Beijing Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace Full-Day Guided Tour

The pickup was excellent, with our driver and guide arriving early. The spacious, clean, air-conditioned van even had cold bottled water (2 yuan), which was appreciated in the Beijing heat. At the Temple of Heaven, our guide explained the history while we explored the grounds and peaceful forest. We also did the optional tea tasting, which was informative and highly recommended. For lunch, our guide took us to a delicious, inexpensive local restaurant. The Summer Palace was stunning, and I recommend paying extra for the boat ride across the lake to save a long walk while enjoying great views. Our guide shared detailed history throughout, and the hilltop Buddhist temple offered incredible views. A hidden path behind the temple was quiet, scenic, and one of the highlights. The tour ended with a comfortable hotel drop-off. Our guide, Well Jing, was friendly, knowledgeable, spoke excellent English, and made this well-organised tour highly enjoyable.

My family and I had a good time with our tour guide, Flank, on this private tour. Timing is well planned, well adjusted and sufficient to visit both places. He is knowledgeable and shares the information to us very well in both English and Chinese. The car is also spacious and nice as well. He also gave a good recommendation for lunch. I strongly recommend this tour package!

The tour guide assigned to us was very friendly and knowledgable about the historical areas. As we are a small group, I felt that this tour was more laid back and chill, which I prefer. Considering this was a whole day tour, I would say this is as excellent value for money.

we had a very fruitful day, though the sites were packed with people Niki our guide managed to find very good path to get us around quickly and timely. Niki been helpful and funny, giving good care to the tour.

Roger was incredibly friendly. Our tour began at the Temple of Heaven and we then enjoyed lunch at a restaurant serving the most amazing biang biang noodles I’ve ever tasted. Next, we visited the Summer Palace, which was beautiful. Finally, we were taken to the Beijing Olympic Park. Roger was patient and took the time to explain every detail.

Lu was a wonderful guide, taking the time to introduce us to historical facts, answer questions in detail and care for our group. Thank you so much for giving such an in-depth tour! As an English speaker, it was really important to get translations and explanations of the historical sites and the culture that shaped their story. Lu was able to easily assist our group with this every step of the way. I learned a lot and had a fantastic experience!

This tour was very informational and educational, all thanks to Lulu. Arranged all our tickets and explained each temple and places very well, especially the history related to them. Just be prepared for lots of walking, but rhis has been enjoyable.

super time with our tour guide Christina who kept us informed and gave us a lot of time to look around. she shared insightful information and was a pleasure to chat with. the day was long, the weather was hot and I did not feel rushed. the Temple of heaven and the Summer palace are huge but we managed to see so much. the boat ride at the summer palace was delightful and incredibly scenic.