15 Boat Trips in Beijing to Build a Day Around

1.Water-Great Wall Odyssey: Hike & Cruise One Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 94 reviews · 9 hours · from $52Our pick

Review of Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall day tour: hike, boat ride, optional rafting, transport, guides, value, and practical tips.

“The tour was great. Everything was so well organized. It all worked perfectly. The scenery is just amazing! Cici was an amazing guide. Always made sure to tell us every detail necessary and continuous contact to make sure everything was okay. And she even gave us recommendations for restaurants in Beijing. Just amazing 🤩”

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2.Water-Great Wall Odyssey: Scenic Bus & Cruise Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $50

Explore Huanghuacheng Great Wall by bus, boat, and optional rafting on a relaxed 9-hour Beijing day tour with five hours at the wall.

“The excursion was well organized, the guide Cici was very knowledgeable, kind, and friendly. I recommend it”

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3.Longqingxia Gorge Cruise and Guyaju Cave Dwellings Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $216

Escape Beijing for a private Longqing Gorge cruise, Guyaju cave dwellings, local lunch, and scenic mountain views with hotel transfers.

“Wonderful day trip out of Beijing with May & her driver from Lilies Tour. Picked us up at our hotel & on our the way to the gorge gave us some history about Beijing & China. May spoke very good English, was personable, & informative. The caves were really interesting & a nice view from the top of the hill. Thank you May & your driver. Sara Leigh & Marty”

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4.Din Tai Fung Dinner and VIP Class River Cruise Experience in Shanghai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · from $173

See Shanghai by night with VIP Huangpu River views, a private guide, and a Din Tai Fung soup dumpling dinner.

“Sunny is a wonderful guide. Our group (traveling for business) had a fantastic time. Highly recommended this tour!”

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5.Beijing Private Tour to Badaling Great Wall and Longqing Gorge with Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $236

Review of a private Beijing tour to Badaling and Longqing Gorge, with cable car, boat ride, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“A great day spent with a very knowledgeable guide. The tour was very informative and the guide a lot of fun”

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

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

Review of Beijing’s private Longqing Gorge and Dingling Tomb tour, with lunch, boat ride, guide tips, costs, and practical advice.

“The tour was nice and Christine was a great guide ! She provided many historical information and anecdotes which made the tour as interesting as pleasant. She even adapted the itinerary upon my request to go to the Sacred Way. I recommend !”

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7.Private Transfer to Tianjin Xingang Cruise Port-Every Group Size

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $108

Review of a private Beijing to Tianjin Xingang cruise transfer, with vehicle choices, timing, luggage advice, airport pickups, price, and booking tips.

“Driver was great, very punctual and professional. He picked us up from the hotel on time and ensured we arrived at the port on time.”

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8.Private Day Tour to Longqing Gorge with Boat Ride and Cable Car from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $208

Review of Longqing Gorge from Beijing, with private transport, boat cruise, cable car, lunch, costs, itinerary, weather tips, and booking advice.

“We were picked up from our hotel by Jimmy our guide who took us to Longqing Gorge. During our time we cruised up the river and back. Climbed to a few temples which had awesome views with the help of the cable car. We finished with Read more”

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9.Imperial Waterway Boat+Summer Palace SelfGuidedTour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $40Best value

Sail Beijing’s imperial waterway to the Summer Palace, stroll Zizhuyuan Park, and explore at your own pace for $40.

“Gewone boottocht. Tuin van zomerpaleis héél groot. Wel vele gebouwen niet toegankelijk.”

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10.2-Day Private Beijing Excursion with Great Wall from Tianjin Cruise Terminal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $506

Spend two days from Tianjin exploring Mutianyu, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City with private transport, hotel, meals, and a guide.

“Would reccommend this company for tours. My guide name was Jerry and he was an eccellent tour guide, very friendly, very patient and very helpful. Also very knowledgeable about the sites we visited. The great wall was the highlight and the meals were great especially the peking duck. Thanks again Jerry.”

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11.2 Days Beijing Group Tour from Tianjin Cruise Port without Shop Stops

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $245

Review of a 2-day Beijing tour from Tianjin Port with Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, meals, hotel, guide, and no shopping stops.

“Excellent experience from pre-tour communications to post tour service. Ren our tour guide did a good job showing us all the sights stated in the itinerary. Our only complain was the hotel. We went with a '5' star hotel (Crown Plaza). Our room was old with wall paper peeling off! On the whole we had a great time. Excellent value for the money!”

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12.Private Transfer: Beijing hotel to Tianjin Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $108

Review of the private Beijing to Tianjin Cruise Port transfer, with advice on comfort, timing, luggage, drivers, price, and booking.

“The driver picked us up at the hotel on time, the vehicle was comfortable, the driver was courteous, a good driver, but no English.”

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13.Private Transit Tours & Transfers from Tianjin Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $129

Review of a private Tianjin cruise port transfer to Mutianyu, with flexible timing, private transport, optional guide, and Great Wall access.

“We choose Tony with Bejing Airport Tour, after doing research with a few different tour company.”

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14.Private Longqing Gorge & Guyaju Cave Day Tour w/ Cruise Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $198

Escape Beijing for Longqing Gorge and Guyaju Caves on a private day tour with a scenic cruise, hotel pickup, guide, and included tickets.

“The gorge is half buried in water behind a high dam, still spectacular. The boat ride is mandatory -- the only way to actually see the gorge. (But you can climb to the ridgetop from the top of a gondola next to the dam, or from the village Read more”

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15.Private Longqingxia Gorge Cruise and Great Wall One Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · from $226

Pair Badaling Great Wall with a cool Longqingxia Gorge cruise on a private Beijing day tour with lunch, guide, transport, and tickets.

“A few days before we got to Beijing the tour operator sent us a message and said the government had shut down the tour for “maintenance” and wanted to know if there was something else we wanted to do. In hind site we should have caRead more”

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