Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace
Description
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.
Tour Options
Itinerary
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.
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.
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.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up guests from hotel lobby within 4th ring road of Beijing downtown.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- 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
Reviews(303)
Linda, our guide, was absolutely amazing. She was kind and considerate, friendly and a wealth of knowledge about these significant Beijing landmarks. Mr Liu, our driver, was the best driver - patient despite the traffic, calm, and he made sure that we had plenty if water to stay hydrated in the hot conditions. We had the best day and are very glad that we chose this day trip. With thanks and gratitude to Linda and Mr Liu.
It was a journey through time when we were with Lena. She was teaching us Chinese culture. It was so inspiring and amazing the history of Beijing that I felt like a great oak tree taking all in - the past and present. She is such a great and knowledgeable tourist guide. I recommend her to anyone who wants to have a great time in Beijing. Best tourist guide ever.
Everything was excellent. Enjoyed our tourguide Chris. Very knowledgeable. Lunch was fantastic. Enjoyed perfect weather.
We had a fantastic day touring the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Summer Palace with Michael. His English was excellent and very easy to understand, which made the entire experience enjoyable and stress-free. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history, culture, and significance of each site, and explained everything in a very engaging and interesting way. Michael was also patient, friendly, and well organised throughout the day. He answered all of our questions with great detail and helped us appreciate the rich history behind each location. We learned so much and never felt rushed. Highly recommend Michael to anyone visiting Beijing and wanting a professional, knowledgeable, and friendly guide!
Great tour! Went with guide Mei and my daughters and I loved our tour. The car was comfortable and Mei customized it for want we wanted.
We shared a wonderful day with Mei (May), our guide. She spoke clearly and was able to be understood and heard by our group of 4, and the car was very comfortable. Mei was fun, pleasant, and customized our tour several times to make us happy. There were no aggressive sales, the food and tea was good, and the tour was well paced.
The private tour was a wonderful and enriching experience. The guide was also very friendly and knowledgeable, making the experience even more engaging and enjoyable. Highly recommended!
Great tour. Chris was a knowledgeable guide who shared lots of information and history about the sites we visited. Our tour included a delicious lunch - which Chris ordered, after making sure we agreed with his suggestions. It was a fun and informative day. Thank you, Chris.
Jenny was exceptional and enthusiastically shared the history of China with us. She adeptly customized the tour and was very accommodating as some venues were closed due to a state visit. She is an outstanding ambassador for China and Chinese culture.
Jenny was exceptional and enthusiastically shared the history of China with us. She adeptly customized the tour and was very accommodating as some venues were closed due to a state visit. She is an outstanding ambassador for China and Chinese culture.
