Private Tour
Beijing Private Tour to Temple of Heaven, Panda House and Summer Palace
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
Explore the architecture, culture and heritage of Beijing on this private day tour. Follow your personal guide through the massive Temple of Heaven Park, to watch the morning exercise and fun life about locals. Check out the cute pandas in Beijing Panda House. Visiting the Summer Palace, you will see one of the most beautiful gardens in China. Eat at the restaurant where the locals go. Accompanied by your own private guide and private car, you'll relish personalized attention on your day tour of Beijing. Tour includes tasty local lunch, all entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Professional guide
Bottled water
Lunch
Entrance fee
Transport by private vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop-off(For hotels within the 4th ring road of Beijing city)
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Additional entrance fee to the museums inside the Summer Palace
Dragon Boat Cruise Ticket at the Summer Palace
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Your private guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in the morning. Start your first activity for today: Panda Viewing: Pandas are most active in the morning as they are more energetic after a night's rest. These adorable black - and - white creatures are national treasures of China. You will see them munching on bamboo, climbing trees, or playing around. The guide will introduce you to different aspects of pandas, such as their diet which mainly consists of bamboo, their unique breeding habits, and their significance in Chinese culture.
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Next, head to the Summer Palace. The transfer takes approximately 20 minutes. Enter the Summer Palace through the East Palace Gate. This is the main entrance of the palace. The guide will explain the historical significance of the gate and the grandeur of the imperial architecture. Walk to the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. This was the place where the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu held court and handled state affairs. The guide will tell you about the important events that took place here and introduce the furniture and decorations in the hall, which reflect the imperial style of that time.
Options
Private tour
Your English speaking guide will meet you in your hotel's lobby at 8:30am by holding your name sign.
Pickup included
Reviews
99 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Susie was amazing! Pandas, palace and more.
Trip09451895654,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely fantastic tour from start to finish. Our tour guide Susie was brilliant, very knowledgeable, kind, fun and a great photographer. Susie had a wealth of knowledgeable and knew all the best spots, we couldn't have asked for a better guide. The driver was fantastic too, extremely friendly and accommodating. 5 out of 5.
Mutianyu, great wall and summer palace
Mich0223,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Experiance, knowledgeable and fluent in English and Chinese guide Lisa Chen. Great experiance. Recommend to take the cable car the slope ride down the great wall.
Private Tour to Mu tian yu & Summer Palace
Patricia N,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Spent an enjoyable day visiting Mu Tian Yu & Summer Palace. Our guide Lisa Chen and our driver Mr Zhang was very nice and friendly. Highly recommend the chair lift and toboggan rides at Mu Tian Yu, it is not too scary and fun. They brought us to a local place for lunch after our visit to Mu Tian Yu. Food was very tasty and the environment was clean. We also learnt of many historical information throughout our ride. Highly recommend this for anyone who wants a comfortable way to travel.
Private tour to Mu Tian Yu & Summer Palace
Patriciangps,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Spent a great day visiting the key sites of Beijing - Mu Tian Yu & Summer Palace. Our guide Lisa Chen and driver Mr Zhang was great, they arrived early to make sure we depart on time. Throughout the journey Lisa shared many interesting information from the past. The cable lift and toboggan down was fun. They brought us to a local place for lunch, food was great. Will highly recommend this private tour to anyone who wants to travel in comfort while visiting the sites of Beijing.
Mu Tian Yu and Summer palace
Kate C,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour guide: Lisa Chen Driver: Mr Zhang We had a very pleasant trip overall. Both lisa and Mr Zhang are very helpful. Lisa had great knowledge about the history of China. She is very informative and able to give clear explanations. She gave good recommendation and lunch provided were delicious.
Mutianyu private tour
Curious647992,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lisa is a great tour guide. We booked a private tour and the experience was great! She was detailed in explaining the history of each locations.
Interesting Tour with a great Tour Guide!
Z674EJbettinah,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great Tour with a lot of explanations thanks to our Tour Guide Lisa Chen regarding our Tour to the Great Wall at Mutianyu. Also thanks to our driver Mr Xie for bringing us safely to the Wall and back to our Hotel. Even if the weather was not that good, it is a great experiance and wie can highly recommend it with this Agency.
Absolutely the best I’ve ever had, anywhere in the world!
499paml,
Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lisa and our driver Mr. Lee were absolutely the best ever. We started the tour at the Temple of Heaven and Lisa was so knowledgeable and informative. Unfortunately my husband suffered a medical emergency. Lisa and Lee took us to the hospital and stayed with us the entire day, helping get thru the system and interpreting. I cannot praise them enough. They are both so kind and considerate. I would recommend them to everyone without hesitation.
Beijing with summer palace
Philip E,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Nice tour with pandas, summer palace, temple of heaven, lunch with the locals, even a tea ceremony. Private car and guide.
Great day-trip with personal guide!
mgC3743FM,
Oct 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great day with my private guide Cindy! She confirmed pick-up time and address of my hotel the evening before and was already waiting for me when I got down to the lobby the morning itself. Cindy knows a lot of details about many topics and, being of my age (we’re both of the year of the Rabbit), felt more like a friend guiding you through the city. We visited the Panda’s, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven and ended the day with a great meal at one of Beijings many duck - restaurants. Cindy knew just the moment when the queues would be gone. After being brought back to the hotel I realized I had left my phone in the car. I sent a message to Cindy (note to my fellow Europeans: download WeChat! Its so much faster and more versatile than Whatsapp) and the driver came back immediately, despite the busy traffic during the national holiday week. Amazing! 100% would recommend if you want to see Beijing’s highlights in an efficient way with your own personal guide. M. Geurts from The Hague, The Netherlands.
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