Top 15 3-Day Experiences in China

1.All Inclusive 3-Day Top Highlights Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 259 reviews · from $560Our pick

Spend three full days exploring Beijing with a private English-speaking guide and driver. Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, with hutong walking, lunch, bottled water, and entrance fees included. Guide options have included Gru Ping, Peter, and driver Fu.

“Our tour guide, Gru ping in Beijing was outstanding! She was so knowledgable and we feel like we have a much better understanding of the history and culture of China. I would recommend her very highly. She is also fun and full of energy! She helped us to fall in love with this beautiful country.”

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2.3-Day Yellow Mountains, Hongcun Village and Tunxi Ancient Street Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · from $513

This private three-day Huangshan tour combines Hongcun Village, Tunxi Ancient Street, and an overnight stay on Yellow Mountain. Your English-speaking guide, such as Suki or April, handles transfers, cableway routes, luggage, and sightseeing. Expect steep steps, early starts, mountain hotels, and superb views from Shixin Peak, Bright Summit, and Lion Peak.

“We had a great time and our tour guide (April) was really good at speaking english and explaining all parts of the tour really well, everything was very organised and we had no trouble whatsoever, we loved Huangshan, it was very beautiful and unique, definitely worth a visit!”

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3.3-Day Private Zhangjiajie Discovery Tour with Glass Bridge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · from $346

This private three-day tour pairs Zhangjiajie National Forest Park with the Grand Canyon glass bridge and Tianmen Mountain. Your English-speaking guide and driver handle transfers, park routes, and changing weather. Guides such as Hanna, Fiona, Max, Rose, and Vicky have been praised for clear explanations, local insight, and practical help on steep or slippery paths.

“Excellent Choice and wonderful Tour guide! For this kind of visit it is definitely a must to have a guide like Hanna, the one who took care of us and every detail with great care and literally pamper us during the three days going way beyond our expectations! Thank you Viator and Hanna for your help making this travel experience an awesome one!”

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4.3-Day Private Beijing Tour with Airport Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $559

Cover Beijing’s essential sights with a private English-speaking guide, driver, and air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Bird’s Nest, and hutongs. Airport pickup and drop-off, entrance fees, and bottled water are included. Guides have included Barry, Candy, Sunny, Rocky, and Vivian.

“We booked a 12-day private tour via this company but this review is only for the Beijing section. Candy was our tour guide during these three days. She speaks English very well and is very kind and patient. We were picked up at the airpoRead more”

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5.3-Day Private Tour of Incredible Beijing Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $628

Spend three full days with a private guide exploring Beijing’s major sights, from Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City to Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace. Hotel pickup, entrance fees, and some transport are included, with lunch and city transportation available by booking option. Guides may include Aaron or Maggie.

“Mr Aaron was our tour guide. He was knowledgeable and friendly to my kids. He spoke to us in mandarin and English. He was flexible with the schedule as we wanted to focus on something’s and fast track others. We didn’t need a selfie stick Read more”

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6.All-Inclusive 3-Day Private Tour of Must-See Sights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 3 days · from $391

Spend three private days with an English-speaking guide such as Lucy, Linda, Susan, or Ranee, visiting Beijing’s imperial sights, a choice of Great Wall sections, hutongs, pandas, and the Summer Palace. Your package includes hotel or airport transfers, entrance tickets, cable car rides, bottled water, and three local lunches, including Peking duck.

“Excellent tour and excellent guide! Susan was very knowledgeable and having her help navigating the sites and explaining the history was truly invaluable. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to make the most of their time in Beijing.”

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7.3-Day Private Guilin Tour with Li River Cruise and Yangshuo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $619

You’ll meet your English-speaking guide at Guilin Airport, settle into a private air-conditioned car, and spend three days seeing the city and countryside. Expect Reed Flute Cave’s colored chambers, Elephant Trunk Hill, a four-hour Li River cruise to Yangshuo, a rural outing, and Xianggong Mountain. Two hotel nights, breakfasts, lunch, transport, and entry fees are included.

“It is a beautiful place to visit. We did both the city tour and the River cruse and both these were beyond our expectation. The lighting system inside the cave adds to the beauty. It is a must if you are in Guilin. The next day was river cruse and tRead more”

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8.3-Day All-Inclusive Beijing Private Tour: Top Sights+Peking Duck

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $439

You’ll tour Beijing with a private guide and driver, visiting the Forbidden City, Mutianyu or Badaling, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, and more. Peking duck and three lunches are included, along with admission, hotel transfers, and a Great Wall cable car or toboggan ride. Guides may include Albert, Susan, Roy, Qing, or Bella.

“My wife and I had a great experience touring Beijing and the Great Wall of China. Susan did a fantastic job explaining all the places we visited. Susan's made sure we never felt pressure to move on to the next site before we were satisfied answering our questions. I would recommend Susan to anyone!”

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9.Private Beijing 3-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $630

You’ll tour Beijing in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking guide, choosing from major sights such as the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, and Lama Temple. The plan includes a Summer Palace boat ride, hutong rickshaw tour, hotel pickup, entrance fees, and Great Wall cable car or toboggan access.

“Great Wall summer palace and the tour lady Jenny. Was a wonderful and very helpful she went above and beyond to make she make my husband dream come through walking all the way to top”

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10.3-Day Private Beijing Tour with Forbidden City, Great Wall, Hutong and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $518

Spend three private days exploring Beijing with a guide and driver, visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, and old hutongs. Lunch, admissions, bottled water, hotel pickup, and private transport are included. The seasonal Summer Palace dragon boat ride runs from April through October.

“We had a great 3 days in Beijing with our guide Felix. Everything was taken care of and we had a spacious and luxurious modern van.”

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11.3-Day Harbin City Private Tour in Your Way in Winter Season

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $520

Spend three winter days with a private English-speaking guide such as Sara or Samantha, visiting Harbin’s ice festivals, Russian-era sights, Songhua River, Volga Manor, and old neighborhoods. Meet at your centrally located hotel each morning at 9:00, then travel by private vehicle or public transport. Entrance fees and meals cost extra.

“Samantha went out of her way to answer all the questions I asked. Her English is good. There were many Chinese people waiting online in the cold to enter the parks. Sometimes 2 hours. Samantha stayed with me the entire time. She even got a battery charger when my batteries got low due to the cold temperatures”

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12.3-Day Beijing Hightlight Tour with Optional Peking Duck & Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $560

Spend three private days with a guide and driver visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, hutongs, the Great Wall at Mutianyu, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, and 798 Art Zone. Lunches, entry fees, hotel transfers, and a cable car or toboggan ride are included. Deluxe booking adds Peking duck and a Kungfu or acrobatic show.

“what a fantastic 3 days we had with our amazing guide Rita from Lilys tours in Beijing - it was everything and more than we expected. Rita was enormously knowledgeable, charming, great fun and made our whistlestop tour of Beijing so interRead more”

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13.3-Day Private Silk Road Tour of Dunhuang: Mogao Grottoes, Yulin Grottoes, Crescent Moon Pool

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $799

Spend three days exploring Dunhuang with a private guide and air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Mogao Grottoes, Yulin Caves, Yangguan Pass, Yumen Pass, Suoyang City, Crescent Moon Pool, and the Singing-Sand Dunes. Guide Lily is noted for clear explanations and local food tips. Lunch, bottled water, entry fees, and hotel transfers are included.

“The trip was awesome, exceeds my expectation. Our tour guide Lily was the best. Very knowledgeable and attentive.”

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14.3-Day Private Beijing Sightseeing Tour with Peking Duck, Hot Pot plus Optional Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $565

Spend three private days exploring Beijing with an English-speaking guide, hotel transfers, three lunches, hot pot, and a Peking Duck dinner. Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, hutongs, and Lama Temple. Guides such as Jenny and Linda have been praised for friendly, flexible service.

“Our Tour guild Linda was excellent, very passionate & knowledgeable of China, she catered our experience to us, a very memorable experience, my husband & I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves & would like to come back to visit Beijing again in the future.”

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15.Classic 3-Day Jiuzhaigou Private Tour(Transportation+Tickets)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $259Best value

You get private transport, reserved tickets, and a self-guided plan for Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong. Lily handles trip details, while drivers such as Mr. Li provide airport, train station, hotel, and park transfers. Add an English-speaking guide for $90 per day, or follow the supplied video instructions at your own pace.

“After reaching out to several tour agencies, we ultimately chose West China Go to provide transportation and guide services for our tour of Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou, and Chongqing.”

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