5-Hour Private Layover Tour: Badaling Great Wall

Beijing, China

Spend 5-hours on the layover tour of a lifetime as you pay a visit to the most popular section of the Great Wall, Badaling. After your pickup from the airport, the private guide will bring you to this historically rich site and provide you with plenty of background information. Enjoy observing the scenery as well as the watch towers and waving walls before returning to the Beijing Capital International Airport.

Meet your private guide and driver in the baggage claim area of the airport. They will be holding a sign with the lead traveler's name printed on it. After you are comfortably seated in the air-conditioned vehicle, begin your 1.5-hour drive to the Badaling section of the Great Wall. Spend approximately 1-2 hours trekking the wall and taking plenty of stunning pictures. A cable car is available to take up the the Great Wall if for any reason you are unable to make the hike up.

This section of the Great Wall happens to be one of the most famous and frequently visited. Even with the restoration over the years, it is still the most well preserved section. Appreciate the watch towers, shooting crenels, and the waving walls. Admire the rugged mountains as well as the lush green trees that surround you as well. Immerse yourself in thousands of years of Chinese history before heading back to the Beijing Capital International Airport to catch your departing flight.