Day 1
Arrival and hotel check-in
Arrive in Beijing and settle into the arranged hotel. Keep time for rest and confirm the next morning’s meeting point with your trip coordinator.
Overnight: Beijing
5 days / 4 nights
5-Day Beijing Tour: Great Wall & Forbidden City
Plan five days in Beijing with Badaling Great Wall, the Forbidden City and imperial gardens. Compare the daily route and confirm reservations and service language.
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · cropped for display · CC BY-SA 3.0
Your journey at a glance
- Starts in
- Beijing
- Ends in
- Beijing
- Duration
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Preferred service language
- Mandarin Chinese
The quote depends on your dates, group size, room needs and agreed services. See service and quote details
Ask us to confirm the departure, group size, passport eligibility and room arrangements. An enquiry is not a confirmed booking.
Travel connections
Beijing base with a Badaling visit. Confirm local transfers and reservations for your dates.
Day-by-day itinerary
Available dates and arrangements are confirmed when you enquire; arrival and departure activities depend on your transport schedule.
Day 2
Badaling Great Wall & Olympic Park
Visit Badaling, then Olympic Park with exterior views of the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. Any Olympic-themed performance follows the confirmed programme and availability.
Overnight: Beijing
Day 3
Imperial gardens & Temple of Heaven
Visit the Summer Palace and Yuanmingyuan, view Tsinghua or Peking University from outside, and continue to the Temple of Heaven. Campus entry is not part of this route.
Overnight: Beijing
Day 4
Tiananmen, Forbidden City & Shichahai
The planned route combines Tiananmen Square, the Memorial Hall, the Forbidden City, Shichahai and the Military Museum. Reservation-only venues depend on successful booking and opening arrangements.
Overnight: Beijing
Day 5
Leave Beijing
Check out and leave according to your confirmed flight or train. Extra nights or an additional excursion can be requested as a private extension.
Overnight: Departure; no overnight stay in this itinerary
Overnight bases: Beijing → Beijing → Beijing → Beijing
Choose and prepare this route
Who this route suits
Choose this route for a first visit focused on imperial heritage. The listed route uses Badaling; a preference for Mutianyu is a request to change the itinerary, not an interchangeable included stop.
Arrival, sightseeing and transfer days
Day 1 and day 5 are arrival and departure days. Keep the three middle days for the listed visits. Confirm the Forbidden City reservation before fixing that day; if unavailable, agree a different order or alternative instead of promising admission.
Compare your alternatives
A short city reference suits travellers with only one or three sightseeing days. This five-day route leaves separate days for the Great Wall and central Beijing. Tell us about stairs, walking tolerance and any museum priorities before requesting a quote.
Services to confirm in your quote
Final hotels, tickets, transfers, meals and guide services are itemised in your confirmed quote.
Planned arrangements
- The reference product is a six-person shared group with four nights in Beijing. Hotel selection, transport, guide service, admissions and meals are itemised in the quote.
Separate costs and optional arrangements
- Travel to and from the starting and ending cities, personal spending, single-room supplements and any meals or optional activities not listed in the confirmed quote.
Confirm for your quote
- No guarantee is made for reservation-only museums, the Memorial Hall or university entry. Shared-group stops and timing follow the confirmed programme.
Consultations are available in Chinese and English. On-tour service is mainly in Mandarin; other guide languages depend on the itinerary and confirmed quotation.
Destination photographs
These photographs show the destinations, not a promise of included stops or seasonal conditions. Green landscapes do not represent the winter itinerary.
Questions about this trip
How do I get a quote?
Send your travel dates, party size, room needs and preferred travel style. We will confirm the route, language, services and separate costs before quoting. This page does not show live availability.
Can I change the itinerary?
Private trips can be adapted to your interests and arrival plans. Shared groups follow their confirmed itinerary; changes to hotels, stops or pace need to be agreed separately.
Which section of the Great Wall does the five-day route visit?
This itinerary visits the Badaling section of the Great Wall.
What must be confirmed for Beijing reservations?
Reservations and admission arrangements need confirmation for your travel dates and traveller documents.
What happens if a reservation is unavailable?
Discuss alternatives if reservations are unavailable; changes require agreement.
How does the five-day route differ from the three-day reference?
The five-day, four-night route uses Badaling and leaves separate arrival and departure days. The three-day custom reference uses Mutianyu. Compare the complete daily plans; the short reference is not the five-day product with two days removed.
Does five days mean five full sightseeing days?
No. The route includes arrival and departure days. Flight details determine whether extra activities can fit on those days.
Request a quote
Share your dates and group size to discuss this route; the service scope is confirmed with your quote.
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Need a car, a guide, or both?
Request standalone car and driver, a private guide, or a driver-guide in Beijing, Xinjiang, Chongqing, Chengdu, Yunnan and Shanghai. Tell us the route and language you need; availability and scope are confirmed in your quote.
