Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
Jason-tour guide
on time/early
Absolutely engaging full day-guide explained what we needed to get from tour-3 important points - Old Beijing, New Beijing, Axion
He chatted the entire tour- very informative and a joy as we went thru all the sights including ricksaw, Drum Tower, Great Wall
highly recommend but w/an engaging and delightful guide as JASON
VERY INTRESTING TRIP VERY PLEASED
Reviewed by: JAMES M, April 2012
The tour was excellent and the Guide gave us plently of information on what we were seeing. Also he took some photos of both of us which was great. His English was good It was a long day and very cold but most enjoyable. John and Judy australia
Reviewed by: John P, March 2012
We went to some places not advertised in the tour description, such as the silk factory or the jade factory. Although a somewhat interesting visit, the main goal for this was to sell the visitor overpriced goods. Beware. The time spent in the different shops spoilt (a bit) the whole experience for me.
Reviewed by: IVAN M, May 2012
The guide -another Michael- was quite nice. It was a VIP-Tour ;) Only me, the driver and Michael! First we visited the Tiananmen-Square, then the forbidden city. He arranged it very interesting. Next stop was a silk-factory. Also very interesting and they didn´t force you to buy something. Then lunch - combined with a jade-factory in the middle of nowhere! It was awful!!! I have been left alone with the most horrible food I ever had. I felt like caged in this factory! After 15 minutes I left the room with the workers through a servants` exit. Then I had to wait 15 minutes for the pick up through my guide, HORRIBLE - never would do this again. After this we went to a different place of the wall (he told me in the car - Badaling would be crowded!). In Juyongguan I climbed the wall and it was worth whole day suffering ;)! To come to a conclusion: Be sure not to visit the Jade factory and all will be fine!
Reviewed by: Claudia K, May 2012 Note from Viator Note from Viator: Thank you for your review. We apologize for the dissatisfaction of meal you may have experienced during your tour. We have contacted the tour company and have addressed your concern with them. Thank you for helping us ensure the quality of our tours.
89 reviews