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Beijing Classic Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven
3.8
399 Ratings
Beijing
Immerse yourself in the ancient mystery of Beijing’s Forbidden City, stroll around legendary Tiananmen Square, and visit the majestic Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven on a full-day tour. Book now!
Immerse yourself in the ancient mystery of Beijing’s Forbidden City, stroll around legendary Tiananmen Square, and visit the majestic Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven on a full-day tour. Book now!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - Constructed in 1415, Tiananmen Square is among the world’s largest squares, covering over 40 hectares. It serves as the main entrance to the Forbidden City and reflects the communist influences on the country.
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Established in 1406, the Forbidden City was the Chinese…
- Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - Constructed in 1415, Tiananmen Square is among the world’s largest squares, covering over 40 hectares. It serves as the main entrance to the Forbidden City and reflects the communist influences on the country.
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Established in 1406, the Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Spanning over 180 acres and featuring a collection of grand halls, it houses antiques and treasures that represent the entirety of China’s history.
- Temple of Heaven - Erected in 1420, the Temple of Heaven was where emperors prayed for good harvests. It is China’s largest temple and altar complex, showcasing remarkable religious architecture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
- Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Built in 1750 during the Qing Dynasty, the Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved royal park. Visitors can explore its grounds, temples, and the world’s longest art gallery.
What's Included
- Pick-up and drop-off services from hotels within 4th Ring Circle Highway
- Air-conditioned coach or mini-van transportation
- Chinese style lunch included
- English-speaking tour guide
- Admission tickets to attractions
- Assembly point at Prime Hotel for guests outside the 4th Ring (Address: No. 2, Wangfujing Ave. Tel: +86-10-65136666), time: 07:30 AM
- Pick-up and drop-off services from hotels within 4th Ring Circle Highway
- Air-conditioned coach or mini-van transportation
- Chinese style lunch included
- English-speaking tour guide
- Admission tickets to attractions
- Assembly point at Prime Hotel for guests outside the 4th Ring (Address: No. 2, Wangfujing Ave. Tel: +86-10-65136666), time: 07:30 AM
What's Not Included
- Cruise port pickup and drop off
- Gratuities
- Cruise port pickup and drop off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Enhance your sightseeing experience in Beijing on a full-day tour of the city’s most captivating sights. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, immerse yourself in the ancient mystery of the Forbidden City; absorb the majestic charm of the Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven; and stroll around the legendary Tiananmen Square. Relax during a scenic bus…
Enhance your sightseeing experience in Beijing on a full-day tour of the city’s most captivating sights. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, immerse yourself in the ancient mystery of the Forbidden City; absorb the majestic charm of the Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven; and stroll around the legendary Tiananmen Square. Relax during a scenic bus ride; purchase special souvenirs in the Pearl Market; and satisfy an appetite for authenticity with a traditional Chinese lunch.
•Full-day nine-hour tour of Beijing’s classic attractions: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven
•Tiananmen Square
•Forbidden City Imperial Palace Museum
•Temple of Heaven
•Summer Palace
•English-speaking guide
•Pickup and drop off from the hotels located within 4th ring circle road
- Important Notice: For any bookings within 3 days prior to the tour date, you will visit Jingshan Park instead of Forbidden City if the entrance tickets of Forbidden City are fully booked.
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
3.8
(399 Ratings)
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Seirosa_s
Nov 10, 2024
Great Tour - Tour was very good even though we got off on a slow start. Jenny our guide was very friendly and very knowledgeable about the history of all the attractions we visited. There’s A LOT of walking due to the sheer size of these 4 attractions.
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Rebecca_k
Nov 5, 2024
Great sites and helpful guide - Christina was very nice and helpful! We saw many great sites at a fast pace. The company was very quick to adapting to our schedule change. We had a few additional stops to a pearl and silk store, but our favorite extra stop was to a traditional tea shop.
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Grasiana_a
Oct 30, 2024
Great tour - I would recommend booking this tour, it removes the stress of figuring out where to go, how to get there or what to do.
Had a great experience from beginning to end. Our guide Lee (Bruce Lee) was very knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time. He made sure the tour was not boring.
I would advise taking some money along. The boat ride at summer palace is not included in the price, it's 100rmb for the boat ride. There are souvenir shops everywhere so taking extra money along is a must. Wear comfortable as you will be doing a lot of walking and take some water and fruits with.
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Steven_e
Nov 11, 2024
Good experiance - Was great to see so many things in one day. If you have a longer stay and can seperate them that would give you a better chance to look around at a slower pace, but if you don’t have as much time, this is the best way to see as much as possible.
Jenny the guide spoke great English, was very friendly and helpful.
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Jason_n
Oct 20, 2024
A busy, fascinating, and enjoyable tour - This is a very busy tour, but we'll worth it, tianinmin square and the forbidden city are steeped in history, and offer many great photo opportunities, the temple of heaven is stunning in its vivid colours, and the summer palace is also very picturesque, and a very peacefull relaxing part of the tour. The Chinese meal was very nice, and the driver and guide were excellent.
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Shungoh_l
Oct 20, 2024
Would have been good experience without the additional places not mentioned - My tour guide gave us a brief account of the history of the places which made it more meaningful. She is also very helpful and friendly
The tour group was small and we all got along .
We were not happy that we were taken to 2 additional places the silk factory and medicine pharmacy which were not mentioned in the litinerary
I would not have purchase this tour if I knew
This has taken up additional time and with the bad traffic we were still on the way to hotel at 8.30pm. We were so hungry that we requested driver to stop us at the nearest restaurant and have to find our way home by metro. It took us a while to find the metro station by asking a number of people because we don't speak mandarin . It was a long day . Started at 7.00am but reach hotel around at 11pm
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Drmrinal_m
Nov 4, 2024
The tour guide, Michael... - The tour guide, Michael as he called himself (with graying hair) was very rude, ill behaved and dishonest. He was so bad that 3 of the guests left the tour midway, even after paying the full amount. He would do minimal explanation and much of the time we were on our own. He spend more time on a tea ceremony ( which was not part of the tour but a marketing gimmick to buy expensive tea), rather than on the actual venues. He said there is too much to explain so there is is no need to explain in the first place. In fact most of the guests were very upset with him. Such rude and misbehaved people should not be allowed to be tour guide.
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Silvia_s
Oct 24, 2024
Avoid this tour - We had to wait long time for people how did not book in due time to get their ticket costs in advance to enter in the forbidden city and did not have the chance to visit the forbidden city’s main chambers. Same for the summer palace. The tour guide did not ever took as around . I will have to visit again the places by my self .
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Kaixin_t
Oct 30, 2024
Poorly organised. Not worth the time and money spent. - Tour bus was reluctant to stop near the site, so we did not go to Tiananmen and only saw Tiananmen from the entrance of Forbidden City. Next, we went into Forbidden city. Tickets were bought for some but not all. Hence there was still waiting time for those who needed to purchase tickets by themselves. Also, there were other tourists joining in halfway and tour guide was instructed to slow down the pace for these people to join in. Tour guide was more often on the phone than explaining the attractions. Cos of all the delays, we only very briefly walked through the Forbidden city in 45mins. This was the same for the other 2 attractions as there were other itineraries being slot in such as the tea house and the TCM Center.
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Roseann_g
Oct 28, 2024
If ur in transit never book this tour - Not recommended for does who are only in transit. Coz this tour they bring u to places like tea shop and pearls shop and it’s a waste of time for does who are in transit i only visit 2 place
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