Beijing City Tour: Tiananmen, Forbidden, Summer Palaces

Experience the grandeur of Beijing on a private tour. Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace. Enjoy personalized attention from a private guide and explore the city’s iconic landmarks.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - After picking you up from your centrally located hotel in Beijing in the morning, you will start your day trip by visiting Tian’anmen Square, the world’s largest public square. Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures.
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum -…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional English/other language guide
  • Lunch in a local Chinese restaurant
  • Entrance Tickets to the Sights
  • Transportation (Private Transfer or Subway according to options you choose)
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
  • Gratuities
  • Personal Cost
Additional Information

Do full justice to three of Beijing’s must-see sights with a privately guided city sightseeing trip. Check out Tiananmen Square, the immense square at the heart of the city, and explore the highlights of the Forbidden Palace and the Summer Palace on guided walking tours.
All entrance fees, private transfer with driver, hotel pickup and drop off all…

Location
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
West Changan Street, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jasonga35pn
May 26, 2025
Forbidden City - Really enjoyed the day we spent with our guide, Justin. Extremely knowledgeable on the history of China and thoroughly enjoyed touring the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Summer Palace. Can't recommend this tour high enough, it really did feel like a "school day" in the best possible way.
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Sinwsss
May 23, 2025
Fun & good value - We spent 2 educational days exploring Beijing on a fully customisable itinerary. The tour vehicle was clean and spacious, and our guide Jenny very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Booking and communication via email was quick and easy. Will definitely consider Catherine Lu tours for future trips.
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E6744rascottc
May 22, 2025
Very interesting tour with very knowledgeable host - What an interesting trip this was well arranged by Catherine Lu tours. Our guide Justin was very knowledgeable and knew all the facts and questions we asked him. So much history to learn it was superb.
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Serge_n
May 20, 2025
Day tour in Beijing to see the key locations - A very journey experience, in Beijing with Tony , proficient and fluent in French. I look forward to choosing this agent's service again when I travel to Beijing next time
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Sherri_p
May 20, 2025
It was fine experiences... - It was fine experiences in BJ. We chose a different path as we wanted to skip Summer Palace. I suggest not taking customers to a tea house which resulted purchases, under pressure.
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Kateg2105
May 14, 2025
Beijing - never to be forgotten - My Mum and I had a wonderful experience on this walking tour, guided by Peter. He was such an engaging, informative and knowledgeable tour guide, and really contributed to our enjoyment while seeing these incredible sites for the first time. We appreciated his help making the tour as smooth and easy as possible - plus taking all those photos for us! Thanks Peter!
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Ryog262
May 12, 2025
Fancy trip fancy photo - We had a very great one day trip and our tour guide Iris was so organized and informative. She is also a great photographer that took tons of fancy photos for us. Definitely the best tour I had ever.
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B7335jxchrish
May 11, 2025
Worth doing to see Beijing - Had a lovely day with Iris taking us around Beijing, including a lunch at a very good dumpling restaurant (would recommend she orders for you as her choices were good). We used the metro which is easy enough if you are from a decently large city. Iris was very knowledgeable and I would recommend.
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Allison
May 8, 2025
Excellent customer service with lovely people. Worthy of its 5star rating.💕💕 - Our guide, Peter, was excellent in every way. He arrived promptly, was exceptionally friendly and his knowledge of Chinese history was second to none at Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. We skipped all the queues because we were with a guide, and Peter was amazing at ensuring we had plenty time for photos. He then took us for a wonderful authentic chinese meal and on to the Summer Palace where he was able to complete our fabulous experience. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone coming to Beijing.
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Ian_b
May 5, 2025
Excellent tour with lots... - Excellent tour with lots of walking but well worth it. Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City are huge.
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From $60
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).