BEIJING · CASTLES
The ones worth booking.
The 15 beijing castle tours worth your time, walls and all. The keeps, palaces and forts travellers leave the best notes about, with what each visit costs, how long to set aside and who runs it.
Skip the ticket line with QR entry to Beijing’s Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace, plus practical gate routes and timing tips for a smooth day.
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Full-day Beijing tour with Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, and Olympic Park views, guided in English with smooth transfers and optional rides.
“Great time with Yoyo. A well balanced journey through the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. Highly recommend.”
Private Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace day trip from Beijing with hotel pickup, cable car or ski lift, lunch, and tickets.
“It was a great experience in the cold winter with our guide, Andy. His explanation about the changcheng and the related China stories and the vehicle and lunch they prepared also made us more convenient. Thanks again.”
Choose ticket-only, group, or private options for Beijing’s Summer Palace, with optional Ziyu Bay boat ride and an English PDF guide.
“Excellent experience booking summer palace tickets this way. They made it very easy and straightforward. Contacted me on WhatsApp ahead of time to share information and a PDF guide. Highly recommend”
One-day Beijing highlights with pickup: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, lunch and tickets included for $99.
“Great tour packed with seeing all of the most important spots in Beijing! My tour guide Lee spoke great English and kept the tour fun!”
Small-group or private day trip to Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace with hotel pickup, expert guides, lunch, and ticketed access.
Temple of Heaven, Yonghe Lama Temple, Summer Palace, and Peking duck lunch in one organized day with an English guide and air-conditioned ride.
“Wonderful experience with our tour operator Jimmy. He was able to explain in details all the temples we visited. Lunch was amazing and the atmosphere of the group was amazing”
Private Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace tour with an English guide, cable car or ski lift toboggan, and included lunch for $160.
“Booking was easy. Tour is excellent. Our guide, Alice, came around 15mins early. She gave suggestions on what place we should go first instead to have lesser crowd. She explained the history of China in relevance to the places we visited. And also gave suggestions on other places to visit and other shows to watch…”
A full-day Beijing classics bus tour: Temple of Heaven, Yonghe Lama Temple, Hutongs, Summer Palace, and a Bird’s Nest finish.
“Very pleasant experience! The tour guide was very professional and she was able to mantain the attention of the whole group with interesting details on the visited sites. Highly recommended!”
Small-group day trip combining Summer Palace and Mutianyu Great Wall with lunch, a comfortable mini-van ride, and skip-the-crowds touring.
“I am middle aged and relatively fit but was traveling with a lady about 80 with mild dementia. Our guide did a great job of balancing activity levels (I took tabagon down, others took gondola). Guide made everyone feel safe and well informed. Very historic info and low crowds made this a not to miss…”
Temple of Heaven, Hutongs by rickshaw, Lama Temple, and Summer Palace with small-group pickup and admission tickets included in Beijing.
“It was amazing! Lucy was incredible—taught us so much, made us laugh, fit in a ton in the day and even helped plan the rest of my visit booking show tickets and taking is to additional places we wanted to go after the tour—really the best customer service and best guide I’ve ever had!”
A prebooked, self-paced Summer Palace ticket in Beijing with QR entry. Visit Dehe Yuan, Hall of Benevolence, tower views, and more.
“Worth a visit when in Beijing. Very helpful to have the tickets booked, need a Chinese phone number otherwise. Li was very helpful and sent detailed instructions via WhatsApp the day before outlining the best way to explore the Summer Palace.”
A full-day private tour stacking Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace with hotel pickup, tickets, and lunch included.
“This was an excellent tour. Picked up right at our hotel. Vivian was an extremely knowledgable guide. Made us feel comfortable the whole way through. There are certain security checks and things you should not bring and she provided Read more”
Pick standard or full-access tickets for Beijing’s Summer Palace, with an English PDF e-guide and optional boat ride combo.
“As they comment on the description, send your information details via email or within the application and they'll send you the QR code yo show at the entrance of the site. Usually they communicate with you via WhatsApp sometimes a day before your reservation.”
Small-group Beijing day trip to Mutianyu Great Wall and the Summer Palace with skip-the-shops logistics, English guide, and lunch included.
“The best guide I had during my time in China. A pleasure to be a part of this tour. Can highly recommend.”
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