Mutianyu Great Wall private day trip with early start and cable car
8 hoursPrivate transportationPrivate tour for 1–6 peopleBeijing, North ChinaModerate (steps on the wall)
Leave the city at 7, be on the wall by 8:30, and have Mutianyu's watchtowers almost to yourself for the first hour. Cable car up, walk the restored stretch and as far into the wild section as you like, toboggan down if you want to. Lunch in a farmhouse at the foot of the wall, back in Beijing by mid-afternoon.
Led by Wei L., our Beijing guide
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Itinerary
07:00
Hotel pick-up
酒店接送 · 北京市
Private van from your hotel; 75 minutes north through the orchards of Huairou.
Private carIncluded
08:30
Mutianyu Great Wall
慕田峪长城 · 北京市怀柔区渤海镇慕田峪村
Cable car to tower 14, then walk east toward tower 20 where the restored wall ends and the wild wall begins. Two to three hours at your pace.
Wei's tipWalk east, not west: fewer people, better towers.
Cable car + on footTicket ¥40 + cable car ¥120
12:00
Farmhouse lunch
农家菜 · 北京市怀柔区渤海镇
Trout from the stream, stir-fried greens, and dumplings in a courtyard below the wall.
Private car¥60–80 pp
14:30
Back in Beijing
返回市区 · 北京市
Drop-off at your hotel, or at the Summer Palace if you still have energy.
Private carIncluded
What's included
- Private licensed guide
- Private car with driver, hotel to hotel
- Bottled water
- Great Wall ticket booking
Not included
- Great Wall ticket and cable car / toboggan (about ¥160–180 pp)
- Lunch
- Tips (optional)
Meeting point
Your hotel lobby (酒店大堂, 北京市 您的酒店大堂). Pick-up elsewhere in Beijing can be arranged; tell Wei where you are staying.
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Sights on this tour
Questions about this tour
Mutianyu or Jinshanling?
Mutianyu for most people: closer, cable car, toboggan, good restoration. Jinshanling if you want a 3-hour walk with almost nobody; it is 2.5 hours each way and I run it as a 10-hour version.
Is the toboggan safe for kids?
Yes from about 6 with an adult. It is a metal slide with a hand brake; the attendants control spacing.
What about winter?
Winter is the quietest and clearest season. Dress in layers; the wall is windy.
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