Beijing Temple of Heaven Half-Day Private Historical Tour
- Private Temple of Heaven walking tour with two options
- Tour the UNESCO-listed altar complex, used by Ming and Qing emperors to pray to the God of Heaven
- Explore the park to see China’s older citizens performing exercises
- View the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests which is completely wooden, with no nails. Learn the storeis behind.
- Admire the Imperial Vault of Heaven, Echo Wall, and Circular Mound Altar
- Learn about the prayer rituals and beliefs of the emperors
What to expect
Get to know China’s Ming and Qing eras on a private guided tour of Beijing’s Temple of Heaven. Accompanied by a friendly tour guide, stroll around this historical religious complex, learning about its architecture and spiritual symbolism. During the tour you will visit the Hall of Prayer of Good Harvests, where emperors prayed for fruitful harvests, and see the Imperial Vault of Heaven, Circular Mound Altar, and more. When make booking you can choose to meet your tour guide at the temple or upgrade to include the round trip downtown hotel transfer.






Reviews
The tour was good. Our tour guide Tim was friendly, approachable and knowledgeable. He gave us an in-depth and interesting information on Temple of Heaven m. He was also patient and assisted us with our queries. Even after the tour ended, he gave us directions and even brought us to the place we wanted to go. A big thank you for his kind assistance! Overall, the tour was very enjoyable.
I must say, the experience was absolutely fantastic! from start to finish, the service was seamless and professional. The tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive, making the entire trip enjoyable and informative. The itinerary was well-organized, and we had plenty of time to explore the beautiful Temple of Heaven without feeling rushed. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Beijing. Thank you, for such an amazing experience and for providing such excellent service! And a lil bit TMI, hehe, tbh the Temple of Heaven is one of my dream destinations because of an anime I watched called The Apothecary Diaries xD
Mike is one of the best english tour guides!!! booked a private tour with him at the temple, structured and fun tour!!
We met our guide at the exact meeting time then headed to the entrance. She had all the tickets ready for us and we managed to avoid much of the big queues (bank holiday weekend) thanks to her skillful weaving. She gave us many information about Chinese culture at large, allowing us to understand better most of the other visits we did after that one (on our own or with other guides). We asked her questions when we wanted and her answers were clear but we would have liked a little bit more on the historical side (dates, anecdotes...). We enjoyed being able to stay longer by ourselves after the end of the tour too.
Lucia brought my family around for the tour. She is very patient and detailed with her explanations. She also made it a point to bring us to the best photo spots and helped us to take very beautiful pictures. Highly recommend!
our guide mike was very professional and friendly. despite that we arrived late, he still waited for us and he was clear in explaining details about the brief history of temple of heaven. he was very fluent in english which made us very easy to communicate.we enjoyed our tour overall.
this was a fantastic Tour, and our guide Cassie was wonderful! knew so much information and was lots of fun. thank you!
I really enjoyed my guide Lucy Yue's historical anecdotes about the Temple of Haven. She was knowledgeable and spoke well in English. The only thing is that I bought the private transfer 4 hour tour and 4 hours is too long a time for just this one location although I'm sure the timing is to take into account traffic conditions. The weather wasn't cooperative as well so we finished the tour faster than anticipated.
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