Private Full-Day Tour Beijing City Highlights

We were very happy with the experience. The tour started at 8:30am, it was a suitable time to be able to do all the activities of the day, we got to know each other and had a lot of fun.

Highly recommend the tour. Miss Lina was excellent filled the day and provided a lot of exploration along the way. I recommend your walking shoes and be prepared for a long day.

Be prepared for long but very fulfilling day. Miss Lina met us bright and early in the lobby of our hotel. She had all of the transportation and tickets for admssion lined up for the day, we didn't have to worry about a thing. We started at Tianamen square, and made our way to the Forbidden City. The amount of knowledge and history Lina was able to share with us throughout the day was invaluable. She told us so many stories and was able to describe the meaning behind so much of the architecture - we never would have been able to learn that on our own. Lina was so patient, and she took so many picutres for us! Next we walked around some of the old streets around the forbidden city and enjoyed a nice lunch. Miss Lina ordered for us, and it was one of the best meals we had during our entire time in China. We finished the day at the temple of heaven, which is a spectacular place with so much history. Again, the knowlege and stories Miss Lina shares makes the experience so much better. It was a long day, with a lot of walking but it was worth every penny. Having a private tour guide in China is a must and I would highly recommend Sunflower Tours. They make it so easy - you don't have to worry about transportation, where to get tickets...etc. It's just the best, and Miss Lina is just fabulous!

Sunflower is charming and professional, always smiling! We shared a wonderful day with her. We had very little time during a professional trip and her services with driver and private car allowed us to optimize the day and discover some of Beijing's flagship sites in excellent conditions: No loss of time, while taking full advantage of the sites visited (Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, Hutong district). Anectodes on local customs, some china history insights, everything was there to enjoy the stress-free sites in sites very busy with tourists ... (Summer Palace). Good advice also on the negotiation of “souvenir”, she clearly plays the game of tourists and not locals. In short, we recommend Sunflower services without hesitation!

A friend and I spent a day in April with Sunflower in Beijing. Sunflower was extremely efficient beforehand and kindly came out to our hotel to collect us. She was very good fun, knowledgeable about the history of the city and flexible about what we wanted to do. Her suggestion for a dumpling lunch place was ideal and she was a great help with handbag shopping know-how. We enjoyed all her suggestions, especially watching people exercise in the park and mingle in the hutongs. Sunflower is an amusing, creative and admirable person who looks great in her new yellow sunglasses. Thank you again Sunflower for a very happy and interesting day; from the 2 Janes.

Please do yourselves a favour and book a daytrip with the absolutely wonderful Sunflower, I guarantee you will not regret it! We had such a great time exploring the Forbidden city, Temple of Heaven, eating at this fab little restaurant Sunflower revealed to us and then cycling around Houhai lake and the hutongs. It was great to be able to have a hasslefree day, Sunflower took care of everything from arranging entry tickets, navigating throughout the city and ordering at the restaurant. She also took great photos for us :-) Sunflower is worldly, well travelled and extremely knowledgable- she spent much of the day revealing interesting bits of historical info, along with providing a fascinating insight into Chinese culture.. I can't properly put into words how much of a great time we had with her! Beijing is quite a tricky city to see as English isn't widely spoken and scams are quite prevalent so we felt we had to be a bit on guard when we were on our own, even though we would consider ourselves to be quite young savvy travelers. Sunflower provided a fun, relaxing, interesting and authentic tour.. Enjoy your time with her!! :)

My group of 8 had the pleasure of touring with Sunflower a few years ago. We had agreed on an itinerary via emails. She always replied promptly and was able to accommodate all our requirements. She was very energetic and fun to be with. Having a private guide plus van and driver gave us the flexibility to see a great deal of Beijing. I would not hesitate to tour with her again. Jules C.

Sunflower was extremely helpful in getting me to see the main attractions of Beijing while also informing me on the history of the city, good places to eat in Beijing, etc. She met me at my hotel right on time and took me to see Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and a charming Hutong neighborhood. She carried my camera during the day and took numerous pictures, allowing me to just experience the moment in full. After 8 hours of sightseeing she was still willing to take me to other attractions. I was tired/jet-lagged and had to call it a day but this just shows she is enthusiastic about her job.

Myself, my wife and family spent a wonderful day in Beijing with Maggie as our host. We were picked up on time and in a clean, comfortable vehicle to be shown all of the amazing historic sights around Beijing. We gained local insights, heard stories of today and from history and enjoyed a great stop for lunch. We felt very cared for at every turn and were very thankful we chose to tour with Sunflower Tours. Thank you Maggie :) Scott and Family.

I had the opportunity to visit Beijing after a long business trip in Japan and China. After the extended time away from my family I was ready to get home but not before a Beijing city tour with Sunflower. All I can say is Sunflower was an amazing tour guide and restored my enthusiasm for the trip and showed me all the reasons she loves Beijing. Her knowledge of the city and history of China was impressive and made for a great day. Sunflower went out of her way to show me where I could mail postcards near my hotel as well as where to find an awesome dim sum dinner before I left Beijing. Thanks again for a great time Sunflower.