Overview
One-day Beijing city highlights private tour: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and hutong culture.
About This Tour
- Look Mao's portrait at the world largest urban square – Tiananmen Square.
- Skip the lines at the world largest imperial palace – the Forbidden City.
- Walk along the willow path, feeling the elegance of Chinese top imperial garden – the Summer Palace.
- Discover the beliefs and worship of Chinese emperors at the Temple of Heaven.
- No shops, no factories, no time-wasting, no hidden costs!
Itinerary
08:00 AMHotel pick-up
Your guide will await you at your hotel lobby at an appointed time 8:00am. A moderate amount of walking is also involved in this day. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
8:00 AM - 10:30 AMVisit Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City
After that, your guide and driver will take you to the Temple of Heaven. This is one sight not to miss when touring Beijing. The Altar, Echo Wall, and spectacular Imperial Vault are the highlights of most tour packages. Spending some time to discover that this was a fasting palace for the emperor. The emperor would fast at the palace before he held a ceremony to pray for a good harvest, and would abstain from meat and wine.Admire the religious buildings and see the magnificent Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, where the emperors prayed for fruitful harvests. You will also get a chance to glimpse at the pictures of all the emperors who ever worshipped in the Temple of Heaven, as well as a 600-year-old copper statue of a high ranking official who supervised the fasting process of the emperor.
12:30 – 13:30 PMLunch Time
Before go to the Summer Palace, take a break and enjoy a delicious lunch in our well-selected restaurant to taste local dishes.
13:30 – 16:30 PMVisit the Summer Palace
In the afternoon, heading to the Northwest of Beijing city. Approx. 50-miniute driving to visit the world-famous imperial garden called the Summer Palace. The imperial building was constructed by the emperor in celebration of his mother's birthday.It is 273 hectares in size and is composed of three main scenic areas: the palace area, lake area, and mountain area. The best way to enjoy sightseeing at the Summer Palace is by taking a dragon boat on the lake (the boat trip is not available in winter as the lake would be frozen) and, on the way, you will have a chance to view all of the beautiful palaces at the side of the lake.Finished the boat trip, enjoy a leisurely stroll to admire the ornamental gardens, buildings, and other architectural gems.
16:30 – 17:30 PMTransfer back to hotel
Your guide and driver will transfer you back to the hotel, making a perfect end to your Beijing panoramic tour with Trippest.
What's Included
✓ Included
- Entrance fees to attractions listed in the itinerary.
- Transport between hotel and attractions in the itinerary.
- English-speaking professional tour guide service.
- Bottled water.
✕ Not included
- Personal expenses.
- Lunch.
- Gratuities to the tour guide & driver (usually CNY 50 - 100 per person per day for each of them, please tip them separately.). It is not compulsory but would be a great encouragement for them.
- Airport transfer.
Know Before You Go
- If we are not able to implement the contract due to war, flood, typhoon, fire, strikes, storm, earthquake, or any other condition we are not able to foresee and avoid, we will inform customers at the first possible opportunity and offer the best possible solutions, and the final bill shall be settled based on the service we actually provide.
- Up to 7 days before departure: 100% refund of all money paid, excluding penalties charged by hotels, railways, airlines, and PayPal, if applicable. All penalties will be itemized.
- From 3 to 7 days before departure: 90% refund, excluding penalties charged by hotels, railways, airlines, and PayPal, if applicable. All penalties will be itemized.
- Within 3 days before departure: no refund.
- After the trip has commenced, we are unable to refund any amount for cancelled services due to non-participation, early departure, late arrival, or missed days on tours.
- For groups of more than 10 people: The terms for cancellation may vary from case to case. Please ask your travel advisor regarding the cancellation policy for your group.
- Citizens of certain countries who meet the criteria are allowed 72-hour visa-free transit via and travel in nine China cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Guilin, Shenyang, and Dalian. Please make sure you have read the detailed Visa-free policies before you decide to take the Visa-free policy. And please keep in mind that Interstellar Cloud Tour does not take any resposibility for the risk or loss of customer who use the Visa-free policy.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation is available on most tours up to 24 hours before the start time. The exact cancellation terms for this tour are shown during booking.
Traveler Reviews
The guide's knowledge of Beijing was outstanding, and everything ran exactly on time.
Beautiful scenery around Beijing and a guide who made the history come alive.