The 15 Best Private Temple Tours in Beijing

1.All Inclusive Private Day Tour: Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 190 reviews · from $138Our pick

Spend one packed day with a private guide and car at Beijing’s four major imperial sights. Guides such as Maggie, Wendy, Linda, and Lucy are praised for clear English, local food help, and flexible pacing. Hotel pickup, entry fees, bottled water, lunch, and transport are included.

“I had a great day, my guide was good talyored the tour at my pace which not easy as I wanted maximum sightseeing and photos. I learnt alot as we visited temples Tian'ammen Square, definitely if I did alone I would missed many things and not lean much. Even the optional boat trip offered unexpected views. A tour I would recommend as private so much better pace and details”

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2.Beijing Private Tour of Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 184 reviews · from $100

Spend 6 to 7 hours with a private Beijing guide at the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and Forbidden City. Guides such as Cindy, Lucy, Susan, and Alice are praised for clear English, history, family-friendly pacing, and smart crowd navigation. Choose subway travel or a private car with lunch.

“I had a great tour of The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven. Tony was very informative and set a nice pace on this tour. I really enjoyed learning about the history of all of these places. Great experience!”

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3.Temple of Heaven and Forbidden City Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 110 reviews · from $97

Spend 6 to 8 hours with a private English-speaking guide at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and Forbidden City. Guides such as Lucy, Anson, Susan, and Jack are praised for clear history, flexible pacing, local food tips, and helpful photos. Optional lunch, car service, and hotel transfers add convenience.

“Susan was awesome! She made a number of opportunities happen. November personal touch.”

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4.Beijing Private Tour to Temple of Heaven, Panda House and Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · from $141

Spend about eight hours with a private guide and driver visiting Beijing’s Panda House, Summer Palace, and Temple of Heaven. Expect hotel pickup, entrance fees, Chinese lunch, flexible pacing, and useful history from guides such as Lucy, Sherry, Judy, Susan, and Kevin.

“Very nice trip guided by Susan. She was very professional and knowleadgeble . I learned a lot about the beautiful places I visited . Really recomend the trip if you don’t have much time to spend in Beijing.”

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5.Private Day to T-Square, Forbidden city, Temple of heaven, Summer palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $182

Spend 8 to 9 hours with a private guide and driver visiting Beijing’s grandest imperial sights. Guides such as Susan, Wendy, Sunny, and Li Ming have led past departures. Transport, tickets, water, and Peking duck lunch are included, with English, Spanish, Russian, French, and German available.

“we just finished our day, with our guide Li Ming and it was a great day! the car is super spacious & clean, very safe driver. Li Ming is very knowledgeable and patiently waiting everytime we want to stop for photo, no rush at all! The great part is Read more”

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6.Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace&Forbidden City Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 53 reviews · 8 hours · from $117

Spend eight hours with an English-speaking guide and private driver visiting Beijing’s imperial highlights. Your day includes Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, with optional tickets and Chinese lunch. Guides such as Lily, Susan, and May Liu are praised for flexible pacing and vivid stories.

“May Liu was an excellent guide. She went all out to accommodate last minute requests. thank you May Liu”

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7.All Inclusive Private City Tour to Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square Forbidden City and Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $198

You’ll visit four essential Beijing sights with a private guide and driver, starting at 8:30 a.m. Guides such as Felix, Lili, Coco, and Sherry are praised for clear explanations, patience, photos, and flexible pacing. Lunch, hotel transfers, and entrance fees are included, but the Summer Palace boat costs extra.

“Rita was a very knowledgeable tour guide, with the right pacing so we didn't feel rushed. It would have been a perfect day, but it rained towards the end of the tour. It would have been much better if umbrellas were readily available during the tour but overall it was great. Definitely recommend.”

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8.Private Day Tour Forbidden City Lama Temple and Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $7Best value

Spend about eight hours exploring Beijing’s imperial heart with a private car, driver, and English-speaking guide. Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Lama Temple, and Temple of Heaven, with entrance fees, hotel pickup, drop-off, and bottled water included.

“It was amazing visiting the most important Beijing highlights with Mary. My parents and I had a great time discovering the unbelievable Chinese heritage from the Forbidden city to the Lama temple and Temple of heaven and not to mention Read more”

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9.4-Hour Private Tour: Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Guozijian Museum with Dim Sum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $97

Spend three to four hours with a private English-speaking guide at Beijing’s Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, and Guozijian Museum. You’ll learn about Buddhism, Confucian education, and local customs, then share dim sum at a local restaurant. Guides may include Lucy, Ana, Jessie, Jack, or Roy.

“Great guide, patient and helpful. Beautiful place and good lunch. Recommended!”

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10.Temple of Heaven Private Tour w/Option Show & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 18 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $54

Choose a 2-hour Temple of Heaven visit with a guide such as Mina, Jay, or Miko, or build a longer private day around Beijing’s major sights. Add hotel transfers, the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, acrobatics, Pearl Market, or Peking duck dinner.

“Absolutely fantastic tour! Mina, our tour guide, made this experience perfect. First, she made it convenient to meet her outside the gate and had all tickets ready for different attractions within the temple of heaven. Her tour was both enjoyable and educational, and at an appropriate pace, showing us the key highlights and responding to all our questions. At the end, she was kind enough to recommend places for food and shopping in Beijing. Overall, it was an excellent experience and would definitely recommend.”

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11.Private City Tour By Public Transportation: Temple Of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $110

Join a private English-speaking guide, such as Roy Li, Alice, or Coco, for a six-hour Beijing tour by metro and bus. Visit the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, and Forbidden City, with hotel pickup, transport, and entrance fees included.

“Excellent!. The best way of experiencing the day to day of the locals. We enjoyed using the bus and the subway. The places visited were very beautiful and with a lot of history. Very professional guide. Very good English.”

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12.Private Day Tour:Tiananmen Square,Forbidden City Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $190

Spend 6 to 7 hours exploring Beijing’s imperial center with a private guide and driver. See Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, and Temple of Heaven, with hotel pickup, admission tickets, bottled water, and language options included. Linda and driver Peter are named by the operator.

“Linda has great knowledge of the Chinese history and guide to our private day tour, our drive Peter was also very nice and kind with his nice new BYD vehicle (beautiful ride)”

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13.All-inclusive Private Day Trip: Hutongs, Lama Temple & Panda House with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $125

Spend about eight hours with a private guide visiting Beijing’s Panda House, Olympic Park, Lama Temple, historic hutongs, and Jingshan Hill. Linda can arrange an early panda visit, while private transport, lunch, entry fees, water, and a rickshaw ride are included.

“I had a lovely day exploring Beijing with Linda. Visiting the pandas was a highlight and Linda made sure we arrived early to see them when they were active. There was no problem accommodating my dietary requirements. Our driver Fang was excellent in navigating the city.”

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14.Private Tour: Temple of Heaven with Roast Duck and Acrobatic show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $220

Start at 2 pm with private hotel pickup, then visit the Temple of Heaven with an English-speaking guide. Finish with a Red Theatre acrobatic performance and Peking duck dinner with drinks. Guides such as Jackie, Chris, Cris, Robert, and Linda have led this outing.

“I would like to give you some feedback for Chris who took us to a tea ceremony, the pearl markets, the Peking duck dinner and the Kung fu show at the red theatre. We would highly recommend your guide, Chris, she was very helpful, extremely informative and spoke very good English which was welcomed. We had a wonderful tour and all of our needs were met. Thank you very much for your service.”

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15.Private Half-Day Temple of Heaven and Lama Temple Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $70

Visit Beijing’s Lama Temple and Temple of Heaven in three to four hours with a private guide. You’ll see the imperial altar, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Echo Wall, Circular Mound Altar, and the famous Maidala Buddha. Choose the metro for a local touch or private transfer for ease.

“Thank You Maria for a wonderful Temple experience. Great English, very knowledgeable and friendly guide.”

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