Day Tour : Great Wall and Ming Tombs

One of the seven wonders in the world, the symbol of China. Start everyday, pick up guests from the hotel to the Great Wall. (join bus tour, or book private tour)

Itinerary:


Join-in Tour
(30 USD/pp)
1. Pick you up from your hotel on departure time, and then drive to the Great Wall (60 miles away from downtown, about one and a half hour driving). Tour guide explain the sightseeing along the tour.
Sightseeing on the most famous part of the Great Wall, Badaling section, the longest defensive wall in the world, for about 3 hours.
Visit scenic spots: Badaling Great Wall, Badaling fortress, beacon-towers, "looking-toward Beijing stone", etc. (Cable car is a good choice if one wants to get to the highest point and take the whole beautiful bird view.)

2. Driving to Friendship restaurant nearby the Ming Tomb and having typical Chinese lunch (50 minutes).

3. Driving (20minutes) to the Ming Tombs, the best preserved Chinese imperial tombs with 500 years history, visiting Changling, the largest one, Emperor Yongle's Tomb, for about 2 hours.
Visit scenic spots: 1.ling en gate, 2.ling en palace, 3.soul tower, 4.the great red gate, 5.the stele pavilion, etc.

4. Driving the travellers back to their hotel.

Tour Price includes:                       
1. Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel.                     
2. Air-conditioned vehicle (car, van, or bus)                     
3. Entrance tickets of the Great Wall and Ming Tomb  
4. English-speaking tour guide explain the sightseeing along the tour.                          
5. Typical Chinese lunch with drinks   

                  
Cable car fee (at Great Wall) is not included in the tour price. Cable car to the highest point of Great Wall, 60 RMB($7.4)

For the coach tour (small group in each bus, 6-10 persons per group):
- Suitable for economic or single travellers, make friends on the same bus, only English-speaking travellers on our bus; free Chinese traditional art souvenir gift.
- Travellers will be arranged in a small group, Keep group size less than ten in each air-conditioned bus;
- Vehicle mode: Coaster-New air-conditioned tour coach (click for picture) - 26 seats, only 6-10 persons per bus.
- Visiting Jade shop, Silk shop during the tour.

Note: Children taller than 1.1 meter should be charged as full price, children smaller than 1.1 meter should be charged only half of the price.

Private Tour (English speaking guide + transport + professional driver):
Private tour is suitable for friends or families who are not willing to join the tour group, it may not feel freedom when following the group, so we offer private tour for them. Private guide will follow you to go to the place you like, plus the transport and professional driver.

Prices (not including meals and entrance fees):

135 USD/day  for maximum 3 people
170 USD/day  for 4 ~ 6 people

How to Book?
1. You can book online or by email, tell us which hotel you will live in Beijing (inform us where to pick you up, place can be: hotel, apartment or campus), you will receive our tour confirmation email with the local contact details.

2. When you arrive in Beijing, our tour guide will call you the night before the tour, if you are not in hotel room, we will leave a message in your room, to inform the time to pick you up in the next morning. Our (bus, car or van) arrive next morning, meet and enjoy the tour. You can also call our local tour organiser if you like.