Beijing Highlights: 2-Day UNESCO Tour with Meals

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Experience the best of Beijing on this 2-day private tour. Visit iconic attractions like the Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall, enjoy a Hutong rickshaw tour, and indulge in a delicious Peking roast duck. All-inclusive with a professional guide and driver.

Duration: 2 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Tiananmen Square - Forbidden City - Temple of Heaven - Summer Palace

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - The guide and driver will meet the operator punctually in the hotel lobby to visit the largest city center square, Tiananmen Square. Here, visitors can see the Tiananmen Gate with Chairman Mao’s portrait, the national flag, the National…

Tiananmen Square - Forbidden City - Temple of Heaven - Summer Palace

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Discover the UNESCO-listed Forbidden City, a 600-year-old royal palace. With a professional guide, explore the rooms where 24 emperors once lived, learn about the lives of ancient emperors and their concubines, and uncover hidden stories from the Forbidden City.

Temple of Heaven - In the afternoon, visit the iconic Temple of Heaven, the largest worship structure in the world, built by the Ming and Qing emperors. Stroll through the park and observe local retirees playing poker and chess, enjoying a peaceful moment.

Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Continue to the Summer Palace to experience the ancient royal gardens. With a professional guide, hear stories of Empress Dowager Cixi, learn about her lavish lifestyle, admire her opera house and birthday celebration venue, walk through the longest corridor, and enjoy the stunning views of Kunming Lake.

Mutianyu Great Wall - Hutong Rickshaw Tour

Mutianyu Great Wall - Meet the guide and driver at the hotel lobby at 8:30 am for the Great Wall tour. Skip the line to see the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Mutianyu Great Wall. This section is less crowded and offers breathtaking views. A round-trip cable car will take visitors to the best vantage point, where they can enjoy the views and take a chairlift up or experience a toboggan slide down. The guide will share detailed historical stories and accompany visitors on the climb.

Hutong Tour - Visit the best Hutong alley area, an old city with authentic charm. Enjoy a rickshaw ride through the Hou Hai lake area, see the old Beijing area, and stop to visit a local courtyard family to learn about their life, including birdcages, pomegranate trees, and fish ponds, rich with Chinese culture. Pass by Houhai Lake, visit the Yinding Bridge, and enjoy a pleasant walk. It promises to be a fantastic experience!

What's Included

Private tour only (no join in)
Round trip cable car / Chairlift up and toboggan
All sights entrance tickets
Lunch
Comfortable air-conditioned car
Mineral water
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional English/Spanish/Russian/German speaking guide

What's Not Included

Gratuities ( recommended )

Additional Information

Spend two full days exploring Beijing’s top UNESCO-listed attractions: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace. Enjoy a fun Hutong rickshaw tour and don’t miss the famous Peking roast duck and trout fish feast. Your experience includes a professional guide, driver, two delicious lunches, and all entrance tickets to the sights.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Glee55

Dec 14, 2025

Terrific Erica! - We spent an exceptional and informative two days with Erica seeing Beijing sights including Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall etc. Erica was most knowledgable about Chinese history and culture and was fun with a great sense of humour. Along with some extraordinary lunch stops with delicious authentic food. Excellent tour and highly recommended.

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Jennifer

Dec 12, 2025

Beijing Private Tour - 2 days Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall VIP tour - We highly recommend the 2-day Beijing tour. William, our tour guide, was friendly, informative, knowledgeable, and articulate. He shared the history and cultural background of each location with genuine enthusiasm, and he answered all our questions clearly and patiently. We were also very impressed with Mr. Zhang, the driver. He was professional and drove safely even when the roads suddenly became icy due to snow. The tour itself was well planned and allowed us to visit many key locations over two days without feeling rushed or overwhelmed. Highly recommended!

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Jennifer_l

Dec 12, 2025

We highly recommend the... - We highly recommend the 2-day Beijing tour. William, our tour guide, was friendly, informative, knowledgeable, and articulate. He shared the history and cultural background of each location with genuine enthusiasm, and he answered all our questions clearly and patiently. We were also very impressed with Mr. Zhang, the driver. He was professional and drove safely even when the roads suddenly became icy due to snow. The tour itself was well planned and allowed us to visit many key locations over two days without feeling rushed or overwhelmed. Highly recommended!

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Yap

Dec 11, 2025

Perfect for family tour !!! 👍 - Cathy was A+! The tour was the highlight of my time in china and I cannot recommend it enough. It was well-organized by Cathy, and the experience was simply incredible! Our guide, Cathy, she was fantastic at engaging the family and creating an inclusive and easygoing atmosphere, she was very pleasant to be around and had a lot of historical knowledge about china, and very informative. As a bonus, Cathy is genuinely an amazing photographer and went out of her way to offer and take photos throughout the two days, so we came away with beautiful memories captured perfectly! Two days meals were fantastic, sooo fresh, and lots of dishes, like banquet! Our whole family enjoyed a lot, we highly recommend Cathy and her company!

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Tracyleigh_m

Dec 10, 2025

Exceptional Beijing Highlights tour, guide & driver - As we only had a short time in Beijing… We signed up for this two day tour. What an amazing experience. We got to see all the highlights of Beijing, including forbidden city, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, took a petty cab ride around Hoong,, summer Palace, and the Great Wall of China. The tour guide Alice was exceptional. She took time to explain the history and to give us insights on the different sites. For example, the gifts the emperor would give to the Empress when she gave him a son, The courtyard where the young emperor lived. The summer palace where they vacationed which was beautifully painted and decorated. I highly recommend our tour guide Alice, and our driver John. Both provided exceptional service, and a Fabulous itinerary. They were very professional, and very accommodating. They went out of their way to find us food that would meet our dietary and food allergy needs. We ate at excellent restaurants had a comfortable drive in a new Mini van. We were taken very great care of by Alice & John If you’re coming to Beijing – take this tour. Highly recommend this tour and highest praise for Alice and John.

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Tracyleighm2023

Dec 10, 2025

Best Tour of Beijing- Exceptional Guide, Driver & Itinerary - Alice. Thank you and Jon so much. I am writing a review on Viator for your excellent service and fabulous tour. Here is a copy of what I am posting on TripAdvisor and Viator. As we only had a short time in Beijing… We signed up for this two day tour. What an amazing experience. We got to see all the highlights of Beijing, including forbidden city, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, took a petty cab ride around Hoong,, summer Palace, and the Great Wall of China. The tour guide Alice was exceptional. She took time to explain the history and to give us insights on the different sites. For example, the gifts the emperor would give to the Empress when she gave him a son, The courtyard where the young emperor lived. The summer palace where they vacationed which was beautifully painted and decorated. I highly recommend our tour guide Alice, and our driver John. Both provided exceptional service, and a Fabulous itinerary. They were very professional, and very accommodating. They went out of their way to find us food that would meet our dietary and food allergy needs. We ate at excellent restaurants had a comfortable drive in a new Mini van. We were taken very great care of by Alice & John If you’re coming to Beijing – take this tour. Highly recommend this tour and highest praise for Alice and John.

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Travel27833886594

Dec 8, 2025

Very fun, informative, and well-guided 2-Day — worth every moment ! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Highly Recommended! We had an amazing two full days tour with Cathy as our guide! She was outstanding, and incredibly knowledgeable, and accommodating throughout the whole tour . This tour was full of interesting information. Super fun and informative. Cathy made the trip energetic and entertaining. We especially appreciated her fun jokes , she added fun and personality to the tour! Our driver, Liang , was excellent as well, safe, smooth, and professional. Peking duck, grilled trout fish were fantastic on both days, lots of options ! We definitely recommend booking this two full days tour; it’s absolutely worth every penny. Looking forward to joining another tour with Cathy and Liang in the future !

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Watey

Dec 8, 2025

Brilliant Experience -- GREAT VALUE ! ❤️❤️❤️ - Cathy was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and very informative, she providing lots of interesting commentary along the way and at the sights, and always at an enjoyable pace. She provided the perfect balance of fun, professionalism, and knowledge during the two days tour ! The time management was truly impressive — every stop ran smoothly and perfectly on schedule, letting us enjoy each location without feeling rushed. It was a very full, interesting and educational days. Our driver, was very professional and excellent at his job ! Meals were fresh and DELICIOUS ! Thank you Meto Tours for making our days so special and enjoyabe !

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John

Dec 7, 2025

Dec 2025 - Alice was a excellent guide. She was knowledgeable with the all of the ancient history and the culture of the tour. Mr John did a great job driving us around to all of the places even had water for us. The food was also excellent!! Great way to experience the Chinese culture, people and food.

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B4628oumaryw

Dec 6, 2025

Great Beijing Tour with Erica - Erica was our tour guide for the 2 days Beijing tour, she was very knowledgeable and provided us with a lot of information and history about each place we went. She took many nice photos for us at each place and was flexible with our schedule. The driver was very nice, Thank you Erica and the driver Mr Zhang. We had a wonderful time and great experience.

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up to 15 guests

1 - Adult