Day Trips & Excursions in Northern China

Visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World on this full-day private tour from Beijing to the Mutianyu Great Wall. Enjoy the beautiful views from the top and experience fewer crowds since this section of the wall is farther from Beijing. Enjoy a local Chinese lunch and then head to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City where you can learn about China's rich history and culture.

Ride the bullet train from Beijing to Tianjin on this privately guided full-day tour. You'll see several highlights in China's fourth largest city, including the Porcelain House, colonial buildings of the Five Great Avenues (Wudadao), the Tianjin Eye, and Ancient Culture Street (Gu Wenhua Jie). Hotel transport, lunch, and train fare are included.

Explore the Great Wall of China from Jiankou to Mutianyu on a full-day tour from Beijing. Enjoy great views and a firsthand experience of the this remote section of the Great Wall. Walk with your guide for about five hours, a moderately challenging walk that ensures a memorable experience of this world famous monument that is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sample the highlights of Beijing, visit the Great Wall, and enjoy a cable car and/or toboggan ride on this action-packed private tour that's perfect for families. Tour Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City before enjoying an authentic Chinese lunch, then explore the Mutianyu Great Wall with your dedicated guide. Tour includes a separate driver for maximum attention.

Hit outskirts of Beijing on this private full-day tour (8 hours) with your professional guide. The Juyongguan section of the Great Wall attracts visitors to less crowds, stunning views, and some ancient temples. Afternoon to Ding Tomb at the Ming Tombs and the Sacred Way. Entrance fees, guide, lunch, private pickup and drop-off at your hotel are all included. 

See one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and two UNESCO World Heritage sites in just one day on a private tour of Beijing. Tailored for first-time visitors short on time, this excursion covers the Great Wall at Mutianyu - a much less crowded section of the landmark - and the Forbidden City (Imperial Palace). Plus, you'll visit Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) and enjoy the convenience of hotel pickup and drop-off.

Swap bustling Beijing for two of northern China's greatest attractions on this private day trip. Visit the underground Dingling Tomb, the mausoleum of 16th-century Emperor Zhu Yijun; and learn about the country's imperial Ming dynasties. After a Chinese lunch, take a cruise along the Longqing Gorge, admiring the emerald peaks, cliffs, and blue-green lakes of this epic river canyon. Entrance fees, boat trip, and central Beijing hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Discover the wonders of China's imperial past, as well as its present-day highlights, on this full-day, private tour. After meeting your guide at your Beijing hotel, you'll travel beyond city limits to the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China. Take a cable car up to explore further, and hike along this Wonder of the World. Next, continue to the Ming Dynasty Tombs on the edge of the city, and visit the grand Dingling Tomb. Finally, venture to the Bird's Nest: the stadium built for the 2008 Olympics.

Take a break from the crowds and noise of Xi'an city and head deep into Shaanxi Province on this day trip to ancient Pingyao. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this city is a mix of centuries-old ruins and well-preserved Ming and Qing-era architecture that people still live and work in. Explore Pingyao's many old landmarks at your own pace; you won't be hurried around by the rest of your tour group on this private tour.

This is a perfect day trip for those interested in seeing natural rugged beauty outside of Beijing. After a hotel pickup, your private driver will take you to Longqing Gorge. Rather than having a strict itinerary, you'll have free time to explore the mountain scenery in your own time. Booking transport in rural areas can be tricky, but you won't have to worry as a driver will transport you between dispersed sites. You'll have time to explore Guyaju cave dwellings in Yanqing County, before being taken back to Beijing.

Enjoy spectacular views over the Jingdong Stone Forest Gorge from the Shilinxia Glass Platform, the largest of its kind in the world. This private full-day tour from Beijing ensures a personalized experience, including hotel pickup, lunch, and entrance fees, plus a walking tour of Beijing's atmospheric 798 Art District.

Navigating China is tough if you don't speak Chinese. Let a professional driver and local hiking guide take the strain on this door-to-door private tour of one of the finest stretches of the Great Wall: Jiankou to Mutianyu. Soak up mountain views and capture epic shots as you trek around 6 miles (10 kilometers) over restored and ruined sections. Upgrade to include an authentic country lunch at your guide's house.

The Badaling Great Wall is one of the most visited sections of the World Wonder, but most visitors don't know about the nearby Ancient Badaling wall. This private full-day tour from Beijing not only lets you escape the crowds and see the ongoing restoration work, but you'll have chance to lay a brick along the legendary walkway. Your tour also includes hotel pickup; a tour of Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City; and a delicious Peking duck lunch.

Leave the crowds of the most popular parts of China's Great Wall behind, and enjoy a hike along the 'wild' Gubeikou section. Further from Beijing, this original section is largely unrestored, so you feel closer to history. This full-day private tour from Beijing centers on a 3- to 4-hour hike along the ramparts, tracing the wall through the forested Yan Mountains to Jinshanling. A post-hike lunch, entrance fees, and round-trip private transport included.

Let a personal guide accompany you to three major sights around Beijing: the Great Wall at Mutianyu, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City. This full-day private tour includes entrance fees, a Chinese lunch, and a photo stop in front of the Beijing National Stadium. Travel at your own pace without any rush, with the option to take the cable car or chair lift up to the wall and a toboggan down.

Take the strain out of China transportation and soak up epic views at three different sections of the Great Wall on this convenient private Great Wall tour. Begin at the best-known stretch at Badaling; stop at the Great Wall at Juyongguan for photos; enjoy a local lunch; then finish at the Great Wall at Mutianyu. Naturally, your day includes door-to-door round-trip transfers and a private guide.

The Great Wall of China is one of the world's most famous landmarks, but most visitors only see the Mutianyu or Jinshanling sections. This private full-day tour from Beijing escapes the crowds to explore the little-visited section at Huangyaguan Pass, as well as the fascinating Eastern Qing Tombs. Hotel pickup, lunch, and entrance fees are included.

On this day tour, you will take a excursion on the Mutianyu Great Wall and have a nice special lunch for country style cuisine.

Visit three sections of the Great Wall of China in one day on a private tour from Beijing. Compare the features of the Badaling, Juyongguan and Mutianyu sections of the world-famous monument and spend time walking around Badaling in the morning, and Mutianyu in the afternoon. Have time to purchase lunch before continuing with your Great Wall experience. Your private guide and driver make it easy to explore the Great Wall of China, one of Beijing's most famous UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Visit two top attractions of Datong - Hanging Temple and the UNESCO-listed Yungang Grottoes  - on a privately guided day trip. Your personalized itinerary provides time to explore one of China's largest grottoes as well as the 5th-century temple built into Hengshan mountain cliff. Lunch and round-trip minivan transport are included.