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The 15 Best Full-Day Tours in China

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Every itinerary has one free day too few. These 15 full-day tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get on with the trip.

Beijing Full Day Tours: Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City, Great Wall - Entering the Forbidden City through Meridian Gate
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Beijing Full Day Tours: Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City, Great Wall

1.Beijing Full Day Tours: Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City, Great Wall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,634 reviews · from $99Our pick

Join a small group of about 12 for Beijing’s essential sights. Your English-speaking guide, often Helen, Rocky, Murphy, or Mary, handles tickets, transport, commentary, lunch, and the Mutianyu cable car or toboggan ride. Expect 10 to 11 hours, heavy walking, and an early start.

“This was the perfect trip to tick off some of the key sights in Beijing. With limited time in the city I wanted to make sure I found the right tour, and this didn't disappoint! Our guide Helen was fantastic and made the the trip smooth and enjoyable!”

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Private Shanghai Full Day City Tour with Old and New Highlights - Jade Buddha Temple after lunch
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Private Shanghai Full Day City Tour with Old and New Highlights

2.Private Shanghai Full Day City Tour with Old and New Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 995 reviews · from $115

Spend 7 to 8 hours seeing old and new Shanghai with a private guide such as Annie, Sammy, or Fei Fei. Walk the Bund, Yu Garden, Old Town, French Concession, Jade Buddha Temple, and Pudong, with hotel pickup, a private car, lunch, and entrance fees depending on the package you choose.

“My day with Sammy was just awesome! We really had a great time and Sammy showed me a lot of beautiful sights in Shanghai. I enjoyed it very much. I learned a lot about the City and its history.”

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Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven - Entering the Forbidden City through the imperial axis
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Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

3.Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 610 reviews · from $99

You’ll cover Beijing’s four headline sights in about nine hours with an English-speaking guide such as Jenny, Mary, Lee, or Michael. Expect early hotel pickup, long walks, a Chinese lunch, and possible shopping stops at a pearl market, tea ceremony, or silk center.

“The trip included a lot of unannounced "shopping activities" i.e tea ceremonies, silk factory visit and a traditional chinese medicine visit (the latter one being a visit to a no-name center that claimed to be related to the official TCM- most probably a scam) which consumed a lot of time. As a result e only reached our last destination the Summer Palace late in the evening, with no enough light to enjoy the best part of the whole trip.”

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Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square - Tiananmen Square: Beijing’s monumental opening
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Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square

4.Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 609 reviews · from $99

Cover Beijing’s three essential sights in about nine hours with an English-speaking guide such as Lee, Jenny, Murphy, or Michael. Walk through Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, climb Badaling Great Wall, enjoy a Chinese lunch, and stop at Longdi Jade Factory. Central hotel pickup is included.

“Our tour guide Lee was very informative, he explained everything to us plus some extra background information about chinese culture. We also went to a tea making lesson/taster which was different and informative. Lunch was really nice and a large selection of options. Overall it was a brilliant day. We only had 1 day in Beijing and this tour covered everything we wanted to see and more”

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Great Wall of China at Mutianyu Full-Day Tour Including Lunch from Beijing - The 7:30 am start from Beijing
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Great Wall of China at Mutianyu Full-Day Tour Including Lunch from Beijing

5.Great Wall of China at Mutianyu Full-Day Tour Including Lunch from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 565 reviews · from $79

Travel from Beijing to the quieter Mutianyu Great Wall with an English-speaking guide such as Mary, Jenny, Michael, or Vanessa. Expect a steep walk, preserved watchtowers, Chinese lunch, hotel transport, and a cloisonné or jade shopping stop. Cable car tickets cost extra.

“Booked this full day tour to the Great Wall but was disappointed the short period of time spent at the wall. Too much time was spent at selling opportunities - jade, tea, pearls, none of which was detailed in the itinerary.”

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Private Full-Day Tour: Incredible Shanghai Highlights - Reading Shanghai from the Bund
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Private Full-Day Tour: Incredible Shanghai Highlights

6.Private Full-Day Tour: Incredible Shanghai Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 352 reviews · from $109

Spend eight hours seeing Shanghai with a private guide, from a Pudong observation deck and the Bund to Yu Garden, the Confucius Temple, and the Former French Concession. You can adjust the day to suit your interests, travel by car or public transport, and add dumplings and entrance tickets through selected options.

“Apple was a great tour guide! She showed up early in the hotel lobby. We changed my tour last minute to include the water town because my flight the next day got moved. You 100% should go see water town if you have time. It is beautiful and Apple got us amazing snacks while there. We went to see the bund and the garden. Highly recommend the tour. The dumplings and noodles were so good! Apple was very knowledgeable. You should go on this tour.”

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Beijing: Full-Day Small-Group Great Wall Hiking at Jinshanling - The opening climb is the hard part
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Beijing: Full-Day Small-Group Great Wall Hiking at Jinshanling

7.Full-Day Small-Group Great Wall Hiking at Jinshanling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 347 reviews · from $138

Join a small group of up to 10 for a full-day hike from Simatai West to Jinshanling. Guides such as Dewit, Cheney, Luis, and Jason lead the walk, explain the Wall’s design and history, provide water and trekking poles, and finish with a local-farmer lunch.

“This was a great tour to see the wall with very few people! Dewit was a great tour guide, very knowledgeable! Highly recommend if you have the whole day available for the tour. Getting photos with no one else in them is pretty special! Lunch was delicious!”

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Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace - Tiananmen Square and the practical side of entry
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Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace

8.Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 272 reviews · from $130

Spend about eight hours with a private guide and driver, or use the subway, to visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. Guides such as May, Peter, Jenny, and James provide history, local food advice, ticket help, and flexible pacing. Lunch, entrance fees, and central hotel pickup are included.

“Our tour guide was Susie, Susie was incredible. So knowledgable, kind, and attentive. She took time to explain all of the history and answer all of our questions. She was patient with us and super helpful. We absolutely loved this private trip and would highly recommend for anyone visiting Beijing. These sites can be really overwhelming, so having someone who knew the area was so worth it. It does seem a little pricey, but for us, it was well worth it!!”

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Highlights from Guilin to Yangshuo Full Day Private Tour - Xianggong Hill and the Li River from above
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Highlights from Guilin to Yangshuo Full Day Private Tour

9.Highlights from Guilin to Yangshuo Full Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 261 reviews · 8 hours · from $108

Spend eight hours with an English-speaking driver-guide on a private Guilin to Yangshuo day trip. Choose limestone caves and Xianggong Hill, or rural rice fields and Zhuangyuan Bridge. The tour includes a one-hour bamboo raft ride from Fuli, while entrance fees, meals, and the Impression Liu Sanjie show cost extra.

“This was an excellent tour for the price, you get hotel pick up and drop off. We went through the Forbidden City then stopped in Tiananmen Square. We had Lunch which was included in the price of the tour, before we hiked up to the Great Wall and be prepared as it is a hard walk to the top, but so worth it. You can buy tickets to go on the Gondola (Which I recommend) so take some extra cash with you, it's amazing on the Wall!!!!! A must see while in Beijing. We were taken to the normal stop in's, for quick sales at, a Jade shop and foot…”

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Full-Day Private Guided Tour of Shanghai - People’s Park and the Shanghai marriage market
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Full-Day Private Guided Tour of Shanghai

10.Full-Day Private Guided Tour of Shanghai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 211 reviews · from $99

Spend eight hours with a private Shanghai guide, visiting People’s Park, Jade Buddha Temple, Nanjing Road, the Bund, and Old Town. Choose metro and taxis or a private car, adjust the route, and ask for guides such as Peggy, Apple, Troy, or Jessie when available.

“Our excellent English speaking guide,Troy, gave us an interesting and tailored Shanghai experience. We appreciated his extensive knowledge of Shanghai cultural history and his flexibility in showing us the different facets of life in this city. Thanks for an excellent day.”

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Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses Essential Full Day Tour from Xi'an - The 8:00 a.m. pickup from Xi’an
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Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses Essential Full Day Tour from Xi’an

11.Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses Essential Full Day Tour from Xi’an

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 160 reviews · from $79

Spend about nine hours visiting the Terracotta Warriors from Xi’an with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, admission, transport, and Chinese-style lunch included. Guides such as Amy, Lucia, Coco, and Rose have earned praise for clear explanations, though shopping stops and lunch arrangements can vary.

“Great tour with Amy! She was informative and spoke excellent English. The stop at Banpo Village was fascinating, and a great way to start the day. The stop at the factory and gift shop was fine, but I hadnt realized it was such a big stop for the day it would have been better to clarify that as a major part of the tour description, and been clear that it was intended for shopping and souvenirs. I was expecting lunch at a local restaurant so the buffet set up clearly for tourists was a bit of a disappointment. The Terra-cotta Warrior museum was amazing -incredible history and Amy was an…”

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BusDa-Mutianyu Great Wall Sightseeing Full-day Bus Tours - Arriving at Mutianyu and using the scenic-area shuttle
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BusDa-Mutianyu Great Wall Sightseeing Full-day Bus Tours

12.BusDa-Mutianyu Great Wall Sightseeing Full-day Bus Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · from $18Best value

Take an approximately eight-hour BusDa group tour from Beijing to the scenic Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. You get round-trip bus transport, an English-speaking guide when selected, about five hours at the Wall, and free time for hiking, cable cars, or the toboggan ride.

“Excellent tour, the guide Linda was very attentive, I recommend! The Wall of China is fantastic and deserves to be visited!Auto-translated”

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Full Day Trip Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Sq. - Starting at Tiananmen Square
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Full Day Trip Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Sq.

13.Full Day Trip Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Sq.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · from $99

Spend 9 to 10 hours with a private English-speaking guide and chauffeur, visiting Tiananmen Square, the 600-year-old Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall. Hotel pickup, admission, lunch, and the round-trip cable car or chairlift and toboggan are included.

“Our private guide was nice, knowledgeable, and spoke English very well. Had no problem taking all our photos. We were given our own Audi car and personal driver. Make sure to take the dragon boat at the Summer Palace. Be prepared for Beijing traffic. Wear comfortable shoes, lots of walking.”

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Full-Day Private Customized Walking Tour of Hong Kong - Victoria Harbour, the Star Ferry, and Hong Kong’s big views
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Full-Day Private Customized Walking Tour of Hong Kong

14.Full-Day Private Customized Walking Tour of Hong Kong

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · from $306

Meet an English-speaking guide at your Hong Kong hotel and build a private 4 to 8-hour walking day around your interests. Use the MTR, ferry, tram, and bus to reach Victoria Peak, Sheung Wan, Mong Kok, temples, markets, or quieter neighborhoods. Guides include Richard, Nicole, and Jess.

“My wife and I had 72 hours on our first visit to Hong Kong. Nicole was surprised at our ambition to see as much Of the city as we could and this tour delivered just that. By combining public transport, taxis and walking Nicole’s tour made for an unforgettable day.”

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Private Hong Kong Car Tour - Half Day or Full Day - Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Aberdeen, and Stanley
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Private Hong Kong Car Tour – Half Day or Full Day

15.Private Hong Kong Car Tour – Half Day or Full Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · from $374

Build your own Hong Kong day with a licensed guide and private air-conditioned vehicle. Guides such as Andy, Mel, Sinclair, Kiyo, and Alfred tailor the route to your pace, from Victoria Peak and Man Mo Temple to Mong Kok, Stanley, temples, markets, and the Star Ferry.

“Andy was an absolutely amazing ! He showed us every part of the city that we had identified we wanted to see! Gave us all the cool spots to take pictures ! He was funny and entertaining ! The time together flew by!! I would highly recommend!! 11/10 would recommend!”

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