Beijing bike tours

The Hutong Experience

What you’ll do

3 Hours 1-14

For curious travellers who want to explore the real rhythm of Beijing — not just its landmarks.
We move at a thoughtful pace — by bicycle or electric scooter — through hutongs, markets, and neighbourhoods where local life still unfolds naturally.

This is our signature experience, first created over six years ago and continuously shaped by a city in motion — evolving as the hutongs, the seasons, and our own lives change with it.

Along the way, you can choose to try small local bites from cooks we know — not highlights lists, but everyday flavours shared through real relationships.


What you’ll experience 🍢🏮

🚲 Explore Beijing by bicycle or electric scooter, depending on what feels right for you
🏮 Ride through centuries-old hutong neighbourhoods, alleyways, and local backstreets
🥟 Enjoy two street food snacks along the way, chosen to level up the adventure and introduce flavours locals love
🔥 Taste flavours from Beijing and across China — savoury, smoky, sweet, and bold
🎲 Play an ancient local game during the experience — and if you enjoy it, you can even take one home as a small gift
🍻 Optional moments for tea, coffee, or a local drink if the timing and mood feel right

Food is part of the experience — but never forced.
If you’d prefer not to eat during the ride, that’s completely fine. The experience is just as rewarding without it, and we’ll happily point out places you can return to later if something catches your interest.


How the experience flows

We have our golden route — a thoughtfully designed plan built around neighbourhoods, people, and stops we genuinely love and trust.

We also leave room for the hutongs to lead the way.
As life in the hutongs changes, so do we — sometimes crossing paths with local friends, exploring a different corner, or following a moment that feels right that day.

This balance of structure and flow is what keeps the experience relaxed, personal, and alive. If there are specific interests you have, please let us know and we’ll see if they can suit this adventure!


Why it hits different ⚡

  • Curated by people who live here and care deeply about the city
  • Built around trust, long-term relationships, and return visits
  • A balance of clear planning and natural spontaneity
  • Focused on flavour, movement, and everyday life
  • It feels human, warm, and unforced

Who it’s for

  • Curious travellers who want to experience everyday life beyond the obvious sights
  • People who enjoy moving through a city and noticing how things actually work
  • Explorers who value immersion over itineraries
  • Those who appreciate thoughtful pacing, local rhythm, and shared moments
  • Anyone who believes the best way to understand a place is to spend time inside it

Who it’s not for

We respect that everyone travels differently and makes their own choices.
In the same way, we respect the time, care, and passion our team puts into what we do.

We’re a small, family-run company, focused on sharing Beijing in our own way — guided by curiosity, relationships, and genuine love for the city, rather than following standard formulas.

This experience may not be the right fit if:

  • You’re looking for the cheapest option
  • You want a rigid, scripted tour with no room to flow
  • Fast-paced sightseeing is your main priority

If you’re exploring independently, we also share plenty of free food and neighbourhood advice on our blog ◡̈

Details

Meeting location
Overtone in Beixinqiao – Our buddies & partner brewery!

Where do we go?
This adventure takes you around the ancient communities we call home, from Beixinqiao, to Gulou, the lakes & wrapping back down the Grand Canal & hutongs where local life thrives.

Duration
3 hours.

Prices:
Bicycle up to 15 riders
Groups of 4 & under = 500 CNY per person
Groups over 4 = 400 CNY per person

Per Electric Scooter up to 10 riders
Groups of 4 & under = 600 CNY per person
Groups over 4 = 500 CNY per person

It’s possible to mix groups with some on bicycle & some on electric scooter

Group size & privacy
Bookings with fewer than 4 people may be opened for other adventurers to join.

To guarantee a private experience, simply cover the minimum of 4 people.


Partner price
We are always open to chatting with good people/ organisations to be able to offer your community partner prices which can be between 10-20% off any experience! Please get in-touch if you think your community would enjoy our type adventures!
How to get partner price

What’s included

Your chariot
electric scooter or Bicycle

Couple tasty street fooooooods
Adventures taste better with food 😉 On this experience our go to street foods are the legendary jian bing (Chinese savoury pancake & niu rou bing (crispy beef pie/ can be veg too)

Drinks to stay refreshed
Soft drinks & local lagers

Add-ons

More food! – If you’re still hungry and want some more tasty treats
Price
: Pay as you go – You could also consider booking our Street Food Discovery ◡̈

Craft beers & other alcoholic drinks
Price: Pay as you go

Coffee
Price: Pay as you go


From 500-600 CNY
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Our customers reviews

An Amazing Wild Wall Hike!

I went on a Wild Wall hike in April led by Dom from Our Beijing and it was amazing! I organized the hike because my brother was visiting Beijing and really wanted to see the Great Wall and not just […]

Emmet

U.S.A.

Happy kids, happy parents!

Dom taught a group of my daughter’s middle school-aged friends and their parents how to make jian bing over the CNY holiday. It is a fun mid-day activity that sets you up with a full belly and the know-how for […]

Jessica

Amman

A must do tour

A fab tour! Well organised and incredibly easy for the new bike drivers. Dominic was knowledgeable and fun with patience to listen to all the children’s stories and replied to all their questions. We are now applying all the knowledge […]

Sara

Spain

Super way to see Old Beijing

I really enjoyed this experience! Dom was a great, knowledgeable host who helped us navigate the hutongs safely. We would have never seen some of the things we did under our own steam and were grateful to have seen this […]

Rose

Kuala Lumpur

Great experience

Dom and his team have that great ability to make anything from a hutong tour or visit to the great wall both fun and informative. We headed out to the great wall in Gubeikou – a stunning section of the […]

Philippe

France

Incredible Journey

This has definitely been my favorite experience and adventure in China! It is a very unique, fun, enlightening, and enjoyable way to learn about the culture here in China. The beauty that you will see in the Hutongs is incredible! […]

Kjirsten

Ireland

Great with kids, highlight of our trip to Beijing!

Best of our stay in Beijing. We had 3 ebikes, one had a little child seat in front, which was perfect for our 4 years old daughter. My son, 14 could go on the ebike by himself. Our guide totally […]

Hanneke

Netherlands

The perfect end to our Beijing holiday

This E-Bike tour around the Hutongs ended up being my favourite activity I did while I visiting Beijing. Dom our tour guide couldn’t have been better, he was super friendly and chatty. He made us feel super comfortable when it […]

Louisa

Glasgow

An Amazing Wild Wall Hike!

I went on a Wild Wall hike in April led by Dom from Our Beijing and it was amazing! I organized the hike because my brother was visiting Beijing and really wanted to see the Great Wall and not just […]

Emmet

U.S.A.

Happy kids, happy parents!

Dom taught a group of my daughter’s middle school-aged friends and their parents how to make jian bing over the CNY holiday. It is a fun mid-day activity that sets you up with a full belly and the know-how for […]

Jessica

Amman

A must do tour

A fab tour! Well organised and incredibly easy for the new bike drivers. Dominic was knowledgeable and fun with patience to listen to all the children’s stories and replied to all their questions. We are now applying all the knowledge […]

Sara

Spain

Super way to see Old Beijing

I really enjoyed this experience! Dom was a great, knowledgeable host who helped us navigate the hutongs safely. We would have never seen some of the things we did under our own steam and were grateful to have seen this […]

Rose

Kuala Lumpur

Great experience

Dom and his team have that great ability to make anything from a hutong tour or visit to the great wall both fun and informative. We headed out to the great wall in Gubeikou – a stunning section of the […]

Philippe

France

Incredible Journey

This has definitely been my favorite experience and adventure in China! It is a very unique, fun, enlightening, and enjoyable way to learn about the culture here in China. The beauty that you will see in the Hutongs is incredible! […]

Kjirsten

Ireland

Great with kids, highlight of our trip to Beijing!

Best of our stay in Beijing. We had 3 ebikes, one had a little child seat in front, which was perfect for our 4 years old daughter. My son, 14 could go on the ebike by himself. Our guide totally […]

Hanneke

Netherlands

The perfect end to our Beijing holiday

This E-Bike tour around the Hutongs ended up being my favourite activity I did while I visiting Beijing. Dom our tour guide couldn’t have been better, he was super friendly and chatty. He made us feel super comfortable when it […]

Louisa

Glasgow

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