Lama Temple & Confucius Temple – Tickets or Guided Tour Service
Description
A Beijing half-day tour lasts approximately 4 hours, with pickup and drop-off available at your downtown Beijing hotel. Many business travelers only have limited half-day leisure time to explore Beijing’s attractions, and our half-day tour packages are specially designed to meet this demand. The inclusive package covers a private vehicle, professional driver, English-speaking guide, and entrance tickets. Skip the long entry lines and enjoy a pre-booked hassle-free visit to the Lama Temple and Confucius Temple. We also offer a ticket-only option. You may head to the attractions independently, and we only provide official entrance tickets for your visit.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Be picked up from your hotel by English speaking tour guide at 08:30 am or 1:30 pm. Drive to visit Lama Temple. As the biggest lamasery in Beijing, the Lama Temple was built in 1694. The temple contains 5 halls along a central axis plus three Memorial Archways. The Hall of Harmony and Peace is the main building of the temple. The biggest single wood Buddha statue in the world is in this temple. Its both attract by the local Buddhist and travelers too. If you have purchased only the entrance tickets option, please go to the attraction and explore on your own.
And then to visit Confucius Temple & Imperial College. Confucius Temple in Beijing is the second largest one in China. Built in 1302, the temple was a venue where people pay respects to Confucius, the greatest thinker and educationist in ancient China. Imperial College is also called Guozijian. It was the the highest learning institute during Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Emperors in imperial China used to frequent the place to read Confucian classics to thousands of students. Be transferred back to your hotel after the half day tour. If you have purchased only the entrance tickets, please go to the attraction and explore on your own.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
You will pickup in your city center hotel lobby
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- If you have booked the ticket-only option, please download the ticket QR code we sent you in advance and head to the attraction on your own.
Reviews(10)
Great tour with our guide Rita.
Dear Guest Thank you for your lovely review! We’re so glad you had a great tour with guide Rita. We’ll pass your kind words to her, and hope to welcome you back again soon! Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
A wonderful morning with our guide Lisa. She was very personable and knowledgeable about the history and her English was impeccable. Definitely a great guide for this interesting tour.
Dear guest, Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re delighted you had a wonderful morning at the Lama Temple and Confucius Temple with Lisa. We’re very proud to hear she was personable, knowledgeable, and spoke excellent English—making your tour enjoyable and informative. Thank you for recommending us, and we hope to welcome you back to Beijing soon! Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
To start with history is one of my list everytine I travelled to another country. My tour guide Rita was excellent. She took time to explain to me every detail and special monument inside the confucius museum. I also admired her professionally. She is one of the best tour guide I ever had.
We did this tour and it was a wonderful time. Lisa was great! She was very informative and patient. The Lama Temple was a truly wonderful place, and the Confucius Temple was really serene. I would thoroughly recommend visiting the temples.
Dear Guest, Thank you for your wonderful support. We look forward to serving you again in the future. Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
I had a fantastic experience with Jeffrey. We visited the Lama Temple and the Confucius Temple and I learnt a lot about the buildings, history and culture. Exceptional English and a fun and informative afternoon! Totally recommend… and looking forward to coming back!
Our guide, Lily, was excellent. She was extremely knowledgeable and went out of her way to make our experience memorable. Lily answered all our questions and made the tour really interesting. She picked us up at hotel on time and gave us as much time as we needed to see everything we wanted. She even got us to the Confucius Temple in time to see the afternoon dance performance which was beautiful. We would highly recommend Lily and this tour if you want to see more of Beijing than just the Forbidden City, Great Wall, and Summer Palace.
Lisa was a great, knowledgeable tour guide! I appreciated her willingness to share her personal experiences and those of her family. She was patient, answered all our questions, and encouraged us to stop to take many photos. I loved that she was even enjoying the tour and taking photos, too! We had a half day tour of the Lama and Confucius temples. The sites themselves were impressive and I would definitely recommend visiting them. The music show at the Confucius temple was a particular highlight!
Very nice place , great guide and full of information. I appreciate being there , very nice country 😊😉
Hi, Our guide, Lisa, met us at our hotel lobby, when expected for this half day tour. The trip to the temple was short, which was a pity as the car (Buick Minivan) was very comfortable and air conditioned. In that time, Lisa gave us some historical background and a schedule for the tour. Her English was excellent in both delivery and her understanding of us. When we arrived at the Lama temple (Yonghe Temple) , she organised the tickets and guided through into the gardens. This place dates to the Qing Dynasty and was the residence of Prince Yong prior to his ascension to the imperial throne. It is still a working monastery and temple. There is some wonderful examples of Han Chinese as well as Tibetan art works. From there we travelled to the Temple of Confucius on Guozijian Street near the Imperial Academy. This is much older than the lama temple and Lisa tells a nice story about the Cypress trees and their ability to sniff out corrupt officials. :) At the time of our visit we got to see a dance performance that portrayed harmony and happiness. Finally, we walked to the Imperial Academy and its grounds. In both places, the use of English on many of the exhibits is very good. At the end of the tour we could opt to be returned to our hotel or to some other attraction. Lisa named a few and we chose to visit the Drum and Bell towers in Xicheng District. Why did I like it? I liked the tour because it gave us a glimpse of imperial life outside of the forbidden city tourist attractions. The Lama temple is a museum and still a place of worship so you can witness ancient customs and rituals. Who might like this tour? If you want to see another side to the imperial system of china outside of the forbidden city and want to learn the importance of Confucius and how the academy was used to educate the brightest minds for imperial service then this is great. It is easy and relaxed and thoroughly enjoyable. I thought very highly of Lisa and the service provided by the tour operator. She helped with ideas for other things we did on our trip and helped out with dining recommendations. First class service. We enjoyed the experience so much we got Lisa to take us to the Summer Palace on a day we had not planned to do anything.
The temple of Lana and Confúcio were great. Excellent place to visit and see China culture. The guide Linda was very nice and also the driver.
