Private Tour
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Take this half day tour to visit the Drum tower and watch the drum beaten performance; Ride a rickshaw to get around the Hutong to experience the culture and see locals going about daily life; Visit a local home to gain insight into Chinese customs and culture. English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, rickshaw ride, hotel pick up and drop off by private vehicle are included.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Rickshaw ride
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Transportation fee to the Drum Tower
English speaking tour guide
Entrance fee
Gratuities
Hotel drop-off
Transportation fee back to your hotel
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Bell and Drum Towers
Your guide and private vehicle will pick you up from your hotel in Beijing. Then heading directly to the Drum and Bell Towers. The Bell and Drum Towers, the central timepieces for Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the bells beaten in the morning and the drums beaten at night. The sound would spread for miles in previous years. When visiting, you can climb onto the drum tower to have a birds-eye view to admire the entire city, and watch the activity of knocking the drum performances.
Nanluoguxiang
Afterward, go to the old Beijing Hutong Street to take the fun rickshaw to explore the local allays and communities. A trip through the Hutongs will give you a glimpse of authentic Chinese life. And one of the most fun way to see this is with a rickshaw ride. Drink tea with a local family and talk about the life, culture etc. Don't worry about the language barrier, your tour guide will help you to communicate with the family. Continue to Nanluoguxiang allay, stroll around the shops and restaurants here, your tour guide will teach you how to negotiate price.
PrivateTour : Your English speaking guide will meet you in your hotel's lobby by holding your name sign
Pickup included
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
JuliaG,
Mar 31, 2025
- Viator
Lovely time spent with our guide Susie. We visited the Drum Tower and saw the Bell Tower. We also walked round the lakes and went in a rickshaw through the Hutongs. Susie also assisted us to order food. Susie was a great guide - very knowledgeable and alot of fun. She really made the trip for us! Just to note the advertised itinerary shows a visit to a local family. This did not happen as apparently it was changed since covid but the itinerary does not reflect this.
Michelle L,
May 16, 2019
- Viator
This tour was interesting and our guide Lucy was very knowledgeable and fun. We visited a local family during our tour of the Hutong and saw how they lived. The drum performance was not on due to a conference but we still went up the Drum Tower via the very steep stairs and learnt about the history of the tower & drums.
Operated by Discover Beijing Tours