Category Historical Tours

Beijing · HISTORICAL TOURS

The 4 Best Historical Tours in Beijing

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Beijing Historical Tour II including Summer Palace, Lama Temple & Panda Garden

Beijing Historical Tour II including Summer Palace, Lama Temple & Panda Garden - Summer Palace Grounds: Imperial Scenery Without the Crowds Plan

1.Beijing Historical Tour II including Summer Palace, Lama Temple & Panda Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 187 reviews · from $93Our pick

Beijing Historical Tour II covers Lama Temple, Summer Palace, Panda Garden, and a silk-making demo, with lunch and hotel pickup.

“it was worth every penny we spent. left well equipped with knowledge about Beijing history , our guide was amazing and he explained everything in details he made the tour fun with he speaks very good english, he knows all stories about ancient Beijing. William our guide you are the best..... we cant wait to come back for another tour with you.”

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Beijing Historical Tour I – Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square & Temple of Heaven

Beijing Historical Tour I - Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square & Temple of Heaven - Forbidden City (Palace Museum): the highlight, and the bottleneck

2.Beijing Historical Tour I – Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square & Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 120 reviews · from $93

See Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Temple of Heaven on a guided 7-hour day trip with lunch and hotel pickup.

“A terrible tour, just a disaster, don't throw your money in the trash. We were picked up from the hotel at 7:30, then we spent an hour searching for the third passenger, as the driver and guide could not figure out where the hotel was, it was a bad organization. On the way to the tour, the guide did not tell anything historical and interesting, and by the way, she speaks English very badly, very badly. And when, during the whole tour, she corresponded with someone and talked on the phone. We really didn'T like this tour. In the end, she began to insist that this was not a historical…”

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Beijing Historic City Guided Walking Tour + Calligraphy Creation

Beijing Historic City Guided Walking Tour + Calligraphy Creation - The simple logistics: where you start, where you end, and what to plan for

3.Beijing Historic City Guided Walking Tour + Calligraphy Creation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · from $5Best value

Walk Beijing’s historic lanes in 3.5 hours, hear dynastic stories, sample street life, and make calligraphy near Liulichang.

“It was a huge group and it wasn't what I expected, but I'm glad I went. I thought we'd do all the big stuff like Tiananmen Square, etc. and instead we went to a Hutong neighborhood but it was good, because I learned about that instead!”

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Beijing Culture: Tea Ceremony, Heritage Instrument & Calligraphy

Beijing Culture: Tea Ceremony, Heritage Instrument & Calligraphy - The 2.5 Hour Flow, Tea, Guqin, Calligraphy, Outfit

4.Beijing Culture: Tea Ceremony, Heritage Instrument & Calligraphy

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $78

A small-group Beijing workshop where you taste tea, play Guqin, and write calligraphy with master artists, in 2.5 quiet hours.

“Everything was done with care—from the welcome tea to the final group photo. The calligraphy teacher helped me write my Chinese name, and I even took the paper home. It’s now framed in my apartment!”

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