Published on Oct, 2019

We had booked a cruise around Asia And was looking for something to do whilst we were staying in Beijing for s few days, checked out trip advisor,like we all do, and found this great trip which was a great price. We meet out guide at our hotel which had been confirmed the day before. The Great wall has been on bucket for a few years, but we have done it also the Ming tombs and a traditional tea ceremony. Would book with Viator again

Published on Jun, 2019

The walls, the tombs and the day tour in Beijing are places we will never forget. The history of mankind in action. Take your time for access because the trafic is very intense.

Published on Oct, 2018

Excellent, full day. The Badaling section was not crowded and awesome. The Ming Tomb part was also very good. Included lunch was fine, next door to Jade Factory (really a jade market). The afternoon tea tasting was also very fun. The vendors do try to market the products at the jade market and tea stop, but overall an excellent value for a full day tour!

Published on May, 2018

Definitely one of the best tours we have ever been on.To start with the cost was unbelievably low for such a full day.Our tour guide collected us just before 7 as it was a public holiday and the roads would be packed. We enjoyed the Ming tombs and the guide was very interesting and knowledgeable.At the Jade factory you were not pressurized into buying any of the products and the lunch that was provided was excellent. Additional cost is needed at the Great Wall for the cable car as its very steep!
The tea ceremony was lovely and we returned to our hotel by 6pm. Highly recommend this trip. Unfortunately I cannot remember the guides name but she was excellent.

Published on May, 2018

Having read the previous review, my expectations were low, especially as we had booked it for the first day of a 3 day Chinese holiday. I think there were 11 of us which helped as it meant that there weren't many pickups. We were picked up at 6.45 (First on) and headed for the tombs. There was a second bus doing the same trip and they quickly lost time compared to us. We found the Ming tombs interesting (many tourist spots just consist of empty buildings). Then on to the jade place, which didn't use any high pressure selling techniques on us tourists. By this time the second bus was more than an hour behind us as the holiday traffic was getting pretty intense. On to the great wall. We thought that the cable car was an option for the non fit, but getting there we could see that the climb to the wall was only for the trained athlete! I think we were given an hour on the wall which was more than enough as it resembled a post Christmas sale. Not helped by everyone, including us, stopping continually for selfies! After that it was back on the coach for the tea place, I think we left the wall by 3.30. The second coach crowd, by this time, Had started queuing for the cable car. When we got to the tea place, the second coach were still queuing for the cable car! Found the tea tasting interesting and back at the hotel by 6.30. We thought that it was good value. Oh, nearly forgot, the lunch at the jade factory was excellent! The second coach by this time had decided to skip the tea place and were expected back in Beijing by 9.30 to 10. Quite impressed and the guide was excellent!