Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace
Description
This private full-day tour covers four major UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Beijing. It includes a tour of Tiananmen Square, plus visits to the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. The Forbidden City is closed every Monday. In that case, we will visit Tiananmen Square, Lama Temple, Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven instead. All entrance fees, delicious local lunch, private tour guide and private transfer service are fully included.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Your friendly guide will meet you at your Beijing hotel in the morning. During peak periods: April spring break, July–August summer vacation, Chinese Labor Day (May 1–7), National Day (October 1–7) and Spring Festival (mid-February), we will enjoy a hassle-free drive-by view of Tiananmen Square to avoid long security lines that often take 1–3 hours to enter. You’ll still get great views of all landmarks: the Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, Monument to the People’s Heroes, Tiananmen Rostrum, Great Hall of the People, and National Museum of China. We provide free reservation codes for the evening session at Tiananmen Square. Simply ask your guide for the code to visit independently after the tour. On all other off-peak dates, we will enter Tiananmen Square for a walking tour.
Then we will proceed to the Imperial Palace (Forbidden City) — the world’s largest and best-preserved ancient imperial complex, with over 500 years of history. Constructed between 1406 and 1420, the palace has been damaged, looted, rebuilt and restored numerous times. As a result, most of the existing architecture dates from the 18th century onward.
After lunch, we will proceed to the Summer Palace — one of China’s largest imperial gardens. Originally built as a royal retreat and temporary residence for Qing Dynasty emperors, you will stroll through the garden to admire its stunning scenery.
Lastly, we will visit the **Temple of Heaven** — where ancient emperors prayed for national peace and abundant harvests. Located in southern Beijing, it has been one of China’s most sacred sites for over five centuries. This magnificent complex served as the main sacrificial altar for the Ming and Qing emperors.
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Pickup Locations & Times
This tour only provides hotel pick-up and drop-off services in the downtown city. If your hotel is not listed, please provide full details in the special requirements section.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The Forbidden City is closed every Monday. In that case, we will visit Tiananmen Square, Lama Temple , Summer Palace and the Templer of Heaven instead.
- Forbidden City tickets require real-name reservation 168 hours (7 days) in advance and often sell out quickly. We highly recommend you book your tour as early as possible. Otherwise, international visitors may need to queue at the entrance to purchase tickets on site.
- Please wear comfortable shoes
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Passport name and number is required at time of booking for all participants for getting your Skip The Line Forbidden City entrance ticket
- This experience is weather-dependent. If canceled due to severe weather conditions, you may choose an alternative travel date or tour, or receive a full refund.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(303)
Bobo, my tourguide is excellent, very helpful. We enjoy her company while exploring Bejing.
Dear Guest, Thank you for your sweet review! We’re delighted to hear Bobo was excellent and helpful, and that you enjoyed her company while exploring Beijing. We will share your kind words with Bobo. Hope you keep these nice travel memories and we look forward to welcoming you back. Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
Our guide, Maggie, was incredibile. Thanks to her we understand every meaning of what we see, from the color to the shape of monument. Maggie was also very nice and helpful, she also booking for us a restaurant for the day after aur tour! SUPER!
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We’re delighted Maggie helped you grasp the deep‑seated meanings behind the monuments, from their colours to architectural shapes. It’s truly amazing that she went the extra mile and even booked a restaurant for you for the day after your tour. Her kindness and willingness to help made your trip extra special. We will pass all your wonderful feedback on to Maggie. Hope you get to come back and explore more of Beijing soon! Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
The day was great. We have seen unbelivable places and Maggie was a fantastic guide. She has driven us sharing her knowledge, telling us a lot of good informations
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your nice review! We are happy you had a wonderful day visiting these incredible sites. It is lovely to hear Maggie was such a fantastic guide, sharing her rich knowledge and plenty of interesting information throughout your tour. We will pass all your kind feedback to Maggie. Wish you all the best and hope to welcome you back to Beijing again! Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
Our guide Maggie was invaluable for understanding all the aspects and hidden meanings in the numbers, colors, and shapes of the places we visited. Highly recommended! Maggie and our driver were also very helpful beyond the end time of the tour.
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are delighted that Maggie helped you uncover the hidden meanings behind numbers, colours and forms at the sites you visited. It is really impressive that both Maggie and your driver went out of their way to assist you even beyond the official tour hours. We will pass all your sincere compliments to Maggie and the driver. Hope we get to welcome you back to Beijing one day! Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
We had such a great experience on this guided tour with Sunny! She was incredibly kind, friendly, and helpful throughout the whole day. She explained so many interesting things about the places we visited, as well as Chinese culture, history, and everyday life. We learned a lot and really enjoyed listening to her explanations and spending the day with her. She made the whole experience even more enjoyable and memorable. Highly recommended! Sunny, you are a star!!
Thank you so much for this wonderful review about Sunny! We are delighted to hear you had such a fantastic guided‑tour experience. It means a lot that you appreciated her kindness, friendliness and helpfulness, along with her engaging explanations of local sights, Chinese history, culture and daily life. We will be sure to pass on your lovely compliments to Sunny — she will be so happy to know she made your day enjoyable and memorable. Thank you for your high recommendation. We hope to welcome you back to Beijing again in the future. Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
What a wonderful day. My guide Ling Ling sunny and driver Yang were fantastic. I learnt so much about Chinese culture today. My guide was so friendly patient and kind and although we don’t speak the same language I know that our driver has a wonderful sense of humour and is a kind and gentle man. Thank you both for making my first visit to China such a wonderful experience.
Thank you very much for your heartfelt review! We are thrilled that you had such a fantastic first‑time experience in China with guide Ling Ling (Sunny) and driver Yang. It warms our hearts to read your kind words about Sunny’s friendliness, patience and insightful introduction to Chinese culture, as well as your lovely comment about driver Yang’s great sense of humour and gentle personality. We will definitely share all your warm praise with both of them. Thank you for choosing our tour. We sincerely hope you can come back to visit China again someday. Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
Sunny, our guide, is a great professional, speaks English very well, and is super attentive to our needs. She knows the history of Beijing perfectly and explains it very well.
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback about our guide Sunny! We are really happy to know that you enjoyed your tour with her. It is wonderful to hear that she speaks excellent English, paid close attention to your needs, and gave you clear explanations about Beijing’s history. We will pass all your kind compliments to Sunny. Thank you for choosing our service, and we hope to welcome you back to Beijing one day. Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
The best guide you can have, pleasant and very knowledgeable about history.
Thank you for this fantastic feedback! We are so glad you were satisfied with your tour experience. It is wonderful to know you think our guide is pleasant and highly knowledgeable about history. We will gladly pass your warm praise to our guide. Thank you for choosing our tour service, and we hope to see you again in Beijing. Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
Great guide Sunny fantastic service
Dear Guest, Thank you for your wonderful review! We are delighted that Sunny provided you with great guiding and fantastic service. We will happily pass your warm compliments on to Sunny. Thank you for joining our tour. We hope to welcome you back to Beijing in the future. Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
Great guide Sunny and great service
Dear Guest, Thank you for your wonderful review! We are delighted that Sunny provided you with great guiding and fantastic service. We will happily pass your warm compliments on to Sunny. Thank you for joining our tour. We hope to welcome you back to Beijing in the future. Best regards, Lily's Beijing Tours Team
