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About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Round-trip transportation by air-conditioned bus
- Free Shuttle bus within the scenic area
- English-speaking guide
- Private tour with Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
Excludes
- Great wall Cable car/Toboggan
- Forbidden City - The Treasure Gallery & The Gallery of Clocks
- Personal expenses
- Personal travel accident insurance
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- For Forbidden City Entry Tickets Only: he Meridian Gate (午门) is the southern entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing.It is located at No.4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng District, Beijing For Bus Tour Only: Mutianyu & Forbidden City Tour – 8:00 Meeting Point: Exit C, Jinyuhutong Station (Subway Line 8). After exiting, look for the BusDa tour guide in a green vest (with the BusDa logo). For taxi riders, show this address to the driver: 【金鱼胡同地铁站C口】. For Private Tour Only: Our driver will pick you up from your hotel within Beijing’s 4th Ring Road. For locations beyond this area, an additional fee may apply. Please provide your hotel details, including the hotel name and reservation name, when booking.
Itinerary
The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, is the largest and best-preserved imperial palace complex in the world. Located in the heart of Beijing, it served as the home of 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. With over 900 buildings and stunning golden rooftops, it showcases traditional Chinese architecture at its finest. Every hall and courtyard tells a story of ancient court life, politics, and art. Walking through its vast grounds, visitors are immersed in centuries of imperial history and culture. From the grand Meridian Gate to the quiet inner chambers, the Forbidden City is both majestic and mysterious. It is a must-see for anyone interested in China’s royal past and remains one of the most visited cultural landmarks in the world today. Whether you're on a city tour, walking tour, or half-day sightseeing tour, the Forbidden City promises a rich and unforgettable journey into Chinese heritage.
Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the most scenic and accessible sections of the Great Wall of China, known for its lush forested surroundings and beautifully restored structure. Located about 70 kilometers from downtown Beijing, it is less crowded than the popular Badaling section, making it a preferred destination for international travelers. The wall here winds through rolling hills and offers sweeping mountain views in all directions. With solid stonework, grand watchtowers, and well-maintained paths, it provides a safe yet authentic hiking experience. Mutianyu also features optional cable car and toboggan rides, adding fun and convenience for all ages. As a highlight of many sightseeing tours, bus tours, or private day trips, this area offers a peaceful and enriching way to explore one of the world’s greatest ancient wonders. A visit to Mutianyu is a journey into both nature and history — calm, inspiring, and truly unforgettable.
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Reviews
Amazing experience with Linda from Busda. She was very knowledgeable, organised and super friendly. Would highly recommend 10 out of 10. Thank you so much Linda!
Selina is a very professional guide. Very good experience with her.
Selina is one of the best guides I’ve had
Busda Yoyo is the best guide and very kind , good knowledge, well communication and gentle. Made my day in Beijing easilier.
Memorable experience with Busda YoYo
Busda- Amy was great and very prepared.
Amy from Busda was a great tourism guide. Nice experience
linda from busda is kindful and great experience!
Exxellent guide BusDa Lee. Very interesting and well organized.
The tour guide Nikki was really helpful, she explains evrythng well and she gave a brief knowledge of history of forbidden city and great wall of china.
Our tour with Busda was perfect. Selina, our guide, made a perfect summary of China’s history during the Forbidden City and then we had almost 4 hours at the great wall. We are wrapping up a 3 week trip and this was the best tour we had (both for explanations and price-wise). I would recommend this tour and specially Selina.
Lee from Busda is a fantastic tour guide, he is very knowledgable and friendly. Give this man a raise! Making the trip to the Great Wall would have been exponentially more complicated without the guidance of Lee and the team. I was considering getting a DiDi to the wall, but was glad that I decided to go with Busda in the end. I’d highly recommend this company to anyone looking to visit the Great Wall. 10/10 all around.
BUSDA great company to travel with. I had a wonderful experience on this tour. Our guide, Li, was absolutely amazing. He was very friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, and made sure we were comfortable throughout the entire tour. He explained everything clearly and shared lots of interesting information about the places we visited. The whole experience was fun, smooth, and very enjoyable. I highly recommend this tour, especially if you’re lucky enough to have Li as your guide!
Selina is so nice. She is our type of tour guides.
Linda from Busda, she is friendly person, and i was enjoyed my vacation trip with her. Such a good person with big smile.
Linda from Busda is such a good guide with hardworking personality, friendly and easy to communicate
it was a great experience with our guide Lee
Busda was an amazing experience. Lee was an excellent guide and resolve any questions that we had.
Enjoyed the tour very much, the Forbidden City part was quite intense due to the hot tourist season (Nicky did a great job navigating us through the enormous crowds!). For the Great Wall part we were given several options on how to approach the Wall, and were free to plan it ourselves! All in all, I would say that the tour is for someone who wants to briefly touch the two main spots of Beijing and surroundings. Depending on the season and weather it could be relatively challenging, but otherwise I recommend it!
It was a great experience and well planned. It was absolutely worth it
It was a good experience. Niki busda is a great guide
We were with Linda from Busda visiting the great walll, she was kind and attentive person
Great way to see both sights. Amy, our guide was terrific. BRING YOUR PASSPORT everywhere you go! I didn’t appreciate that this is essential for touring in China for nearly everything is tied to it. Was a bit confused at start as I purchased tour in advance, yet they didn’t have our entry tickets. Nevertheless, we bought entry tickets for Forbidden City, and Amy immediately refunded us the cost (family of 3 ¥110). There were ~30 people on our tour and this was the case for about 1/3 of the group. After a very detailed tour with appropriate breaks for snacks and breaks from the relentless heat, there was a brief city bus ride to get to the tour bus to go to the Great Wall, which was unexpected but not an issue. Bring bug spray if you go in summer as there are tons of mosquitoes at the Great Wall. We had a moment to get snacks at the waypoint —about 10 mins. On the way, which took about 1hr or so…we heard what was to come The extras cost add up so be aware… ¥140 pp for cable car to higher part of the wall (worth it - we took it and walked to foot of the hero steps) …¥140 lift and toboggan pp (definitely worth it - young and old loved it) and buffet was I believe ¥80 pp (didn’t partake so no comment —you eat right when you get there) at Great Wall. There are loads of other food options including Burger King, pizza, beer gardens and lots of hawkers selling snacks and bevies. Hope this helps you enjoy! It was a great day.
Everything was fine, we had a great time together. Selina is great woman
Linda from Busda has very good tourist guide for my trip. We really appreciate for her performance with truly service mind to make all the tourists to enjoy and safe for the whole trip.
Its a great experience, we visited the great Wallet and all the experiences such as the buffet, the time and the management was wonderfull
Lee was very informative throughout our whole tour.
Lee was very informative and attentive throughout tour. Food was decent for the price. Highly recommended
Lee very good Everything was perfect all good
Loved it. Did it with Busda and Selina was our guide. Very helpful.
Selina is the best tour for Mutianyu and Forbidden City
Busda :Miss Selina was amazing. Helpful and simply amazing. Only the best words for her. Did her job perfectly and made our trip very smooth. Thank you Selina
Linda was very helpful and able to communicate clearly in Engligh. Excellent service and appreciate her support throughout the day. Thank you Linda for your support, We enjoyed to visit great wall of china and forbidden city.
Linda from Busda is so friendly
Selina the best of the experience. Súper good will repetí for sure. 👍🏿
Selina is my hero and busda is amazing
Very worth while, great experience with lots to see and packed with interesting information.
So much fun! Our guide Lee was perfect and very knowledgeable!! Great day!
I’d love to give our Great Wall guide Nikki full marks for this unforgettable tour. Her fluent, clear English made every historical story of Mutianyu easy to follow, full of vivid legends and cultural facts we’d never find in guidebooks. She perfectly arranged our schedule, skipped crowds smartly, and gave great tips on cable cars and photo spots. Patient, warm and thoughtful, she looked after every member of our group. Thanks to Nikki, we truly felt the grandeur and history of the Great Wall. I highly recommend her to all overseas visitors!
We had a wonderful experience on the Great Wall and Forbidden City one-day tour. Our guide, Linda from BUSDA, was fantastic throughout the entire trip. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and very organized. Her explanations were clear and interesting, helping us better understand the history and culture behind these incredible landmarks. She also made sure everyone was comfortable and kept the tour running smoothly. The itinerary was well planned, giving us enough time to enjoy both the Forbidden City and the Great Wall without feeling rushed. Linda’s enthusiasm and professionalism made the experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Beijing. Thank you, Linda, for such a memorable day!
Experience is good. Admissions is low
Yuly is the best. Speaks English really well. She really took care of all of us. Great resource for leaning about China’s history. She took us to the forbidden city, summer palace, tea ceremony and the Great Wall among other places. Brought history alive! I would definitely recommend. Can’t wait until I am able to come back and spend some more time in Beijing!!
We had a great time on our visit thanks to Yuly. We had a large group of 11 family members, some first timers to Beijing. Yuly tirelessly greeted us all at the airport and made sure we all were able to get around this enormous city without a hitch. She was very knowledgeable about all the sites we saw, including Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall and the Sacred Way.
Busda and Linda is the best tourist guide, we advice the tour
Selina was great, fun, patient and kind. We did the Forbidden City and Great Wall tour and it was very good. We recommend it 100%. Thank you Selina for make that possible! Elisa and Millan from Spain
Guide Lee was excellent in guiding us to Forbidden City and Great wall.
Lee is an excellent guide. He knows what we need and explains everything patiently. We really enjoyed his tour from the beginning of the tour to the end. Thanks Lee!
The experience was amazing!! Liz was really good guide and she organized perfectly the tickets for the part of the great wall I wanted to visit!
Tour guide Lee presented us very nicely the history form the Forbidden city and also had a great time visiting the Great Wall. He was easy to find, very organised and we felt safe the whole trip. Would recommend him anytime!
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