Private Tour
All Inclusive Private Day Tour: Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
This is private full-day tour covers four major UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Beijing including Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. All entrance fees, tasty local lunch, private guide and transfer service are all inclusive.
Additional Info
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable shoes
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants for getting your Skip The Line Forbidden City entrance ticket
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Tiananmen Square
Your friendly tour guide will meet you at your hotel in Beijing in the morning. You will firstly visit Tiananmen Square, the largest public square of this kind in the world. The visit here allows you to have a glimpse at the outside of Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao, the Monument to the People's Heroes, the magnificent Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, the ancient Zhengyang Gate and Arrow Tower as well as the Tiananmen Tower which leads to the well-known Forbidden City.
The Palace Museum
Then move on to the Imperial Palace, also known as the "Forbidden City", the largest and best-preserved ancient imperial palaces group with 500 years history. The palace was built between 1406 and 1420, but was burnt down, rebuilt, sacked and renovated countless times, so most of the architecture you can see today dates from the 1700's and onwards.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Professional guide
Bottled water
Entrance ticket
Round trip transfer
Gasline, Patrol, Parking, Toll fee
Gratuities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Guide+private car+lunch
Private driver with car: Licensed tour guide, local food lunch, private driver with car, entrance tickets are all included.
Pickup included
Guide+private car+lunch+show
Local food lunch included
Acrobatic show included: Middle back seat around row 17-22
Pickup included
Tour by DiDi Taxi & no lunch
DiDi taxi included: You will take DiDi Taxi as the transportation. Your private tour guide will take DiDi taxi for you on the tour.
No lunch included: This option does not include lunch, and the cost of lunch needs to be paid by own.
Pickup included
Reviews
218 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best tour in Beijing 10/10
Susana S,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The best tour to see the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace! Sally was so kind with us, letting us walk at our pace and enjoy our time. And she knows where the best spots for photos are! She also shared so many insightful tips and information, we learned a lot about the history of China. The dumpling restaurant was delicious too! And our driver was at our meeting spot on time, his car is super clean and he had water and a charging cable ready for us. Our experience was hassle free, our reservations for the Forbidden City and tickets to the temples and palaces were all handled for us. No need to rush and catch buses or subway. This really made for a special day in Beijing. Great for first timers!
Great way to sightsee!
sydneyhW3466MI,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Bobo was great and showed us the highlights of each place! The pick ups and drop offs from each place were very smooth. The whole experience was very enjoyable and Bobo was very knowledgeable about each location. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone!
Wonderful way to see many of Beijing’s sights in one day
YC18,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Bobo was a great tour guide. My daughter had never been to China before so we are doing a mother-daughter trip. This was our first day and we got to see the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. We both speak a little Chinese but Bobo was able to go back and forth between Chinese and English and explained everything really clearly. It was a wonderful way to spend our first full day in Beijing!
Private day tour
Eduardo M,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Sally is very nice and very experienced professional. She took excellent photos and makes the trip even better.
Excellent tour
Rafi D,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sunny was very good, knows the places very well and is very friendly. The tour covers many places well in a single day
Great day in Beijing
Tariq D,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00took a day tour today covering Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven, and it was an excellent experience. All three sites were fascinating and gave a wonderful look into Beijing’s history and culture. My guide, Lisa, was very good—friendly, knowledgeable, and well-organized throughout the day. She explained everything clearly and made the tour enjoyable from start to finish. I’m very happy with the experience and would recommend this tour, especially with Lisa as the guide.
A wonderful day, a wonderful guide
nevzatt2014,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful day with our guide, Bruce. He picked us up from our hotel in the morning with a polite driver and a clean, spacious vehicle. First, we toured the Temple of Heaven. Then we visited Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Bruce was very knowledgeable. He explained everything we were curious about regarding Chinese history. When I mentioned that he could have been a history teacher, he told me he’s been a tour guide for 20 years. His English was also quite good. After the Forbidden City, we had a lovely lunch. After walking more than 10,000 steps, my wife started having back pain, so we told him we wanted to cancel our final stop, the Summer Palace. He understood and took us to a tea ceremony instead. We concluded our tour with a lovely tea ceremony, and they dropped us off at our hotel. Thank you again for this wonderful day and tour.
Forbidden city
tdahlawi,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour to Tianmen square and forbidden city was wonderful. My guide,Lisa, was very helpful and very knowledgeable. I enjoyed my trip with her..
The amazing tour with Wendy
Hotuk,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic tour with Wendy. She is a private tour guide for us big city tour. She was very knowledge and well organised, she show us a short cut aviod the crowed. We are very appreciate for it. I highly recommended this tour for everyone.
Bejing tour with Majjit is bravo !
FruityMark,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Was a wonderful private tour with our tour guide Majjit who was funny and tentative, and very knowledgeable in the history and culture of the places we visited. Majjit was definitely a well seasoned guide who knew all the short cuts, processes and specific areas to take the best photos ! Majjit made it fun and efficient amidst the otherwise crowded and busy experience. After the tour, She even cared about our dinner plans and helped us find/book our restaurant for us. I will definitely ask for Majjit in my next tour ! Thank you Majjit for being so patient n fun with us !!
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