Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Come and travel with the experienced and knowledgeable tour guide to visit the Mutianyu section, a stretch less crowded than the others. After lunch, visit one of the most famous imperial gardens-Summer Palace which is considered the model of tradinational Chinese garden art, you will know more history, more architecture art and cultural significance, understand the stories of the Dragon Lady as well. Or visit the Ming Tombs-Ding Tomb, learn Ming dynasty history and burial culture.
Entrance tickets& Shuttel bus tickets
Round Trip cable car or chair lift up and toboggan down the wall for Mutianyu section
Private English guide
Local Lunch
Private Transfer with private driver
Hotel pickup and drop off
Accommodation
Dinner
Gratuity to the guide and driver
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Your guide will meet you in your hotel lobby within 4th ring road of Beijing.
Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing, China Come and travel with your experienced tour guide in the morning to visit the Mutianyu section, which is farther away from Beijing and more popular section, a stretch less crowded than the Badaling segment. It is considered as one of most famous Great Wall by the beautiful view in Beijing. Once you arrive at Mutianyu Great Wall, you can choose the return cable car or chairlift up and toboggan down the wall. 120 minutes
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), Beijing, China After lunch in the local restaurant nearby the wall, take approximately hour and half drive to visit the Imperial Garden - Summer Palace, a summer resort for imperial family members. It’s considered the best preserved imperial gardens in China, you can understand the stories about the dragon lady.
You will be transferred back to your centrally located hotel lobby at the end.
120 minutes
Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling), Beijing, China There are 13 Ming dynasty enmperors were buried in this area, the Best condition tomb is Ding Tomb. You will go inside tomb to feel the underground tunnel and see the burial objects. 60 minutes
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Extra fee is requested after 8 hours tour
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
BKDukeDude
14 Dec 2019
Our guide was Nico whom we highly recommend. The tour itself was wonderful but Nico made it special. He took pictures of us; he customized our lunch to our liking and he and his company gave us a framed photo from our trip. This section of the Great Wall was not crowded with great views and the Summer Palace which is also very interesting with tons of history.
Again we highly recommend Nico and Catherine Lu Tours
LinZhixiong
22 Sep 2019
My family and I had a wonderful experience with Catherin Lu Tours for a Private Tour of Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace. Our guide and driver, Mr. Steven Lee and Mr. Liu were outstanding all through the trip! Steven was prompt, courteous, informative, accommodating and bilingual (in Chinese and English). Mr. Liu was professional and we felt safe the entire way.
For the first part of the tour, we took the cable car up to the Mutianyu Great Wall and had plenty of time to explore and walk/hike around. Subsequently, we had a sumptuous lunch in a local restaurant. Then proceed to Summer Palace where Steven provided a detailed explanation on the history of the palace complex. On the way back to our hotel, Steven also shared to enjoy the rest of our trip in China and provided great recommendations on good restaurants. Everything was timed perfectly and went smoothly. We never felt rushed during our tour. We would definitely hire them again in the future trips in China.
rhkour
17 Jul 2019
We picked Catherine Lu Tours after reading multiple positive TripAdvisor reviews, since we only had a limited time in Beijing and didn’t want to get trapped on one of those “shopping tours” you often hear about. So glad that we did!
We booked a private tour of the Mutianyu Great Wall section and the Summer Palace, and Justin our guide was nothing short of wonderful - prompt pick up from our hotel, excellent English and great knowledge of Beijing and the surrounding area. We visited on a drizzly wet day and the driver had umbrellas and water bottles ready for us. First, we took the cable car up to the Great Wall and had plenty of time to walk around and explore. This was followed by a delicious and very substantial lunch at a local restaurant, then on to the Summer Palace where Justin showed us around the highlights and explained the history of the palace complex.
We had a great day out and Justin was friendly and professional throughout. Would definitely recommend taking a tour with him!
This tour in
Northern China
is organized by
Catherine Lu Tours
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