Forbidden City, Summer Palace & Temple of Heaven: Visa-free Layover Tour from Beijing

Experience the wonders of Beijing’s Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Temple of Heaven on a visa-free layover tour. Enjoy the convenience of pick-up and drop-off at the airport or your hotel, with a professional driver and English-speaking tour guide to ensure a safe and informative journey.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - Pick you up in time from Beijing airport arrival hall or your hotel by our private tour guide and driver, and then transfer you to Tiananmen Square, stay at there about 30 mins. And then go to visit the Forbidden City.
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Visit the Forbidden City, the world famous…
What's Included
  • China life tourist accident/casualty insurance.
  • Entrance tickets to the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Temple of Heaven.
  • Licensed English-speaking tour guide.
  • Professional driver with air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Warm coats provided in winter.
  • Complimentary bottled mineral water.
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses.
  • Meals. We can take you to have lunch if you have time, please pay the meal cost on your own.
  • Gratuities, tips to guides or drivers.
Additional Information

We can pick you up from Beijing Capital Airport or your hotel. We will guide you to get Visa-free permit step by step, and make sure you get back to airport in time. We supply a professional driver and a car with licence as well as a professional English speaking licensed tour guide, both of them work for you. We will make sure you can enjoy a safe tour…

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.

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86r_bertm
Dec 28, 2024
Best way to spend a layover! - In December, on the way for and from our vacation we cut a flight and took two trips : Beijing - Summer Palace, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square and on the way back Beijing - The Great Wall of China and the Tombs of the Ming Dynasty Emperors In both cases we were accompanied by guide Herbie. Both trips were excellent, they met - exceeded our expectations - we saw a lot and had a lot of fun and learned a lot about the history of China. A lot of credit goes to our guide Herbie - a guide with perfect English, rich knowledgeable, cultured, empathetic to our needs. He opened the door to China's history wide open for us. It was obvious that he enjoys his work and produced a quality result on both days. We will be happy to recommend his service to our friends when traveling to China.
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538mariluzm
Dec 17, 2024
Wonderful. - Herbi was a super attentive and fun guide!! I would definitely recommend it as it was punctual, friendly and you could tell he had a lot of knowledge, he has perfect English!
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Enriquegg7900hs
Dec 17, 2024
Herbie and Beijing were spectacular - "The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven were experiences that surpassed all my expectations. Walking on the Great Wall, exploring the palaces of the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven was magical. Herbie, the tour guide, was exceptional, sharing fascinating stories and answering all our questions, he picked us up and took us to the airport and even had the detail of lending us coats to cope with the cold. To finish, on the last day, we walked through the amazing Hutong neighborhood and he took us to enjoy delicious duck dishes and other recommendations at a local restaurant, which was the icing on the cake. An unforgettable trip!"
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Northstar567595
Dec 17, 2024
A 10 out of 10 - It was 10!! Herbie is lovely, super attentive to detail. He told us everything very well, it is a quality guided tour. Our flight was ahead of schedule and by the time we reached the rendezvous point we were already waiting in good coats for the intense cold of Pekin. The van we went in was clean and new. He took us to several places and when we asked him to go to others he had no problem, he was super flexible. He took us to eat somewhere very good and cheap and very authentic. I would do this and other tours with Herbie again.
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Tom_v141ju
Jan 10, 2024
Great layover tour in Beijing with Herbie - We want to give our gratitude to Herbie, our tour guide, as his knowledge and enthusiasm made our day in Beijing. Informative commentary, great English, interesting places and facts, tasty lunch in local restaurant. Highly recommended. Thank you!
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60oliverv
Dec 12, 2023
A great experience - We made a very long layover in Beiging. And we took the opportunity to visit several things. Herbie guided us perfectly, always with a smile and very attentive and explaining everything throughout the day. He also had some coats ready for us, to withstand the cold winter of the city. It is highly recommended to choose him to show you his culture and monuments. Thanks for everything.
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339roc_oc
Dec 11, 2023
Best guide - Herbie is the best guide you can imagine, fun and interesting. We made two tours with him and both of them were perfect.
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38livj
Jun 12, 2023
Great Layover Tour! - I did a private tour with Herbie to the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, and could not recommend it highly enough! They were very accommodating to delays getting out of the airport and even drove all the way back to my hotel when I realised I stupidly left my sunglasses in the backseat! Herbie was very friendly and knowledgeable about the historical background of the sites. Mrs Cheng, the driver, was so kind and came prepared with water, umbrellas just in case, and always made sure I was comfortable. I also really appreciated how thorough and fast-responding Daniel was with all my enquires and through the booking process. Overall, a great way to see some amazing sites in Beiiing on a short time frame, and the team really made my experience seamless and unforgettable.
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Javier2828
Jan 12, 2020
Highly Recommend this Life-changing tour! - 14 hour layover in PEK turned into a tour of Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City. Incoming flight was delayed by two hours and tour company responded quickly with the schedule change...highly accommodating. Tour guide, Nina, met me at arrivals and had me on my way to the city. Nina was amazing with her knowledge of the history and city’s attractions. Started at the Temple of Heaven, then made our way to Tiananmen Square and walked to the Forbidden City. What an amazing place! Nina and her driver (Mr Lee) were nice enough to provide a coat for the walk, which was super warm and comfortable. Nina’s knowledge and engagement made the tour worth it, and I would highly recommend!
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Ilgianlo
Jan 1, 2020
Layover tour Forbidden City and Summer Palace - On the 28th December me and 3 friends had a fantastic layover tour with our guide Alice. We had a 13 our layover and decided to book a tour of Forbidden City and Summer Palace. Everything was good. Alice and the driver have waited for us at the airport before leading us through Beijin traffic jam. Alice was super, telling us all the information about places, allowing my group to take photos and take proper time to look around. She also suggested a very good place to have tipical lunch. Ps. We also had extra coat to use during the tour!
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