CHINA · PALACE DAY TRIPS IN CHINA
The good slots at the palace day trips in China below go weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Beijing’s $29 Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace tour, with timing, costs, guide tips, transport, and practical advice.
“A great day out The guide was very good and friendly 😃”
Review of Beijing’s Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace tour, with cable car, toboggan, lunch, hotel pickup, guide, and practical tips.
“Summer is patient in explaining. She is professional and provided great service. She made sure we are comfortable and and enjoy our trip.”
Review of Beijing’s full-day tour to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, with lunch and hotel pickup.
“Full day Beijing tour covered the highlights of this big city. Our guide, Lee, was friendly, helpful and professional and he made us laugh. His English was very good too. Had a decent Chinese meal for lunch and we thought the price was overall good value for money”
Review of Beijing’s private day tour to Tiananmen, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace, with lunch, guide, transport, and practical tips.
“We had an outstanding tour in Beijing with our guide, Peter, and we can’t recommend him enough! Our itinerary included Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace, and Peter ensured that every part of the experience was seamless and memorable. From the start, Peter impressed us with his professionalism. He and the driver arrived a few minutes early to pick us up in a clean, comfortable car, which set the tone for the day. At Tiananmen Square, we avoided the long lines thanks to his certification as an official guide, saving us valuable time. Once inside, Peter’s deep knowledge truly stood out—he gave us detailed insights into the…”
Review of Beijing’s private Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace day trip, with lunch, hotel pickup, cable car, toboggan, and practical tips.
“We had an amazing trip with our guide. She was very knowledgeable with the areas and we got wonderful photos and memories to last! We enjoyed the tour so much we ended up booking a second day for the city afterwards. Would recommend again.”
See Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace on a private Beijing day tour with lunch and transport.
“The tour was excellent with our guide Rita. We visited the Tiananmen square, The forbidden city and Temple of Heaven. Had a wonderful day. All places are very interesting and our guide made it more interesting and enjoyable. Highly recommend this tour and the tour guide Rita.”
Review of Beijing’s private Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace tour, with lunch, cable car, toboggan, hotel pickup, and practical tips.
“We had an amazing experience! Maggie is super prepared and explanation are very clear. The places she showed us are stunning and we had a wonderful day. We were visiting Great Wall and the summer palace with our little daughter and we have to say she was loving her too. Thanks a lot for everything! Super suggested”
Review of Beijing’s private Mutianyu, Summer Palace, and Ming Tombs tour, with practical advice on value, timing, lunch, and what to expect.
“We had an amazing time on this tour! Our tour guide, Lena, was so incredibly knowledgeable and we learned so much! The place we stopped at for lunch was the best meal we ate during our entire time in China. This was my first time using Read more”
Review of BusDa’s $19.20 Beijing tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace, with transport, timing, costs, and practical tips.
“Selina was a great tour guide and very helpful! The timing between the great wall (morning) and summer palace (afternoon) was good, with plenty of time to look around and appreciate the scenery! I appreciate that the wall tour was early in the morning before it got too hot and busy!”
Review of BusDa’s $23 Beijing day trip to Mutianyu, Summer Palace, and Yuanmingyuan, with timing, costs, transport, and practical advice.
“Mon excursion principale a été annulé en dernière minute, je n’ai pas pu faire les Summer palace.. j’ai juste eu la possibilité de faire la muraille de Chine. Cependant, c’était une bonne expérience qui vaut la peine d’être vécu ! Selina a éRead more”
Review of a private Beijing day tour to Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace, with door-to-door transport, pricing, timing, and practical tips.
“Bellissima giornata! Escursione stupenda su uno dei tratti più belli della Muraglia e a Gubei, con il servizio attento e cortese di Debin, il nostro autista, molto disponibile e gentilissimo! Ci ha aiutato in tutto e anche se non parla inglese, è stato tutto molto semplice grazie al traduttore! Consigliato!”
See Mutianyu, the Summer Palace, and Yuanmingyuan in one day with transport, tickets, and optional guides from $21.
“Trip was well organised and the tour guide Yo-yo was very knowledgeable about the sites we were visiting. Recommended! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
See Beijing’s Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace in one private day with hotel pickup, tickets, and an English-speaking guide.
“Compré el tour en el entendido de que pasarían a mi hotel a recogerme y me regresarían ahí. Posteriormente me informaron que no estaba en el perímetro contemplado para ello y me dejaron un mensaje en hotel que me presentara en determinado lugar, acudí y esperé mas de una hora y nunca pasaron por mi. No tomé la excursión.”
Review of Beijing’s full-day tour to the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, with lunch, transport, guides, and practical tips.
“The tour covers three significant places but it is a long day and there are some unnecessary side activities such as the pearl shop an the Chinese medicine centre.”
Review of Beijing’s private Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace tour, with transport, guide, costs, timing, highlights, and practical tips.
“Very enjoyable to visit at our own pace. Weather was perfect and Jenny was very helpful and an amazing guide.”
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