We had a brilliant two day tour, to Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, Great Wall and Summer Palace, led by our excellent guide Michael. Booking was easy and attentive at every step and Michael was the perfect guide for our group of three. He was insightful and engaging on the history of the places we visited, took us to two fabulous places for lunch and also had the sensitivity to know just when to step back and let us take in what we were seeing. We are very grateful to him for making this trip to Beijing so special! The driver was also very pleasant and courteous and the car was spacious and comfortable and arrived right on time both in the morning and when collecting us from the attractions.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Entrance fees
- Transport by private vehicle
Excludes
- Cable car/Toboggan Tickets
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Day 1
1
Your private guide and driver will pick you up at 8:30am in your hotel lobby. Visit the Temple of Heaven (built in 1420), the largest building for religious worship in China. Walk along the area and besides learning the history from your tour guide, you will also see many locals play Taichi, sign songs, or dance here. It's now a very popular place particularly for Beijing's seniors. If you like, you are very welcome to join them.
Then you will visit the largest lamasery in Beijing where two famous Qing emperors came from, Lama Temple. It was built in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) as the residence of the Emperor Yongzheng (the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty) before he ascended the throne. In the year 1744, the residence was completely converted into a lamasery.
After enjoy an authentic Chinese lunch in a nice local restaurant, you will visit the famous iconic sights: Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City (named Imperial Palace or Palace Museum). It will be less crowded in the afternoon. First wander around at Tiananmen Square accompanied by your guide. It is 880 metres from south to north and 500 meters from east to west, a large city square in the center of Beijing, China.
Followed by the Forbidden City, located in the centre of Beijing, nearby Tiananmen Square. It is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest palace with 9,999.5 rooms, formerly the Chinese imperial palace for the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty (close on Monday). After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Day 2
2
Head up to the Great Wall in the morning (1.5-hour driving time), and enjoy the beautiful scenery on the Wall for 2 to 3 hours. You can either choose taking a cable car up and cable car down or chair lift up, toboggan down.Taking a toboggan ride back down is exciting and a lot of fun.
After enjoying a tasty lunch in a local restaurant, you will visit the Summer Palace, one of the summer retreats for emperors in the past. You can relax here and stroll around the ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges, and the beautiful Kunming lake. Then, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
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The 2 day tour of Beijing was excellent. Felix our guide was such a nice person and very knowledgeable. He made the trip memorable, relaxing, and efficient. He took us to local restaurants for lunch and helped us to try regional specialties which were delicious. Highly recommended!
The 2 day tour of Beijing was excellent. Felix our guide was such a nice person and very knowledgeable. He made the trip memorable, relaxing, and efficient. He took us to local restaurants for lunch and helped us to try regional specialties which were delicious. Highly recommended!
I am pleased with Violet and Felix for this trip. Their warmth and helpfulness have been invaluable, as they have attentively addressed our needs and provided us with highly resourceful information.
Amazing tour, we enjoyed a lot. We had so much fun, incredible experience. From pick up till drop off everything was great, highly recommended❤️❤️❤️
It was an amazing experience to see the Great Wall of china climb with the lift to see amazing view and slide down from the wall and our guide Kong was very nice and friendly we had a wonderful time with my friends would recommend it!!
This was a great tour. Our guide Felix was incredible. His knowledge of Beijing and Chinese history was impressive and his English was very easy to understand.
Kong is best and we did mutianyuyu Great Wall with him,everything great and the Great Wall is amazing The weather is beautiful
He was very professional and hospital, helped us , translated for us, was very respectful and polite. Took us home and took care of us
Such amazing experience of lifetime and I would recommend Mr kong for anyone who is interested for such trips I will never forget this day !!!! So polite , helpful since I don’t have cash so I transfer him and took some he helped in all the way
Kong was very helpful and friendly. He made the trip so much easier for all of us. He has a clean car, he provides water and very patient with us. I would recommend him to everyone!
We had a great time with Kevin today. He picked us up from the hotel and drives us to the Great Wall of China. He was really nice and extremely available. I do recommend him for your tour!
Our trip to the Great Wall was wonderful thanks to Kevin. He picked us up, drove us safely, and brought us back comfortably. Great service, highly recommended
It was an amazing day He took us early and waited for us patiently I recommend him His car was clean and had comfy seats Thank you for your kindness
It was the best experience, thank u so much for being gentle with us and thank u for ur patience I really appreciate that and I hope I’ll will come back again and discover more places with u 🥰
Great tour ! The tour guide was very friendly and nice he picked us up from our hotel and was very patient with us when we took our time taking pics
Amazing experience with Kong! He took us from the hotel lobby straight to the great wall and back in a very nice car. We were also offered water whenever we needed. Would definitely recommend him to whoever wants to enjoy China's great wonder 😊
Amazing guide, very good service and a fair price with everything included, speaks good English. Makes it a lot easier than booking everything separately.
That was great day! We have amazing tour to China great wall!!! Thank you so much, wish to come back and do it again! Recommended 👍
We booked the trip last moment and it was an amazing experience. We were 5 and the car is big and comfortable. Highly recommended!!!!
Lily was great and she told us many interesting facts about the sites we visited. We also caught many pretty sunsets in the sites!
we 6 of us went to SHANGHAI, BEIJING and the service from the company it was remarkable, especially the guides they provide us in both cities, they are very helpful and very friendly and detailing of the sites was awesome, If anybody plans to visit these places we all are suggesting these company only, the Owner of the Company MS VIOLET is very helpful with the questions I asked before I leave to their cities.(ANYTIME), and their package was not bad either compare with others also
I truly recommend it was a really great trip, everything was as expected, our guide was excellent and arrived on time. We had a lovely day at the Great Wall!
We recently did a wonderful tour with tour guide Yan at Kong Tours. She is an amazing tour guide. She is very knowledgeable on history, architecture and culture. Yan speaks fluent English and goes above and beyond to make the tour special.
Tina was my tour guide, and she was outstanding. She was loaded with tons of interesting historical information related to ancient China. She taught me so much, and I really enjoyed my time with her. We went to visit the forbidden city, Tiananmen Square, Hutongs, and the Great Wall. In two days, I was able to see everything and learn so much about the wonderful Chinese culture and history. Thank you for making this experience unforgettable, Tina.
Kong was amazing highly recommended he is really nice and caring ! We enjoyed our trip ! Everything is well planned and he was very patient
Lovely two days in Beijing visiting the highlights with my mother (83 yrs old). Our guide Lily was excellent, not only very knowledgeable and speaking very well English, but also patient, helpful and adapting the tour to our needs and possibilities. Highly recommended, very professional.
The views were amazing! We had a great time. Even if the weather was rainy the tour was very nice and we would do it again. Thank u
The tour was amazing, we took so many pictures, the tour guide was on time, he gave some good tips and was taking care of the tour so well. Recommended
My dream came true and I visited the Chinese Great wall. I recommend this agency and wish it further development 😊 wonderful places and comfortable transport took us there. I advise everyone
My husband and I decided to take our young children to Beijing to learn about her rich culture. Having a language limitation, we decided to look for a tour guide who can speak English and properly explain each historical places to us. After talking to several guides, our choice fell on Beijing Tour Guide, based on the price, response time and their straight forward offer. Kong was very helpful in arranging our itinerary. Our tour guide May spoke good English and she was nice and thorough. She was very engaging and informative, her suggestions were always on point. My 10 year old was actually listening to her and managed to learn a lot of historical facts about the Forbidden City, The Great Wall, etc. Mr Zhou the driver was very kind, punctual, and friendly, he drove us around safely and kept making us drink more water to keep us hydrated under the Summer heat. I would highly recommend this tour package to anyone who wants to explore Beijing seamlessly and get the most out of your time in Beijing!
Mr. Kong took us to the wall of china, explained everything and helped us with tickets. Really nice place. Would recommend it with my eyes closed!!
Thank you so much to ling who was with us today we were so happy with the guide that she did Great hospitality in the car even while going Had so much fun !!!
Amazing tour, the guide was very friendly and knowledgable, she even got us water and snacks. The Great Wall Tour she did with us included the tickets for the cable car and slide down the mountain. It was such a fun experience, totally worth it.
Loved the tour, the van was so comfortable, even had wireless charger, everything was smooth, the Great Wall is breathtaking (literally 😂) super recommend it!
We went in the morning, we were picked up from our hotel. It was nice, we went in good shuttle bus, fast arrived. It was very beautiful and nice landscapes. We did sliding back from the wall. Amazing! Thank you!
The tour was amazing! Easy to book and all attraction like slide and cableway included. The Great Wall was part of my bucket list so I enjoyed it
The guide was amazing. Very nice and kind. Car is pretty new and he is going with you to The Great Wall. Great tour and good day!:)
Great service. They were able to handle all my china needs. Even transportation from airport and back. All was very plesent with this company
Our guide covered many of the places we wanted to visited and was very thorough in explaining the heritage sites. The travel was also very convinient as they provided a driver. Our guide May was very helpful and provided suggestions to enhance the itinerary including a visit to a teahouse and a theatre water show. May was kind and very accomodating to us. The pace of the tour is great if you want to see a lot of places within a small timeframe and snap a few quick photos along the way.
Rita was an excellent guide! It was a busy week due to Chinese New Year. So book early in advance. We were not able to see the Forbidden City but made up for it by replacing with Ming Tombs. Overall, great tour and would highly recommend.
We had an excellent experience in China by this service! The drivers and guides were perfect, good quality of the cars, and they always helped us pointing the best things to do in the city, I really recommend this service.
My family had an amazing time with our guide. She went out of her way to make all members of our party happy (even the 2 yod). The first day we toured the major areas around Beijing and it was very convenient being able to get all the things marked off our list without worrying about transportation, lines and ticketing. We definitely saved so much time. The second day we did the Summer Palace and The Great Wall of China and did a popular acrobat show. We got amazing photos and then had great lunches both days. Everyone had a great time and learned so much. Will definitely use their services if we come back again.
Both our guide and driver were very punctual, courteous and accommodating to our requests. Coco, our guide, was very knowledgeable. She also recommended a great local restaurant for Peking Duck dinner! We were very satisfied with the private tour.
We have a great tour in Tiananmen square (Tiananmen Guangchang), the Forbidden City (Imperial Palace), and the Temple of Heaven. Our guide Lucy was great too. She was always cheerful and attentive and willing to clarify our doubts. We were a family group of 7 and the transportation was very comfortable. The lunch very tasty. The tour and Lucy our guide are highly recommended. Gracias.
Rita is a great guide - I've been with her twice myself, with various friends, and sent other friends and family to her, too. She's flexible and can accommodate different people's interests (for example, she popped in a visit to the zoo to see the pandas when she realised my youngest daughter is animal-mad) and is friendly and fun. I'll be sending more visitors your way next year!
Jie was a wonderful, very friendly guide... fantastic attractions ... thanks for a great day in Beijing!
We truly enjoyed our days with Coco - she was knowledgeable, fun to be around, perceptive and sympathetic to any needs we had and ultimately a wonderful guide. We felt like we saw and did all that we had hoped to in Beijing - at a pace that was perfect for us. Coco went out of her way to make sure we had food that was great for our dietary restrictions and she took time to show and teach Mandarin while curating the tour to our interests. We were very pleased and grateful!
Gotten China Highlights to customise our 2 day Beijing tour since early 2019 and was glad and pleased to have Sally as our tour guide. Not only is she knowledgeable, she is also very thoughtful throughout the entire 2 days trip. We were very impressed by her professionalism and would not hesitate to recommend her to those that are travelling to Beijing
My husband and I are avid travelers, although we usually forego guided tours so that we can do what we prefer at our own pace, rather than do what the tour requires. However, we are so glad that we took a friend's recommendation to hire Lucy and Mr John to show us around Beijing! Lucy speaks English extremely well and is very knowledgeable about Chinese history, customs, and the sites we visited. Mr John drove in a manner that was efficient and safe, and he was so kind to pack frozen water bottles for each of us since the weather was so hot (100+ degrees Fahrenheit). We were dropped off and picked up near each sites' entryways, expertly guided through the best parts of each site by Lucy, and could skip the lines because of Lucy's status as a registered tour guide. If you've never visited Beijing, you would be shocked at how long some of these lines are. Having a guide to fast-track through the lines justifies the cost. When you include the benefits of drop offs/pick ups and Lucy's knowledge, you get far more value with this group than the very reasonable amount that this tour costs!
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