Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven: relaxed instead of stuck in traffic – Catherine made it
Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven in a half day only works with good organisation, and that is exactly what we got. The transfer alone was worth it: we moved very comfortably through Beijing's heavy traffic without having to worry about routes, parking or connections. I would not recommend attempting this combination on your own – you lose too much time and patience getting between the two sites.
Our guide Catherine was friendly and extremely helpful, and she accommodated our special requests without hesitation – nothing was a problem, the programme was simply adjusted to suit us. That is what turns a standard tour into a personal day.
Both sites were allotted plenty of time. We could actually take the places in rather than being hurried from one photo stop to the next. Highly recommended.
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brownida
September 4, 2026
A Great Tour!
Erica was our guide today for the Temple of Heaven and The Summer Palace. She was very knowledgeable about the history of both sights. Not only was she knowledgeable but she was so kind and patient while we asked lots of questions and took tons of pictures. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Olga_R
August 28, 2026
Half a day tour of Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace with Erica
What a great tour from Erica! Very knowledgeable guide and looked after us very well. Learnt a lot about Beijing, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a personal service and lovely tour.
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olginram
August 28, 2026
Half day tour Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven
What a great tour from Erica! Very knowledgeable guide and looked after us very well. Learnt a lot about Beijing, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a personal service and lovely tour.
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alpa_s
May 8, 2026
5 star
Tracy was a wonderful, professional, knowledgeable tour guide and gave us good glimpse of China on our Day 1 . Her driver was on time and safe too
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Colin_P
May 4, 2026
Colin and Bronwe in Beijing
Beijing Mike was excellent and knowledgeable tour guide.
He was especially attentive to our questions and imparted knowledge
In a very easy to understand manner.
He was caring about our movements on wet areas around Temple of Heaven and Summer palace.
Great half day trip we would recommend you do and ask for Mike
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V9197QAjoyceg
October 12, 2025
Beautiful day
Kelly was absolutely delightful and lovely. She was extremely knowledgeable about each of the places we visited and explained their historical significance. She was quite easy to understand. She also took many wonderful photos of us in various settings. We would highly recommend Kelly as a guide to anyone visiting Beijing.
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Rick_B
September 21, 2025
I’m so glad I did the...
I’m so glad I did the summer palace and temple of heaven tours. My guide Erica was terrific. Very knowledgeable and just the right amount of time to enjoy the experience. I’m thinking about going back to the temple of heaven for the night tour. It must be amazing lit up!
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hoh701
August 20, 2025
Claire
herbie our guide was extremely knowledgeable he explained everything very clearly and interestin. he answered all our questions. he is one of the best guides we ever had.
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Global45520204796
July 26, 2025
Amazing tour !!!
Great tour, saw best of the 2 Beijing historical sites!!! Kathy our tour guide was warm friendly humorous and knowledgeable, providing lots of information and interesting facts along the way, amazing and passionate guide!!! Transport was a luxurious air conditioned car with plenty of water provided.Driver was also very friendly and welcoming, highly recommended for family tour !!!