Private Tour
Beijing Half Day: National Museum of China In-depth Tour with Subway Transfer
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
No trip to Beijing is complete without seeing a museum, accompanied by your expert guide spend half day to visit the National Museum of China, which has a collection of more than 1.4 millions relics, covering from prehistoric times to contemporary historical stages, nearly 6000 pieces are first-class cultural relics, have high historical scientific and artistic values. " one step across the millennium ", with insider commentary from your guide immerse yourself in the 5000 years of civilization rivers.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
National Museum Of China
Your guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 8:30am/ 1:00pm, take the subway or taxi to National Museum of China. In Ancient China Exhibition Hall you will see from the full of unsolved mysteries painted pottery jars to has the reputation of the first dragon "Jade dragon" in china, to 2000 years ago's refrigerator, the groups of precious culture relics will brings you back to the brilliant glory of 5000 years ago's Chinese civilization. With your insider guide explore plenty of exquisite displays such as: the hall treasure "Si Mu Wu Ding" unearthed in 1939 from He nan province ; the exquisite "Siyang Fangzun" with rolling horn sheep facing the four directions; the mysterious Sanxingdui site civilization and more, from 2 millions years ago prehistoric period to 1911 revolution relics.
National Museum Of China
Moreover, you will visit the Ancient Buddha Statue exhibition room, see plenty of buddha statues from different times, especially will see a beautiful painted wooden statue of Guan yin from Song Dynasty, which can comparable to the Mona Lisa with it's exquisite image and peaceful smile on the face, it became the masterpiece from the domestic museums form china, you will see more as you like, such as food culture exhibition also.
What‘s Included
Single way Taxi transfer
Hotel pickup
Professional English speaking guide
National museum tickets booking
Gratuities ( Recommended )
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English speaking guide
Pickup included
Reviews
73 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour!
Stephanie D,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour end experience with Mike who is very knowledgeable and has great insight into the museum! Expect a full tour of ancient China with many different artifacts and famous pieces to look at. Very helpful for us!
A Wonderful Day at the National Museum of China
nevzatt2014,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide, Mike, picked us up from our hotel in the morning and quickly took us to the museum. He spent 3.5 hours with us at the museum. He explained the most important artifacts in great detail. Whatever we were curious about and asked, he answered every question thoroughly. His knowledge of ancient Chinese history was incredible. He had brought along extra maps and visuals, which he used during his explanations. He spoke excellent English and was very polite and friendly. It was so obvious that he truly loved his job. If you’re planning to visit the National Museum of China, I strongly recommend asking for Mike.
Outstanding Guided Tour During Chinese New Year
Daydream27781868191,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A special thank you to our guide, Alice. My wife and I visited during Chinese New Year, when museum tickets were fully booked for the entire week of our stay. Alice and her team worked very hard to secure last-minute tickets for us, which we deeply appreciated. She picked us up from our hotel and guided us through a calm, informative tour of the museum. Even though the tour is normally four hours, she stayed with us for more than five due to the holiday crowds. Thank you, Alice, for going above and beyond and making our Beijing trip truly memorable.
Great trip to China National Museum
patrickfV3497ZK,Jan 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Pick up at hotel, great trip with Mike to National Museum. Loved the journey...learned so much culture and history! 3 hours and 25 times and dynasties.
Great Experience
Eric W,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The museum is very large and, on the day of our tour, extremely crowded. It would be possible to spend days at the museum seeing different exhibitions. Our tour with Mike fun, informative and in every respect excellent. We concentrated on the ancient historical section in the basement. Mike selected the most important and interesting pieces and made them come alive for us. We would highly recommend him to other people interested in exploring this museum. After the tour, Mike took us through Tiananmen Square and helped us get a taxi to our next location. An excellent experience!
Museum Visit
Freedom245130,Dec 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour. The guide provided detailed information of the artifacts giving a lively impression of the Chinese history and culture.
Professional museum tour with Cathy! 🥰
tommy c,Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic tour at the museum with Cathy! Cathy she was an excellent guide, very well educated, and extremely knowledgeable about chinese history, very informative, in the museum she pointed all the highlights displays and also the related stories behind, and guided me around in a professional way, taking time, no rush, making the tour are relaxed! She is not only guide for me, more like friend, I did my booking last minute the night before, and Meto tour company very quick reconfirmed my booking and organized the tickets fast, it was really smooth and convenient handling my reservation! This is so far one of the best tours in Beijing! Really enjoyed it and highly recommended!
Great tour of the museum
amberma2024,Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A ticket to the National Museum was like gold dust, so I decided to book this tour. My guide Cathy was so lovely, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. She picked me up from my hotel and got a private car to the museum, the line to get into the museum was quick. Though the museum was really busy, Cathy knew all the most important artefacts and offered to take pictures of me in front of them. She answered any questions I had and was happy to explore other exhibitions in the museum with me. For anyone interested in history and wanting to visit this museum, I'd really recommend it!
Excellent experience with tour guide William to the National Museum
timlQ3175KX,Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00had a very enjoyable and edifying tour with william who gave an excellent account of china's ancient and current history. he was generous with his time and effort and showed great deference and courtesy to me and my family. excellent value as he managed to get us in in an -time- and effort-efficient manner. would happily recommend him and the company. many thanks!
Best tour possible 🇨🇳
Edmava03,Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Cathy was the best tour guide possible. She gave us the best highlights of the museum with plenty of historical insights. We learned the China dynasty history and we feel that we know all the important facts. Cathy was also exited and smiley! Passionate for her country’s history. We were impressed with her performance. 100% recommended.
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