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Private Day Tour to Badaling Great Wall and Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival
Product code 11301P179
From
From USD 238
Dates
Jan 15, 2027 to Feb 28, 2027
Start times
12:00 PM, 1:00 PM
Travelers
Infant ages 0-3, Child ages 4-10, Adult ages 11-90
Options
Private Tour
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Duration
8 hours to 9 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Zh Tw, Mandarin Chinese
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
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From
From USD 238
Private Day Tour to Badaling Great Wall and Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival





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Duration
8 hours to 9 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Zh Tw, Mandarin Chinese
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Why Travelers Love This
Plan your Beijing winter tour? Combine the Great Wall at Badaling Section and an excursion to Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival is a Great Choice. A visit to the most famous section of the Great Wall at Badaling will accomplish your China Dream. Your private guide provides a personalized experience as you visit Badaling Great Wall, learn the history behind and marvel at the spectacular natural scenery that surrounds it and enjoy cable car ride. While Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival provides a fantastic visual experience when illuminated at night. Over 400 ice sculptures, carved by both Chinese and foreign artists, are exhibited here. This private day tour includes tasty local lunch, entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. Seasonal tour is offered January through end of February.
Overview
Plan your Beijing winter tour? Combine the Great Wall at Badaling Section and an excursion to Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival is a Great Choice. A visit to the most famous section of the Great Wall at Badaling will accomplish your China Dream. Your private guide provides a personalized experience as you visit Badaling Great Wall, learn the history behind and marvel at the spectacular natural scenery that surrounds it and enjoy cable car ride. While Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival provides a fantastic visual experience when illuminated at night. Over 400 ice sculptures, carved by both Chinese and foreign artists, are exhibited here. This private day tour includes tasty local lunch, entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. Seasonal tour is offered January through end of February.
What's Included
Included
Lunch or dinner depending on your start time
Bottled water
Cable car round trip at the Great Wall
Hotel pickup and drop-off (For hotels within the 4th ring road of Beijing City)
English Speaking tour guide
Entrance fee
Transport by private vehicle
Not included
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Stop 1
2 hoursAdmission included
Stop 1
Following a pickup from your accommodation in Beijing city center at your selected time, meet your private guide and hop aboard your air-conditioned vehicle. Heading directly to Badaling Great Wall. On the way to Badaling Great Wall, about a 1.5 hour drive, your professional tour guide will give you an explication of the Great Wall and the related Chinese history and culture on the way. You will also enjoy the beautiful countryside scenery on the way. The Badaling Great Wall is one of the most important part of the Great Wall, this Great Wall was attached with great military importance. An old Chinese saying tells the crucial position of Badaling: if one man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot get through. The highest point of Badaling Great Wall is Beibalou, approximately 1,015 m above sea level. Upon arrival, you will take the cable car up to the highest point where you can overlook the entire area and take some nice photos. You will spend 2 hours hiking on the Wall.
Stop 2
2 hoursAdmission included
Stop 2
After lunch or dinner at local Chinese restaurant, then heading to Longqing Gorge. The Longqing Gorge ice and snow festival starts from mid-January and runs until end-February. Over 400 ice sculptures, carved by both Chinese and foreign artists, are exhibited here. Each year has a different theme. When illuminated at night, these brilliant sculptures create a fantastic visual experience. The mountains around the gorge are also illuminated, a beautiful background for the winter wonderland in the middle basin. Besides the ice sculptures, there are fireworks ceremonies, folk dancing, and minority ethnic songs, all presented on the central stage. You can try their hand at ice-fishing, tobogganing, ice-slides, skating, or one of numerous other ice or snow sports. There is also a human-sized ice maze to get lost in. There is something on offer for all age groups, making for a thrilling excursion for the whole family. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.
Additional Info
Infants Must Sit On Laps
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Stroller Accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
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