Beijing Full-Day Tour: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace
Overview
Make full use of your time in Beijing and explore the ancient capital’s highlight attractions in one day: the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. Well-trained English-speaking tour guide, Chinese lunch (optional), hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
Inclusions
- English-speaking tour guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off services are available within the 4th Ring Zone of Beijing City.
- All admission tickets as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Entry/Admission - Temple of Heaven
- Entry/Admission - Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
- Entry/Admission - Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Your full-day tour of classic Beijing begins with a visit to Tian’anmen Square after being picked up at your hotel at around 8 AM. Tian’anmen Square, the largest city square in the world, holds the Monument of the National Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, and the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
You will then enjoy a short walk from Tian’anmen Square to the Forbidden City. At 8:30-10:30, you will visit this magnificent imperial palace. The Forbidden City, with over 500 years of history, is the largest and best-preserved ancient palatial structure in the world. Duration: approximately two hours.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
At 11:00, on the way to your next destination, the Temple of Heaven, considered the holiest place in Beijing, is the largest ancient imperial architectural structure for worship in the world. The visit to Temple of Heaven takes about 1.5 hours.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After lunch, take a 30-minute drive, you will reach the Summer Palace, the best preserved and largest imperial garden in the world. The Summer Palace is regarded as a museum of gardens in China. Duration: 2 hours. At 18:00, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Your full-day tour of classic Beijing begins with a visit to Tian’anmen Square after being picked up at your hotel at around 8 AM. Tian’anmen Square, the largest city square in the world, holds the Monument of the National Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, and the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
You will then enjoy a short walk from Tian’anmen Square to the Forbidden City. At 8:30-10:30, you will visit this magnificent imperial palace. The Forbidden City, with over 500 years of history, is the largest and best-preserved ancient palatial structure in the world. Duration: approximately two hours.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
At 11:00, on the way to your next destination, the Temple of Heaven, considered the holiest place in Beijing, is the largest ancient imperial architectural structure for worship in the world. The visit to Temple of Heaven takes about 1.5 hours.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After lunch, take a 30-minute drive, you will reach the Summer Palace, the best preserved and largest imperial garden in the world. The Summer Palace is regarded as a museum of gardens in China. Duration: 2 hours. At 18:00, you will be transferred to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- You will receive details about tour guide and exact pickup time in your voucher the day before. And the tour guide will also call you via hotel or leave a message for you about pickup time the night before tour.
- The Forbidden City opens for booking 7 days in advance, and could be sold out very soon during peak season. For the last-minute booking, we will contact you for a backup plan if ticket is sold out.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Pascal M
May 2018
Conclusion / Recommendation: - It really worth doing this tour- very good price / performance ratio - Please note that you will see the Tiananmen Square only from the side (Go there separately for photos) Programm: Forbidden City - Pearl Factory - Lunch - Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace - Medi...
Conclusion / Recommendation: - It really worth doing this tour- very good price / performance ratio - Please note that you will see the Tiananmen Square only from the side (Go there separately for photos) Programm: Forbidden City - Pearl Factory - Lunch - Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace - Medical Center (Total time about 10 hours) Group/Guide: - around 12 people in a small bus - Our Guide Lee was very nice, attentive and informative.Gudmundur G
September 2019
We had a amazing and a very friendly guide, Jennifer. She was knowledgeable on the history and took us to an excellent resaurant on the way to the Great wall.
We had a amazing and a very friendly guide, Jennifer. She was knowledgeable on the history and took us to an excellent resaurant on the way to the Great wall.JoKau10
June 2019
Highly recommend this tour company-Colin was great tour guide...knowledgeable,witty and accommodating!Comfortable transportation and excellent food..must do for anybody with a day trip agenda!
Highly recommend this tour company-Colin was great tour guide...knowledgeable,witty and accommodating!Comfortable transportation and excellent food..must do for anybody with a day trip agenda!Jodi C
February 2020
Overall this tour was awesome! We enjoyed visiting all the different historical sites but could of done without all the stops at the pearl warehouse, the jade warehouse the herbal medicine place oh wait... the foot massage part of that was awesome! Yes there is a lot of walking but I think mana...
Overall this tour was awesome! We enjoyed visiting all the different historical sites but could of done without all the stops at the pearl warehouse, the jade warehouse the herbal medicine place oh wait... the foot massage part of that was awesome! Yes there is a lot of walking but I think manageable because you also get time to sit and rest here and there. I think the only issue we had was because our Hotel was outside the three ring pick up we had to meet our tour in town at another hotel That part was ok. the part that was annoying was our tour guide was suppose to call our hotel and let us know where to meet her and when we finally got to our hotel at 10pm we still hadn't received any info on where to meet and our tour was the next day! So after trying to communicate with hotel staff (which was a major fail) I had to make a phone call to the tour company which cost me $10! We finally was able to connect with our tour guide after a few lousy phone connections and finally got a email with instruction to the meeting place. That was after midnight and we had to be up by 5am to meet up with our group and we already hadn't slept for 24hrs! So needless to say we didn't get much sleep! only think i'd recommend is getting your meet up point if possible before getting to china!CinciSparty
April 2018
We booked a 1 1/2 day private guided tour as the last part of a full 2 week China Vacation. On day one, we visited Tienanmen Square, The Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven, with a Peking Roast Duck lunch, which was delicious! The 2nd day, we visited the Hutong District and the Summer Palace, ...
We booked a 1 1/2 day private guided tour as the last part of a full 2 week China Vacation. On day one, we visited Tienanmen Square, The Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven, with a Peking Roast Duck lunch, which was delicious! The 2nd day, we visited the Hutong District and the Summer Palace, followed by lunch, after which our driver and William took us to the airport for our departure back to the U.S. William met us at our hotel both days right as scheduled, and was so very informative. Admittedly, we were not experts on Chinese history and culture, but William taught us so much! He is truly a wealth of information, not only about the sites and history surrounding them, but also other random facts and information about China and it's people and culture. He also knows a good deal about the United States, so provided much comparison and points for us to think about. Upon returning to the U.S. (and recovering from bad jet lag), we rented and watched The Last Emperor, which we fully understood and found fascinating, after learning about the history of Pu Yi from William. Though we did go through some of the sites quite quickly, William was sure to pause several times to be sure we had enough time, and gave us free time opportunity to go back through some of the site if desired. We absolutely loved our tour, and would highly recommend William as a tour guide. Be sure and request him! In terms of arranging the tour, Beverly Jiang was top notch. I received an email response to my online inquiry within 24 hours, and she built an itinerary based on our wishes. In fact, we requested a change to the itinerary for the 2nd day of our tour while we were already in China, with just a few days notice, and she was very responsive and accommodating. I would book a tour through China Highlights again in a heartbeat!mjm_GKA
December 2019
This was actually one of the least enjoyable days of our tour. I wanted to go here as this tour included Tiannamin Square. This was such of a historical place, how could you miss it. It was very crowded and a long day with tons of walking (be prepared)! I found this to be quite boring if it wasn...
This was actually one of the least enjoyable days of our tour. I wanted to go here as this tour included Tiannamin Square. This was such of a historical place, how could you miss it. It was very crowded and a long day with tons of walking (be prepared)! I found this to be quite boring if it wasn’t for the historical significance. With all this said, I am very glad I went on this tour, however I probably would not do it again. All the different areas, just seem to be repetitive. And I fell it’s the type of thing you have to see, Np but do not need to see again.