Beijing Old Hutongs Tour by Rickshaw

Overview

Available languages

Chinese

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Take a historical tour of Beijing’s narrow streets, known as hutongs, on a traditional rickshaw (a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers in addition to the driver). See the old Beijing that still exists for millions of people today. Followed by a walking tour to Drum Tower, Tea House as well as to visit a local home where you can learn about Chinese life from a family.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Infants aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not occupying a seat

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Tea tasting

Professional English-speaking tour guide

If your hotel is located out of 4th Ring Circle Highway, please go to Prime Hotel to join the tour at 08:30AM or 01:00PM. (Add: No. 2, Wangfujing Ave. Tel: +86-10-65136666)

Pick-up and drop-off services from the hotels located within 4th ring circle highway

Travel down the hutong on a rickshaw

Admission tickets

Food and beverages

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Hutong Tour

It’s an adventure to roam the old streets of Beijing, but it becomes all the more exciting by pedicab. This tour allows you to get a taste of life in the city as you travel through the old, narrow streets, & Hutong. Hutong is the small windy alleyways between the city’s main boulevards. Taking a stroll here, we will experience the more authentic parts of the city and really get to grips with the old Beijing.

2 hours • Admission Included

Bell and Drum Towers

This tour is including climbing a local Drum Tower for a bird-view of old Beijing. Following is the stop for a chat with a real Chinese family. There is even a stop for refreshments at a local tea house.

30 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Beijing Old Hutongs Tour by Rickshaw

Option 1: Morning tour of Beijing's old hutongs by rickshaw
Pickup included

Reviews

3.56

72 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Scammers
Lianne K,
Jan 6, 2025
- Viator
1.00
Terrible experience . Took us on tour then halfway through, the guide insisted we only paid half the cost. Demanded more money. When I explained we had paid the total cost, he dismissed it, and then towards the end of the tour refused to ring us back to the hotel until we agreed to pay more and then when we got to the hotel, refused to leave and followed us around until we paid additional money. This tour is a scam, do not recommend it. Stay away from this company The tour itself wasn’t good either. Took us to a pearl and tea factory and pushed us to buy products.
No tour
Boerge W,
Sep 16, 2019
- Viator
1.00
The company called me one before the tour and claimed that all rickshaw companies would not have to drive for the next two weeks due to a parade. So I got no tour of Hutongs!
Not much really to be seen or...
John H,
Apr 10, 2018
- Viator
2.00
Not much really to be seen or learned from the guide or the tour. You may be better off getting to the drum tower on your own.
a very interesting and insightful...
douglas p,
Feb 9, 2018
- Viator
5.00
a very interesting and insightful tour of the hutongs, or narrow alleys. watching folks go about their lives, and soaking up the culture. my guide was full of info, answered all my questions, and couldnt have been better. a very worthwhile tour, for sure !
Trip to the Bell/Drum towers was...
Anne K,
Jan 6, 2018
- Viator
3.00
Trip to the Bell/Drum towers was good. Not much of a rickshaw ride in Old Hutongs The demo of tea in one of the towers was nice but price to buy the teas was expensive. Then onto the silk shop which was interesting but again looking to sell expensive items to us.