15 Lama Temple Tours in Beijing to Build a Day Around

1.Temple Heaven, Lama Temple, Summer Palace & Peking Duck Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 377 reviews · from $56Our pick

See Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, and Summer Palace with an English-speaking guide, transport, admission, and Peking Duck lunch.

“Our guide, lingling, was knowledgeable and personable. Also took time to help us get back to hotel. Only suggestion would be to have provided headsets. Small group but not bad but other large groups would pass with loud guides and make hearing difficult. Still greatly enjoyed the tour.”

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2.Temple Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 319 reviews · from $58

See Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, hutongs, and Summer Palace in one full day, with bus transport, English guidance, and Bird’s Nest views.

“Very pleasant experience! The tour guide was very professional and she was able to mantain the attention of the whole group with interesting details on the visited sites. Highly recommended!”

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3.Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · from $99

See Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, hutongs, Lama Temple, and Summer Palace in one guided day with hotel pickup and no shopping stops.

“This was a fabulous tour! Michael was a fantastic guide, full of information, history and stories... and his English was excellent. We were never rushed and given ample time for pictures and seeing each area we visited. The company was eRead more”

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4.Lama Temple (Yonghe Temple) Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 297 reviews · 1 day · from $10

Visit Beijing’s Lama Temple with a prearranged admission ticket, explore sacred halls, and see the famous 18-meter sandalwood Buddha.

“Whenever I travel to China, I am always amazed by its glorious history and countless treasures. However, I believe the greatest treasure of all is the deep love and patriotism that the Chinese people have for their country. During this trip, what impressed me most were the many Chinese people who carried their national flag with pride, and the Chinese families I encountered along the way. With such strong patriotism, China is destined to become the greatest nation in the world.”

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5.Beijing Historical Tour II including Summer Palace, Lama Temple & Panda Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 187 reviews · from $93

Review of Beijing’s Lama Temple, Summer Palace, pandas, lunch, and silk stop, with practical advice on value, timing, shopping, and guides.

“Tea ceremony was fantastic and very interesting. Michael was very helpful and polite. We had plenty of time to do all what was in the programme and more.”

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6.Yonghe Lama Temple Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 147 reviews · 2 hours · from $9

Visit Beijing’s Yonghe Lama Temple with a $9 entry ticket, simple QR access, grand Buddhist halls, and a flexible two-hour visit.

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7.Beijing Lama temple ticket; #1 efficacious; limited Discount

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 116 reviews · 1 day · from $10

Visit Beijing’s Lama Temple for ornate Han and Tibetan design, an 18-meter sandalwood Buddha, incense, prayer, and good-value entry.

“Très beau temple, dans un quartier de Hutongs à visiter également !”

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8.Panda House, Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, Summer Palace & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · from $148

Review of Beijing’s 7 to 8-hour private tour covering pandas, the Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Temple of Heaven, lunch, and hotel transfers.

“Jun was an excellent guide – friendly, knowledgeable, and well-organized. He made the tour enjoyable and informative. Highly recommended!”

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

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

Review of a private Beijing day tour covering Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Lama Temple, and Temple of Heaven with transport and guide.

“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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10.Beijing Lama Temple Entrance Ticket with Optional Guided Service

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 33 reviews · from $7

Review of Beijing’s Lama Temple ticket, optional English guide, QR-code delivery, value, temple highlights, and booking tips.

“The QR code works very well, once the portals are past do not forget to take the incense sticks that are offered to you you you will see everyone takes, you will thus be able to do the ritual of incense, the different temples are beautiful and in the last one there is the Buddha of 18m high ..Auto-translated”

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11.Lama Temple, Confucius Temple and Guozijian Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 4 hours · from $80

See Beijing’s Lama Temple, 54-foot sandalwood Buddha, Confucius Temple, Imperial College, and historic hutongs with a private guide.

“Very interesting activity. Ranee is very knowledgeable and made out visit very pleasant.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $97

Explore Beijing’s Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, and Guozijian with a private guide, a dance performance, and dim sum for $97.20.

“We were not informed that the hotel pick up was one way only and in fact, we were made to travel to the temple via train as the tour guide told us that’s the way to avoid the jam. The guide could have given us more information on the places of interest.”

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13.Lama Temple E-Ticket or Full-Day Guided City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 2 hours - 1 day · from $12

Choose a flexible Lama Temple visit or a full-day Beijing tour with the Temple of Heaven, hutongs, Summer Palace, guide, and bus transport.

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

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

Review of Beijing's private day trip to the Panda House, Lama Temple, hutongs, Olympic Park, and Jingshan Hill with lunch.

“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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