Private Tour
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
This private full-day tour covers four major UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Beijing.
It includes a drive-by tour of Tiananmen Square, plus visits to the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace.
All entrance fees, delicious local lunch, private tour guide and private transfer service are fully included.
Additional Info
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable shoes
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants for getting your Skip The Line Forbidden City entrance ticket
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Tiananmen Square
Your friendly guide will meet you at your Beijing hotel in the morning. During peak periods: April spring break, July–August summer vacation, Chinese Labor Day (May 1–7), National Day (October 1–7) and Spring Festival (mid-February), we will enjoy a hassle-free drive-by view of Tiananmen Square to avoid long security lines that often take 1–3 hours to enter. You’ll still get great views of all landmarks: the Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, Monument to the People’s Heroes, Tiananmen Rostrum, Great Hall of the People, and National Museum of China. We provide free reservation codes for the evening session at Tiananmen Square. Simply ask your guide for the code to visit independently after the tour. On all other off-peak dates, we will enter Tiananmen Square for a walking tour.
The Palace Museum
Then we will proceed to the Imperial Palace (Forbidden City) — the world’s largest and best-preserved ancient imperial complex, with over 500 years of history. Constructed between 1406 and 1420, the palace has been damaged, looted, rebuilt and restored numerous times. As a result, most of the existing architecture dates from the 18th century onward.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Professional guide
Bottled water
Entrance ticket
Round trip transfer
Gasline, Patrol, Parking, Toll fee
Gratuities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Guide+private car+lunch+show
Local food lunch included Acrobatic show included: Middle back seat around row 17-22 Pickup included
Tour by DiDi Taxi & no lunch
DiDi taxi included: You will take DiDi Taxi as the transportation. Your private tour guide will take DiDi taxi for you on the tour. No lunch included: This option does not include lunch, and the cost of lunch needs to be paid by own. Pickup included
Guide+private car+lunch
Private driver with car: Licensed tour guide, local food lunch, private driver with car, entrance tickets are all included. Pickup included
Reviews
253 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The best way to discover Beijing
Arturs A,May 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour guide Jeffrey & Sun the driver. Very nice people, good english and lots of historical and modern day facts about Beijing. Start early as possible to avoid lines and crowds at the temple of Heaven and summer palace.
Great tour with amazing Peking duck lunch!
prosoccer99,May 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sally spoke great English, easy to understand. We were able to see a lot of Beijing on this tour, and received the important historical context for all of the places we went. She even got us an amazing lunch with Peking duck! Which we said we wanted to try. Overall great tour and would highly recommend.
Exceptional tour and excellent tour guide
osnivia a,May 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Lucy was our tour guide she was Very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. She was constantly paying attention to our needs and took the time to explain us the details of all the places we visited. I highly recommend the tour and specially to have her as the tour guide
Excellent
katrina melnyk98,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Bruce was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable. He recommended a great place for lunch and sat with us to visit about history and life in Beijing. I highly recommend booking this tour with him.
Highly recommended guide and tour agency
Worldtraveler19957,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We highly recommend Lucy Yu as a tour guide! We had to shorten our tour due to work commitments, and Lucy was super flexible and helped organize a great shorter tour to see the most interesting sites. She shared very interesting info all along and had was very cheerful and chatty which made our day! Thanks so much for taking good care of us and we look forward to more tours with you when we travel to Beijing again!
Must do when visiting Beijing
Rachel G,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Lisa was such a great host. She handled all the arrangements, tickets, lunch, etc all ahead so everything was seamless. We had a day packed full. She offered so much information on the history. Highly recommend. Wear good walking shoes, bring sun screen and cool clothing if hot weather is expected, there is limited shade.
The perfect way to see Beijing’s main attractions in one day
D41TYrobertk,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An excellent experience from start to finish. Everything was very efficient and well organised, making the day completely stress-free. Rita was an outstanding guide, knowledgeable and a pleasure to spend time with. We chose to use Didi instead of a private car, and it worked perfectly. It was a fantastic way to see all the main highlights of Beijing in just one day. Highly recommended!
Beijing tours…..
127alistairm,Apr 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Forbidden Palace worth a visit Tianamen square….very not worth it…huge queues, nothing to see except pavement…. Drive through it to get an idea of size…but don’t stop! Summer palace very pretty and great gardens.. worth going out to. Be ready for long queues, we went April…nice… summer would be hellish!…do NOT go on Chinese holidays…..
Visit the Big 4 sights of Beijing efficiently
RamblinMan66,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide, Lisa, helped us cover more ground than we could ever do by ourselves. She arranged taxis between sights, helped navigate the queues (and the crowds) and gave us many choices of how much time and areas to visit in these large palace complexes. Always gave us plenty of history and information of the Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven. She also very thoughtfully arranged reservations (which are required) for us to visit and walk around Tiananmen Square later in the evening on our own. Just be prepared for a lot of walking and crowds — wear good shoes and bring water and snacks. Overall, it was a great experience.
Beijing tour
Marina S,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience with Lucy Yu. On our Beijing tour. Very knowledgeable and friendly. excellent guide.
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