Summer Palace: Private Walking Tour with Professional Guide

Discover the beauty and history of the Summer Palace on a private walking tour. Explore the major buildings, learn about garden design, and hear fascinating stories of Empress Dowager Cixi’s reign.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Meet your guide at the east gate , in front of the ticket office at the time you choose to start your wonderful tour. (If you choose the option including the transfer, then your driver will hold your name sign waiting in the lobby of your Beijing hotel)
    In front of the east gate your professional tour guide will give a…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance fee
What's Not Included
  • Additional entrance fees inside the Summer Palace to the museums
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Join this private Walking tour of the Summer Palace with a professional English speaking guide. You will visit the major buildings inside the Summer Palace, get an idea on how to form a perfect garden in old days; learn the history of this most beautiful garden with your guide; get to know the powerful women Empress Dowager Cixi’s story and how she…

Location
The Summer Palace Ticket Office
In front of the ticket office of the East gate of the Summer Palace if you choose to travel to there on your own
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Zurihemanzur
Oct 21, 2024
Summer Palace, a great ride! - Vivian was a wonderful guide. We took the subway and a bike rode to the Palace, which topped the experience. She explained the history and some fun facts and we walked through the Palace at our own pace. At the end, since we had time, we went shopping for Chinese tea! Loved it!
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Anapkut
Aug 30, 2024
Excellent tour of the summer palace with Mike - Mike was an excellent tour guide! We were late, but he patiently waited for us and arranged all tickets for when we arrived. His explanation of the history and meanings of the motifs of the summer palace were very interesting and entertaining! He gave us several recommendations about other things to do in Beijing and told us the history of other places we would be visiting! As a very pleasant surprise, he also gave us a little gift and provided us with water. Overall, it was an excellent experience and we highly recommend him!
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Peterwoollahra
Jun 29, 2024
Hire a private guide at the gate for about 50 USS - I hired a private guide at the gate I’m glad I did it was a much richer experience and it’s so vast you would back track too much. Make sure you can access didi through Ali to use transport services in china, no taxi driver will have any idea where the city hotels are or their names you can order regular taxis by didi but this can cause confusion if they want cash. If you pay cash don’t worry. Ali will refund your credit immediately- I was impressed. But using didi to get a taxi means they know the pick up and set down points.
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Olga
Jun 24, 2024
The magic of the Summer Palace - We booked this private tour by “Discover Beijing Tours” thru Viator. Our tour guide Mike was professional, knowledgeable, with a pleasant personality. On this tour we learned a lot about the unique Summer Palace and its history, and thanks to Mike’s detailed stories we took a fascinating journey into the past. His extensive knowledge of China’s history helped us gain a deeper understanding of the country’s culture and traditions. He answered all our questions related to the subject and much more.
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Tayler_l
May 30, 2024
Worth it. - Our tour guide, Mike, did a fantastic job. Very helpful and informative. He was also able to give me other recommendations for our time in the city. The history and context provided in the tour added a lot of richness to the experience.
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Anonymous
May 11, 2024
Great time - Be careful with the meeting point: there are several gates, and the map in the Viator map may not be accurate. Or maybe I just mistook the ending point for the starting one :) Either way, I was able to contact the guide and find the correct place. Our guide Sun was very pleasant. Her English is quite good, she also answered all our questions about the history of China. The tour was even longer than expected (which was good) The Suzhou-style canal was very beautiful (but the shops were closed). The view from the highest point is good. Unfortunately, I was unable to experience it in full because of an earlier food poisoning, but Sun was compassionate and always knew where the closest restroom was :)
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Bernd
May 1, 2024
Great tour, really nice and helpful gide . - Jay did a great job. He contacted us prior to the tour so that we could arrange for him to pick us up at the metro. Tour was great and Jay showed us many nice photo stops. When booking this tour, be aware that there are many a stair to climb and down.
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Yu_m
Apr 24, 2024
Great Experience with Jessie! - Jessie is a great tour guide! We are so lucky that she was able to arrive 30mins earlier as we reached too early. Besides, she is very knowledgeable, patient and helpful! She also recommended many good local restaurants around our hotel! Thanks for the great experience!!
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Rodrigoa5635
Mar 10, 2024
ungorgettable experience - Really nice tour, and the tourguide, Amazing, many thanks Sophie, If I can back later with the family, gor sure I will contact you.!!
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Mariavu4755ef
Apr 28, 2024
Summer Palace - Susan spoke great English, was punctual and very friendly. The tour was very informative and Sunsan shared the history in the form of many interesting stories. Additionally, Susan was very helpful in providing us some guidance on the use of the subway and sourcing our fast train tickets fir the next leg of our journey. A great day all around 😊
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From $28
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).