We don't take you to tourist shopping or eating emporiums, just good local sources.
Great Wall Badaling and Ming Tombs
Close, quick and convenient.
Itinerary number BJ-GW-2
Your Private Tour Includes:
English speaking guide, driver and vehicle.
All admission tickets to tourist sights.
Meals as specified.
Free bottled water kept in the vehicle.
Itinerary Details:
Day 1
Pick up at your hotel (8:30am - 9am as you prefer)
The closest section of the Great Wall to Beijing (40 minutes), also the most touristy and crowded. Mutianyu Section is a better option. Includes admission tickets. Cable car optional (RMB 60).
Only offered after visiting the Ming Tombs in the morning. Your choice of Gourmet Local Chinese or Peking Duck. McDonald's or KFC are available at the same price.
Enjoy a demonstration of tea ceremony and have the chance to shop for tea and tea paraphernalia. A bit touristy but fun and a nice environment.
First walk the Sacred Way then visit
the underground Ding tomb or the Chang Ling Tomb (above ground). Your choice. Fits in with a trip to the wall. If you go in the morning look at our Ming Tombs lunch options.
Walk on the Olympic Green and view the Swim Cube and the Bird's Nest from the outside. This does not include an inside visit to venues.
Return to your hotel
Our service style: Most budget tour operators require you to spend hours of your day in overpriced tourist shops so they can collect commissions. These stops are usually not on the itinerary and just "come up" (ask them when booking). We don't take you on surprise shopping stops. If you want to shop we can help you find what you want at a fair price. We have no hidden costs, such charges for extra drinks at meals, admission tickets, cable cars and bottled water.
We can add airport transfers, hotels, domestic flights and train tickets to any tour, please ask for a quotation.
Cost per Person
Remember when comparing price, you get what you pay for. We don't earn money by taking you commission shopping, a common practice in China, wasting your time. Our guides are carefully selected and highly trained to be friendly and patient travel companions. We don't cut corners on meals, there are no extra charges for drinks or additional food. We are not the cheapest, but we are one of the best.
Payment Methods:
Cash upon pickup
Visa, Mastercard, Amex or JCB (via Credit Card Form, by phone or upon pickup)
Bank Transfer
Notes:
Meals include unlimited standard drinks. Free bottled water kept in vehicle.
Children under age 12 receive 25% discount. Children under 5 free.
Tipping of guide/driver recommended for good service on a 2:1 ratio.
Save money: Tour Matchmaking
Join someone else's group or start your own for this tour on your dates.
You can also make a custom itinerary for others to join.
The China Guide
7-1-8-1 Jianguomenwai Waijiaogongyu
Beijing, China
Telephone: (+8610) 8532 2274 or 8532 1565 (English hotline)
