Beijing Classic City Tour: Visit Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong and Temple of Heaven
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21 Ratings
Beijing
Experience the best of Beijing on this classic city tour. Explore Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, Hutong, and the Temple of Heaven. Hotel transfer and entrance tickets included.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - After picking you up from your centrally located hotel in Beijing around 8:30am, you will start your day trip by visiting Tian’anmen Square, the world’s largest public square. Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures. Then, venture northward to the Tian’anmen Rostrum guarded by the enormous and portrait of Mao for all to see and what has universally been photographed all over the world.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included for convenience
  • Knowledgeable professional guide
  • All entrance fees to the sights covered
  • Traditional Hutong rickshaw ride experience
  • Authentic Chinese lunch at a local restaurant
  • Comfort of a private car with a driver
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Dinner
Additional Information

This captivating traditional Beijing tour encompasses both major tourist sites and quaint historic backstreets. Begin your journey with a walk around Tian’anmen Square, progress to the Forbidden City, ride a rickshaw to Hutong, and conclude your day with a visit to the Temple of Heaven. Hotel transportation and entry fees are all taken care of. Language options are available for your choosing.

  • Please wear comfortable shoes
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please provide your hotel address for picking up
  • Please make sure to provide your passport number and name for entrance Forbidden City tickets purchase in advance
  • If you prefer to have different language tour guide than English one, please kindly make your booking with request 3 days advance
Location
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Qu3ntin64
Mar 31, 2024
Forbidden city and tiannamen square - Kathy was a good guide, she gave us a lot of details of Beijing city, especially tiannemen square and a forbidden city, She took all the time we need for a good visite, We recommend her,
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Jasminj972
Mar 29, 2024
Beijing highlights private tour - Kathy is an amazing tour leader, very knowledgeable, organised, caring with great English skill. We enjoyed our day with her and learnt a lot from her. Our driver, Mr Chan, a great complement to our experience. They both made our day! Thanks Kathy and Mr Chan.
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Lzviajera
Sep 26, 2023
Best tour of main Beijing sights - Lisa and a driver met me at my hotel in the morning, and we spent the entire day seeing the major sights of Beijing. Lisa was extremely knowledgeable (she's been a guide for more than 20 years) and kind; by the end of the day it felt like we were friends. The sights were absolutely beautiful, you cannot visit Beijing without seeing the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven. Even though there were many other tourists, Lisa found some private spots for great photo ops. Lunch was at a hidden, local spot with delicious food. Highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Beijing!
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243filipaf
Sep 20, 2023
Perfect tours with Catherine Lu Tours! - This was our second tour with Catherine Lu Tours. Catherine organized our tours very professionally and promptly. Excellent service, everything went smoothly and efficiently. Both tours were absolutely amazing. Jenna our guide was brilliant and very knowledgeable, we learnt so much about Chinese culture and history. We really loved spending the 2 days with her. Great private transportation too! Very good drivers! Lunch both days included and incredibly delicious, we got to try traditional food from Beijing which we truly enjoyed. We loved everything about our two tours and will definitely be using Catherine Lu tours for our future trips to China. Highly recommended!
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Bob
Sep 15, 2019
A great way to see Beijing, whether time is tight or leisurely - I was totally enthralled by both the city and the experience provided by Catherine Lu Tours. My guide, Jenny, couldn't have been more personable, knowledgeable, or caring, we had a great day walking Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Jingshan Park...in 95 degree heat! She kept encouraging me, but was always amenable to taking a break, so I was able to get through it all easily. My driver was totally respectful and skillful--we were quite a team. The restaurant she chose was magnificent! Jenny also arranged for me to see a wonderful Kung Fu show that hadn't been on the agenda but that she knew I'd enjoy, and easily changed the schedule when I got too tired. I only had one sightseeing day to spend, but when I come back and have more time on my hands, I will definitely contact Jenny and Catherine Lu Tours.
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2kmommy
Jul 26, 2019
Great tour and tour guide - Sophie is a great tour guide. Our son was a little disappointed that the wait for Hutong ride was 2 hours so Sophie improvised with a tour of the bell tower. Sophie helped us order a delicious lunch. She also explained the sites and took of our family. We really appreciated that! We booked three tours with Catherine Lu and Sophie was our guide for all 3 tours. She is awesome! Our kids still talk about her.
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Jasmin3_l
Jun 22, 2019
Very good experience - This is my second trip to Beijing using Catherine Lu tours and my tour guide, Stephen. Stephen is knowledgeable in Chinese history and was able to provide us with good insight on our places of visit. He also has a good command of English and conversing with him was a breeze. He also ensured that the trip progressed smoothly and overall it was a pleasant and enjoyable experience .
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Evamonita
May 6, 2019
One day tour to forbidden city and temple of heaven - We really happy and satisfied with the tour experience. Amanda, our tour guide is very kind, she is taking our pictures along the way and very resourceful by showing us place to rent our chinese cotume just exactly like we want. Same goes with the driver, he is so polite and kind. So far best experience with Catherine Lu tours. Very professional and responsive.
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Kbrein
Mar 17, 2019
Perfect day in Beijing - Our group of nine adults and teens had a fantastic day touring Beijing with Sonia. Booking with Jenna and Catherine was so easy—they replied promptly and were very customer oriented and helpful. Sonia is funny and knowledgeable. We all loved her. We would definitely recommend Catherine Lu tours and our guide Sonia.
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Kerryn
Jul 21, 2018
Fantastic family friendly experience - This is the best tour experience we have ever had. John, our tour guide had perfect english, was very friendly, knowledgeable and responsive to the needs of my two kids (age 8 and 11) who asked some unusual questions! He ensured that the day ran at our pace (it was a private tour) and pointed out lots of interesting things that were not in the guide books. The day ran very smoothly because of the good coordination with the driver (air conditioned vehicle was great!) including a really nice lunch at a nice restaurant suitable for kids. My kids loved the rickshaw tour. I am very happy that Catherine Lu tours was recommend to me and highly recommend John and Catherine Lu tours to others. Thanks John!
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