We don't take you to tourist shopping or eating emporiums, just good local sources.
Family Tour Great Wall and Hutongs
Itinerary code BJ-Family-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)
About 1 1/4 hours drive from Beijing, this section of the wall is less touristy than Badaling. Includes gondola tickets up and either gondola or toboggan sled down. If going in the morning you can enjoy a lunch including fresh fish (trout) if you like.
Only offered after visiting Mutianyu Great Wall in the morning, you may have a Chinese style lunch including fresh trout (pick your own from the pond). You can also use a pole to catch fish while you wait for lunch. Also includes an assortment of other Chinese dishes both veg and meat.
Stuffed animals, wood toys, legos, puzzles, Scooters, rollerblades, remote control cars & aircraft… See the market.
Be driven around the old alleyways (hutongs) in a cycle rickshaw. You stop at a traditional courtyard home for a cup of tea and get a historic view of hutong life. Also includes a visit to the Drum Tower with panoramic views of old Beijing.
You can walk along the banks of Houhai lake and perhaps find your own meal there, or walk over to Nanluoguxiang, a refurbished alleyway with funky shops, cafes and restaurants / bars. You can also walk on the Gulou street between Houhai and Nanluoguxiang, there are lots of interesting shops and restaurants.
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)
