Private Tour

Beijing Layover Tour to Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City

Overview

Available languages

Chinese

English

Mobile ticket

If you’ve got time between flights, don’t waste it at the airport. Make the most of your layover on this specially designed Beijing tour, which covers two of the capital’s most blockbuster attractions: Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Save time with skip-the-line access to the world’s best-preserved imperial palace complex, and get back to the airport well in time for your next departure.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

If you are not able to go through customs for any reasons, please take your own responsibility. There is no refund for the same day cancellation

Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Bottled water

Airport transfer

Private air conditioned vehicle

Warm coat

Gratuities

Meal

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Capital Airport

Shunyi Beijing China

Departure Point: 1. Your flight landing at Beijing Airport Terminal 3. Get off the train at “T3 C”, follow the sign “Exit” you will see Exit “B“. Pass through the Exit “B”, there is a “STARBUCKS Coffee to the left. Our guide will hold your name and wait you there. 2.Your flight landing at Beijing Airport Terminal 2. Through the “CUSTOMS” you will see the “STARBUCKS COFFEE” right on the opposite. Our tour guide will hold your name and waiting for you in front of the “STARBUCKS COFFEE”. If you're landing at Daxing airport, your tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the arrival hall.

What To Expect

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

Pick-up by your private English-speaking tour guide upon your arrival then start off at Tiananmen Square, the geographical center of Beijing City surrounded by gorgeous buildings and get a detailed commentary to discover the history that lies behind this complex.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

Walk to the Forbidden City, the largest imperial palace complex in the world where you will be impressed by the majestic architecture. Take a leisurely walk along the stone-paved path, surrounded by high red walls, enjoy spectacular halls standing along the central axis, and you can have a glimpse of the emperor's chair and interior decoration! The tour ends with sending you back to the airport.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Daxing Airport Transfer

Duration: 6 hours: This option provides Daxing airport transfer service.
Pickup included

Capital Airport Transfer

Duration: 5 hours: Beijing layover tour to the Tiananmen Square and Forbidden city include Capital airport transfer
Pickup included

Reviews

4.86

7 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great half-day tour
Galiyah K,
Apr 16, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
I booked this tour while already staying in Beijing, so it started with a pickup from my hotel and began at Tiananmen Square. When you book a tour guide, you most likely go through the fast line for check-ins at all museums and palaces, which is a plus. My tour guide, named Alice, knows a lot of history and provided many details. She also explained the main aspects of Feng Shui and how it is implemented in all construction and complexes in Beijing. Additionally, you need to book a tour of the Forbidden City at least a week in advance because tickets sell out very quickly. By the time I booked my tour, tickets were sold out, so instead, we went to Jingshan Park to view the Forbidden City from the top of the mountain, which was beautiful. Later, we visited the Temple of Heaven, which had a beautifully blossoming garden. It was a nice tour.
Layover (9hrs)
Jayla C,
Jun 12, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Had a 9 hour layover in Beijing. We toured with Jenny and she was absolutely amazing! Very nice and well versed in all things Chinese. She even took us to a little tea shop before heading back to the airport. Would absolutely recommend her to anyone with a 5+ layover!!! She was 10/10.
Beijing Layover to the Tiananmen square and Forbidden city
kzane1,
Dec 8, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Jenny was great! She was very knowledgeable with Chinese history. I was with my husband and my 76 yo mother during this trip; and she was very understanding and patient. I actually had gone to the Great Wall last year with Jenny, so this time around, when I found out she was our tour guide again, it was like seeing an old friend. Would definitely recommend chinatournet.com to all my friends!
Beijing layover tour to the Tiananmen square, Forbidden city, Hutong, Lunch with local family, and Tea ceremony
nurnur2011,
Jun 24, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Mike, our guide, was wonderful and very knowledgeable and resourceful. The driver was very nice and extremely efficient and patient. We learned a lot about Chinese culture, and the food was extremely tasty.
Beijing layover tour to the Tiananmen square and Forbidden city
linhost63,
Jun 2, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
How can you explain the beauty of China and the wonderful trip planned by ChinaToursNet.com? Everything was so well organized from getting picked up at the airport and back on time, to the trip guides and the time allocated at each stop. Incredibly beautiful country with nature at its extreme. maybe the best trip of my life. Pictures can show the beautiful of the country and words can tell the enthusiasm of the layover trip. I think everyone is being told to visit using ChinaToursNet.com!
Beijing layover tour to the Tiananmen square and Forbidden city
lfound59,
May 30, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I am a tough customer but this company exceeded my expectations. I learned a lot about China. The guide and driver were both very polite and super informative. We had a recording in English that highlighted the areas of interest but we also had stories from guide who had very good command in English which made the trip even more interesting. Oh and the food at the local restaurant was delicious! I would definitely recommend this tour :) and Personally, I will book this trip again next time i have a layover in Beijing
Beijing layover tour to the Tiananmen square and Forbidden city
938beast56,
May 21, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Thank you very much for the wonderful arrangements. The itinerary was perfect and the weather was lovely except the last day of our tour. Great recommendations. We were two couples traveling together and really enjoyed the itinerary. Everything went off without a hitch. The scenery was breathtaking and the people were incredibly friendly and helpful. Your arrangements worked out absolutely great. The detailed itinerary had many very good suggestions and lots of good information. Each tour you arranged had our names and tickets ready which was very impressive. Thank you again for your grace and kindness! Trust me, if we ever get to China again, the first call we make is to ChinaToursNet.com!