Small Group Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Tour with Cable Car and Lunch
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Small Group Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Tour with Cable Car and Lunch

By Discover Beijing Tours
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Ages 4-90, max of 15 per group
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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Highlights

  • Cable car or ski lift up and toboggan down at the Wall
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (For hotels within the 5th ring road of the Beijing City)
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Entrance fee
  • Entry/Admission - Mutianyu Great Wall
  • Entry/Admission - Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling)
  • Entry/Admission - Dingling Underground Palace
What's not included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities


Start:Traveler pickup offered.
    Pickup details
    • We will pick you up in the lobby of your hotel if your hotel is within the 4th ring road of Beijing city, if your hotel is out of the 4th ring road, you can travel to city to meet our guide or hotel pick up may have extra cost
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Infant seats available
      • Infants must sit on laps
      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Stroller accessible
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11301P63

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
      • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
      • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
      • Please wear comfortable walking shoes
      • Most travelers can participate
      • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

      • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11301P63

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      Monica S
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      We had a fantastic tour with Susan. She shared a lot of informariin with us about the wall and city history and answered all our questions with patience. Her personality is fantastic. The driver did a great job taking us to all the places while dealing with the hectic traffic and streets closure. They are a good team!
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      Lindsey C
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      Oct 2018 • Family
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      EmmKu
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      May 2018 • Friends
      We had the pleasure of being toured around the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs by Linda. She was very good at English, and thus her narrative, which was very informative on history and interesting anecdotes about Chinese culture and beliefs, was very easy to follow. Linda was very caring of myself and my mother who has some limitations in terms of how she can climb, how fast etc. Linda made sure that both me and my mother got what we wanted from the trip, assisting me with exploring the Great Wall a bit further, and making sure my mother was safe.

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      Lisa A
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      Oct 2018 • Couples
      We had a wonderful tour with Linda. She was a great guide, very knowledgeable and a pleasure to spend the day with. The great wall was a fantastic experience, even after climbing 1200+ stairs to get there due to the cable car line being long as it was a national public holiday. It was well worth the climb and made for a great experience. We took the toboggan down which was a fun thing to do. Lunch was really good and overall we had a really great day - so good, we booked another tour with Linda for the next day.
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      Eugene K
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      We had a wonderful time on this tour. Susan, our tour guide, was excellent. She had great energy and was very knowledgeable. Our driver was also very good. The great Wall exceeded our expectations. The Ming tombs were nice and the lunch was delicious. Highly recommend this tour.
      Written April 10, 2019
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