BEIJING · PRIVATE PALACE TOURS IN BEIJING
The good slots at the private palace tours in Beijing 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 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 Mutianyu and Summer Palace tour, with private or small-group options, hotel transfers, lunch, cable car, and practical tips.
“We loved visiting the Great Wall of China – such a historic and stunning place! The tour as a whole was very interesting, and our guide Lucy gave us excellent explanations and was incredibly friendly.”
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.”
Explore Beijing’s pandas, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, lunch, private transport, guide quality, costs, and practical tips.
“Fengyan was such an amazing guide - his English is amazing and he was such a pleasure - we loved sharing our day with him. Would definitely reccomend this tour and the lunch was fab!”
Review the Beijing Summer Palace private tour, with hotel pickup, expert guides, flexible timing, key sights, pricing, and practical tips.
“Our tour guide, Renny, was fantastic! She was incredibly insightful and knowledgeable and gave us a wonderful tour of the Summer Palace. The palace itself is stunning, steeped in history and beauty. 100% recommend and suggest you ask for Renny, to make it all the more special!”
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 Beijing’s Summer Palace private tour, with guide, subway, car, boat, and city combo options, practical tips, value, and drawbacks.
“We had such a great tour through the Summer Palace. Our guide did not only explain the Simmer Place but told us many things about Chinese history and the country itself. And in addition, he helped us bill a massage for the evening. He really took very good care of us in everything, highly recommended by us to anyone booking a tour.”
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!”
Review of Beijing’s private 8 to 9-hour tour covering Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, lunch, and transport.
“we just finished our day, with our guide Li Ming and it was a great day! the car is super spacious & clean, very safe driver. Li Ming is very knowledgeable and patiently waiting everytime we want to stop for photo, no rush at all! The great part is Read more”
See Beijing’s Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and Summer Palace with a private guide, car, lunch, and flexible ticket options.
“We had an amazing tour in Beijing to Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace with Sherry who was our tour guide and Gaoxinchuan, our driver. Sherry was fantastic with us and she knew the history and places inside out and the whole tour was very well organized. I can highly recommend this.”
Review of Beijing’s Summer Palace tour, with palace history, Kunming Lake, pandas, Olympic sites, guide quality, costs, and practical tips.
“I really want to say a massive thank you to Lisa for the amazing walk we had today! The Summer Palace is breathtaking and she was very knowledgeable and kind! We had a very nice chat, couldn’t be happier of this experience!”
Review of Beijing’s private day tour covering the Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace with lunch and transport.
“We had an incredible guided tour today that took us to some of Beijing's most iconic sites: the Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City. This tour is the perfect way to see all the major attractions iRead more”
Review of a private Mutianyu Great Wall tour from Beijing, with English guide, hotel pickup, transport, costs, timing, and booking advice.
“Excellent tour guide. They are able to arrange my tour for the Great Wall and the Summer Palace on the same day that I book. Amazingly fast so there is no way that I can compliant anything about their service. They are really very good and professional. I will definitely use them again.”
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