Beijing Museum Exploration: Half Day National Museum of China with Subway Experience

Immerse yourself in 5000 years of civilization at the National Museum of China in Beijing. Explore its vast collection of over 1.4 million relics and experience the city’s efficient subway system with an expert guide.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • National Museum Of China - Your guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 8:30am/ 1:00pm, take the subway or taxi to National Museum of China.
    In Ancient China Exhibition Hall you will see from the full of unsolved mysteries painted pottery jars to has the reputation of the first dragon “Jade dragon” in china, to 2000 years ago’s refrigerator,…
What's Included
  • National museum tickets booking
  • Single way subway/ Taxi transfer
  • Hotel pickup
  • Professional English speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities ( Recommended )
Additional Information

A visit to Beijing isn’t fulfilled without a tour of a museum and a ride on the Beijing subway. Led by your knowledgeable tour guide, allocate half a day to explore the National Museum of China. This museum showcases over 1.4 million artifacts, from prehistoric periods to modern history, including almost 6000 pieces of foremost cultural relics with…

Location
National Museum Of China
No.16 East Chang'an Street, Dongcheng District
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Itravelfurther
Mar 15, 2025
Best way to explore the museum - My tour guide was a friendly local called Mike, who was very knowledgeable and informative about China’s ancient history. Without his expertise I would have discovered very little. It was a really interesting morning and I would encourage anyone planning a visit to the museum to have this private tour.
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Navigator06858674691
Mar 10, 2025
Ancient China Exhibition National Museum - William our guide was fantastic on the way to Museum he started the history tour pointing places of interest. His knowledge of Chinese history was great. At the Museum William was able to quickly and efficiently get us through the ques of people. Once in the Ancient China exhibition William was able to move us through explaining the different eras and history of China. His English was excellent the only problem being the crowds proving the exhibition was popular to locals as well. After we left Museum William pointed us in the direction Qianmeng Streets and recommended and excellent place for tea. Thank you We will be recommending William to friends coming in April.
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Chavarot
Mar 7, 2025
Unique experience with Kathy in the National Museum of Beijing. - Really enjoyable tour ! Kathy is very interesting. Knows how to prioritize and has very unique explanations. I enjoyed the guide and atmosphere with her!!! Kathy explanations are very clear. She found my point of interests and added specific interesting details. I strongly recommend! Don’t miss it!
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I7595rxdavidj
Feb 22, 2025
An extremely memorable and educational experience (ask for William!) - My fiance and I had an incredible time at the history museum with our tour guide, William! We was incredibly knowledgeable and very fluent in English. Once I booked, I immediately got a call from Cathy on WhatsApp to confirm some information, and she was able to book museum tickets for us, even though they were already sold out on the website! And, on the day of, William picked us up from where we were staying on time, called a cab for us to the museum, and pointed out plenty of landmarks along the way. At the museum, he gave us a very comprehensive tour of Chinese history, in chronological order, over the course of 4 hours. He pointed out all the most important artifacts, drew connections with places we'd already been to in Beijing (Forbidden City, Ming Dynasty tombs, Great Wall and Summer Palace). I speak Chinese, but my fiancee doesn't, and he conversed in both languages fluently with us, providing an incredible amount of context. He is clearly very passionate about Chinese history and has very obviously studied it academically, and we had such a great time! Afterwards, he asked us where we were going next (Temple of Heaven), and he sent us detailed instructions on how to take the subway there as well as how to get back home! Highly recommend this tour and this museum to all history lovers! 😊
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Taradi9452er
Jan 3, 2025
One great tour of the middle kingdoms museum - Tour was just what I was looking for. My husband and I were able to better understand cultural relics beyond the explainations given in English. Many pieces that were intergral to history we may have missed without having a tour guide. Our tour guide was very knowledgable and there was 0 language barrier in English. At first when booking I was nervous because of the price for 4 hours but it was tottally worth it. The museum is also in a very security heavy area and with our tour guide we felt more comfortable with the whole process and we had no confusions for when to show our identification. Another reason I would recommend the tour is because it can be crowded at the museum and our tour guide was very helpful in helping myself stay grounded and calm with the crowding.
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Yannagirl1
Jan 1, 2025
Great tour - Great tour! Our guide Cathy showed us the important artefacts and guided us to get the best angles for photos. The museum is huge, so a guide will be handy. Book this tour to save time. The museum is very interesting and worth the visit.
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Cicelyv2
Dec 26, 2024
National Museum Beijing - The museum is vast and with the expert guidance of guide Diana, managed to see a wide variety of exhibits and navigate obtaining tickets.
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Susie
Dec 25, 2024
Fun and Informative Time ! - Went to Beijing National Museum and saw plenty of beautiful artworks. Cathy, our guide, was really knowledgeable and well-informed of the many art styles that we viewed. We saw the amazing millennium refrigerator and terracotta statues. Our time at the museum was fun and recommend going if you are staying in Beijing.
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Ken_k
Dec 5, 2024
Insightful tour of the National Museum - Our trip to the National Museum of China was greatly enhanced by our tour guide, Mike. During the tour, Mike guided through the Ancient China exhibit located in the basement as well as briefly walking through two other exhibits. Mike provided detailed information about the history and meaning behind the artifacts which would have been missed otherwise. He also was able to answer many questions we had about them. The tour was about 3 and a half hours in total and took us through to closing time.
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Mike
Nov 9, 2024
Awesome tour guide! - Cathy was a very friendly and informative tour guide. Her English was great and she helped us see the highlights of the national museum. She taught us about national artifacts from each of the dynasties.
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