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

Immerse yourself in Beijing’s rich history and culture with a full-day tour of the Lama Temple, Summer Palace, and Panda Garden. Learn about China’s famous panda bears and explore UNESCO heritage-listed sites. Don’t miss this fascinating sightseeing tour!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lama Temple (Yonghegong) - Yonghe Lamasery and one of the best examples of the regions many sacred temples. Lama Temple reveals diverse architectural styles from Han, Mongolia, Manchuria and Tibet, and the impressive 60-foot Maitreya Buddha, carved form a single sandalwood tree.
  • Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Emperors retreat, the historic Summer…
What's Included
  • Chinese style lunch
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide
  • Pick-up and drop-off services from the hotels located within 4th ring circle highway
  • Transport by deluxe air-conditioned coach/mini-van
  • Admission tickets
  • If your hotel is located out of 4th Ring Circle Highway, please go to Prime Hotel to join the tour at 07:30AM. (Add: No. 2, Wangfujing Ave. Tel: +86-10-65136666)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a day-long excursion to some of Beijing’s most significant historical landmarks, including the Lama Temple (Yonghegong) and the Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Additionally, marvel at giant pandas, pause at a jade shop and tea room, and savor a traditional Chinese lunch. Your knowledgeable guide delivers insightful narration about…

Location
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Chakritc2025
Nov 11, 2025
Enjoyable - Michael Shi is really knowledgeable and took care of us really well during the days. We have enough time for every stop and he can answer well all your question.
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Pamfloyd1126
Nov 10, 2025
Mary is the best guide. Ask for her for a special experience - Mary made both my tours a very special experience. She goes out of her way to make sure you are happy and your tours are a VIP experience. You will not be disappointed. She went above and beyond and I appreciate her knowledge of history
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Angelanv486xy
Nov 7, 2025
Mary is the best! Wonderful guide - 07/11/25 with our wonderful guide Mary. Thank you Mary for arranging a perfect day for us, making sure we were nice and early to see the playful and beautiful pandas, Lama Temple and summer palace we enjoyed the silk market and pearls and delicious authentic Chinese lunch. We had the best day and thanks for being our personal photographer. Highly recommend Mary for her knowledge and professionalism
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T3602pjjorgec
Nov 4, 2025
Beijing Tour - This was a very nice experience with Mary as a tour guide, very professional, knowledgeable and friendly, the communication was excellent. I really recommend Mary 👏👏
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Mahmoudi737
Nov 1, 2025
A very good day - The tour was very informative. I immensely enjoyed it. It took me back to events took place deep into the history of Great china. A tour will never be informative and interesting without a knowledgeable and professional guide such as Mr Murphy. He narrated the history of someone possesses deep knowledge with very good English. I throughly enjoed the tour and the lunch with him. A part from the history , visiting lazy panda was a special event. Thank you Murphy and we will meet again.
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Kristyv793
Oct 15, 2025
Great tour to capture the main attractions - Fantastic tour for seeing the Pandas 🐼 our guide Murphy was brilliant, had very good English and sense of humour. Happy to take lots of photos for us and explain the history and process for Buddist praying in Lama temple. Would have been nice to walk around the Summer Palace building but understand half day tour is limited for time, the lake and cruise was stunning.
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Jupiternine
Oct 7, 2025
Excellent Beijing visit - Had a very good experience at the Panda House. summer palace and Llama Temple. Our guide Jenny was very knowledgeable and friendly. Overall we had a good time even though it was very crowded.
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745alexandreb
Sep 25, 2025
New and old China. - China is a fantastic country, and its nation is welcoming and cordial. It offers a perfect balance between history and the present, nature and progress, and safety and quality of life. All of this is perfectly demonstrated by the wonderful, welcoming, and friendly guide Vanessa.
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Valentina
Sep 5, 2025
Good day - It was very fun and interesting, Mary is very loving and funny, we did several things in one morning, everything very nice.
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Arunas1896kf
Sep 1, 2025
Great trip in Beijing- Lama Temple - Michael is very knowledgeable and intelligent tour guide. He explained everything about the lama temple and summer palace. He has great communication skills and always very helpful and friendly.
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From $93
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).