Private Flexible Beijing City In-Depth Walking Tour w/ Your Fancy

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About this activity

This fully-customizable private sightseeing tour offers you a wonderful Beijing city attraction experience in a free style. Visit top attractions like Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Jingshan Park, Lama Temple, Hutongs, Summer Palace and some shopping market and etc. Choose 3 to 4 sights to visit in 8 hours (entrance fees at your own expense). Hotel pickup and drop-off by subway is included.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Catherine Lu Tours

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–7 years) · Adults (8–75 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Transportaion (check with your booking)
Included: Private English-speaking guide

Not included

Not included: Meals (lunch & dinner)
Not included: Gratuity to the guide and driver
Not included: All entrance tickets to the sights

Itinerary

Tiananmen Square

30 min

Your knowledgable tour guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby and tell your tour guide what you are interested. Your itinerary is 100% customized and your tour guide can also give you some suggestions. You may also follow the sample itinerary.

First you can do the Tian'anmen Square which is the largest city center square in the world. Looking around the buildings around the square just seeing from outside such as Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao; National Museum of China; the Great Hall of the People; Monument to the People's Heroes.
The Palace Museum

2 hours Admission not included

Afterwards, you can continue walk to Forbidden City which is Imperial Palace for the emperors in the Ming & Qing Dynasty. Listen to the stories and what had happened at the Forbidden City. You will see where the Emperors' worked, lived and spared their lives with their empresses and concubines. (pls remind the Forbidden City closes every Monday)
Jingshan Park

30 min

After that you may just climb to the top of the park behind the Forbidden City which is called Jingshan Park. You can have the bird view of the Forbidden City as well as the whole city here if the weather is bright.
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)

45 min Admission not included

After the wonderful morning actives you can take a lunch at the local Chinese restaurant and your private tour guide. After that you can visit the Lama Temple which is the biggest lamasery in Beijing and used to be the home for the Qing Emperor Yongzheng before he became emperor. Later it turns to a temple carries with Tibetan characters. Now you can see people go there and play their wishes. Monks also practices religious ceremonies during some festivals.
Temple of Confucius and Guozijian Museum

30 min Admission not included

After that, you can visit Temple of Confucius which is the second largest Confucius Temple in China. You will understand how confucius philosophy influence Chinese life.
Wudaoying Hutong

30 min

It's an artistic and elegant hutong with an array of cafes, bars and dessert shops dotted on both sides, among which are some small specific shops with exquisite decorations. The Chinese architectures with plastered walls and grey tiles on the two sides of the hutong show the local colour of art and literature.

As the exclusive flexible tour , if you have been to the above mentioned attrations , you could also have alternative options to other sights such as Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Drum Tower & Bell Tower. You can also do some shopping such as the Silk Market Pearl Market. By the end of tour you will be dropped off at the hotel or any preferred stop in the city.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Youbo Member Selected Hotel
Sunflower Hotel
Yuanchang Hotel
Yuhui Hotel
Wancheng Huafu International Hotel
Xiudong Hostel
Yijia Hotel Apartment
Wuyulong Hotel (Beijing Tiantan South Gate)
Wowo Ju Family Apartment
Xiyanhe Sixth Hotel
Xin An International Hotel
Yuanpeng Yijia Guest House

and 2,675 more pickup points

We pick up all guests from hotel lobby within 4th ring road of Beijing

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants