Gene, we did a tour of Beijing in 2007 with a private tour guide for 3 nights (Jane Yeo, AKA Beijing Jane who many on LCT have used and gets high marks) but we arranged our own air, hotel, meals on our own etc. She picked us up at the airport and delivered us back again since we did a 3 night deviation from the Voyager WC. We were with her during daylight hours and had a very FULL 3 days and saw everything we had wanted. I'm not sure why you're opting for a guided tour rather than private tour?

As long as you're in this part of the world, I hope you'll get to go to Xian and see the Terra Cotta Warriors too.