 2–4 and guide assistance with arrival and departure transfers on Days 1 and 5. The no-guide version keeps private driver transfers, listed adult admissions, reservations and remote support, with no on-site guide or interpretation.

Which Great Wall section is included, and are cable cars covered?

This route visits Badaling, not Mutianyu. Great Wall cable cars, slide rail and shuttle buses are not in the base price; optional wall transport is included only when it is written into your confirmation.

Are the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square reservations guaranteed?

No—visits depend on successful real-name reservations. We reconfirm availability for your dates before payment, and your reservation times and your group's pace decide which other stops can fit into that day.

Clear before payment

What is separate—and what your written quote will confirm.

Choose the English-guided or no-guide version first. Tiananmen and Forbidden City availability, hotel, vehicle, arrival airport and luggage capacity must be reconfirmed for your dates before payment. The per-person starting prices shown are for groups of 2, 4 and 6 travellers, flights not included; we confirm other group sizes individually. Send us your dates, room needs, arrival details and luggage count, and we will confirm availability and send your final quote before you pay.

Not included

  • International and domestic flights
  • Lunches and dinners
  • Personal travel insurance, visas, tips and personal expenses
  • Room upgrades or extra single rooms
  • Holiday surcharges; late-night, overtime and other services not in your booked itinerary
  • Great Wall cable car, slide rail and shuttle bus
  • Daxing Airport (PKX) transfer difference

Confirmed in writing

  • Your dates, arrival and departure details
  • The hotel, room arrangement and vehicle for the actual group
  • Bookable admissions and the final total before payment

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