Beijing Private City Tour: Visit Temple of Heaven, Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City
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Beijing

This full-day private Beijing city tour takes you to visit Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace,Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City. Get to know up to 3000 years history in one day with your professional tour guide. Lunch, attraction entrance ticket, and private transfer are all inclusive.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Temple of Heaven - Meet your private guide at your hotel lobby at 8:30.a.m. Firstly, you will visit The Temple of Heaven.It was built in 1420 with a total area of 674 acres, this is the largest building for religious worship in China, which was originally used by the Ming and Qing emperors to pay homage to Heaven and to pray for a year of rich harvest. Nice park to while away an hour or two for listening to singing and music, and watching the locals going about their lives.
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - After the Temple of Heaven visit, you wil be taken to the Tiananmen Square, which is the largest city center square in the world. It’s named after the Tiananmen Gate (Gate of Heavenly Peace) located to its North, separating it from the Forbidden City. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history.
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Followed by the Forbidden City. It was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the center of Beijing. For almost 600 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.
    Tip: the Forbidden City ticket can be booked 1 week before. If it is sold out, you will do the Jinshan Hill to have a bird view of the Forbidden City and your guide will take you to the place where quite close to it. If not work for you, you will get fully refund.
  • Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - After enjoy an authentic Chinese lunch, head to the Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved of the surviving imperial garden.Once a summer retreat for emperors, this 716-acre park is still a retreat for tourist, who can relax here or stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and huge lake, stopping occasionally at a shop or tea-house. Much-loved summer retreat of the Imperial families, the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors are set around the lake and rivers in natural harmony.

You will be transferred back to your hotel after the tour is finished.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private vehicle
  • Entrance fees included
  • Professional tour guide
  • Lunch at a local Chinese restaurant
What's Not Included
  • Boat at Summer Palace
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
  • If you choose to have different language tour guide other than English or Chinese one, please ensure to make your booking at least 3 days in advance
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants (for getting your Forbidden City ticket in advance)
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Tour duration is 8-9 hours. If you want to extend the tour, please pay 15 USD to your driver and 15 USD to your guide for each extra hour
  • Tip: the Forbidden City ticket is not guaranteed. It can be booked 1 week before. If it is sold out, you will do the Jinshan Hill to have a bird view of the Forbidden City and your guide will take you to the place where quite close to it. If not work for you, you will get fully refund.
Location
Temple of Heaven
Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Melissa_m
Apr 17, 2024
The best guide, driver, car & Lunch!!! - The best guide, driver, car & Lunch!!! Awesome day seeing all the main things and everything in between. I would go again just for lunch lol. We paid more to get the Peking Duck as hadn't had it before and OML so good! Thank you for making our day in Beijing amazing :) ... like an old friend rather than a guide
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Greg_e
Mar 30, 2024
Great Day Out - I had a great day with Sally visiting all the sites. If you have limited time, you need a guide and driver to get to the different sites and this was very efficient and lunch was great. Thankyou Sally for your insights and knowledge.
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Thomas_k
Mar 29, 2024
Four huge Beijing essentials in only one day - What an amazing day! Lili is so knowledgeable and I felt I learned so much about all of these essential Beijing landmarks. We covered a lot of ground and I had so much fun. Lili took so many great photos of me and despite heavy traffic our driver did an great job of getting us around the city. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who would like to cover all of these major highlights in one day. Fantastic tour.
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Elmer_s
Mar 26, 2024
Amazing trip to historical Beijing, minus the Great Wall - Rita was a very knowledgeable tour guide, with the right pacing so we didn't feel rushed. It would have been a perfect day, but it rained towards the end of the tour. It would have been much better if umbrellas were readily available during the tour but overall it was great. Definitely recommend.
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Rosiee495
Mar 4, 2024
Nice experience!!! - Angela is wonderful, kind, good-natured and explained the entire tour very clearly. I recommend it 100%. I love all!!!
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814cariss
Mar 3, 2024
Taking in the Beijing Sights with Lily - The tour was really great, Lily was super helpful and full of information about the sights and the Chinese culture! She also took great care of my mum on the uneven ground and stairs. Highly recommend taking a tour with Lily while you are in Beijing!
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Omar_m
Oct 9, 2023
Perfect one day trip - We have booked this trip to visit the major highlights of Beijing city in one day. We have met our tour guide (LILY) in the morning and she has took us to these three highlights. We were lucky to have Lily as our tour guide as she is so knowledgeable about the history of the places we have visited. We have really enjoyed our time and she explained to us all of the important details for all of the visited attractions. I recommend anyone who would visit Beijing to book this tour and I would recommend Lily as the tour guide as she is so knowledgeable and she has a lot of patience through out the trip. Thanks LILY,, my parents and my wife sends you there best regards.
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James
Sep 5, 2023
Highly recommend - Tour Guide, Lili and Driver Pan were assigned to us for the day tour. Both arrived earlier than expected, waited for us at the hotel lobby. The car is very clean and comfortable. Driver Pan always top up mineral water to ensure that we stay hydrated. Lili is very experienced who knows the history and culture in & out, professional and patience. She provides very detailed information at each attractions. Highly recommend both Lili and Driver Pan!
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E6409mnmariov
Jul 30, 2023
City tour - The city tour was a long day, but it was certainly worth it! Our tour guide Sherry made the tour very enjoyable! She was informative, professional and funny. She ensured that we were comfortable and enjoying our experience. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Martina_d
Jul 6, 2023
A whole-day your covering the main sights with a young family - Our family, mother, father and 6-year-old twin boys, were guided by Sherry, who was knowledgeable, well-organised and patient. We managed to pack so much in and with Sherry’s help and insider knowledge, we were able to avoid huge queues and any disappointment. The tour was full-on but well-timed. The fact that we had a private luxury car taking us everywhere was amazing, especially in the heat, and everything went as planned. We would highly recommend the tour company as they started communicating well before the trip to ensure that they tailored the tour to our specific needs.
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