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Beijing City Tour: Tiananmen, Forbidden, Summer Palaces
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Beijing
Experience the grandeur of Beijing on a private tour. Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. Enjoy personalized attention from a private guide and explore the city’s iconic landmarks.
Experience the grandeur of Beijing on a private tour. Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. Enjoy personalized attention from a private guide and explore the city’s iconic landmarks.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - After picking you up from your centrally located hotel in Beijing in the morning, you will start your day trip by visiting Tian’anmen Square, the world’s largest public square. Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures.
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum -…
- Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - After picking you up from your centrally located hotel in Beijing in the morning, you will start your day trip by visiting Tian’anmen Square, the world’s largest public square. Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures.
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Then you will spend a couple of hours wandering around the magnificent Forbidden City which is an amazing example of Imperial architecture, and you will learn about the history and stories of the palace. Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, and Gu Gong in Chinese, lies at the city center of Beijing, and once served as the imperial palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 - 1911AD).
There is another option: just purchase the entrance ticket to Forbidden City. You can use your passport to enter.
- Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - After lunch, head to Summer Palace and visit the largest and most well-preserved royal park in China. It greatly influences Chinese horticulture and landscape with its famous natural views and cultural interests, which also has long been recognized as ‘The Museum of Royal Gardens’. You will get a chance to take a boat ride at the Summer Palace (opens from 1st April to 30th Oct.) to enjoy the Kunming lake and also get off at the south-facing island and leave from another exit.
There is another option: purchase the entrance ticket to Summer Palace. We will send you the QR code in advance, you can scan to enter freely.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional English/other language guide
- Lunch in a local Chinese restaurant
- Entrance Tickets to the Sights
- Transportation (Private Transfer or Subway according to options you choose)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional English/other language guide
- Lunch in a local Chinese restaurant
- Entrance Tickets to the Sights
- Transportation (Private Transfer or Subway according to options you choose)
What's Not Included
- Dinner
- Gratuities
- Personal Cost
- Dinner
- Gratuities
- Personal Cost
Additional Information
Do full justice to three of Beijing’s must-see sights with a privately guided city sightseeing trip. Check out Tiananmen Square, the immense square at the heart of the city, and explore the highlights of the Forbidden Palace and the Summer Palace on guided walking tours.
All entrance fees, private transfer with driver, hotel pickup and drop off all…
Do full justice to three of Beijing’s must-see sights with a privately guided city sightseeing trip. Check out Tiananmen Square, the immense square at the heart of the city, and explore the highlights of the Forbidden Palace and the Summer Palace on guided walking tours.
All entrance fees, private transfer with driver, hotel pickup and drop off all transfer with lunch at local Chinese restaurant are all inclusive.
- Please wear comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please make sure to provide your full name and passport number for entrance tickets purchase to Forbidden City in advance
- If you prefer to have different language tour guide than English one, please kindly make your booking with request 3 days advance
Location
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(197 Ratings)
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13galynag
Mar 22, 2025
May was an excellent guide - May was an exceptional guide! Very knowledgeable and kind. Showed us around and explained every single detail about each place. Highly recommend for your tour guide.
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Galyna_g
Mar 22, 2025
Exceptional tour with Wendy - Wendy was a great tour guide! Very knowledgeable and kind. We walked to so many places in the forbidden city and she explained every single detail. She even took us to a local restaurant where we tried beef noodle soup that was super delicious. Highly recommend Wendy as your tour guide
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Cheril630
Mar 19, 2025
Wonderful day experiencing history - I have wanted to see these sites for 50 years. This tour made it come to life. My guide, Peter, explained the history of the different areas and answered all my many questions. I’m also a vegan and he made sure my lunch was delicious, local and vegan. I highly recommend Peter and the company.
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Robertotkatchuk
Mar 8, 2025
Wonderfull day in Beijing - The day spent with Jenny was really nice. She took me through most famous places of Beijing History, Tiananmen impressive big, Forbidden City and meanwhile I learned with her many many things about History and Chinese Dinasties and at the end Summer palace very nice and peacefull walk around and very nice conversations about China. I learned a lot. We had also a very nice lChinese lunch and Jenny was always very amable even that I ask too much questions. I really recommend her to know Beijing
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Z8258tfclaudiap
Jan 31, 2025
Great tour of Beijing - We had a fantastic tour today seeing some of the highlights of Beijing!! Our guide Angel was so knowledgeable and fun to chat with. Highly recommend doing a tour with this company!!
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Sarahym2218iw
Jan 23, 2025
Reliable and knowledgable guide and great experience - Peter was a fabulous and knowledgeable guide. We explored Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall, and I learned a lot about the interesting history and significance of these sites. The driver that accompanied us was also excellent and got us safely and efficiently to each location. The food that was provided was a highlight. I definitely recommend this tour and guide!
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Kz87
Jan 21, 2025
Visit to Beijing's iconic landmarks in comfort - This private tour was a good choice for a first-timer to Beijing. It was an enriching experience, thanks to our wonderful guide, Justin. He was knowledgable about Chinese history, sharing many interesting stories and details about each site which one might miss. Along the way to each site, he would also point out different buildings and its significance.
There were strict checks at Tiananmen but it was not a very long wait at the queue and moved smoothly. Justin shared stories and China's experiences from both ancient to modern times. He made sure that we also have sufficient time to explore the places at our own pace and recommended a good place for lunch.
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Abelardod129
Jan 5, 2025
Amazing tour with Justin - This tour was the highlight of our time in Beijing, and having Justin as our guide made it unforgettable. His deep knowledge and engaging storytelling brought each site to life, from the historical significance of Tiananmen Square to the fascinating details of the Forbidden City. At the Summer Palace, he guided us through its beauty while ensuring we captured the best photos.
Justin’s warm personality, excellent English, and passion for sharing Chinese history made the day seamless and enjoyable. Highly recommend this tour—especially with Justin as your guide!
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Agung
Dec 31, 2024
Excellent tour and experience - The tour was splendid. Lisa our tour from Catherine Lu's tour is a passionate woman in her field. She told us the history of all the places that we went. And we had a splendid halal lunch as requested.
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Brian_s
Dec 26, 2024
Great tour and extremely knowledgeable guide - The tour was very comprehensive, my father and I enjoyed Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City most while the summer palace was also beautiful. Adam is an extremely knowledgeable tour guide!
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