Beijing Private Layover Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall
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Beijing Private Layover Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall

By Layover Tour Beijing China
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Ages 2-80
Duration: 8–9 hours
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  • Private Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Experienced (simple) English-speaking driver
  • Warm Clothes (in winter)
  • Free Car Wifi
  • All government taxes
  • A bottle of mineral water per person
What's not included
  • Admission tickets to Great Wall & Cable (Pay in cash)
  • Tips or gratuities to driver
  • Meals
  • Other personal expenses
  • Entry/Admission - Mutianyu Great Wall


Start:Traveler pickup offered.
  • Beijing Capital International Airport, 3JH3+W6X, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
    Beijing Capital International Airport
Pickup details
  • For any urgent change or issue, please contact us within 2.5 hours after landing off. Or it will be regarded as voluntary cancellation of the trip from customer side.
Airport pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
  • Capital Airport, Shunyi, Beijing 101300 China
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Infants must sit on laps
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 112305P1

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Most travelers can participate
    • To take this tour, it requires at least 8 hours layover time between arrival & departure flights.The earliest start time of this trip is 06:30, and latest at 14:00. If you arrive early, please take a rest at the airport. Our driver will meet and pick you up at the Starbucks at 06:30 and start the tour directly.
    • Visa Process: 1) Arrive in Beijing and get off the plane. 2) Follow signs to Baggage Claim, and keep walking until you see “China Inspection and Quarantine”. 3) Fill out a form and get the 24/144 hours visa. 4) Follow the queue, and get through immigration. 5) Follow the escalator downstairs and take train to Terminal 3. 6) Get off the train at “T3 C”, pass through the Exit “B”, there is a Starbucks to the on the left. Our guide will hold your nameboard and wait for you there.
    • No show at the airport 2.5 hours after landing off time, caused by visa problem or any other circumstances due to customers' own reasons, it will be regarded as voluntary cancellation of the trip from customer side.
    • Please note that the entrance fee to Mutianyu (RMB60pp=admission ticket RMB45 +shuttle bus RMB15) is not included in the package. According to the regulations, tourists must take a shuttle bus to the foot of the mountain to enter the scenic area (great wall). Usually, you need to wait in line for a shuttle bus. In order to save time for customers, we have signed a contract with Mutianyu side and opened a VIP pathway that our car can drive directly to the foot of the mountain, except for some special circumstances, such as administrative control during government activities, policy changes, etc. You just need to pay the entrance fee to the driver, and he will get the fast track tickets and take care of all for you.
    • If the trip cannot be carried out due to personal or customs prohibition, we will return 50% of the group payment 48 hours before the start of the tour, and we will not refund 24 hours before the start of the tour
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • 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: 112305P1

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    • Layover Tour Beijing China
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      Joined in April 2017
    • karinahomzova
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      I dont recommend this trip
      Very bad decision, the organizator said us,we will have a lot of time and their driver will waiting for us on the airport hall at 7,30...after 2 hours of immigration office, we are 7,25 infront of officer and he told us we must stay on the airport,because we have not a lot of time..so our next trip was transfer hall and the organizator didnt accept to my money back...very bad decision..you have a not a lot of time for short excursion
      Written January 4, 2024
    • Sidney J
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      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      No communication or confirmation from the company, left out to dry
      No communication from the company and was left clueless as to meeting. did not do the tour because could not find the guide at airport
      Written April 22, 2023
    • jaypatel31095
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      An excellent layover trip to one of the seven wonders of the world
      The guide (in our case Grace) was a really fun person and knew a lot about the places we chose to visit. She also helped us to pay in the local currency to avoid paying more money for some things that we wanted to purchase. The driver was also really helpful and as one of my friends was feeling cold in his feet, he took him to buy warm socks that would help him. I'd definitely recommend it as they are very economical and fun people to take a trip with.
      Written June 15, 2020
    • Markkela
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The Great Wall!
      The best way to spend your layovers, very well organized and great price. Our driver was just efficient, I will for sure recommend this layover tours 100%. We will be back some day 😊.
      Written January 8, 2020
    • Dc1251
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great wall
      Great tour - booked last minute for 7 hour layover and was super helpful answering all our questions on WhatsApp.
      Written January 7, 2020
    • 258nataschaw
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour - highly recommended
      I had a layover of 20 hours at Beijing. I decided for a layover tour including the great wall, summer palace and wangfujing shopping street. The driver picked me up on time at the airport and everything was very easy and fast. The driver was very nice and a save driver. He brought me to the great wall and got the entry ticket for me. While I checked out the great wall he was waiting for me. He brought me to summer palace, got me a ticket and again waited for me while I was visiting summer palace. My last stop was the shopping street where I had some food and did some shopping. After my last stop he brought me back to the airport. It was a very nice day. Booking the trip was very easy via e-mail and the response is super fast and informative. One also has the option to book a tour guide ( I did not do that). I would highly recommend such a tour to everyone who wants to use the layover time and see something of Beijing in a very easy way. It's much more time consuming and complicated to go to the great wall with public transport. Great offer and I would do it again for sure.
      Written January 6, 2020
    • Ewa F
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      perfect time with perfect organization
      I definitely recommend a trip with this company. Very quick information, patient answers to many questions(I organized the trip for a group of 12 , so I always ask many questions to be sure about every detail ) We had a great guide -young beautiful girl (I forgot the name-sorry!) speaking English fluently (and this is not obvious in China) .She was very knowledgeable about the places we visited. She came to the airport on time and completed the trip in 100% according to the plan. She was not only a guide. She was also our assistant-she had notes about our flight and took care about getting to the airport on time.We didn't have to worry about buying tickets and queuing up. So we all were fully relaxed during all the time. We also got water and warm jackets, which were needed in the autumn season. thank you for your professional service!
      Written December 22, 2019
    • Britishtrophy
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      My excellent day with Hou
      I don’t even know where to start. So I’ll first say how handsome he is, polite, professional and prompt. He spoke basic English but was a sweetheart and told me where I needed to be on time and was always there was by for me. I felt totally safe and he even gave me a jacket and gloves to make sure I was warm on the wall. Being fashionably cute was a big mistake, thank goodness I had Sneakers too lol. I would do it all over again, it was a full day but a pleasurable and professional cool experience. I even had to go to the atm to get more cash out and Hou walked me there to make sure I was protected. Go with these people, they do what they advertise. Thank you for everything.
      Written December 2, 2019
    • Glenda S
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      100% recomended, excelent service
      We booked our trip 1 day before arriving to Beijin, our communication was via email with Adela, she was at al time available. She even recomended at our discreción to make some arregements on our tour bases in the time we had available. Our driver James was great, very helpfull, he even leanded us some money because we didin’t had time to exchange at the AirPort. He drove us just in time for our flight. If you are in Beijin for a little minute I highly recomend you consider them to make your tour! They sure know their business.
      Written December 1, 2019
    • V1850PQjorgep
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Ming tombs and Great Wall
      Great tour! Susan is very knowledgeable which makes it super interesting. Lovely service! You can tell her priority is the customers. Makes you feel greatly welcomed. She’s also great at taking pictures! and Mr Pang is a great driver 100% recommended
      Written September 1, 2019
    • Camper348915
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing greatwall tour experience
      Its an awesome experience, one of the best place I ever visit, the agent and the Driver is friendly and trusted, I will visit again that place, and this site is highly recommended, thank you, Ramil of Edmonton, Canada
      Written May 5, 2019
    • sirhenry2019
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fast last minute booking
      I rang these guys and got Adela on the phone at 7.30am whilst standing in the queue to get our 24 hour visa. We had a 10 hour layover but didnt want to stay in the airport. Adela had a driver at the airport to pick us up within 45 minutes. She was professional in handling myast minute booking and we met our driver easily and with no issues. Sadly our driver spoke no English (not one word) but we communicated through google translate. This was a shame but he was a good driver, cared for us well and made sure that we weren't getting ripped off by souvenir sellers or restaurants. Reccommend using these guys to book tours...it was very impressive to sort out our needs at such short notice.
      Written April 22, 2019
    • ThanS53
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Awesome trip
      Awesome experience . They provided a very comfortable pick up from airport and take care of everything very well
      Written January 9, 2019
    • shanjida
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Thank you
      I can only say thank you. I booked a tour with them but somehow I couldn't go to Beijing. I emailed them to cancel my booking, they instantly refunded my deposit without asking any question. The tour didn't happen but LayOverTourBeijing did their best to help me. So really grateful.
      Written October 29, 2018
    • Carlos N
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great Wall Vist
      We had very nice tour with our guide! She helped us a lot while we were in beijing and show us everything that she could in the short time we had. The only thing that i could point has not so positive, is that she didnt speak english. But it seems this is a cultural issue and most of people didnt do it. It was a bit hard to understand at the begining but after a while it was quite more easyer. So If you are looking for a nice tour for Beijing for a fair price i would recommend Layover tours definitely. Also, a word for the person who make the reservation for us, it was very pleasent and pacient with all of our questions and demands.
      Written July 1, 2018
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    Tirzah M
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2017 • Family
    We had a 5 hour layover in Beijing so we booked this tour in advance. In order to leave the airport you must obtain a visa from the airport. Unfortunately there was a large group ahead of us that needed their Visa’s ASAP so we ended up waiting about an hour or so to get ours. We had no way to communicate this to our tour operator who was waiting on the other side. When we finally got our visas, we found our tour operator where we planned to meet. He had a huge smile on his face and although our time for the tour was shortened he was still confident that we would get it done and be back in time for our flight. Our guide was very knowledgeable, funny and spoke great English. He also came up the wall with us and took some great shots of our family. We had a fantastic time and our driver was amazing. Definitely recommend this tour!
    Written July 5, 2018
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    Passport323208
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2018 • Solo
    I was delayed for an hour getting my visa but Melody was still waiting at Starbucks when I finally got there. Had signed up to visit 4 sites in Beijing but after talking with Melody realized that I had to choose so I chose the Great Wall. Melody was great. Very knowledgeable & helpful. A truly nice person & loved that she had water in the car, I was thirsty. She took excellent pictures of me at the Great Wall. I would highly recommend this tour to family & friends because of Melody’s professionalism & caring attitude. Thank you Melody. All the best.
    Sia Kobiti. Citrus Heights. California.
    Written March 25, 2018
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    Thank you.
    Written March 30, 2018
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    Benjamin Barnes
    13 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020
    This is a review of my Beijing Private Layover Tour to Mutianyu The Great Wall of China.
    I had a 14 hour layover on January 7th of 2020 at Beijing Capital Airport and had scheduled a tour with Adele on January 6th. She was able to help me out at the last minute with email responses, itinerary, and payment arrangements. The reviews online their website looked decent so I decided to give it a try. I met my tour guide "Beiber" as soon as I could get the 24 hour entry permit that is granted to travelers without a visa. This is mandatory if you wish to leave the airport! It was Adele who sent me a list of instructions and where to go and what to do so I could meet my tour guide who brought me to his van and we proceeded with the 1.5 hour drive through Beijing to the Great Wall of China. Now January is quite cold as it was 0 degrees Celsius outside! But if you forget to bundle up, have no worry the provide a heated van ride and a thick coat to keep you warm outside! Now for the journey to the wall we started out at base entrance in the small village and was given my entry ticket as well as my cable car and toboggan slide ticket. You take the cable car/ski lift up about 5 minutes which takes you to the wall. Make sure your not afraid of heights you get elevated above ground very quick! Once up their be sure you catch a scenic view of the mountains before you go up the stairs to the great wall. Once inside your in! Congratulations you have made it to Mutianyu the Great Wall of China! What an amazing place to visit, take lots of pictures and video it will be a memorable experience. I walked a total of 2 hours, 1 in each directions from entrance number 6 to the great corner tower number 1 according to the maps posted at the base village. This time of year with such cold weather had very little visitors so I was able to get quite a few shots with absolutely no one on the wall. It was a very special experience to remember for a lifetime. You are walking structure that has been around for thousands of years, very impressive. The steps can be quite steep and terrain slippery with snow, there are hand rails in the more difficult sections for assistance. Finally making my exit I decided to take the toboggan slide down and boy was it fun. After all what you do up there you will be hungry, my tour guide met me inside the restaurants in the village and we had 1 hour lunch before drive back to airport. They have subway, baskin robbins, Chinese food, hamburgers, coffee, and all sorts of food and the venders take Visa/MasterCard if you have no local currency. All in all if you have 8 hours of more of a layover at Beijing airport, you have to take this tour and experience the Great Wall of China for yourself. My total time for my tour lasted about 6 hours. Adele herself called me to check in during my lunch break to see how everything was going, at first I was thinking to visit other areas that they offer to take you such as Tienanmen square and the forbidden city, but I was so tired from the walk on the wall I decided to just call it a day and go back to airport. It is nice to know they are very flexible with there options and they are looking out for you. Great accommodations all around. In summary if you have an extended stay in Beijing and want to experience the Great Wall give Beijing Private Layover Tour a chance. Am glad I did!
    Written January 9, 2020
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    howardmcomber2
    Sammamish, WA8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2019 • Family
    We had a layover in Beijing from Midnight to 9:50a.m. Rather than try and sleep on the uncomfortable benches and wanting to see some China on the way to Thailand,I started a search for what we could do in those hours. I started asking about getting to the Great wall for Sunrise. I asked several sites .No one could do it. However this group contacted me finally with a plan. It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!! We were picked up at 3:30am. Our Driver took us around Tiananmen square at night all lit up. (Which was special to us on this 30th Anniversary year. Then he drove us to a remote section of the wall. They provided head lamps and Warm down coats. We hiked a simple but fun hike up to the wall in the moonlight. we mounted at dawn. Stars popped across the sky and in the moonlight we could see the wall stretch before us.Slowly we watched the colors change and lakes trees and villages appear as the morning sun illuminated the massive wall before us. We exercised Ba Duan Jin (a kind of Tai Chi) and did some Yoga Got fantastic shots! And it was Just us!!!!! As far as the eye could see. We listned to Chinese music in the car the whole way back to the airport and got to see remote village life starting their day as we drove. We got back in plenty of time Checked into our connecting flight and off to Thailand! Totally made two trips out of one!!!!! LOVED THIS!!!!! Been to the wall years before at mutianyu during the day! But,so fun to have the wall to ourselves and the incredible night and sunrise views!
    Written April 20, 2019
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    Fred H
    Cincinnati15 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2019 • Friends
    We booked this tour last minute when we landed in Beijing. They were quick to respond and fit us in the schedule. For how cheap it was, it was well worth the money. Our driver even dropped us off at a Chinese restaurant near the airport on the way back.

    If you're just killing time and haven't seen the wall, it's a must do.
    Written February 20, 2019
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    Stephanie Rodriguez
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2018 • Friends
    This company is great! They gave my friend and I a tour of beijing city and it was amazing! Grace is very intelligent and nice. We would recommend taking a tour with them 100%
    Written November 26, 2018
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    Meander698170
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2018 • Friends
    Thanks a lots cos let we get the great Beijing for 8 hours with the great booking guy for information and helping booking. Thanks for great guy who is driver perfectly. Thanks for everything that is Amazing trip I have ever been in my life.
    Written September 9, 2018
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    Jocelyn P
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sep 2017 • Couples
    We went on a tour of the Great Wall during an 8 hour layover to Thailand. It was a wonderful tour. We had our own driver and personal english translating tour guide who met us at the air port and drive us to the Wall. She was wonderful. Told us all about the history of the great wall as well as showed us all the fun ways to get up and down fron the wall. They provided us with bottled water and a safe place to store our things while we climbed the wall. I 100% recommend this tour guide company to anyone visiting China with a layover of over 7 hours.
    Written June 29, 2018
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    thekrishhh
    California1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2018 • Family
    Just finished our tour here in Beijing, China at The Great Wall of China with my Mom and my two young boys! The sights were breathtaking and satisfying. Our tour guide Jackie was super awesome the whole trip! Him and our driver Ho met us at the airport on time. They are super convenient and gave us a lot of information on the Great Wall and other places in Beijing. The van was super clean provided us with water and cool A/C and had lunch afterwards at the Great Wall. We also visited some stores to buy souvenirs. Then Jackie and Ho took us to a Tea house and we had tasted authentic tea and had a tea ceremony. We all enjoyed our layover here at Beijing and I would really recommend doing this and contacting this company! They are great in service and had great hospitality. THANK YOU!!!!
    Written June 21, 2018
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    Jeremy M
    Iowa, LA16 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2018 • Solo
    Friends told me about this company and I was so happy. Instead of a dreary 7 hours in an airport watching Netflix I got to see a wonder of the world!! Grace met me at Starbucks at the airport with a driver and off we went to explore. Got to spend as much time on the wall as I wanted then a great meal and I even fell asleep on the way back to the airport in the very comfortable car! I would highly recommend them! The slide was a hoot also, and you cannot forget about the Mongols!
    Written January 28, 2018
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