Private Tour
Beijing Half Day : Summer Palace Tour with Hutong Rickshaw Rides
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Spend half day at beijing see the most beautiful royal garden -- Summer palace, afterwards experience the Hutong rickshaw rides fun at old beijing neighborhood area is an unmissable try. Zip seamlessly between dispersed attractions via air-conditioned car while benefiting from the expertise and insider knowledge of your guide, enjoy plenty of time for a closer look at each of the iconic stops.
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
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Visit the best preserved imperial garden -- Summer Palace in the early morning or afternoon, your perfect guide and driver will meet you at the hotel lobby, heading to see the most lovely royal garden from beijing, listen the insider knowledge from your expert guide about the famous dragon lady Empress Dowager Cixi, learn about her extravagant life and the secret story behind, admire her opera house, birthday celebration rooms, the longest painted corridor as well as the beautiful Kunming Lake as well.
Hutong Tour
Get to visit the best Hutong alley area, an old city with authentic vibes. You get to take a rickshaw rides to go through the Hou Hai lake area, see the old Beijing area, have a stop to visit local square courtyard family, know more about the local family's life, the birdcages, pomegranate trees, fish pond, tea table, full with the Chinese cultures. Pass by Houhai lake, visit Yin-ding bridge, have a nice walk. It would be a fantastic experience!
What‘s Included
Bottle of water
All sights entrance tickets
Professional English / Spanish / French / Russian / German speaking guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities ( Recommended )
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Spanish/Russian speaking guide
Pickup included
English speaking guide
Pickup included
Reviews
6 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Strongly recommend this tour with Kelly
juliana s,,Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Kelly is very knowledgeable, kind , friendly, helpful and passionate. Most importantly, she speaks good english She makes my trip a very meaningful, enjoyable and unforgettable one. Strongly recommended this tour with Kelly
Good experience with...
Shelly W,,Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Good experience with guide Lisa Chen and driver for private tour of summer palace, lunch break (own expense) and hutong.
Exploring Hutong and Summer Palace
MayaBonita,,Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing time on the sightseeing tour of the Hutong and Summer Palace. Linda Shi was very knowledgeable and shared fascinating stories about the history, culture, and traditions of old Beijing. Riding the rickshaw in Hutong gave us a real sense of local life and the charm of narrow alleys. The visit to the Summer Palace was breathtaking, with its lake views and elegant architecture. The pace of the tour was comfortable, allowing plenty of time to explore and take photos. Thank you Linda Shi for capturing the nice photos of me and my mum. Thank you to Mr Zhang too for driving us safely and comfortably to all the places on our tour.
Great tour with William
T1523TJmichaelh,,Mar 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great half day tour with Perfect English and lots of info from William ��> great Half day Can I recommend well organized
China Great Wall
Nomad710903,,Jul 4, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Was a pleasant visit to the place and having Ms Alice as our tour guide. For muslim, she brought us to a halal restaurant. Recomended.
Perfect private tour of the forbidden city!
Federico Orland... F,,May 27, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was an excellent fully private tour of the Forbidden City. Cathy was fantastic, she called me the morning of the tour (it was pouring rain) and offered to move the tour to the next day if I preferred. I could not postpone, but luckily the rain stopped for the afternoon. Cathy organised the pick-up at the hotel, we had a car driving us quickly to Tienanmen and already in the car I got plenty of information about China, Beijing and the Forbidden City. Cathy was a fabulous guide, always attentive and extremely kind, very knowledgeable; she welcomed all my questions with a big smile! This is a great tour to see the unmissable Forbidden City, especially if (as myself) you only have a couple of days in Beijing.
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