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One-Day Beijing City Tour: Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven
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One-Day Beijing City Tour: Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

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You'll deeply explore Beijing by visiting the famous imperial garden - Summer Palace. In the afternoon, you'll visit the Temple of Heaven where the emperors used to pray for rain and good harvest. In the end, you’ll visit the famous business street -Qianmen Street, which has a history of more than 450 years.
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Ages 0-100, max of 15 per group
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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  • Admission to Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off services are available within the 3rd Ring Zone of Beijing City.
  • English-speaking tour guide service.
  • Bottled water
  • Comfortable vehicle with A/C.
  • Entry/Admission - Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
  • Entry/Admission - Temple of Heaven
What's not included
  • Personal expenses.
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities (recommended)


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • 1. Hotel pickup and drop-off services are available within the 4th Ring Zone of Beijing City. Please enter the name and address of your hotel/airbnb/accommodation information in the blank of pickup location at the time of booking. 2. You can go to one of meeting hotels: Regent Beijing, Gehua New Century Hotel. Transportation is at your own expense. Exact meeting time will be reconfirmed one day earlier.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Near public transportation
        • Infants must sit on laps
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7137P137

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Most travellers can participate
        • Hotel pickup and drop-off services are available within the 4th Ring Zone of Beijing City.
        • Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
        • You will receive details about tour guide and exact pickup time in your voucher the day before. And the tour guide will also call you via hotel or leave a message for you about pickup time the night before tour.
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7137P137

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        • The Trippest Mini Group Tours
          1,882
          Beijing, China
          Joined in March 2013
        • 921stevem
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing 2 day tour of Beijing
          The experience from start to finish was excellent, we were met as we got out of customs at the airport and felt taken care of the entire trip. Our guide, Laura, was phenomenal as was our driver. 1st rate experience and great value for what we got to experience.
          Written 16 December 2024
        • arcuda
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Beijing forbidden City
          We had a transit stop in Beijing for 20 hrs on our way back to Melbourne AUS. For the 20 hrs, we booked a tour to take us around to the forbidden City. We had as our tour guide Jason with his driver. Jason is very professional and experienced guide explaining all the history of the Forbidden City. Jason was very kind and was very good with our kids too. I highly recommend Jason for guided tours in Beijing.
          Written 24 July 2024
        • lolita732013
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          First trip to Beijing
          Wow, where do I begin! This was our first visit to China, we booked this trip from the UK in advance. Our guide Mel, met us at our hotel and on the first day took us to the Temple of Heaven, Tianemen Square and the Forbidden City. All our admission tickets were booked by Trippest prior to arrival which meant we didn't have to queue at all. Mel was super informative and gave us lots of information whilst we were travelling to the sights. Day 2 was Summer Palace and the Great Wall, a truly unforgettable experience. Mel took great care of us throughout the day, again giving us lots of useful information whilst travelling. He took some great photos of us and ensured we were comfortable throughout the trip. Thank you Mel - you were brilliant
          Written 3 May 2024
        • danielatS9881RT
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          The best way to experience the Great Wall
          We had such a great experience seeing the Great Wall on this tour. It is so worth the extra drive to go to this part of the Wall if you want no crowds and unobstructed, spectacular views! Lisa and the driver picked us up at our hotel and we had a comfortable drive out to this section. Lisa was very knowledgeable about the history of the Great Wall and led us on a great hike across the watch towers. The views were amazing! There is a bit of climbing if you want to go to the highest watch tower but you can choose easier route as well. We saw only 10-15 people on entire hike plus you get to see unrestored sections which was very interesting. After our hike, Lisa took us to a local restaurant where we had our best meal so far. The restaurant owner was very kind and let me into the kitchen so I could watch. Best homemade tofu we’ve ever eaten! On the way home, we saw a photo from the more popular section of the wall from that day and it was a sea of people! Do yourself a favor and book this tour!! We are very grateful to Lisa and our driver for this amazing experience. On the way home, as an extra bonus, we even did a short tour of the hutong district.
          Written 29 April 2024
        • johngle
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          China Highlights Beijing Tours - excellent service, private but VERY pricy!
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        • weekendpant
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          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          Dumpling making
          We had a fun time making dumplings at a local lady's home in the Hutongs. Our guide Colin was first class, friendly and knowledgeable and very chatty. The lady who we did the class with was brilliant and managed to get us to make some decent dumplings despite the language barrier! The only reason I didn't give 5 stars was that I was expecting to make dumplings from scratch, making the dough and fillings and cooking them, rather than just assembling pre made ingredients, but it was still a lot of fun.
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        • IceMDD
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          Lily was an awesome guide, explaining the history and background of the places we visited, and answering our endless questions about everything we saw. She was patient while waiting for us, and the ride to and from the various sights was comfortable and luxurious. No one else was on the tour so it was just me and my 2 friends. It felt just like a private tour just for us.
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        • juliann484
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
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        • yanneel
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
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          Researched a few companies and I had decided to go with Trippest. Niko was prompt in his email replied. Hence, I booked a private tour (1 to 1) for 2 days at Zhangjiajie with an English tour guide. Lily command of english was quite good and she is able to explain to me the history and etc throughout the tour. She also helped me to take lots of beautiful photos and video! After the tour, we even become friends and have a meal together. Overall, I enjoy myself during the tour.
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        • 761zyt
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          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Not worth the price! ☹️
          The experience was drastically different than promised in the description, which did not justify the price of the class. Instead of going from the very start (picking ingredients and preparing the dumpling filling), the dumpling dough and filling were prepared before we arrived. All we did was to make a few little flat circles to wrap the dumplings, fill them with the filling, and wrap them. All in all, this took maybe 20 min of the 3 hours top. Unlike the description of the class, we did not get to pick our ingredients from the local market, make the filling, nor cook the dumplings. The saving grace was that the host family and guide was welcoming and friendly. There were no clear instructions via email as after-sales care either, so we had no clear idea of where to be picked up for the class.
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        • 439annen
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful 2 day tour in Beijing with our tour guide David.
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        • tavakolik
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        • 641gregors
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great Tour except the lunch
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Private Airport Transfer the way to go!
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        • Abi L
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
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        Devon
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jun 2019 • Friends
        Highly reccomend booking this tour! Had a group of 3 that booked the two day tour and had Jerry as our guide. Cannot say enough wonderful things about him! His English was fantastic, he and his partner were always punctual when picking us us, and he was very clear to communicate any kins of chges to our itinerary. Our mornings started at 7am with a pick up from the hotel and then we were dropped back off around 4-5pm. The tours were well worth the price, and again, can't say enough postive things about Jerry, our guide. He made sure to include detailed descriptions at every site, ordered two fantastic lunches for us at uthentic restaurants, and was extremely patient with answering all of our questions. If you only have a couple of days in Beijing, I would strongly reccomend booking this tour to see a lot of the major sites around the city!
        Written 25 June 2019
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