Lee our tour guide was super nice, attentive and knowledgeable. Also Michael, our tour guide for the Forbidden City. Besides the main spots mentioned in the tour, they also took us before lunch to a tea house for a tea ceremony with tea tasting and later in the afternoon to an Institute of Chinese medicine for a small talk, a free foot massage and a consultation according by a Chinese medicine specialist. It was really fun and interesting!

Instead of spending more time at the places mentioned in the itinerary, we spent more time at shopping locations that were not even listed. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone. The best part of the trip was the guide; he was funny and entertained us.

Michael was a wonderful tour guide. Always thoughtful and considering the group and individual persons needs. The forbidden city was great to view from a Birds Eye view. Book early so you can bet the forbidden city tickets

The visit was, but included two stops which were not listed in the Viator - these were a visit to a tea shop and to a pearl shop - and these delayed the arrival at the Summer palace. For this reason, part of the palace closed when we arrived and we could not visit. Quite unfortunate!

We decided to make the reservation with viator because WE didnt have tickets for the Forbidden City (try to buy them AT least one day before your visit) ans We thought We could get them with the tour. If you are in the same situation, It doesn't work. . WE visited a Park instead of the Forbidden city. The change was acceptable. However they didn't purchase us the difference between the 2 tickets (obviously the Park ticket was cheaper). The visits to the different places were so Quick that: 1 WE didnt have enough Time to see the places ans 2 the guide didn't explain us ANYTHING about the History and background of the places. Furthermore, we had a tea ceremony and a consultation with a traditional chinese doctor with only an economic interest. Not AT all with a formative purpose. WE are so DISSAPOINTED with the tour. WE wouldnt never do It again. Our lonely Planet gave us more information of the different places than the guide. The transfers were the only good thing

I joined this group tour early in the morning and discovered it was only me on that day. Great, I could fully benefit form Bruce, my very nice and knowledgeable guide of the day, who explained with much details the history and little secrets of each place we visited. Everything was very smooth including the connections with our champion driver who brought us form one place to the other. The 5th star is missing because I have been disappointed by the tea ceremony. Although the lady was nice and explained well, I quickly felt we were here for something else, i.e. visiting the boutique so I could buy (very expensive) "souvenirs". Personally, I did not like it that much and would have preferred to spend more time visiting the gardens of the Temple of Heaven. Apart from that, all good and a big thank you to Bruce and our driver for that memorable day!

The tour was great, jenny really knows the history and some good tips for not getting inside the big crowds. Be aware that forbidden city is hard to get the ticket and can be replaced by jingshan park, which is pretty nice, but it is not the forbidden city. Be also aware that they take you to two places that look like scams, tea cerimony and pearl market. They it is just to show, but then pressure tou to buy it. I would recommend to skip it and not even getting into to it, because it is hard to say no in the pressure.

The tour was amazing! I really liked the sights we saw and all the tickets were prebooked, which helped us to skip the queues. Apparently it’s really hard to get tickets for the Forbidden City, so you have to book well in advance to get in. I booked the tour a week in advance and was able to get in. If the company can’t get tickets for you, you will visit a park nearby that has a good view on the Forbidden City. Obviously it‘s a lot of things in just one day, but I didn’t feel rushed. My tour guide was already waiting for me even though I was early too and the driver was always on time. The lunch was really tasty and quite fast. We did visit a tea and perl shop, which I did not like at all, but my tour guide made it really clear that there was no obligation to buy anything. My tour guide Lucy was awesome. She was so knowledgeable and very eager to answer any questions I had. She was really friendly and helped me to take photos. She even asked me if I had seen enough of the sights and in what order I wanted to do lunch or the temple of heaven. All in all, I had a great day and would totally recommend the tour.

This tour was great! Our tour guide, Sam, was very knowledgeable and nice. We got to visit all the iconic places in Beijing and even visited a tea ceremony. The tea ceremony was so nice. We really enjoyed learning about the types of teas and tasting them. The lady at the tea ceremony was so nice and entertaining. We also got lunch included and the food was delicious.

We visited during Chinese New Year so everywhere was extremely crowded. Despite booking the trip in January, we were told a few days before hand that we could no longer visit the Forbidden City because it was sold out. This was disappointing. However, the remainder of the trip was great - particularly the Heaven Temple and Summer Palace. There is a decent lunch although you can't order what you want - we wanted duck but was told it was too expensive! We shared the trip with another couple in a car so you may want to factor this in to your plans.

Although a very cold day in Beijing, the tour was very enjoyable. My very knowledgeable tour guide Jenny spoke very good English and had boundless energy and enthusiasm.

Wow! We were very time poor in Beijing and wanted to tick off all the big-ticket-locations quickly and this was the perfect way to do it! Booked in the low season so we had almost a private tour (just one other couple) and our guide Nicholas was outstanding! Great sense of humour, very well-spoken English and I don't think there was a single thing he couldn't answer about any of the locations visited! It was a big day (picked up at 7:30 and dropped back at 6-6:30 but we got to see everything we wanted and enjoyed a delicious lunch in the middle. We skipped all the lines (particularly rewarding at Tiananmen Square where the line was enormous) and it was a quick way to get to each spot without having to work out the metro or ride shares. We would have loved longer at the Summer Palace to explore ourselves but that is more due to our short time constraints - this tour was a great way to see everything in a short amount of time. Highly recommend to travelers who want bang-for-buck!

Tour did not include forbidden city and we were taken to both a tea and pearl shop not on the itinerary where they pressured us to buy overpriced souvenirs.

Very nice tour visiting the highlights of Beijing. Guide was very nice, spoke good English and was knowledgeable.

I was very disappointed using this tour, the local tour guide took us to a pearl shop and a tea shop which was outside the tour itinirary and made us waste quite a lot of time. And the local tour guide asked us to give the driver and him a tip of $15 each. Even though the tour has not yet been completed and the problem of tips is the customer willing, you don't have to ask for how much. I tried to complain to the center but they didn't really respond of their tour guide atitude, so I only got unsatisfactory answers and no solution from the center. The fun of this tour is the good tour friends. If you want to use this tour, maybe it's better to just cancel it and look for another, more professional tour. 👎👎👎

I didn't like the unplanned stop of 1 hour in a message center where they showed us slides about Chinese medicines and then gave us a foot massage for 10 minutes and after that, they asked for compulsory tips. The guide just wasted our 1 hour. It was all about selling some Chinese medicines. This stoppage wasn't mentioned anywhere in the trip plan. We could have explored more time in our planned locations. Other than this, everything was great.

This trip was very important for me. It will remain in my fond memory. The guide Sam was very kind, friendly and answered all our questions and fulfilled all our wishes

This trip is really good to see a lot of Beijing highlights on one day. Sam was very nice, told us a lot about each place we have been. It was very easy to communicate with him. We wen‘t to some pearl shop after lunch after the majority of our group wanted to go after Sam offered it. I wouldn’t go there and spend more time at the Summer palace.

Well, I have joined this tour as I was on a short stay to Beijing and I knew that if I visit all those places on my own they will just flow/merge into one… So I thought that I will join this tour to receive interesting insight and facts about each place… However, my colleague who was on a tour 9 years ago could remember more than I was told on a tour…. It is just convenient to have a pick up and ride to each place… they know exactly where to go, so easier to find your way. However, I am not big fan of too much talking, but even for me it was definitely not enough, guide was not telling anything, when we asked questions he just told something shortly and “let’s go back to the topic”… What is not mentioned they will take you to feet massage, where u will have to pay for it… and at the end guide will ask you for 15$ tip with such a poor service… Oh and the lunch of rise, broccoli, and sweet pork with one bottle of beer shared for 4 people, dirty bathrooms… The only thing I enjoyed was a really nice group of people with friendly and funny approach… otherwise considering poor service of guide it is completely waist of money (entrance fees usually are around 10RMB)

Forbidden city and summer place, tour guide was good and spoke good English explained everything on the whole great experience