Duration
4 to 8 hours, chosen at booking
Beijing · experience
Beijing private custom tour with a licensed guide
A fully custom private tour built around the sights that matter most, with a licensed guide who secures advance tickets and can upgrade to a private car for the Great Wall.
4 to 8 hours, chosen at bookingFrom €55
The experience
A licensed guide who builds the day around what the traveller actually wants to see.
A fully customised private tour with a licensed local guide, choosing the attractions, start time and pace — the guide secures attraction tickets in advance so peak-season queues and sold-out slots aren’t a risk.
Sample routes include a 4-hour Summer Palace visit, an 8-hour day covering the Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace and Beijing Zoo, or an 8-hour Great Wall and Houhai Lake combination; a walking-only mode covers downtown sites, while a private-car upgrade handles distant stops like the Great Wall.
Group
Group size confirmed with the option
Languages
Confirmed with the option
Format
Guide-only walking tour, or an upgrade to a private car for the Great Wall or other distant sites.
Meeting point
Downtown Beijing hotel pickup, arranged at booking.
Pickup and drop-off
Hotel pickup included; round-trip private transfer available as an upgrade.
Who this suits
A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.
- Travellers with a specific list of sights who don’t want a fixed-route tour.
- A repeat Beijing visit, filling in whatever was missed the first time.
- Getting Forbidden City or other advance-ticketed sites secured without doing the booking directly.
Itinerary
The route at a glance.
The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.
- 1Arranged at booking
Hotel pickup
- 24 to 8 hours
Custom itinerary
Route and pace set with the guide in advance.
What the visit includes
The practical detail before you choose a date.
Highlights
- A fully custom route, chosen with the guide at booking
- Advance ticket booking for sites like the Forbidden City, so nothing is missed for lack of planning
- Local recommendations for markets such as Pearl Market or Panjiayuan
- A choice between a walking-only mode or a private-car upgrade for distant sites
Included
- ✓ Local licensed English-speaking guide
- ✓ A fully custom itinerary
- ✓ Downtown Beijing hotel pickup
Not included
- • Round-trip private transfer (a paid upgrade over the walking-only mode)
- • Entrance fees
- • Food and drink
- • Gratuities
Before you go
A few essentials for the day.
- The Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven are both closed on Mondays; advise the guide of any must-see sites well ahead so tickets can be secured.
- A small number of reviews on file to date, each rating the guide 4 or 5 stars.