Mutianyu Great Wall: One-day Tour with Cultural Experience

Northern China, Beijing



Explore the Mutianyu Great Wall on a guided tour. Learn about Chinese culture with hands-on activities like calligraphy, paper-cutting, dumpling-making and so on.

Highlights

  • Explore the Mutianyu Great Wall and admire the mountain scenery
  • Learn about Chinese culture with a variety of hands-on activities
  • Make authentic Chinese dumplings and taste local cuisine

Description

Embark on a wonderful one-day journey to Mutianyu Great Wall, widely hailed as the essence section of the Ming Great Wall. Wander along the ancient city walls spanning thousands of years, admire the magnificent mountain scenery stretching across rolling hills, and immerse yourself in the profound historical heritage of the Great Wall. This tour offers a diverse selection of authentic traditional Chinese cultural experiences, allowing you to deeply explore intangible cultural heritage and classic old Beijing folk customs in an immersive way. You can freely choose from a rich variety of hands-on cultural activities. Unleash your creativity through traditional Chinese calligraphy and exquisite paper-cutting art, or paint your own unique Peking Opera mask to experience the charm of traditional opera culture. Learn to make authentic Chinese dumplings from scratch and taste genuine local Chinese cuisine. In addition, you can visit a collection of vintage old Beijing artifacts to learn about traditional local life, join an interesting cricket culture class to discover unique old Beijing folk pastimes, and experience the delicate traditional craft of inner-painting snuff bottles. You can also take part in a classic diabolo (Chinese yo-yo) class and a fun mortise and tenon structure workshop, where you can get hands-on experience with the ingenious ancient Chinese architectural wisdom and feel the exquisite craftsmanship of traditional Chinese art. This perfect itinerary combines stunning Great Wall scenery, delicious local food, intangible cultural heritage experiences, traditional folk customs and ancient architectural culture in one trip. Ideal for family outings, parent-child travel, study tours and foreign cultural experience visits, it enables every traveler to gain an in-depth, fun and unforgettable authentic Chinese cultural journey.

Includes

Private car. English-speaking tour guide. Mutianyu Great Wall entrance ticket. Chinese Cultural Experience. (According to the selected package)

Excludes

Gratuities. Personal expenses. Cable car fee of the Mutianyu Great Wall.

Important Information

  • 1. The tour involves walking along the Great Wall. 2. Chinese Cultural activities are hands-on. 3. You can choose the corresponding package according to your own needs. 4. We offer pick-up & drop-off service within the 5th ring area. 5. If the address is outside the 5th ring area, please consult the online customer service.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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