Private Day Tour of Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs in Beijing
Overview
At approx. 8:30 am, your tour guide and driver will pick you up from your centrally located Beijing hotel lobby. After about one hour's drive, you will arrive at Badaling Great Wall – one of the most gorgeous and magnificent parts of the Great Wall.
Most of the preserved parts at Badaling were built and reinforced during the Ming Dynasty to defend Beijing against the intrusion of northern Mongolians. There are only 19 watchtowers that have been restored and opened to visitors. Badaling Great Wall has been equipped with a cable car and pulley to save energy which you may take at your own expense, or you could hike up the wall step by step. Enjoy the panoramic vistas of the surrounding scenery and discover the watchtowers distributed along the wall.
Have a lunch at a local restaurant and then continue your sightseeing to the Ming Tomb which is the largest royal graveyard complex in China. You will visit the Dingling Tomb - the mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Yijun (1563 - 1620) of Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) and his two empresses. Dingling is of great historical value and attracts millions of tourists. The highlight is the stone Underground Palace with plenty of precious relics unearthed.
On the way back to downtown, you will have a stop and see the full view of the Bird's Nest if time permits, you can take some beautiful photos. Then we will drop you off at your hotel to conclude the tour.
Highlights
- UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site—Great Wall of China
- Private tour is operated with just your party
- Informative, friendly and professional guide
- Visit Badaling Great Wall and Dingling Tomb
- Spend full day to visit Beijing city highlights
- Discover the royal graveyard of Ming Dynasty
Good to Know
Scheduling: Private tour: only your group takes part.
Languages offered on the Activity / Tour: English
Duration: 8 hours
Printed or Mobile Voucher Accepted
Pick-up servicePick-up from your centrally located Beijing hotel lobby
Easy CancellationThere is no cancellation fee once Customers Cancel at least 7 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
There is 50% cancellation fee for Customers to Cancel 3 and 6 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
There is 100% cancellation fee for Customers to Cancel 2 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Cut-off Time
Available to be booked until 2 days before the tour starts.
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Fuel surcharge and tax
- Chinese lunch
- Entrance fee
- Bottled water
- English-speaking tour guide
- Transport by private vehicle
- Private tour
Exclusions
- Gratuities (optional)
- Great Wall cable car
- Accommodation
Pickup and Drop-off / Meeting Point
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Know Before You Go
- All travellers passport information is required while booking
- Your hotel information is required while booking
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
Traveler reviews
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- Niapri7560 · CH2021-06-19Traveler review
Best guide full of information and his knowledge was outstanding and he provided so much extra informations. He whizzed us through the queues and pointed out so much that I would have missed if he wasn't there. As a solo lady, I felt well looked after, and the guide really helped me save money throughout the day. Lunch was a delicious great tour for any single lady traveller.
- Sonia from Dublin · IE2021-05-21Traveler review
I highly recommend this tour. We booked it online and our driver and guide picked us up from our hotel on time. The tour to the Great Wall was astounding - it has always been on my bucket list and it lived up to my expectations. The Ming Tomb was interesting with a lot of history surrounding it and we had a lovely lunch. Thank you so much for this tour that we both will never forget.
- VanH79 · RU2021-05-18Traveler review
On behalf of our team, we would like to thank you for an amazing excursion to Xian! Everything was superb, we had very comfortable car and the Russian / English speaking guide who told us about the history and gave us a wonderful team building day.
- Angiebab3 · GB2021-05-10Traveler review
I highly recommend this trip and tour. We had a great guide who picked us up from our hotel on time. We loved visiting the wall and the tombs and highly recommend this tour.
- Eric and Simon · GB2021-05-02Traveler review
I can’t recommend a better guide than the one we booked for this Xian tour. He ensured us smooth passage around the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall and his Knowledge is extensive, I learned a lot and had a great today.
- Ming May · TH2021-04-24Traveler review
Thanks to the help of our tour guide Cherry we made the most out of day and were able to see the impressive sites, learn the history and ask lots of questions! The guide was friendly and answered all our questions and gave us lots of additional information.
- Mike M · IL2021-04-15Traveler review
My guide Ms Eve gave me an excellent tour of Xian including the Ming Tombs and of course the Great Wall. She is very experience knows a lot of the history of the places and provide me with a lot of knowledge and we were very pleased with the tour.
- Jasmijn · NL2021-04-13Traveler review
Amazing tour! We would definitely recommend.
- DREamTeamGuys · US2021-04-07Traveler review
There truly are no words to describe the excitement I felt walking on The Great Wall of China. It has been a dream of mine forever and the tour was awesome.
- Marlene & Marvin · US2021-03-16Traveler review
Today, I visited Xian, the Ming Tombs and The Great Wall I have never seen such exquisite beauty. Thank you for the excellent guide and wonderful tour it was totally awesome. #chinatour #bucketlist #awesomechinaholiday
- Gina & Martin · GB2021-02-28Traveler review
Our driver was very excellent pointing out places of interest on the way the and back making the whole trip a very worth while experience
- Jack and Zoe · US2021-02-11Traveler review
Going to China and walking on the wall was awesome. My girlfriend and I want to thank you for taking us on this amazing tour.
- Russell Ryan & Family · FI2021-01-04Traveler review
<p>We had an amazing tour the sights can get very busy with crowds and long queues but our guide helped get us through fast. He also had many great contacts if you are looking for souvenirs. Great job!</p>
- Mario & Mikeal · IT2019-11-14Traveler review
We really enjoyed our tour in XIAN! Our guide was helpful, knowledgeable, and very flexible. He was ready to help and do anything possible to make the experience better. After experiencing other touring services in China, this is by far the best. Thank you very much!
- Mary Wow China! · IE2019-11-03Traveler review
This was our very first time holidaying in China so when we booked our tour for Xian we did not know what to expect but we were not disappointed. When we hooked up with our driver guide I just know this was going to be fun as from the start he was funny and very knowledgeable about his country. The scenery was spectacular we were lucky with our guide he knew all the history of the The Great Wall and all the historical facts he was just great and made the trip for us.
- Addi44 · AU2019-10-19Traveler review
The tour guide did a great job on the tour. His English was excellent and we really enjoyed learning about the Great Wall and the tombs.
- Yankee2 · US2019-10-07Traveler review
The Great Wall was the highlight of the tour though the Ming Tomb was good as well. Good guide with good English.
- Norma, Brian and Oliver · NZ2019-09-30Traveler review
Excellent tour. The Ming Tombs were extremely informative. The Great Wall at Badaling was AMAZING and we all enjoyed our day on your tour. Thanks!
- Sarah Gillespie · GB2019-09-14Traveler review
Having a guide makes such a difference when you want to visit tourist attractions in China. Ours was brill and the Great Wall was everything I had imagined it to be. The Ming Tombs were far more interesting than I had thought they would be (I had never heard of them before) and the views were outstanding. This tour was excellent and I will be recommending it to my friends and family.
- T Bello · ZA2019-08-18Traveler review
The day was a great experience. We learned so much and saw so much and we will never forget it.
- Kristina James · GB2019-08-01Traveler review
Thank you, this was a wonderful private tour. The Great Wall was amazing and there were so many people there, however; it did not spoil our views from this remarkable feature. The Ming Tombs are also included on this tour and we had a lovely lunch with our great guide who had very good English. A worthwhile tour to do in Beijing.
- Jill and Fi · CA2019-07-14Traveler review
My friend and I really enjoyed this tour. The driver and the guide were friendly and our guides English was very good. The great wall is about an hour’s driver but we still had loads of time to visit the tombs and have lunch as well.
- JJ Fuller · US2019-07-09Traveler review
Highly recommend. Great tour with an amazing tour guide who really knew her job. Bit of advice, wear comfortable walking shoes as you do have to do a lot of walking.
- PatD · US2019-06-26Traveler review
Great tour guide, lots of info along the way and the Great Wall is awesome.
- Alice White · US2019-06-07Traveler review
We loved this tour to the Great Wall and to the Ming Tomb. We had no problems with our pickup and our driver was on time. The Wall and the views from it are stunning and I have never been anywhere this beautiful in my life. Thank you so much and I highly recommend this company if you want to take any tours in Beijing.
- H TOLL · US2019-05-21Traveler review
THE OVERALL TOUR OF THE GREAT WALL WAS SIMPLY AMAZING AND AN EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER FORGET.
- Dara2000 · US2019-04-25Traveler review
Awesome tour and a friendly guide. The only problem it was misty the day we went so the views were not great…cannot blame that on the tour company though.








