Beijing Highlights: 2-Day Private Tour with Guide

Embark on a 2-day all-inclusive private tour of Beijing’s highlights, including Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, and Mutianyu Great Wall. Upgrade for an evening show. Guide, entrance fees, transfers, and meals included.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 6 days learn more
Highlights

City tour: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutongs area & Temple of Heaven

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin your tour at Tian’anmen Square, the largest public square in the world. Your private guide will share stories and background information.

Temple of Heaven - The Temple of Heaven is the largest ancient Imperial place of worship, where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties prayed for good harvests. Today, it is also a park where locals engage in social activities like singing, dancing, and practicing Tai chi.

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - The Forbidden City is the largest Imperial Palace in the world. Spend a few hours exploring this stunning example of Imperial architecture and learning about its history. For around 500 years, it was the home of emperors and their households from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the southern section, or the Outer Court, where the emperor exercised supreme power, and the northern section, or the Inner Court, where he lived with his royal family.

Shichahai Scenic Resort - Hutong is a Mongolian word meaning water well. These lanes or small streets, about 30 feet wide, originated during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). Walk around the old Beijing hutongs near Shichahai Lake. They have become symbols of local culture and are a top choice for those wanting to learn about local history and culture.

Mutianyu Great Wall & Summer Palace

Mutianyu Great Wall - The Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the most famous and popular sections of the Great Wall of China. You can choose to take a cable car or chair lift up to the wall, then spend 1 to 2 hours leisurely hiking and exploring the Watch Towers. Admire the construction and beauty of this legendary Wall. After hiking, you can either take an exhilarating toboggan ride back down or return the way you came.

Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - The Summer Palace is a summer resort for the Imperial family, considered the best-preserved Imperial Park with stunning garden scenery.

What's Included
  • Private Transfer
  • Lunch
  • English-speaking guide
  • Roundtrip cable or chairlift or toboggan fee
  • Entrance tickets
  • Spanish/German/Italian/French guide available for 800RMB extra with 3 days notice
What's Not Included
  • Accommodation
  • Dinner
  • Gratitude to the guide and driver (for good service)
  • The 800RMB extra payment if you need Spanish/German/Italian/French guide.
Additional Information

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Private guide, all entrance fees, lunch, roundtrip cable car or chairlift or toboggan, hotel pick and drop off all transfer service are all inclusive in this 2-day private tour.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Please offer all passport number and name for Forbidden City tickets booking. Please bring passport copies during the tour\
  • The itinerary is flexible, we can adjust it according to your interests under the bad weather or any unexpected conditions.
  • Extra fee is requested after 8 hours tour per day.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Eros
Sep 24, 2024
Wonderful, top site filled visit to Beijing - I have been to Beijing a few times but this was the first visit for my wife. Jenny was able to show us all the major sites of Beijing and was even able to work in a few new experiences for myself. Wonderful to hear the detailed history of the Great Wall, Forbidden Palace and the Temple of Heaven. We are, necessarily, Gluten Free which can be difficult in China. As such, we elected not to stop and have our included meals and Jenny went out of her way to “make it up to us” with new stops and experiences. I can’t thank Jenny and Catherine Lu tours enough. When we come back, we will definitely reach out!!
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Abbieh209
Sep 23, 2024
Great Wall & Summer Palace Tour - Incredible tour, views and experience. James our guide was fantastic - knowledgeable, personable and funny! We visited the Summer Palace, hiked The Great Wall and enjoyed a lovely authentic Chinese lunch. His local and historical insights were fantastic. Car transportation was very comfortable and he knew how to show us the best experiences whilst avoiding the crowds. Highly recommended!
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Joanneso7249je
Sep 19, 2024
Excellent tour - May from Catherine Lu was excellent in introducing us to the different historical sites. she was very knowledgeable and spoke really good English. We also had really good meals on the trip.
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Falgunis2019
Sep 13, 2024
2-day Private Beijing Tour - Jenny was so amazing and we loved our 2 day private tour with her. She is so knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot about chinese culture and lifestyle as well.
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Rmaulik2018
Sep 12, 2024
Private 2 day tour! - The private 2 day tour was more than expected! Sonia was a great guide and told us a lot about the history for each place we visited. The local eating was also a plus! 100% recommend this tour!
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Kornelis_d
Sep 12, 2024
Private 2 Day tour Beijing - We had a very good tour guide Sonia. She explained a lot of the history every place we went too. 100% recommend this tour service.
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Jjttll
Sep 7, 2024
Jenny the perfect tour guide - We had an amazing 2 day private tour with driver in Beijing. Seeing tiananmen square, forbidden city, temple of heaven, Great Wall and summer palace. We had such a great time. Jenny was just the perfect guide, so professional, informative, kind, thoughtful and interested to hear about us and our travels. She was so kind in speaking mandarin with my daughter who is learning at University. It was so lovely to see her chat in Mandarin. Jenny was just so lovely, very encouraging and teaching her a lot. This really made our trip. The drivers were really friendly and very careful with how they drive. 100% recommend this tour and hope you get Jenny as the guide. We will definitely book with Catherine Lu tours again.
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John_l
Sep 7, 2024
Jenny the perfect guide - We had an amazing 2 day private tour with driver in Beijing. Seeing tiananmen square, forbidden city, temple of heaven, Great Wall and summer palace. We had such a great time. Jenny was just the perfect guide, so professional, informative, kind, thoughtful and interested to hear about us and our travels. She was so kind in speaking mandarin with my daughter who is learning Chinese at University. It was so lovely to see her chat in Mandarin. Jenny was just so lovely, very encouraging and teaching her a lot. This really made our trip. The drivers were really friendly and very careful with how they drive. 100% recommend this tour and hope you get Jenny as the guide. We will definitely book with Catherine Lu tours again.
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Karissa
Aug 30, 2024
Highly recommend this 2 day tour! - A genuinely good tour! I was in China for a business trip and decided to add a few days at the end for sightseeing. I was traveling solo, so it was important to me to have a guide to help navigate all the tourist attractions. For this tour, I had a different guide and driver for each day- all of them excellent! On day one, my guide Adam picked me up at my hotel for the city center attractions, including Tiananmen square, the forbidden city, and the temple of heaven. Adam was super knowledgeable and explained the history of each site from ancient times all the way to the present day. He really gave me so much info, it was like having my own personal documentary narrator! The second day, I was greeted by my guide James who took me to the summer palace and to the great wall. James was also very informative and had a great eye for pictures. It was a very hot day with a lot of walking. James made sure I had plenty of rest and water throughout the entire tour. I was heading home this day, so they directly dropped me off at the airport. I should also mention that I am a vegetarian, and both guides had no trouble accommodating my diet. The food on both days was very delicious! I would really recommend this tour for anyone, it made seeing Beijing so easy and enjoyable!
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R6452dbfabioi
Aug 29, 2024
Very good service! - A truly well-organized tour that left us very satisfied. Despite having only 2 days available, the two guides allowed us to see the main attractions as agreed, giving us time to take photos and learn more. Day 1: Tour with Gloria, a super energetic and fun guide. Day 2: Tour with Steven, very professional, kind, and well-mannered. He chose an excellent restaurant for us and even gave us some free time to explore on our own. Very skilled! Excellent driver service. I would recommend Catherine Lu Tours to anyone who wants to enjoy China in a short time but with comfort.
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