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Forbidden City

7 Hours Beijing Layover Tour to Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven

Tour Code : LT-4
  • Tour + 5 Star Hotel
  • Tour + 4 Star Hotel
  • Tour + 3 Star Hotel
  • Only Tour Price

1 Person $135 $ 135

2 Person $135 $ 135

3 Person $135 $ 135

4 Person $135 $ 135

5 Person $135 $ 135

6 Person $135 $ 135

7 Person $135 $ 135

8 Person $135 $ 135

9 Person $135 $ 135

10 Person $125 $ 125

10> Person $125 $125

Tour Date

Travel personnel

Adults - +
Children - +
3-6 years old
Infants - +
<=2 years old

Number of rooms

Rooms - +
Twin Room - +
Double Room - +

Total Price $0

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Initiate Group Tour Join Group Tour
  • According to your travel date, if you are the first to participate layover group tour, please click initiate group tour booking and wait for others to join. If you're a solo traveler will inform you by email latest two days before your travel date whether the group is successfulIf. 

  • If we have a reservation for your travel date, please click to join the tour. Please pay according to the number of bookings of your team. The final price is determined by the number of people in the group. 

  • This is the best way for you to save money and enjoy a pleasant layover tour. In order to form a group as soon as possible, please share this tour details to your circle of friends and social media.

Warm Tip:

For the group tour there are two times departure: 7 A.M / 9A.M

Please according your layover time to choose, you will need around 1.5-2 hours to apply your Free Visa transit after arrival at the airport. 


Free Tour

Share our tour itinerary on Facebook and Twitter, each applicant needs to share 20 people to register as our members, within the specified time. Will succeed in getting free travel. The travel date is unlimited.

The member registration must be true information. If there is any fake, the free travel qualification will be cancelled


The number of members who complete the membership registration requirements within 24 hours can get free travel, which is invalid if it is out of time.

Tour Code : LT-4
  • Tour + 5 Star Hotel
  • Tour + 4 Star Hotel
  • Tour + 3 Star Hotel
  • Only Tour Price

1 Person $246 $ 246

2 Person $145 $ 145

3 Person $126 $ 126

4 Person $112 $ 112

5 Person $96 $ 96

6 Person $91 $ 91

7 Person $86 $ 86

8 Person $81 $ 81

9 Person $76 $ 76

10 Person $70 $ 70

10> Person $70 $70

Tour Date

Travel personnel

Adults - +
Children - +
3-6 years old
Infants - +
<=2 years old

Number of rooms

Rooms - +
Twin Room - +
Double Room - +

Total Price $0

Book Now
Flash Sale

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0

Our company offers you unforgettable travel at do not calculate the cost price, Please make sure to share our website and your travel videos and photos. Thank you

Initiate Group Tour Join Group Tour
  • According to your travel date, if you are the first to participate layover group tour, please click initiate group tour booking and wait for others to join. If you're a solo traveler will inform you by email latest two days before your travel date whether the group is successfulIf. 

  • If we have a reservation for your travel date, please click to join the tour. Please pay according to the number of bookings of your team. The final price is determined by the number of people in the group. 

  • This is the best way for you to save money and enjoy a pleasant layover tour. In order to form a group as soon as possible, please share this tour details to your circle of friends and social media.

Warm Tip:

For the group tour there are two times departure: 7 A.M / 9A.M

Please according your layover time to choose, you will need around 1.5-2 hours to apply your Free Visa transit after arrival at the airport. 


Free Tour

Share our tour itinerary on Facebook and Twitter, each applicant needs to share 20 people to register as our members, within the specified time. Will succeed in getting free travel. The travel date is unlimited.

The member registration must be true information. If there is any fake, the free travel qualification will be cancelled


The number of members who complete the membership registration requirements within 24 hours can get free travel, which is invalid if it is out of time.

The group tour you participate in is not applicable to self-paid items, please cancel your check
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Overview

If you are having a long layover in Beijing this is your best choice! Our professional tour guide and driver will pick you up at the airport (You will need about 1-1.5 hours to finish the customs clearance and get out) but don’t worry, we will be waiting for you with a personal signboard at the meeting point in the arrival hall. We will take you for a quick Beijing tour and get you back on time for your next flight. Booking this layover tour can be a memorable part of your epic trip!

Airport Pickup

Starbucks Coffee at arrival floor

1 h

Visit 30 Minutes

Tiananmen Square

0 h

Visit 1-1.5 Hour

Forbidden City

30 min

Visit 1 Hour

Temple of Heaven

1 h

Transfer to Airport

Tour Itinerary:

Itinerary:

Private Tour: Your friendly tour guide and driver will greet you at Starbucks Coffee in Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 2 or 3. (You will need about 1-1.5 hours to finish the customs clearance and get out)
Group Tour: Be met your tour guide at Starbucks Coffee of Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 (beside the international exit B). If your flight arrive at Terminal 1 or 2, please take the airport shuttle bus to Terminal 3. But we can transfer you to Terminal 1 or 2 to catch your next flight after the tour.

~ 1 h : Drive to Tiananmen Square

~ 30 min : Visit Tiananmen Square

The biggest city plaza in the world. Learn the revolution period history of China. Admire The Great Hall of the People from the square, National Museum, Monument of the People's Heroes and Tiananmen Gate.

~ 0 h : Drive to Forbidden City

~ 1-1.5 h : Visit Forbidden City

Your Beijing tour would be incomplete without a visit to the Forbidden City. This immense site contains hundreds of individual buildings, several dozen courtyards, formal gardens, and a number of exhibits of royal artifacts. It was the home of Chinese emperors in two dynasties for nearly 500 years, as well as the seat of government. (Forbidden City is closed on Mondays.)

~ 30 min : Drive to Temple of Heaven

~ 1 h : Visit Temple of Heaven

Admire the Temple of Heaven, it is a precious example of China's ancient architectural art and the largest architectural structure for worshiping heaven in the world.

~ 1 h : Transfer to Airport

The tour guide and driver will transfer you back to the airport for flight to your next destination. Wish you have a pleasant trip in Beijing!

Hotel in Beijing

Hotel Name : Crowne Plaza Beijing International Airport

Hotel Name : Taishideng International Hotel

Hotel Name : Sky House Business Hotel

Tiananmen Square

Forbidden City

Temple of Heaven

Tiananmen Square

  The Tiananmen Square on the north to south axis is at the center of Beijing city. It's the largest square in the world, encompassing an area of 14 hectares, and measuring 865 meters north to south, and 500 and 370 meters east to west on the northern and southern ends respectively.

      The Five-Star Red Flag flutters high above the mid-point of the square's north side. Everyday,  at dawn and dusk, the Guards march in unison to the foot of the flagstaff to hoist or lower the National Flag, saluted with eyes by the on-lookers.

  The Monument to the People's Heroes towers over the center of the square. To its south lies Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall. The Chinese Revolutionary Museum and the Chinese History Museum stand to the east of the square, the Great Hall of the People to the west and the magnificent Heavenly Peace Gate Tower to the north. The Tower is adjoined on its left side by the Zhongshan Park and on the right side by the Working People's Palace of Culture. Opposite the tower in the far south is the Zhengyang Gate Tower. These fine and unique buildings arranged in perfect harmony add greater beauty and grandeur to the Tianmen Square.

  The Tiananmen Square is the people's square, where grand state ceremonies are held on important occasions.


Forbidden City

     Upon the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor moved the capital from Beijing in the north to Nanjing in the south, and ordered to burn down the Yuan palaces. When his son Zhu Di became the Yongle Emperor, he moved the capital back to Beijing, and the construction of Forbidden City began in 1406. The construction lasted 15 years, and required more than a million workers. Material used include whole logs of precious Phoebe zhennan wood found in the jungles of south-western China, and large blocks of marble from quarries near Beijing. The floors of major halls were paved with "golden bricks".

  The Forbidden City, situated in the very heart of Beijing, was home to 24 emperors of the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) Dynasties. In ancient times, the emperor claimed to be the son of Heaven, and therefore Heaven’s supreme power was bestowed upon him. The emperors' residence on earth was built as a replica of the "Purple Palace where God was thought to live in Heaven". Such a divine place was certainly forbidden to ordinary people and that is why the Forbidden City is so named.

       

   The Forbidden City is the world's largest surviving palace complex and covers 72 hectare . It is a 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west. It consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 rooms. The Forbidden City was designed to be the centre of the ancient Beijing. It is enclosed in a larger, walled area called the Imperial City. The Imperial City is, in turn, enclosed by the Inner City; to its south lays the Outer City.

Temple of Heaven

      The Temple of  Heaven is located in the Chongwen district in the southern part of  Beijing. It was built in 1420 during  a time when many other important buildings were constructed in Beijing. Tiantan served as a place of ceremonies and rituals for the Ming and Qing emperors.

  The Palace of  Abstinence is located near the western entrance of the temple. Before each  ceremony, emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties held a three-day fasting period during  summer and winter festivals. The emperors spent two days fasting in the Forbidden City and completed the last day of fasting in the Palace of Abstinence.

  South of the  Echo wall stands the Altar of Heaven, built entirely of white marble. The altar  has four entrances and a flight of nine steps leading down in every direction.  At the center of the upper terrace lies a round stone surrounded by nine  concentric rings of stones.

  

Even the numbers  of the carved balustrades on these terraces are also multiples of nine. When you  stand in the center of the upper terrace and speak in a low voice, your voice  will echo back much louder to yourself than to others, as the sound waves are  reflected back by the marble balustrades to the focal point at the center.

  The main  building in the compound is the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. The entire  structure was joint by wooden bars, laths and brackets, without using steel and  concrete. The four large pillars in the center are known as the Dragon Well  Pillars with each pillar representing one of the four seasons.

Temple of Heaven tour experience the sacred past of the capital

Temple of Heaven is a place of worshipping for Ming and Qing emperors.

Take a tour to explore the hall of prayer, the dragon walls and the stunning greenery around the temple. Enjoy the play of colors and of number 9. Book your tour to learn more!   


Includes & Excludes

Price includes

Entrance tickets

VIP pass to skip the line

Professional private English speaking tour guide

Airport pickup and drop off

Air-conditioned vehicle

Bottled mineral water

Price excludes

Tips to the guide and driver


Meals


Booking Notes

How to Choose Tour Type?

Affordable Group Tour:

At least 2 people bookable.

Our small group tour is around 15 peoples picked up from different airline. 

Suitable for tourists with limited budget and who would like to travel with others from different countries. 

If you stay in a hotel, please go to our meeting point on your own.  

Tour duration is fixed, if you would like to stay longer or shorter time at attractions. Please choose private tour.

 

Best Value Private Tour:

More flexible and time-saving. 

No need to wait for other tourists. 

Flexible schedule.

Possible to be customized for your own itinerary.

A privet tour guide and the air-conditioned vehicle will be at your service.

Pick up and drop off according to your time and place (Hotel or Airport)

Your tour guide will decide attractions visiting order on the tour reasonably.


How to Book?

1. You can choose your favorite tour and book online, fill in your booking information(full name, arrival & departure time, flight number, email, tel etc). Please confirm and leave note your landing at Terminal 1, 2 or 3 in Beijing Capital International Airport.

 

2. Choose to pay the deposit or full payment. We accept payment by PayPal, Credit Card, Alipay or Wechat, either USD, AUDEURO or RMB in cash on the tour day. Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.

 

How to Apply for 24/144 Hours Free Visa Permit?

1. You should apply for a transit VISA after you landed at the airport.

2. It only applies to passengers who transit through from one country to another country. (e.g New York-Beijing-Tokyo)

The destination and place of departure cannot be the same.(e.g Bangkok-Beijing-Bangkok).

 

24-Hour Without VISA, TWOV for almost all countries by air, cruise or train transiting in China. Counted from the landing time, multiple stops.

How to apply the 24 hours free transit VISA and Policy :

https://www.chinatoursnet.com/china-travel-guide/china-visa/how-to-apply-for-24-hour-free-visa-at-beijing-airport.html

How to apply the 144 hours free transit VISA and Policy:

https://www.chinatoursnet.com/china-travel-guide/china-visa/how-to-apply-for-144-hour-free-visa-at-beijing-airport.html


Cancellation Policy

Beijing Layover Private Tour

If your flight is canceled or delayed and you inform us at least 4 hours in advance before the scheduled pick-up time, there is no cancellation fee.

If you are not able to get out of the airport for some reasons, we will refund the money to you (Excluding driver and guide airport transfer charges)


Beijing Layover Group Tour

If you cancel at least 3 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.

If you cancel within 24 hours before the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.

Reviews

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benniejay

2019-07-31
Yes everything was spectacular and fascinating very professional and prompt services. There were beautiful places to explore and to see in the 4 hours that we had. The comfort and beauty of the China was incredible, The history, culture and way of life of the local people we bumped into during the layover was beyond our expectations. Hiking on the Great wall after driving through a small remote countryside was very relaxing and rejuvenating. It was the best trip ever to experience on a few hours.

We had not previously used a travel agency for touring. The crew including the driver and tour guide were really funny, friendly and knowledgeable. Despite having limited time we still had free time allowing for shopping and grabbing a meal and drinks. Highly recommend this layover in Beijing.
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mirceao455

Bucharest, Romania

2019-06-28
Great, compact, amazing tour. Our guide Jenny did the best to show us the most important attractions in Beijing in just a 2 day tour. I recommand her tours, she is great with groups, friendly and well prepared.
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2019-05-25
Mike and Karen, Tucson, Arizona
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pedro148595

2019-05-22
Highly recommend for everyone coming to Beijing
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Mdezarraga2

2019-05-22
We had an amazing trip with Jenny! She is very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions in fantastic English. She also is very organized so we were on time to each stop of our tour!
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Durban, South Africa

2019-05-09
Booking from South Africa on ChinaTour.net was so quick and easy, however I had to mail customer service as I had not received my confirmation within the 48 hours that the original mail had stated. Once done I received confirmation for all my train and internal flights within 20 minutes of sending the mail. I would highly recommend this website for booking trips through China and i will use it again in future.
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NYCfoodiegirl

New York, NY

2019-04-29
Well worth it! Jenny was really nice and incredibly helpful with the immigration process after airport personnel originally escorted to the wrong area and didn’t want to allow leaving the airport. She takes great photos! Beautiful views and fun to take the toboggan down. Wasn’t too crowded on this day - and definitely worth doing with a 7 hour layover. Nice car and driver too.
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2019-04-13
Great app to buy train tickets. If you don't know the language you just show the e-ticket that the app gave you and the seller will give the tickets to you without the need to talk.
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aklein729

2019-02-20
Had a great layover tour! 100% worth it. Was easily picked up and transported to the Great Wall and back to the airport. Jenny’s English is perfect so communication flowed nicely. She even helped me take photos on the Great Wall!
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valsayn, Trinidad and Tobago

2019-02-08
I used China tour company to visit Hangzhou on on feb 7th. It’s a private tour. The experience is very pleasant and enjoyable. Tour guide Mr. Mark Zhou was very good. He speaks good English and very patient. He knows his stuff. I visited West Lake , Buddhist temple and the Pagoda. The tour was very enjoying and place (Hangzhou) is a must to see if you wish to enjoy the nature and Chinese culture and tradition. I recommend it to every one visiting China.
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Eugenio Bayo

2019.07.02

Dear China Tours Net, We will like to book a PRIVATE tour for our September layover. Our flight will lands at 04:45 and we are flying out at 15:20. We would like to do: "7 Hours Layover Beijing Tour to Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven" + Is it ok to start that early (6.00 AM more or less)? + We think the forbidden city is closed so early. Could we start our tour from Temple of Heaven? Shall we put that in the comments? + Can we let the bags (1 bag per person + 1 carry-on bag) in the car?

Warm greetings from ChinaTousNet.

Your time is enough to do this layover tour. No problem for your all requirements. May I know your tour date and how many persons will take this layover tour?

Looking forward to your reply.

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Hotel Description

Hotel Position : Plaza del Angel, 12, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

Opened:2000

Number of rooms:108

Postcode:100007

Redecorated:2017

The Ping'anfu Hotel (Ping'anfu Binguan) is a luxury hotel located in the hustle and bustle of the city center. It is only 4 kilometers from the railway station and 28 kilometers from the airport. This hotel provide comfortable rooms, ranging from standard doubles to deluxe suites. Facilities in rooms include international direct dial telephones, satellite televisions, central air conditioning and mini bars. Room service is available on request. Guests of the hotel will also have the chance to relax in the sauna and massage center. The hotel has numerous restaurants, mostly serving Chinese cuisine.

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Services & Amenities

Hotel Policies

Check-in & Check-out

Check-in from 14:00

Check-out before 12:00

Hotel Notes

Smoking is now strictly prohibited within all public and enclosed spaces in Beijing. This hotel will NOT offer smoking rooms.

Hotel Description

Opened:2000

Number of rooms:108

Postcode:100007

Redecorated:2017

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