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Best Tours & activities in Beijing (2026)

Beijing has several long-established tour operators that go beyond the standard coach trip. For the Great Wall, Beijing Hikers has led scheduled group hikes since 2001 on unrestored sections such as Gubeikou, Jinshanling and Jiankou, rated by difficulty so you can choose the right level. Wild Great Wall Adventures, founded in 2011, offers private day hikes, multi-day treks and camping trips with hotel pickup, and its three-day route finishes at Mutianyu.

In the city, Beijing Postcards runs history walks from its public history space in Dashilar, drawing on its own collection of old maps and photographs, and its History of the Hutong walk covers more than 2,000 years of the city's past. The Hutong, a cultural centre in a Dongcheng courtyard house, teaches Chinese cooking classes from dumplings to hand-pulled noodles and runs a Maliandao tea market tour. Lost Plate's evening food tour starts at Shichahai station and visits four small restaurants for hotpot, noodles, meat buns and spring pancakes. For hikes that cross into Hebei, bring your passport, and book food tours and classes a few days ahead.

5 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in Beijing

  1. Beijing Hikers Great Wall and countryside hiking, Chaoyang (meeting points)A Beijing hiking company running since 2001, leading scheduled group hikes on unrestored Great Wall sections and in the hills and villages around the city.
  2. Wild Great Wall Adventures Great Wall hiking and camping tours, ChaoyangA Beijing tour company founded in 2011 that runs guided day hikes, multi-day treks and camping trips on wild and restored sections of the Great Wall.
  3. Beijing Postcards History walking tours, Dashilar, XichengA Beijing history company founded in 2005 that runs hutong walks and talks from its public history space in Dashilar, drawing on its collection of old maps and photographs.

Tour operator

1. Beijing Hikers

Great Wall and countryside hikingChaoyang (meeting points)

A Beijing hiking company running since 2001, leading scheduled group hikes on unrestored Great Wall sections and in the hills and villages around the city.

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Tour operator

3. Beijing Postcards

History walking toursDashilar, Xicheng

A Beijing history company founded in 2005 that runs hutong walks and talks from its public history space in Dashilar, drawing on its collection of old maps and photographs.

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Tour operator

4. The Hutong

Cooking classes and culinary toursBeixinqiao, Dongcheng

A cultural centre in a Dongcheng courtyard house running Chinese cooking classes, tea tastings, a Maliandao tea market tour and culinary and day tours.

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