(Note: the following time-tables are comed from our daily experience, just a sample for your reference, and the time duration would be impacted by the real-time traffic)
TR-1: Great Wall of China (MuTianYu 慕田峪长城), which is nearest to airport, first choice:
- heading to mutianyu: 7:30 - 9:00 (1-1.5hrs)
- visiting the Wall: 9:00 - 13:00 (4hrs)
- return and drop-off: 13:00 - 15:00 (2hrs)
(Great Wall of China, MuTianYu section)
(Route map from inside beijing to great wall of china (MuTianYu section) by jingcheng highway, S45)
(Route map from PEK Beijing Capital International Airport to great wall of china (MuTianYu section) by jingcheng highway, S45 - PEK Airport Layover Tour)
TR-2: Great Wall of China (MuTianYu 慕田峪长城) + Ming Tombs (十三陵) :
- heading to mutianyu: 7:30 - 9:00 (1-1.5hrs)
- visiting the wall: 9:00 - 12:00 (3hrs)
- heading to Ming Tombs: 12:00 - 13:30 (1.5hrs)
- visiting the Ding Tomb (定陵): 13:30 - 15:00 (1.5hrs)
- heading to The Sacred way (secret way) (神道): 15:00 - 15:15 (15minutes)
- visiting the way: 15:15 - 16:45 (0.5hr)
- return and drop-off: 16:45 - 18:30 (1.45hrs)
(underground hall of Ding Tomb of Ming Tombs)
(route map from great wall of china to ming tombs)
TR-3: Great Wall of China (MuTianYu 慕田峪长城) + Summer Palace (颐和园)：
- heading to mutianyu: 7:30 - 9:00 (1-1.5hrs)
- visiting the wall: 9:00 - 12:00 (3hrs)
- heading to summer palace: 12:00 - 14:00 (2hrs)
- visiting the palace: 14:00 - 17:00 (2hrs)
- return and drop-off: 17:00 - 18:00 (1hr)
(Dragon boat on the lake of Summer Palace)
(route map from great wall of china to summer palace)
TR-4: Great Wall of China (MuTianYu 慕田峪长城) + Fobidden City (故宫)：
- heading to mutianyu: 7:30 - 9:00 (1-1.5hrs)
- visiting the wall: 9:00 - 12:00 (3hrs)
- heading to Fobidden City: 12:00 - 14:00 (2hrs)
- visiting the city: 14:00 - 17:00 (3hrs)
- return and drop-off: 17:00 - 18:00 (1hr)
(Forbidden City viewed from JingShan Park)
(inside of Fobidden City after raining)
(route map from great wall of china to forbidden city)
TR-5: Great Wall of China (MuTianYu 慕田峪长城) + Olympic Garden (奥林匹克公园) + YongHe Lama Temple (雍和宫) / Temple of Confucius (孔庙) + South Luogu Alley (NanLuoGuXiang 南锣鼓巷)：
- heading to mutianyu: 7:30 - 9:00 (1-1.5hrs)
- visiting the wall: 9:00 - 12:00 (3hrs)
- heading to Olympic Garden: 12:00 - 13:30 (1.5hrs)
- visiting the garden: 13:30 - 14:00 (0.5hr)
- heading to Lama Temple: 14:00 - 14:30 (0.5hr)
- visiting the temples: 14:30 - 16:00 (1.5hrs)
- heading to south luogu alley: 16:00 - 16:30 (0.5hr)
- visiting the alley: 16:30 - 17:30 (1hr)
- return and drop-off: 17:30 - 18:00 (1hr)aolinpk
(Olympic Garden)
(YongHe Lama Temple)
(Temple of Confucius and the Imperial College)
(South Luogu Alley)
(route map from great wall of china to olympic park, lama temple, south luogu alley)
TR-6: Hiking-Through from ZhengBeiLou (正北楼) at JianKou Great Wall in XiZhaZi Village (西栅子村) to Great Wall of China (MuTianYu 慕田峪长城)：
Blocked by MuTianYu Authority [ video on the block point ]
- heading to XiZhaZi village: 7:30 - 10:00 (2-2.5hrs)
- hiking on the wall: 10:00 - 15:00 (4-5hrs)
- return and drop-off: 15:00 - 17:00 (2hr)
(ZhengBeiLou Tower at JianKou Great Wall from xizhazi village)
(route map from zhengbeilou on jiankou great wall at zizhazi village to mutianyu great wall)
TR-7: JinShanLing Great Wall (金山岭长城), most beautiful section:
- heading to JinShanLing: 7:00 - 9:30 (2.5hrs)
- hiking on the wall: 9:30 - 13:30 (4hrs)
- return and drop-off: 13:30 - 16:00 (2.5hrs)
(JinShanLing Great Wall)
TR-8: Hiking-Through from GuBeiKou Great Wall (古北口长城) to JinShanLing Great Wall (金山岭长城)：
- heading to GuBeiKou: 7:00 - 9:30 (2.5hrs)
- hiking on the wall: 9:30 - 16:00 (6-7hrs)
- return and drop-off: 16:00 - 18:30 (2.5hr)
(GuBeiKou Great Wall)
(route map from gubeikou great wall to jinshanling great wall)
TR-9: SiMaTai Great Wall (司马台长城), GuBei Water Town (古北水镇):
- heading to JinShanLing: 7:00 - 9:30 (2.5hrs)
- hiking on the wall: 9:30 - 13:30 (4hrs)
- return and drop-off: 13:30 - 16:00 (2.5hrs)
(simatai great wall at gubei water town)
(route map to simatai great wall)
TR-10: Day Trip with 6 Attractions along the Historic and Cultural Central Axis (中轴线) in dwontown：
- Temple of Heaven (TianTan 天坛)
- TianAnMen Square 天安门广场
- Forbidden City 故宫，JingShan Park 景山
- South LuoGu Alley 南锣鼓巷
- YongHe Lama Temple / Temple of Confucius 雍和宫/孔庙
- Olympic Garden 奥林匹克公园
- heading to TianTan: 7:30 - 8:30 (1hr)
- visiting the park: 8:30 - 10:00 (1.5hrs)
- heading to TianAnMen: 10:00 - 10:30 (0.5hr)
- Visiting the TianAnMen and Fobidden City: 10:30 - 14:00 (4.5hrs)
- heading to South Luogu Alley: 14:00 - 14:15 (15minuts)
- visiting the alley: 14:15 - 15:30 (1hr and 15minuts)
- heading to yonghe lama temple: 15:30 - 16:00 (0.5hr)
- visiting the temples: 16:00 - 17:30 (1.5hrs)
- heading to Olympic Garden: 17:30 - 18:00 (0.5hr)
- visiting the garden: 18:00 - 18:30 (0.5hr)
- return and drop-off: 18:30 - 19:30 (1hr)
(Temple of Heaven)
(TianAnMen Square)
(JingShan Park)
(The North-South Central Axis of Beijing City in JingShan Park)
(route map along with the historic and cultural central axis: temple of heaven, tiananmen square, jingshan park, south luogu alley, lama temple, olympic park)
TR11: Beijing 4hrs Night Scene Tour or 4hrs Inside City Wander Tour
- 18:30-19:00 pick up at downtown hotel, heading to TianAnMen Square
- 19:00-19:30 visit Square, it is possible that can not enter the inside of square because it is closed, may look around outside.
- 19:30-20:00 head to Olympic Garden (National Stadium, bird nest, National Swimming Stadium, water cube)
- 20:00-20:30 Visit Olympic Garden
- 20:30-21:00 head to ShiMao TianJie (The Place)
- 21:00-21:30 visit the Place
- 21:30-22:00 return to hotel or the specified place, drop off
the gate of heaven at night
the tiananmen square at night
the National Stadium (Bird Nest) at night
the National Swimming Stadium (Water Cube) at night
the ShiMao TiaJie (The Place)
4 hrs night trip or half day tour