China · SUMMER PALACE TOURS

The 15 Best Summer Palace Tours in Beijing

37 tours  ·  from $7 a head

The lake is most of the site and the walk round it is longer than it looks on the map. These 15 cover entry tickets, the guided routes and the combinations that pair it with the Temple of Heaven, priced and timed.

Beijing: The Temple of Heaven or Summer Palace Entry Ticket - Summer Palace: Beijing’s grand lakeside garden
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Beijing: The Temple of Heaven or Summer Palace Entry Ticket

Mubus: Mutianyu Great Wall Bus Tour with Summer Palace Options - Arriving at the Mubus service center
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Mubus: Mutianyu Great Wall Bus Tour with Summer Palace Options

2.Mubus: Mutianyu Great Wall Bus Tour with Summer Palace Options

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,272 reviews · from $20Top rated

Review of Mubus’s Mutianyu Great Wall bus tour from Beijing, with direct transport, guide, entry, shuttle, lunch options, and cable cars.

“Good price for money. But the tour guide tried to sell you extras. Like 2 times cable car, which is technically not needed. He was very insisting. Food was very good! Explanation in histórical part lacking. Tour guide doesn’t come with you. Good to get there”

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Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall & Summer Palace Day Tour - Meeting at Hepingxiqiao subway station
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Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall & Summer Palace Day Tour

Mutianyu Great Wall&Summer Palace Excursion:Group/Private Options - Reaching the Mutianyu Great Wall
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Mutianyu Great Wall&Summer Palace Excursion:Group/Private Options

4.Mutianyu Great Wall&Summer Palace Excursion:Group/Private Options

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 816 reviews · from $124

Review of Beijing’s Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace tour, with cable car or toboggan, lunch, private transport, guides, and practical tips.

“After a very prompt pick-up and introduction we headed out of Beijing in a very clean and comfortable car. We had a wonderful and memorable day with our guide and driver on our trip to the great wall of China and the summer palace. ORead more”

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Beijing: Summer Palace Entry Ticket and Optional Guided Tour - Picking the right ticket for your day
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Beijing: Summer Palace Entry Ticket and Optional Guided Tour

Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven - Tiananmen Square: a brief, serious first stop
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Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven

Beijing: Mutianyu & Summer Palace Tour–Group/Private Options - Choosing between eight people and a private car
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Beijing: Mutianyu & Summer Palace Tour–Group/Private Options

7.Mutianyu & Summer Palace Tour–Group/Private Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 423 reviews · 8 - 9 hours · from $131

Review of Beijing’s Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace tour, with small-group or private options, hotel transfers, lunch, and cable car rides.

“Amazing experience! Sherry has been the best guide – super friendly and knowledgeable. Li has been a good driver, very safe and reliable. The Great Wall and Summer Palace were incredible, and everything was smooth from start to finish. Highly recommend!”

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Temple Heaven, Lama Temple, Summer Palace & Peking Duck Bus Tour - Why this Beijing route works
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Temple Heaven, Lama Temple, Summer Palace & Peking Duck Bus Tour

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

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

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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Temple Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong Bus Tour - Starting at the Temple of Heaven
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Temple Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong Bus Tour

9.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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Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace Small-Group Tour with Lunch - The Summer Palace before the crowds build
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Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace Small-Group Tour with Lunch

10.Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace Small-Group Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 316 reviews · from $186

See Beijing’s Summer Palace and Mutianyu Great Wall in one no-shopping day, with lunch, English guide, transport, and a small group.

“Emma was a great local guide for this tour! Was punctual at meeting point, gave good background of the Great Wall en-route, and ensured everyone had a good time on the tour. Highly recommended!”

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Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong Tours - Temple of Heaven: blue roofs and imperial ritual
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Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong Tours

11.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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Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace - The Forbidden City: three hours inside the imperial palace
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Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace

13.Private Full Day Tour: Forbidden City, Tiananmen & Summer Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 272 reviews · from $130

Explore Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Summer Palace with a private guide, lunch, hotel transfers, and flexible transport in Beijing.

“I really recommend getting a guide for the Forbidden City as it’s quite complicated to navigate Tiananmen to get in, pass the police checkpoints, and find where to get tickets without any guidance if you don’t speak Mandarin (the place is huge, with multiple entrances, and a lot of domestic tourists visit it every day). I recommend going on a Wednesday or a Thursday: less crowded days than the other days. My guide, Wendy, was excellent. I told her I wanted to avoid the crowds and she did her best to find the shortest lines and the best options everywhere. In the end we did not wait in line very…”

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Small Group Tour: Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace & Bird Nest - A Chinese lunch with a practical catch
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Small Group Tour: Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace & Bird Nest

Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace Private Day Trip with Lunch - Mutianyu Great Wall: restored walls and big views
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Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace Private Day Trip with Lunch

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