Private Tour: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Forbidden City

Name: Private Tour: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Forbidden City
Brand: viator
SKU: 5762
Price: 89 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (47 reviews)

1 day

Private

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About this activity

Meet your guide in your Beijing hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m., then depart to the Temple of Heaven. The best time to visit is in the morning to catch a glimpse of local senior citizens exercising, practicing Tai Chi, playing Shuttlecock, singing, dancing, or doing ground calligraphy. After an hour walking in the Temple of Heaven, continue on to Tiananmen Square.

Tiananmen Square, the largest city center square in the world. This famous location witnessed some of the most dramatic chapters of Chinese history. Stroll through Tiananmen Square to see the Front Gate, Chairman Mao's Mausoleum, Monument to the People's heroes, Great Hall of the People, and Tiananmen Gate.

Continue your tour to the Forbidden City, and spend 2 hours to explore the place where the Ming and Qing Emperors resided for more than 500 years. Having been off-limits to commoners for centuries, it was officially opened to the public in 1925 as a public museum.

Lunch will be served in a cozy, non-tourist Peking Roast Duck restaurant.

In the afternoon, spend about 1 hour touring Summer Palace, and take a boat ride to see the Qing style buildings on Suzhou Street where eunuchs and concubines were once disguised as merchants so that the emperor could enjoy shopping.

On the way back to your Beijing hotel, visit the Olympic Stadiums and stop on a bridge to the west of the Water Cube, which is the best place to photograph the main buildings in the Olympic Village.

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Included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Boat ride inside Summer Palace (Apr.-Oct.)
Experienced English-speaking guide
Lunch (Peking Roast Duck&other Dishes)
Bottled water
Entry/Admission - Temple of Heaven
Entry/Admission - Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Entry/Admission - Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

Not included

Gratuities (Optional)

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants for getting your Forbidden City ticket in advance
Adult price applies to all travelers as long as they take a seat
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Private tour with no shopping stop to guarantee comfort pace
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Features

Tourism

100%

Cultural

85%

Reviews

4.9

colindouglas

5 | 2019-08-21

My son and I enjoyed a great day with our guide Shanshan. She made the day a very relaxed and memorable one. With her help we navigated the crowds at each venue and the lunch that was organised was wonderful. All in all a fabulous day. Thank you Shanshan

Zorayda T

5 | 2019-07-19

We enjoyed this tour very much! Our guide, Carrie, communicated in English very well. She was prompt, professional, knowledgable, and patient with out picture-taking needs! Would recommend!

RACHELOBLOUK

5 | 2019-07-09

Our guide Adrian took us to the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. Adrian spoke very good English and was very knowledgeable about the history of each place we went to. We enjoyed the tour very much and recommend it to see all these interesting places. It is a quick tour but there was so much to see that you could spend several days in each place.

samanthaspeirs

5 | 2019-07-03

I highly recommend this tour for anyone’s first trip to Beijing. The tour covered everywhere we wanted to see, and our tour guide Maria was fantastic. She went above and beyond and made our trip to Beijing very special, thank you Maria. I would definitely recommend this tour to all of my family and friends. The lunch stop was also spectacular! Maria also would help take photographs and explained the history behind each attraction very well. A+!

Elisa L

5 | 2019-07-03

This is the best tour I had on viator! It was perfect for discovering Beijing with a limited amount of time and very well organised. Angie, the tour guide, was simply amazing. She is very knowledgeable and explains lots of interesting stuff, without overloading you of information. She speaks perfect English. She is also very kind and fun, so it was really nice to spend the day with her. Really a perfect day with a perfect tour guide!

Peter L

5 | 2019-04-17

Guide Shan Shan is the best. So many famous sites in one day. April weather was perfect for touring.

jchiczewski

5 | 2019-04-12

We had an amazing tour guide ShanShan, she was so hospitable, knowledgable and we felt that she was part of our vacation. This was a great day in Beijing , we felt we saw the highlights of he city and given so much wonderful information. The private tour was the best choice I mad planning this trip, we were given information but could ask ShanShan questions and get information that I dont thing we would recieve on a group tour. ShanShan took us for an amazing lunch of Peking Duck and so much more. This is a must do in Beijing and if you can request ShanShan she made our trip very special.

MELBA D

4 | 2019-03-25

Our tour of the city was very pleasant with SELINA, our very nice tour guide, who shared her knowledge of the culture and history of Beijing and China as well as current information about China. Thanks for the experience Selina and to the Driver.

Carol C

5 | 2019-03-25

We started our tour at Temple Of Heaven - my guide, Tracy, from WikiBeijing Tour Company, was awesome! Not only was she knowledgeable about the history and culture of the various sites we visited, but she was also respectful, thoughtful and so very kind. We exercised with the local people in the morning at the Temple of Heaven and watched them knit and play card games. Then we toured the Temple - such a beautiful place and a very special cultural experience for me. From there, we visited Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City - such immense and beautiful places and such incredible cultural history... After that, we had a fantastic meal of classic Peking duck with noodles and tea for lunch. We ended our day together with a beautiful walk through the Summer Palace. Another fantastic site, made real by Tracy’s knowledge. As a solo traveler, Tracy made me feel so welcome in Beijing. It was as though I was visiting the city with a close friend not with a paid guide. Our driver, Master Zhou, was also delightful! I would highly recommend this tour and Tracy as a guide to anyone!

fathumphrey

5 | 2018-08-08

We highly recommend this tour. Our guide Angie was amazing. She is so knowledgeable about the sites as well so much Beijing history. I cannot recommend enough. Angie is incredibly kind and my daughter loved spending the day with her. 5 stars for sure. Angie and her drive Leo made our visit to Beijing such a memorable one. She even texted us when we arrived home to make sure our journey went well and we arrived safely. A perfect day with a perfect tour guide!

mdjohnson

5 | 2018-04-10

This is a great tour, visiting some of the greatest places in Beijing. If we did it again, we would probably try to do a little less this made for a rather long and quick-moving day. Our guide, Carrie, spoke excellent English and gave terrific information about the places we visited. The lunch stop may seem touristy, but in fact it was a wonderful meal.

SHARON S

5 | 2018-03-16

Maria provided an excellent tour and we had an enjoyable Peking duck lunch.

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