Explore the amazing Badaling Great Wall by joining a group tour. Go to the profound Great Wall and climb up the impressive watchtowers that stand over 600-years-old.

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Duration 10 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English

Highlights

Visit the 2 top highlights of Beijing, the Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tomb
See the best preserved Chinese Imperial Tomb
Have a traditional Chinese lunch at the restaurant inside of Jade Gallery
Hike the amazing Badaling Great Wall from Beijing

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You will be picked up from your hotel, located within second ring road of Beijing, between 6:30 and 7:00 AM. On your way to the Great Wall, travel to the Ming Tombs 55 miles away from downtown reuiqring about an hour of driving. The thirteen Ming Tombs are the best preserved Chinese imperial tombs with a 600 year history. The tour of the Ming Tombs takes about an hour and finishes up at 10:45. Before lunch at 11:30, you will have 45 minutes for a short visit to the Jade Gallery. Jade carving is an important and famous blend of the excellent skills in carving and Chinese traditional cultures. Have a traditional Chinese lunch at the restaurant inside of the Jade Gallery. After lunch, travel to the entrance at Juyonguan of the Badaling Great Wall. There you will have 1.5-hours to hike and take in the appeal of this ancient location which is also where the first emperor of Beijing, Emperor Yongle and his Empress Xu are buried. On the way back to your hotel, experience the Chinese tea ceremony and culture at a tea house and then transfer back to your hotel within Second Ring Road of Beijing.

Includes

Entrance fees
Afternoon tea
Lunch
Driver/ guide
Local guide
Transport by air-conditioned coach
Hotel pick-up and drop-off (within 2 Ring Road in Beijing)
Travel insurance

Souvenir photos (available for purchase)
Gratuities (recommended)
Cable car charge

Not suitable for

Pregnant women

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask
You must fill out a travel information form
You will receive a mandatory temperature check

Meeting point

Hotel pick-up is only available from select hotels located within the Second Ring Road in Beijing city central area.

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What to bring

Passport or ID card

Not allowed

Pets

Know before you go

Please provide passport names, dates of birth, and passport numbers when making your booking because this information is needed to buy the entrance tickets first; the local partner cannot complete the booking unless passport information is provided

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4 /5

based on 11 reviews

Review summary

Guide
3.3/5
Transportation
3.7/5
Value for money
4.1/5
Safety
4.6/5

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This was a great trip. Our guide, Leon, did a great job keeping us informed and together. Although our group signed up for Badaling, it was too crowded and the bus couldn't get through so we had to go to another part of the wall. I'm just thankful we were able to get on the wall at all. Leon had the foresight to get us there hook or crook! Thank you Leon for a good tour experience!

July 31, 2019

What a fantastic day! Very good tour guide service!

This was a great tour! Our tour guide Sandy was well informative, approachable and made the tour bus ride between stops pass quickly. The Badaling Great wall and Ming tomb were interesting first stops before our visit to a jade factory where was also had lunch. Without a guide like this, you are missing out on just how big a feat, it was wonderful to see the great wall. Tea shop were informative and good deals were available if you were interested. We would recommend this tour in a heartbeat.

July 16, 2019

Excellent trip!

I booked this Badaling and Ming tomb bus Group tour for my sister Lauren, she said the tour was great, and the stories tour guide told were really awesome and informative. Group also visited a Jade factory and tea house. The Jade factory and tea place were very nice too. The overall tour of the Badaling Great Wall was simply amazing and a fabulous experience. The Ming Tomb got a lot of history. Truly impressive Wonder of the World! The Great Wall at Badaling was great and appreciated the opportunity to have more time on the wall, great tour, go it is so worth the money, excellent day!

April 6, 2019

From Beijing: Badaling Great Wall & Ming Tomb Full-Day Tour

From Beijing: Badaling Great Wall & Ming Tomb Full-Day Tour

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What a fantastic day! Very good tour guide service!

Excellent trip!