Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City & Temple of Heaven Day tour

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6 to 8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

This private day highlight tour will show you 3 most popular and must see attractions in Beijing, including Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven. Tour guide, entrance fee, transportation are inclusive. Come and enjoy this wonderful day trip to get to know some interesting stories about this amazing city.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Entrance ticket
All Fees and Taxes
Souvenirs
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
OR
Meeting point

Your city center hotel lobby or Subway line 2 or line 8 at Qianmen Station, exit E2.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 6 to 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

    In the morning, you will be picked up in your city center hotel lobby, if you are not in the picked up area, then you can meet your guide at subway line 2 at Qianmen Station, exit E2. The first place you will visit the Tiananmen Square which is the biggest city center square in the world. Moreover, along famous Chang'an Street, you will see The Great Hall of People, and The National Museum (used to be named Chinese history and revolution museum). In additional, the center of the square is the Chairman Mao’s Mausoleum.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (Maozhuxi Jiniantang)

    Passby

    Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang)

    passby

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

    From the Tiananmen Gate you can walk towards the Forbidden City (the biggest Imperial Palace in world). There are 9999.5 rooms inside, and with over 600 years history. There were total 24 Chinese emperors who lived and ruled the country in this place from Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty). It's worth to spend a couple of hours to visit the highlight of the Forbidden City. Note: Forbidden City is closed every monday, Summer Palace would be replaced.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 5
    Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)

    visit

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 6
    Meridian Gate (Wu Men)

    visit

    Admission ticket free
  • 7
    The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum

    visit

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 8
    Temple of Heaven

    During lunch time, your tour guide will take you to a local restaurant for local authentic food meal. In the afternoon, you will visit Temple of Heaven. Which is the place for past emperors to worship the God of Heaven. It's interesting to see many Chinese elders dance, sing songs or play Taiji on the square. After the day tour, your tour guide will send you back to the city center hotel.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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