Private Tour
Private Day Tour to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Hutong by Public Transportation
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
Mobile ticket
This 6 hours tour will take you to explore the culture heritages by Beijing's public transportation, such as subway and bus. Since there are total 17 Lines of subway in Beijing, and you can easily to get to most of places and attractions in Beijing. No more worry about the traffic. Your English-speaking tour guide will company with you and share the local tips and interesting history to you along the way.
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
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Tourists holding foreign passports can make reservations within 7 days (not applicable to Chinese tourists, including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Professional guide
Entrance ticket
Hotel pickup and drop-off with public transportation
Local taxes
Lunch
Gratuities
Hutong rickshaw ride
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Your tour guide will come to meet you at your hotel lobby. You will take subway to sightseeing. Which is faster than any cars in the rush hour. The first place you will visit the Tiananmen Square which is the biggest city center square in the world. Moreover, along famous Chang'an Street, you will see The Great Hall of People, and The National Museum (used to be named Chinese history and revolution museum). In additional, the center of the square is the Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum.
Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang)
Visiting
Options
Public transportation day tour
Private tour: Your private tour guide will take you exporing the city by public transportation.
Pickup included
Reviews
8 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Good Tour of the Palace
Nico C,
Jul 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00Linda Shi our guide was very helpful navigating and ensuring we had all our tickets. The tour is a lot of walking and sightseeing which is what we were hoping for.
Kevin is a great English-speaking tour guide
AshleyaMarie B,
Nov 8, 2023
- Viator
5.00We toured Tiananmen Square, Palace Museum, Jingshan Park, and Hutongs with our tour guide Kevin. I would say, without him, it would have been difficult to navigate Forbidden City. We were so happy to have an English-speaking guide like him. We could easily understand him and we learned so much history from him telling us all about the things we needed to know about the places we went to. We then took the bus back to our hotel which was also a great experience for the kids. He was so patient with us esp having 2 kids (ages 2 snd 5), we did not feel rushed at all. I highly recommend this tour and Kevin!
Lisa, our guide arrived promptly...
Amy G,
Oct 15, 2017
- Viator
5.00Lisa, our guide arrived promptly, spoke excellent English, and paced the day well for us, a family of 7 including 2 young children. She explained everything that we were doing/seeing and was very patient, pleasant, and helpful. We rode buses, pedicabs, and the subway and had a wonderful experience!
Viator website was efficient and easy...
James D,
Apr 25, 2017
- Viator
5.00Viator website was efficient and easy to book with accurate information regarding the tours. Overall I thought the value of the tour was worth it. Pick up was flawless and they were on time. The Beijing tour with Lily was very pleasant. She is knowledgeable, witty, and knows the city extremely well. We opted not to visit Tiananmen Square due to crowds and I was very happy with the alternative choices she gave me. For one, we rented bikes for part of the day which allowed us to see quite a bit more of the city. She also brought me to a Fabulous Mongolian Hot Pot restaurant. I had described a restaurant that I had researched on the internet and she recommended this one instead. It was great, a local favorite. We also stopped by a Tea House at my request which surpassed my expectations. My day with Lily was amazing and I strongly recommend her as well as the company.
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