On this dynamic private tour of Beijing, discover world-famous monuments and experience local customs with your friendly local guide. Visit culturally significant landmarks like Tiananmen Square and UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. Then, partake in a traditional tea ceremony; join locals in leisure activities like afternoon tai chi; tour a silk factory; and get a taste of traditional Chinese cuisine.
Highlights
- Full-day private tour of Beijing with an expert English-speaking guide
- Walk around Tiananmen Square and hear about its historical and cultural significance
- Visit two architecturally impressive UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven
- Interact with locals during a traditional Chinese tea ceremony and join in on afternoon activities like tai chi
- Discover the interesting history of silk production in China on a tour of a silk factory
- Delight in a traditional lunch of Chinese specialties
- Hotel pickup and drop-off and a private air-conditioned transport included
Special Offer
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Recent Photos of this Tour
Private Tour: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Tea Ceremony in Beijing
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ObeliskMonument to the People's HeroesPhoto by: Anonymous
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Mao Zedong's mausoleumMemorial Hall of Chairman MaoPhoto by: Anonymous
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Forbidden CityWalking paths inside the large complexPhoto by: Anonymous
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Forbidden CityGetting ready to go in the templePhoto by: Anonymous
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Forbidden CityWalkway to the Forbidden CityPhoto by: Anonymous
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What You Can Expect
The Forbidden City in Beijing
In the morning, your guide will pick you up from your Beijing hotel and take you by private, air-conditioned vehicle to Tiananmen Square, a site of many significant historical and cultural events. Walk through the square with your guide to see and learn about notable monuments like Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People’s Heroes, Great Hall of the People and the Chairman Mao Memorial.
Walk to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Forbidden City, a Chinese imperial palace that served as a ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for nearly 500 years. It now houses the Palace Museum, where you will see an extensive collection of artwork and artifacts from the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Then, hope back into your private transport for a quick drive to a nearby popular restaurant to enjoy an authentic Chinese lunch. Afterward, head to a nearby silk factory in your vehicle. Here, watch and learn all about the meticulous process of producing silk – one of China’s most important commodities.
Your guide will then drive you to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Temple of Heaven, the largest complex of ancient sacrificial buildings in China, occupying an area of 674 acres (273 hectares). Walk through the temple and learn about its profound influence on the region’s architecture. Here, you can join locals in traditional activities like tai chi or dancing.
Next, enjoy a quick drive to a nearby tea house to witness a Chinese tea ceremony and learn about Chinese tea culture. Taste traditional hot and cold Chinese tea, coupled with delightful snacks. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your Beijing hotel.
At the end of the day, relax on the drive back to your Beijing hotel.
Walk to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Forbidden City, a Chinese imperial palace that served as a ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for nearly 500 years. It now houses the Palace Museum, where you will see an extensive collection of artwork and artifacts from the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
Then, hope back into your private transport for a quick drive to a nearby popular restaurant to enjoy an authentic Chinese lunch. Afterward, head to a nearby silk factory in your vehicle. Here, watch and learn all about the meticulous process of producing silk – one of China’s most important commodities.
Your guide will then drive you to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Temple of Heaven, the largest complex of ancient sacrificial buildings in China, occupying an area of 674 acres (273 hectares). Walk through the temple and learn about its profound influence on the region’s architecture. Here, you can join locals in traditional activities like tai chi or dancing.
Next, enjoy a quick drive to a nearby tea house to witness a Chinese tea ceremony and learn about Chinese tea culture. Taste traditional hot and cold Chinese tea, coupled with delightful snacks. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your Beijing hotel.
At the end of the day, relax on the drive back to your Beijing hotel.
Customer Reviews
Anonymous
May 2013
I recently had some tours from some of your lovely guides around Beijing of the forbidden city, temple of heaven, Beijing opera and the night walking tour. The tour guides were wonderful; very knowledgeable of the areas, and fun people to spend time with. I was very impressed with their prompt and timely starts to the tours, which was especially important being in a new city as it was reassuring that I was meeting them in the correct place and there was no confusion. I have experienced poor timeliness in the past so I was really appreciative of the tour guides for this attribute.
The tours were well structured, and very good value for money, and I was happy that I was neither rushed nor delayed with the time I spent at each location and with the guides. The mixture of private cars, local transportation, and planned meals was excellent and I feel that I had a well rounded and informative experience in Beijing learning about the history and culture of the intriguing city.
I particularly appreciated the professional experience and coordination between the main office, the guides, the locations visited and the drivers. I have been very happy with the experience and I fully recommend that others use Viator for planning their own tours.
In light of this I have copied into this email my friend Ester who would like to organise some tours for Beijing, and I hope you are able to organise some fun activities for her! She is particularly interested in going to the Great Wall of China.
Thank you very much for the wonderful experiences which I will carry with me for a life time!
April 2013
I just wanna thanks for the excellent tour that we had yesterday.
Our guide jackie was excellent, he explained all about the old China and the new China.
All the history of the temples and also he help us to shop some souvenirs because not all the salesman speaks english.
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