The 15 Best Private Temple Tours in Beijing

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

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

Spend 6 to 7 hours touring Beijing’s grandest imperial sights with a private guide. Walk through the Temple of Heaven, pass Tian’anmen Square, and enter the Forbidden City through its Meridian Gate. Depending on your option, travel by subway or private car, add lunch, and enjoy help with crowds, history, photos, and local food.

“Lucia was out guide. She was very personable and we really enjoyed her history stories. She is flexible and very knowledgeable. My wife was not feeling well, but she was very accommodating. I highly recommend her.”

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2.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, Susan, Anson, and Huang are praised for clear history, local food tips, family care, and flexible pacing. Add lunch, transport, and hotel pickup if desired.

“The guide was amazing, impressing knowledge about the history, service-minded and fun!”

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3.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, the Summer Palace, and Temple of Heaven. Expect palace stories, imperial gardens, Kunming Lake, a Chinese lunch, and optional shopping at Hongqiao Market. Guides such as Lucy, Sherry, Judy, and Susan have earned praise for clear English and personal service.

“Amazing tour, with a brilliant guide and driver, very informative and great value for money. What a great way to see some of Beijings fantastic highlights.”

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4.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 at Beijing’s great imperial sights. Follow the central halls of the Forbidden City, hear why emperors prayed at the Temple of Heaven, and explore the Summer Palace with guides such as Lily, Susan, or May Liu. Choose a basic tour or add entrance tickets and lunch.

“Alice Ji was very kind and helpfull. Her english is excellent as well as her knowledge on chinese culture and history”

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

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

Choose from 11 private Beijing tour plans, starting with a focused two-hour Temple of Heaven visit. Your English or Chinese-speaking guide explains imperial rituals and architecture, while longer options add Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall, an acrobatics show, Pearl Market, or Peking duck. Guides such as Mina, Jay, and Miko are praised for clear, friendly instruction.

“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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6.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 exploring Beijing’s Panda House, Olympic Park, Lama Temple, old hutongs, and Jingshan Hill. Linda has helped guests reach the pandas early, while driver Fang handles city traffic. Lunch, admissions, bottled water, rickshaw transport, and hotel pickup 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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7.Private Tour: Temple of Heaven with Roast Duck and Acrobatic show

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

Spend about five to six hours with a private English-speaking guide, beginning at 2 pm with the Temple of Heaven, then a Red Theatre acrobatic show and Peking duck dinner with drinks. Hotel pickup and return transport are included. Guides have included Chris, Cris, Robert, Jackie, and Linda.

“We would recommend this tour and our tour guide, Jackie. We especially enjoyed the Kung Fu show and the Pearl Market. Jackie was very professional and spoke excellent English. He did a great job helping us bargain with the vendors at the Pearl Market.”

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8.Customizable Temple and Religious Sites Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 - 7 hours · from $77

Choose a private Beijing route focused on temples and religious sites, with options ranging from about four to seven hours. Your English-speaking guide may be Lucy, Alice Ji, Susan Shan, or another local specialist. Expect private transport on selected packages, site tickets, hotel pickup, and clear background on rituals, architecture, and Chinese history.

“we spent a wonderful day with our guide Susan shan, she explained everything in the places we visited in details, gave us a lot of informations about Chines history and customs, and was very hepful. Amazing tour”

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9.Temple of Heaven Private Tour with Extra Scenic Spots Added On

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $60

Spend about two hours with a private guide at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, visiting the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Danbi Bridge, Echo Wall, Imperial Vault, and Circular Mound Altar. Hotel pickup is offered with some packages. Guides such as Ye Qing, Qing, and Jimmy are praised for clear English, flexibility, and helpful local advice.

“My wife and I had a great time on our tour with Ye Qing. She was very knowledgeable about the Temple of Heaven and China in general. She showed us around and gave us advice on different places we should visit near our hotel. She was extremely friendly and spoke great English. I would definitely recommend using Ye Qing on another tour!”

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10.Private Tour to Yinshan Pagoda Forest w/Optional Activities

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $82

You’ll travel by private vehicle from Beijing to Yinshan Pagoda Forest, a peaceful mountain site filled with Buddhist pagodas from several dynasties. Choose a guide-led visit with lunch, combine it with Mutianyu, Dingling, or the Summer Palace, or book transport and tickets only. Guides including Linda, Tom, and Ge Yong have earned warm praise for their care and clear English.

“Tom was a helpful tour guide. He was very professional and he helped me understand the Chinese history deeper. I would recommend him for future tourists.”

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11.Private Tour: Mutianyu/Badaling Great Wall and Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $192

Meet an English-speaking guide at your Beijing hotel for a private day at the Temple of Heaven and Mutianyu Great Wall. Explore the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and Circular Mound Altar, enjoy a Beijing-style lunch, then ride a cable car, chairlift, or toboggan. Guides such as Miko and Sherry can also help with language and flexible requests.

“My wife and I had a truly lovely journey to the Great Wall with our wonderful tour guide Sherry and our courteous driver WangWenKuan. Both were incredibly pleasant and made our entire experience smooth and enjoyable. We began our daRead more”

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12.Beijing Half Day Private Tour : Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, WuDaoYing Hutong

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $129

Spend four hours with a private English, Spanish, or French-speaking guide visiting Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Imperial College, and Wudaoying Hutong. Hotel pickup, a private air-conditioned car, admission tickets, and water are included. Guides connected with the tour include Tom, William, Lindsay, and Kathy.

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13.Half Day Private Tour of Tiananmen Square and Temple of Heaven

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $138

Spend about four hours with a private English-speaking guide visiting the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Qianmen Street, Dashilan, and Jingshan Park. Pickup is offered, morning or afternoon departures are available, and guides such as Chris, Maggie, and Lina have helped travelers shape the schedule around their interests.

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14.Private Tour to the Temple of Heaven and Tea tasting at the Maliandao Tea city

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $117

Start with hotel pickup at 8:30 a.m. and explore Beijing’s Temple of Heaven with a private English-speaking guide, including the Hall of Prayer for Harvest, Echo Wall, and Circle Mound Altar. At Maliandao Tea City, taste green, black, white, oolong, and Pu’er tea, then take home two small bags of your favorite.

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15.Private Day Trip of Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $210

Start with 7:30 am hotel pickup and spend about eight hours visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, a silk museum, and Summer Palace. Your private guide and driver handle transport, tickets, and timing. A hot pot lunch is included, with a vegetarian option available. Gale is one guide named in past tour feedback.

“Gale took me around all of the sights and sounds of Beijing and explained an amazing amount about the history and the culture. I think I learned 1000 years of history in one day! Unfortunately we couldn't go to the Forbidden City as I booked tRead more”

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