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2-Day Small-Group Tour of Beijing Highlights
Hutong
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Beijing Forbidden City

2-Day Mini Group to Great Wall, Forbidden City & Top Highlights

By Travel China Guide
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$333 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Explore Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square in the first day and visit the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple and old Hutongs with Rickshaw ride in the second day tours. Besides, you will also stop by the bustling Nanluoguxiang Hutong at the first night.

This 2-day mini group tour with about 9 guests ensures a more personal experience. Avoid the ticket line at the entrance of all attractions. No shopping detours, no factory, no tea ceremony and no shopping site restaurant, which at least save you two hours today for a pure sightseeing experience. That's the reason why you can have more time at the attraction sites. This tour are running for guests' interests rather than the shopping commission.

Activity location

  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
    • West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100006, Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
    • West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100006, Beijing, China

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2 Days Mini Group Beijing Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Inclusions: entrance tickets, English-speaking tour guide, driver, hotel pick-up and drop-off.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00 am
Price details
NZ$333.15 x 1 AdultNZ$333.15
Total
Price is NZ$333.15

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up and drop off to hotels within the forth ring road of the Beijing city.
  • What's includedWhat's includedComplimentary bottled water with unlimited supplies
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir conditioned minivan with chauffeur
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional English speaking guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and accommodation
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedCable car fee at the Great Wall

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We guarantee 100% No Shopping Stops in our tours. If any itineraries don't mention No Shopping Stops, they MUST have shopping stops as jade factory or tea ceremony. Even you don't see shopping related words in their spamming itineraries, it is indeed a shopping tour. Be sure to check out with the operators about the shopping stops and read reviews from their clients carefully to see what the real experience would be. By joining a shopping tour, your time spent on attractions will be shortened, and you will be pressured to buy overpriced items. Normally the so called jade factory or tea ceremony is the tourist trap. You have to stay there an hour or more for travel agents to get the commission. If you prefer to enjoy the tour thoroughly, you are suggested to choose a tour without any annoying shopping stops.
  • We offer free pick-up within the third ring road of the Beijing city. To ensure the morning pick-up going smoothly, we suggest you choose centrally located city centre hotels. If your hotel is beyond our free pick-up range, you may need to get to a meeting point or pay extra for the pick-up. Your travel consultant is ready to help.
  • Group Size: About 11 people. There are chances that 10% of the tour groups will exceed 9 people but we will make proper arrangements.
  • Important note: Entrance tickets of the Forbidden City are usually released online 7 days in advance and could be easily sold out. Kindly advise you to book the tour 8 days before since the ticket purchase is based on the real name policy.
  • Departures are guaranteed with two persons on Day 01 and with three persons on Day 02.
  • The itinerary schedule or sightseeing order may be adjusted according to the traffic on the tour day.
  • Please carry your valid passport on the day of travel.
  • Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
  • This supplier also offers 1-day mini group tour and multi-day tours. Please search the supplier's name to check its tour list.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
  • 30m
In the morning, your professional guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby, and then a comfortable and capacious chauffeur-driven minivan will transfer you to Tiananmen Square. Follow your guide to take a morning walk around this city square, and you can shoot distant view photos of the brilliant landmark buildings such as the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People and the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Walk through the Gate of Heavenly Peace with the great Chairman Mao's portrait on it; you come to this morning's highlight - the 600-year-old Forbidden City - the largest and the most intact imperial palace complex of the Ming and Qing Courts (1368 - 1911 AD). The majestic Forbidden City has 9,999 rooms! Which are the most essential and interesting parts? The veteran itinerary designer carefully selects the top 10 palaces for you, including major ones on the traditional central axis, and some special chambers on the east and west wings.
Mutianyu Great Wall
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
After 1.5 hours driving, you will arrive at the Mutianyu Great Wall, which is the best preserved and most popular section among all in Beijing. The itinerary designer smartly choose afternoon to visit the Wall to avoid the crowds, and you’ll have at least 2.5 hours to visit the wall and take some nice photos.
Back Lakes (Hou Hai)
  • 5m
At the end of this day trip, your tour guide will take you to the famous Houhai Lake Area and Yandai Xiejie Hutong, where you will find various bars, cafes, restaurants, and curio shops. It might be a good idea to spend a leisure evening there to ease your fatigue as well as to experience Beijing’s legendary nightlife. Enjoy your time leisurely at your own pace and get back to the hotel by yourself afterwards. For travellers who are not interested in exploring this Hutong area, we will drive you back to your hotel directly. Hope you have collected great memories on this trip!
Day 2: Temple of Heaven, Hutong Alleys, Lama Temple & Summer Palace
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Temple of Heaven
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
In the morning, the guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel on time and continue your Beijing group tour to the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors worshiped the God of Heaven for good harvest in ancient times. Now it turns out to be a big park where you can see local people doing exercise and more recreational activities. Attention: Since the main historical sites of the Temple of Heaven are closed on Mondays, we will arrange for you a visit to the Beihai Park instead if your travel date happens to meet Monday. This park has stunning landscapes and profound cultural significance.
Hutong Tour
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Next continue your tour to Beijing Hutong. There you will take a rickshaw to go through the old alleys and pay a visit to a Hutong family to see how the old Beijingers live. There are many popular restaurants, cafes and local food stores in the area. It should be a good chance to taste the local food if you want to have a try. Your guide will offer you suggestions. After lunch, you could stroll around Houhai Lake and explore more of the Hutong area.
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Lama Temple, also known as Yonghe Lamasery is a beautiful old temple in the centre of Beijing. It was initially built in 1694 as the residence Emperor Yongzheng when he was just a prince. Now it is considered as the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
An about 30-minute drive will take you to the Summer Palace, which is reputed as the museum of ancient royal gardens. Your expert guide will show you around. Centred upon Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake, the Summer Palace boasts a perfect combination of natural landscape and royal garden. It is a fantastic resort for travellers to admire the peaceful landscapes and magnificent architectures. After that, you will be escorted back to your hotel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
    • West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100006, Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
    • West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100006, Beijing, China

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

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8.0 out of 10

Samuel_D

Reviewed on Viator
26 Mar 2025
We had Tom as our guide for both days of this tour, he was very knowledgeable on the sights visited & history. The first day was a very long day travelling out to the Great Wall, not helped by Beijing traffic. Tour is a great way to see all the major sights of Beijing, there is limited time at each stop however we felt this was sufficient when there is so much to fit in to two days. I’d suggest leaving yourself a free day after this tour in case there is anywhere you wish to re-visit to spend more time. However I would recommend this tour to others
10.0 out of 10

Stiofain_F

Reviewed on Viator
22 Jan 2025
On day 1 we had Lucy, she was great, very informative, helpful and flexible. On day 2 we had Kevin who was very informative but totally inflexible: apparently getting 5 minutes to visit a gift shop was impossible etc. His attitude was just bad and another day with Lucy would have been more preferable. Overall the tour was worth it as I very likely could not have organised and traveled to everything we did in these 2 days on my own, just make sure you ask for Lucy.
10.0 out of 10

silvia_b

Reviewed on Viator
10 Jan 2025
Gita molto bella e ben organizzata. Il pick up in hotel è perfetto, la nostra guida Helen era competente, simpatica e super disponibile. Facilità di ingresso ai siti e controlli e trasferimenti con bus comodo e pulito. Assolutamente raccomandato.
10.0 out of 10

Michael_R

Reviewed on Viator
17 Oct 2024
If in doubt, 5 stars. It's a great 2-day itinerary. You see the most important sights. You have to bear in mind that there isn't much time to visit the each sight in detail. One should plan an additional day for what interests most. The visit to the Forbidden City is more of a slow, continuous walk through. What we didn't like was that there were two separate one-day tours, each with a different guide and a different group. The agency also swapped the daily program, which we didn't like. Neither of these was communicated in advance. Both guides spoke good English, Linda was much easier to understand. The guides were very helpful with our vegan diet. Lunch in a restaurant in Beijing on the first day cost 6 USD for two people, the lunch buffet at the Great Wall of China cost around 30 USD with travel agency discount. The vehicle on the first day for 4 guests was very luxurious, the bus for 10 guests on the second day was OK, although it smelled strongly of petrol at the beginning.
10.0 out of 10

Shana D

Reviewed on Viator
19 Nov 2019
Very organized and a great way to see Beijing! My husband and I went in November for his birthday. A bit chilly but fun!

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