China · LUNCH EXPERIENCES IN BEIJING
Good lunch experiences in Beijing fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Beat the Mutianyu crowds with an 8:00 AM Beijing day tour, skip ticket lines, enjoy 5 hours on the Wall, plus optional lunch.
“Very good, Linda was charming and the instructions were very clear so I could move independently with all the info. The family style restaurant lunch was also very good! Nb you’ll pay 28 gbp extra for the two cable car returns.”
Early 8:00 AM Mutianyu Wall tour from Beijing with English guide, tickets, lunch option, and 5 hours to explore less crowded steps.
“Kevin was great guide and thank you to make my dream to come true 😍”
Skip the crowds with a full-day Mutianyu Great Wall visit from Beijing, including lunch, English guide, and optional cable car.
“Jenny was a great tour guide, giving a lot of information about Beijing, the local area and the Great Wall.”
Small-group day trip pairing the Summer Palace and Mutianyu Great Wall with lunch, expert English guiding, and no shopping stops.
“I would like to say that this trip along with our guide Li and the driver Wang was amazing. Li was very nice and pleasant to be with. Her English was really good and she had lots of information to share. Once we got started she shared her culture Read more”
Private day trip to Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace with lunch, hotel pickup, expert guide, and lift and toboggan tickets.
“The guide Violet was very good. I really enjoyed the whole experience.”
Small-group day trip from Beijing to Mutianyu Great Wall and the Summer Palace, with hotel pickup, included tickets, and Chinese lunch.
“Tony was an extraordinary guide. He went above and beyond to accomodate our trip and made it unique, valuable and interesting. I would love to get another tour with him. We highly recommend him.”
Direct, guided trip to Mutianyu Great Wall with skip-the-line access, climate bus, and optional tickets and lunch.
“This was a great experience. The meeting location was easy to find and Kevin, the guide gave thorough instructions and information on the way up to the Great Wall. This is perfect for solo travelers as you can meet others and be with a grouRead more”
See Beijing’s Panda House, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, and Temple of Heaven on a full-day private tour with pickup, entrance fees, lunch options.
“Great tour! Our guide, Bobo, took us around the city from the Temple of Heaven, to the Summer Palace, the panda bears in Beijing zoo and the Llama Temple. The tour was very informative and we would have felt absolutely lost without her. She took care of everything and all we had to do was enjoy the experience - thank you very much. Bobo!”
Ride from central Beijing to Mutianyu Great Wall for an early, less-crowded walk with lunch, tickets, and an English guide, plus cultural stops.
“John was a very good guide. He explained to us the construction of the Wall, gave us useful information on the Chinese culture. He was very kind and patient even though the other people were always late and did not seem to be very interested by the tour. I would highly recommend him”
A 9-hour small-group Beijing highlights tour covering the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, plus lunch and tea, with hotel pickup.
“My brother Jason booked this tour for me and it was second time for our family to use their tour service. This tour covered 4 main sites of Beijing within a day and there would have been no way I could have done this by myself. Our tour guide Paul was talented and professional, and I highly recommend thier service to anyone who prefers a city group tour.”
Mutianyu Great Wall day tour from Beijing with lunch, entrance fees, queue-free entry, and jade or Cloisonné craft stops.
“I booked group tour package to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs for 2 pax through Viator. We really enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Nancy, was very knowledgeable and she spoke fluent English, and she was also happy to answer questiRead more”
Private Beijing tour of Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven, with Peking duck lunch, hotel pickup, and tickets.
“We visited Tian’anmen square, Forbidden Palace and Temple of Heaven with Linda Shi as our guide. Linda was great as the places were huge with lots of tourists, but Linda expertly showed us the highlights and we learnt a lot of Chinese history as well! Thoroughly recommend all of it!”
Private Ming Tombs day trip to Dingling and Longqing Gorge, with lunch, hotel pickup, and a boat ride through blue-green waters.
“The Gorge was beautiful and well worth the trip. The Ming Tombs were a little disappointing. My guide Ranee was a trip highlight. She was kind. Very helpful. Knowledgeable. Easy to get to know. Her English was great. More than anything, it Read more”
Private Beijing day tour to Longqing Gorge (Dragon Escalator cruise) and Ming Tombs Dingling, with English guide, lunch, and transfers.
“Super excursion, je recommande vivement. Le guide Andy était super et donne beaucoup d’informations sur les lieux visités.”
Private 3-day Beijing tour with Forbidden City, Great Wall, Hutong and lunch daily, plus Summer Palace dragon boat seasonally.
“We had a great 3 days in Beijing with our guide Felix. Everything was taken care of and we had a spacious and luxurious modern van.”
★ 5.0Private Beijing Jingshan Hill, Beihai, and Hutongs with Imperial Lunch/DinnerFrom $1806 reviews
★ 5.0Private Beijing Tour: Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, and Dumpling LunchFrom $1897 reviewsEvery kind of day out, and the best of each.
