Experiences in Beijing

Shows, flights, drives and private access — the reasons to leave the hotel.

TypeAreaExperiencePrice

Historic Site • $$$

The best-restored, least crowded major Great Wall section within day-trip range of the city, with a cable car up.

Best for: Day Trip

Palace Museum • $$

The former imperial palace at the heart of Beijing, nearly 1,000 buildings across almost 200 acres.

Best for: History Lovers

Guided Tour • $$

A pedicab route through the alleys around Houhai lake, stopping at a courtyard family home along the way.

Best for: Culture Lovers

Imperial Garden • $$

A vast imperial lake-and-hill garden built as the Qing court's summer retreat from the Forbidden City heat.

Best for: Day Trip

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