From the moment I arrived in Bejing I was sent a text informing me of my hotel pick up time , 7.40, and the mini bus arrived exactly as planned, the superb host was Helen who was super informative from the start. The day started at the square, and then moved on to the forbidden city , both were fantastic and With Helens informative commetary about what we were looking at, made me feel like an expert of the history of the region at the conclusion. We then hopped back on the mini bus to the Great wall,with a luch break in between. The luch was a buffet which was delicious, and cost about a tenner each, with soft drink as well, the wall it's self was amazing, I'd recommend the chair lift , and I don't do heights, but your never far from the ground and the views are amazing ( despite the blizzard), that was about 15 pounds each, 6 mins each way, so worth it, we spent about 1.5 hours at the wall before wee journied back to our hotel. Water and a snickers on the bus, as well, but the real jem was the amazing Helen, great English, lots of humour and paced just right for the whole group, she's a credit to this company so well done, the day is busy but worth every penny don't hesitate on this, get it all done in a day, thank you Helen