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Beijing tour: Immerse yourself in a city of highlights
Beijing truly is a city of highlights. There’s simply no other way to describe a destination where a veritable treasure trove of ‘bucket list’ landmarks can be found. Like royalty, step over auspicious thresholds at the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven.Read more Wander lakeside at the Summer Palace. Climb ancient stairs for spectacular views from the Great Wall. Contemplate the scholarly pursuits of philosophers and their students at the Confucius Temple. Connect on the ground with locals walking the cobblestone alleys and lanes of the Wudaoying hutong. And for those seeking even more unique and unusual experiences, we can help with that too. In keeping with our mission to create beautiful travel memories for our customers, we’ve scoured the many corners of Beijing to bring you unique, fascinating, and extraordinary experiences that enrich and connect you to the heart of real China.We understand traveling to China from anywhere in the world is a significant undertaking. Whether you decide on a Beijing tour or a longer multi-day China vacation starting in Beijing, we understand you’ll want to make the most of every minute, but not feel like you’re rushing through the tour.
We know because we’re travelers too. As people who’ve created the best China tours for over a decade, we get that there’s a fine line between overly packed itineraries and too much free time. Nobody wants to arrive exhausted at the next destination or feel like they need a holiday to get over the ‘holiday’. This is especially true for family tours. That’s why our tours maintain a more relaxed schedule, while still covering everything you’d expect. With culture, history, and authentic China focus, we keep it real, every step of your travel. Regardless of whether you book a one day Beijing tour or an extended China travel adventure, we’re focused on ensuring you have more time to experience real China in Beijing and beyond.
There’s no better way for western travelers who want to experience the very best of Beijing than taking in the sights with one of our lovely experienced guides. Helping to maximize the available time and bring the city and its history alive, our Beijing tours provide the benefit of knowledgeable and attentive local guides. As people who love their city and love sharing it with travelers, our guides are committed to building bridges of understanding between China as it really is, and China you’ve imagined from afar.
Enthusiastic and approachable the local guides we entrust our customers with on our Beijing tours are genuine locals. Not only do they know their city, they are passionate people who understand the vital role they play in making your tour what it should be; an enriching travel adventure. Like us, they’re attentive to every detail so you’ll never feel lost or left on your own. On tour in Beijing – and in every destination we service – our guides oversee hotel pick-ups and drop-offs, entry to sights and attractions, advise where to eat the very best in local food – in fact, they can answer any question and respond to any small detail you need assistance with. Discover what customers say about our guides .
Depending on your length of stay in Beijing, there is so much you can see. Our Beijing tours include iconic landmarks such as the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace, Hutong Alleyways, Temple of Heaven and so much more. To give you an idea, here’s what we can cover on any of our small group, private or custom Beijing tours within a 3 day tour of Beijing:
- Visit the world’s largest city square, Tiananmen Square.
- Just across from Tiananmen Square, visit the magnificent Forbidden City, a culturally historic landmark in China, which was the former residence of Chinese royalty for five centuries.
- Take in the contemplative serenity of the Confucius Temple and Imperial College Museum.
- Stroll through Wudaoying Hutong and experience local life visiting the quaint shops and gain an insider’s view of a real Beijing community.
- Sample the famous local food market Sanyuanli where you can stock up on fruit and snacks.
- Make the trek to the Great Wall. Our preference? Visit the Mutianyu Great Wall, a less frequented part of China’s 1,400-year-old iconic landmark located approximately 70 kilometers from Beijing, making this a wonderful Beijing day trip.
- Marvel at the Summer Palace, appreciating the beautiful gardens and imagine the lifestyle of royalty who enjoyed this summer resort during imperial times.
- Stopover at Beijing’s iconic stadium and pool – the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube – built for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
- Visit the lively Beijing Zoo where you will be treated to a close look at the extensive collection of animals, including China’s charming pandas
- Make your way to the Lama Temple, an operating Buddhist temple with its art treasures that have survived many changes.
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Regardless of whether you’re after a small group, private or custom tour, each thoughtfully designed adventure in our selection of best China tours starts with a tour of Beijing. Our small group and private tours cover all the essential highlights, while our custom tours offer more scope for a tailored experience. Luxury tour options, including tours from Beijing, are also available for those wanting to take their travel to another level.
Any time spent in Beijing is to be treasured. It is a fascinating city – beautiful, bustling, and intimately bound to China’s modern expansion and ancient past. Learn from your guide about the significance of the country’s capital to local Chinese people. Wonder at the life of imperial privilege and power at the Forbidden City. Acquaint yourself with the everyday life of Beijingers wandering through a hutong. Providing a taste of things to come for your tour, you’ll be primed to enjoy the many other fascinating cities, stunning landscapes, and rich history, culture and traditions to be found at every other tour destination.
Our range of luxury tours is for travel lovers looking for a next-level experience. If this is you, here’s what you can expect in Beijing. Premium luxury accommodation, including an overnight stay at the Aman Summer Palace, a stunning tribute to imperial architectural design, total luxury, and a private gate to the Summer Palace. Our luxury Tour Advantage Service delivered by your local guide and driver. Peking Roast Duck at one of Beijing’s most exclusive restaurants. A more relaxed tour itinerary and the chance to experience real China in understated style.
Beijing Day Tours
Beijing Layover Tours
Short on time, but love the idea of a layover tour? Then look no further than our layover tours of Beijing. Designed for the traveler who is all about optimizing every minute on the go, our Beijing layover tours include visits to iconic Beijing cultural destinations and a return transfer to Beijing airports and Tianjin cruise port. Departing daily and the perfect way to make your travel dollar extend further, you’ll be happy you made time to capture these beautiful travel memories.
Beijing Great Wall Tours
If you only ever see one site of historical and cultural significance in Beijing, then arguably the Great Wall should be it. Our Beijing Great Wall Tours are led by dedicated bilingual local guides who love to share the wonder that is the Great Wall with international visitors. Departing daily at a time that suits your travel schedule, choose from single or multi-tours.
Beijing Getaways
Make the most of your time in Beijing by expanding your horizons with travel to fascinating destinations located no further than a high-speed train trip away. Choose from two or three day mini breaks and be captivated by unique destinations like Luoyang with the Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple, stunning Chengde with its rich imperial history, or dive into Datong and Pingyao for a balance of religious and commercial enterprise history. And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, talk to our team about a customized tour that ticks all your bucket list destinations.
Beijing Private Tour Packages
Choose from a thoughtfully curated selection of multi-day Beijing tours, ranging in duration from two day tours right through to five day tours. Understanding that time is a premium, our multi-day Beijing tours include exploring Beijing itself and other Beijing attractions in a schedule that balances sightseeing and free time. Tour with us and discover the incredible menagerie of animals at Beijing Zoo, wander the Summer Palace like an imperial courtier, marvel at the ingenuity in a design of Beijing’s Olympic home at the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube, and much more. For those wanting more of an immersion experience, our multi-day Beijing tours combine travel by high speed train to Xian, where you’ll have the chance to get up close to the world’s most stately soldiers, the Terracotta Army. Want to personalize your tour? We can do that too! Just ask us.
Popular China Tour Packages including Beijing
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Amazing TourOur tour was amazing! We went to Beijing, Xi’an, Zhangjiajie and Guilin. Our tour guides were amazing in each location-very knowledgeable, kind and helpful. Highly recommend this company, we customise the tour to suit our interests and needs! - Greg C wrote a review 12 April 2024
Family Adventure with China ToursOur Experience with China Tours was amazing! Our family of 6 (our kids range in age from 8-12) loved the sites, food, hotels, schedule, and hospitality. Possibly the best element of our experience was hanging out with our guides Maggie, Helen, Kevin, and Warren who were so personable, knowledgable, and kind. We would highly recommend China Tours to anyone! - Dan H wrote a review 9 April 2024Houston, TXWonderfully arranged trip through the interior of ChinaOur trip included Yangtze River Cruise with Century Cruises, Zhangjiajie, and Xi’an. Very easy to arrange with Martha from China Tours. Century Cruise line is a high quality line that provides great service (we were impressed how enthusiastic the service personnel were on the ship). They even have a tour group dedicated to English speakers so that all passengers requiring an English speaking guide would be assigned that group. Following our debarkation at Yichang, Martha arranged a private transfer by car from Yichang to Zhangjiajie, which was quite a relaxing drive (we did the private transfer because the train was not yet available then). Both our tour guides Vicky (Zhangjiajie) and Elysha (Xi’an) were very nice and professional. Vicky: although the weather in Zhangjiajie was not great (very foggy), Vicky nevertheless made the trip enjoyable and she was flexible to adjust the trip to avoid crowds as much as possible. Elysha: very knowledgable about Xi’an history and we felt like we attended a class in history with her. Her English is also very good.
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