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The 15 Best Ming Tombs Tours from Beijing

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The tombs sit on the road out to Badaling, which is why almost every visit pairs them with a Wall section. The 15 below differ on which section they add, whether the Sacred Way walk is included and how long the day runs.

Great Wall of China at Badaling and Ming Tombs Day Tour from Beijing - Badaling: the grand, crowded Great Wall stop
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Great Wall of China at Badaling and Ming Tombs Day Tour from Beijing

1.Great Wall of China at Badaling and Ming Tombs Day Tour from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 731 reviews · from $87Our pick

Spend about eight hours visiting Badaling and Chang Ling from Beijing, with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, lunch, and transport included. Guides such as Jenny, Lisa, Michael Shi, Mary, and Lee have earned praise for clear explanations and practical help. Expect crowds, steep steps, and jade and tea shopping stops.

“Mary was very knowledgeable and explained everything to us, she sorted out everything for us with an excellent professionalism”

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Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour - Mutianyu for 2.5 hours: stairs, towers, and wide views
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Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour

2.Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 9 hours · from $117Top rated

Spend nine hours with a private English-speaking guide such as Lily, Jessica, or Peter, visiting Mutianyu Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. Hotel pickup, entrance fees, shuttle bus, bottled water, and air-conditioned transport are included. Start early for quieter wall views; cable cars and toboggan rides cost extra.

“Our driver Jason was very helpful and very kind. He also, gave us breakfast banana for our tour was early in the morning like 6:30am. He took us to where we needed to go and picked us up as soon as we got done. He gave us time to look around. He was very safe, while driving.”

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Private Beijing Day Trip: Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs - Cable car up, toboggan down
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Private Beijing Day Trip: Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs

3.Private Beijing Day Trip: Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · from $176

Spend about nine hours with a private guide and vehicle visiting Mutianyu Great Wall and one Ming Tombs site. Guides such as Coco, Kelly, Rita, Jily, and Lina are praised for clear history, photo help, and flexible plans. Lunch and hotel transfers are included, but cable car and toboggan rides cost extra.

“Rita picked me up timely from my hotel for the drive to Mutianyu. She was very conversational and informative about visiting Beijing. The car was clean and the drive from location to location was smooth and safe. Going up to the Wall, Rita Read more”

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Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour - Mutianyu for 2.5 hours: stairs, towers, and wide views
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Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour

4.Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 95 reviews · 8 - 9 hours · from $168

Spend 8 to 9 hours with a private English or Chinese-speaking guide and driver, visiting Mutianyu or Badaling plus Dingling or Changling. Cable car access, local lunch, hotel transfers, and optional Sacred Way visits keep this Beijing day trip flexible. Guides such as Lily, Sophie, Sherry, and Andy are known for lively historical storytelling.

“Cindy was very knowledgeable about the history of the attraction. We had enough one on one time to enjoy the attraction as well as time alone. Would if you could when booking this attraction ask for Cindy as 110% committed to her job and customer satisfaction.”

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Mutianyu + Ming Tombs or Summer Palace Private Day Tour - What your private transport changes
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Mutianyu + Ming Tombs or Summer Palace Private Day Tour

5.Mutianyu + Ming Tombs or Summer Palace Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · from $220

Travel from Beijing in a private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking guide, visit Mutianyu Great Wall, eat a local lunch, and see the Summer Palace and Ming Tombs. Cable car, chair lift, toboggan, entrance tickets, pickup, and drop-off are included.

“We had an amazing time on this tour! Our tour guide, Lena, was so incredibly knowledgeable and we learned so much! The place we stopped at for lunch was the best meal we ate during our entire time in China. This was my first time using Read more”

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Beijing: Juyongguan Great Wall, Sacred Way & Ming Tombs Trip - The 1.5-hour ride north from central Beijing
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Beijing: Juyongguan Great Wall, Sacred Way & Ming Tombs Trip

6.Juyongguan Great Wall, Sacred Way & Ming Tombs Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 8 hours · from $66

Spend eight hours exploring Juyongguan Great Wall, the Ming Tombs Sacred Way, and Dingling Tomb from Beijing. Choose a driver-only, guided, or all-inclusive package. Guides such as Andy, Sherry, Aurora, and Lily offer history, culture, and flexible help at each stop.

“Linda was amazing. very knowledgeable about the sites and very friendly. she took care of everything all I had to do was ride in the car and enjoy the sight seeing.”

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Private Tour: Ming Tombs and Great Wall at Mutianyu from Beijing - The Ming Tombs and the Changling Hall
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Private Tour: Ming Tombs and Great Wall at Mutianyu from Beijing

7.Private Tour: Ming Tombs and Great Wall at Mutianyu from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 55 reviews · from $139

Spend about eight hours with a private English-speaking guide and driver at Mutianyu Great Wall and Changling Tomb. You can hike or pay extra for the cable car, enjoy a Chinese lunch, and visit a jade factory. Guides such as William, Cherry, Jenny, and Cora Lin have been praised for clear explanations and flexible planning.

“Disappointed. Was really looking forward to this tour. Felt very rushed by our tour guide. She was pleasant but was more interested in getting us to the jade factory. High pressure sales tactic at the factory. Lunch at the factory was marginal. DiRead more”

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Beijing: Great Wall and Ming Tomb All-inclusive Private Tour - Walking Mutianyu for 1.5 to 2 hours
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Beijing: Great Wall and Ming Tomb All-inclusive Private Tour

8.Great Wall and Ming Tomb All-inclusive Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 9 hours · from $159

Start early for Mutianyu’s mountain views and a 1.5 to 2 hour walk, then choose Changling’s treasure museum or Dingling’s underground palace. Your English-speaking guide handles tickets and transport, with lunch included on the selected option. The Sacred Way can be added for its marble guardians.

“Linda is an excellent guide. She is helpful, knowledgeable, goes the extra mile, honest and have a customer centric mindset. Apart from giving us information about the tour, she suggests activities that are suitable for us and affordable. She even went the extra mile to help us in navigating the app to book DiDi - the local transport and act as our photographer. She is truly a 5 star tour guide”

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Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs - The Sacred Way and thirteen imperial tombs
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Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs

9.Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $110

Travel from Beijing with a private vehicle and English-speaking guide to Mutianyu Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. Expect about 9 hours, including a 1.5-hour drive each way, three hours at the Wall, and two hours at the tombs. Joe and Jessica are among the guides praised for flexible planning and strong storytelling.

“Awesome day! Our guide’s (Joe) proposal to change the order of the visit let us enjoy Ming’s Tumbs area in a more relaxed and quier way, and slide option to get down from the Great Wall was super cool. Be ready for a long time in the car, but hope you had a driver as good as ours”

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Small Group Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Tour with Cable Car and Lunch - The cable car and toboggan ride
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Small Group Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Tour with Cable Car and Lunch

10.Small Group Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Tour with Cable Car and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $176

Leave Beijing early for Mutianyu, where you ride a cable car or ski lift up and a toboggan down. After lunch at a local restaurant, visit the Ming Tombs and Dingling’s underground palace with an English-speaking guide such as Jack, Alice, Coco, or Albert.

“We were on a 1 day tour with Discover Beijing Tours guided by Sherry Li. She was friendly and polite. Explained the history and culture of China to us so the entire tour was interesting. The ride in the car was comfortable and lunch was good. We had an enjoyable day. Thanks.”

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Private Transfer: Badaling Great Wall & Ming Tombs with VIP Pass - Reaching Badaling without the usual fuss
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Private Transfer: Badaling Great Wall & Ming Tombs with VIP Pass

11.Private Transfer: Badaling Great Wall & Ming Tombs with VIP Pass

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $72

Spend 8 to 9 hours with a private car from your Beijing hotel to Badaling Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. Choose transfer-only service or add a guide such as Susan or Zang Bo. Your driver helps arrange tickets, reach the cable car entrance, and manage the day.

“Really enjoyed walking the Mutianyu side of the Great Wall and the slide at the end was a great surprise! Tian Wei was an excellent driver and went above expectations by helping us to purchase our tickets and taking nice photos of us at thRead more”

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Private Day Tour to Longqing Gorge and Dingling at the Ming Tombs with Lunch and Boat Ride - Lunch between the gorge and the tombs
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Private Day Tour to Longqing Gorge and Dingling at the Ming Tombs with Lunch and Boat Ride

12.Private Day Tour to Longqing Gorge and Dingling at the Ming Tombs with Lunch and Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $214

Travel by private car from central Beijing to Dingling Tomb and Longqing Gorge. Descend into Emperor Wanli’s underground palace, eat lunch at a local restaurant, then ride the Flying Dragon escalator and cruise through steep cliffs and blue-green water. Guides such as Jack, Susan, and Albert are praised for care and flexibility.

“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”

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All Inclusive Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs - Three hours on the restored Mutianyu wall
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All Inclusive Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs

13.All Inclusive Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $176

Spend 8 to 9 hours with a private English-speaking guide at Mutianyu Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. Hotel pickup within Beijing’s 5th ring road, lunch, entrance fees, and your choice of cable car or chairlift with toboggan are included. Guides such as Alice Ji and Anson add useful local insight.

“Seeing the great wall was an exceptional experience and lunch at a local restaurant was very good. Our guide, Albert, was wonderful. I would give him the highest rating. He was very personable and knowledgeable. Albert spoke excellent ERead more”

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Beijing: Longqing Gorge, Ming Tombs & Lunch Private Day Tour - Longqing Gorge and the ride above the valley
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Beijing: Longqing Gorge, Ming Tombs & Lunch Private Day Tour

14.Longqing Gorge, Ming Tombs & Lunch Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 22 reviews · 8 hours · from $208

Travel by private car from your Beijing hotel to cool Longqing Gorge for the Dragon Escalator and a mountain-lake cruise, then visit Dingling’s underground palace at the Ming Tombs. English-speaking guides such as Lisa, Edward, and Juliet explain the scenery, feng shui, and Ming burial customs.

“Super excursion, je recommande vivement. Le guide Andy était super et donne beaucoup d’informations sur les lieux visités.”

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Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour with Options - Private transport from your hotel, airport, or station
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Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour with Options

15.Mutianyu Great Wall and Ming Tombs Private Tour with Options

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $126

Visit Mutianyu and the Ding Tomb in one private day from Beijing, with hotel, airport, or train-station pickup. Choose an English-speaking driver or guide, set your departure time, and add the cable car or toboggan at your own cost. Linda, Jessica, and Melody are among the named guides.

“It was a great trip with good private car and driver. We were very satisfied with support and kind service, thanks.”

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