Private Tour

Half Day Private Tour to Summer Palace in Beijing

Overview

Available languages

Chinese (Taiwan)

Chinese

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Breeze past the long entry lines to enjoy your half day pre-booked tour of the Summer Palace. Follow your tour guide to visit huge emperor's summer garden. Including the longevity hill, South Lake Island, Suzhou Street. Learn about the ancient history, culture and itions that helped shape the Summer Palace through your guide's engaging commentary.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Please wear comfortable walking shoes

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Professional guide

Entrance ticket

Gasline, Parking and Toll fees

Gratuities

Lunch

Boat fee

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

Your well-trained English-speaking tour guide and car/van will pick you up in your hotel from 8:30 am or 13:30pm. Please kindly refer us when you book it. Transfer to the Summer Palace the largest imperial garden existing in China. Located at the northwest Beijing, you can enjoy the wonderful scenery for around 3 hours. You will enjoy the political center, living quarters, and garden district of the Summer Palace. Which is including walking on the longest corridor in the world, visiting the beautiful South Lake Island, hiking to the Tower of Buddhist Incense, and shopping on the Suzhou street. Drop you off at your hotel/apartment at the end.

3 hours • Admission Included

Kunming Lake

The attraction inside of the Summer Palace.

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Guide+Ticket+Subway/City bus

Subway or bus tour: Tour guide will pick you up and drop off back to your hotel by subway or bus. Entrance ticket, subway/bus fee are included.
Pickup included

Private tour by car

Guide+Ticket+car: Pick up at 8:30 am or 13:30 pm and drop off back to your hotel. Entrance ticket, Didi car, private guide are included.
Private van for more than 5PAX: DIDI taxi for this private tour, if over than 5 people group, the private van will be arranged.
Pickup included

Reviews

4.99

91 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Amazing afternoon at summer palace
martacJ6235KH,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a Fabolous time at Summer Palace with Ling. The place is stanning and the tour was very insightful and rich of interesting Chinese history. We would definitely recommend to book.
Great Experience
i igor338,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The experience was great and very comfortable. Really recommended. Shoutout to Lisa, who was an amazing tour guide. Can't get any better.
Great day out with Lucy
PieterG232,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Lucy is the BEST and we really enjoyed her company during this excursion. Lucy has a vast knowledge of the Chinese history and everything in the park. As a keen photographer Lucy helped to find the best shots and different angles. The park itself is amazing, full of history and just a nice place to be. I will definitely recommend this tour to everyone.
Renny; the perfect tour guide.
tutugraham50,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Renny’s knowledge, professionalism and caring manner enhanced our experience at the Summer Palace. A wonderful start to our 14 day China tour.
Fun and Enjoyable
Marty L,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
What a fun day. We opted for the subway opposed to a taxi as we wanted to experience the Chinese subway system. Our guide Bobo was very kind and helpful and tailored the trip to our needs. She was also very knowledgable and informative throughout every exhibition.
Very fun and enjoyable
martyl661,
Oct 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a fun day. We opted for the subway opposed to a taxi as we wanted to experience the Chinese subway system. Our guide Bobo was very kind and helpful and tailored the trip to our needs. She was also very knowledgable and informative throughout every exhibition.
Perfect morning, Great Tour - thank you Jeffrey!
John Gregory,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great experience. All the different areas of the Summer Palace were beautiful and Jeffrey, our tour guide, was so knowledgable and showed us areas we would have never explored without him. We especially enjoyed the gardens, they were so peaceful.
Great: but if you want to chill; let your guide know!
Amber W,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The 4 hour experience was great. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel. Summer Palace is a great place to do something in town, that is yet relaxing. The only thing is that our tour was very interested in HER agenda. We wanted to go on the small boats, but she kept directing us to the large boat? And then we paid for HER boat ride (which is fine, just weird)? And she was REALLY into the paintings on the corridor we heard about the paintings many, many, many times. And we just kind of wanted to relax. So, I do love this tour, just be clear with your guide what it is that you want for the day. We were SO OVER EDUCATED, and just wanted to chill.
Unforgettable memories from our Summer Palace visit
NelOrc9,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
5 stars experience!!!! Maggie is the best tour guide in Beijing. Look for her to have an amazing time touring the Summer Palace. She is full of great inspirations as we trek the whole Summer Palace. I learned so much with the history behind the Chinese Dynasty as how the Summer Palace was constructed and how the Palace was designed and used by Emperors. The price we paid for this tour was very well worth it!!!
Great Summer Place Tour with our Guide Maggie
Nelson O,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
I love, love, love the Summer Palace experience and our tour guide. Maggie has made our tour very special. She totally committed herself to us since the night before our tour, and then picked us up at our hotel all the way through the whole day! She is very sweet, polite, professional and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend this tour and request Maggie as your guide. She is very flexible and kind.