Top Things to Do in Beijing
12 must-see attractions and experiences
Beijing hits you first with scale, then with smells. Roasting chestnuts drift across avenues wide enough for armies. Glass towers rise. But the gates still stand. Forget the checklist. You'll bounce from temple silence to lamb smoke in one block. Monumental, intimate, state-approved, personal: all within a ten-minute walk. Pack tough shoes. Distances sprawl. Look up: birds in cages on balconies. Look down: polished palace stone. Finish the day with sharp zhajiangmian. Vinegar bite. You earned it. The Wall is a choose-your-own-adventure. Mutianyu gives pine ridges and elbow room. Jinshanling gives rubble and sky. Pick.
Hand-Picked Experiences in Beijing
The best of every kind, whatever you're in the mood for
Culture & History
Beijing:Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace Private Tour
Cultural · rated 5.0 from 99 reviews · from $188
Beijing Culture: Tea Ceremony, Heritage Instrument & Calligraphy
Cultural · rated 5.0 from 57 reviews · from $79
Beijing Forbidden City Tour With Entry Tickets-Tiananmen Optional
Guided experience · rated 5.0 from 49 reviews · from $33
Day Trips Further Afield
Jinshanling Private Tour with Night View of Simatai and Gubei Water Town from Beijing
Private tour · rated 5.0 from 108 reviews · from $278
Private Mutianyu Great Wall Day Tour From Beijing City
Guided experience · rated 5.0 from 81 reviews · from $69
Food & Drink
Online Cooking Class Beijing Dumplings and Cuisine by Sunflowerli Renowned Chef
Food · rated 5.0 from 65 reviews · from $20
Adventure & the Outdoors
Mutianyu Great Wall 5-Kilometer Guided Hike with Uphill Cable Car
Adventure · rated 5.0 from 57 reviews · from $65
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Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall Private Tour
Private TourPrivate Mutianyu trip, your pace, no herds. Cable car up, stone path between towers, pine wind in your ears. Linger at curves, shoot photos, no schedule breathing down your neck.
Beijing to Xi'an See Terracotta Warriors with Bullet Train Round Trip Transfer
OtherBullet train shrinks Xi'an to a side trip. You glide over the plain, then stare at clay soldiers who haven't moved since 210 BC.
All-inclusive Private Day Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall
Guided ExperienceAll-inclusive Mutianyu: car, driver, guide, fees. Hotel to foothills to parapets fading into haze.
Beijing Capital Airport Layover Mutianyu Great Wall Private Tour
Private TourLayover escape: airport to Mutianyu and back. Need onward ticket for transit visa.
Mutianyu Great Wall Private Day Tour With English-Speaking Driver
Guided ExperienceDriver only, English spoken. Door to Mutianyu, freedom inside.
Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City
Private TourTiananmen, Forbidden City, Mutianyu in one gulp. Urban buzz to mountain hush.
Beijing Mutianyu Great Wall Private Tour with Options
Private TourPrivate wheels to Mutianyu, add guide or cable ticket as you like.
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