Step into the glorious—and complicated—past of China’s imperial capital! In just 3 hours, explore Beijing’s historic core while uncovering its imperial legacy, cultural heritage, and everyday local life.
Walk with our local storytellers through the heart of the old city: from quiet hutong neighborhoods untouched by tourists, to lively commercial streets lined with time-honored brands. Visit traditional courtyard homes, hear fascinating anecdotes, and taste hidden street-food gems known only to locals.
Plus, enjoy a surprise stop: create your own Chinese calligraphy artwork and bring back home as a lovely souvenir—so we guarantee you’ll leave Beijing with unforgettable memories, both by HAND and by HEART!
10:00 AM Every Day
The schedule may vary on certain days. Please refer to the calendar for available booking dates.
*Look for our YELLOW umbrella to find us!
*Suggest arriving 5-10 min earlier.
*By booking only.
Hufangqiao Metro Station (Line 7),
Exit D (South-West Exit); After exiting, head straight to the main road, turn right, and walk 60 meters east to the green space at the intersection.
Address for Taxi: Corner of Hufang Rd & Luomashi Ave, Huguang Guild Opera Theatre
(Chinese: 7号线地铁虎坊桥站D口【西南口】出门向东60米，虎坊路与骡马市大街路口，湖广会馆东侧小广场）
Qianmen Metro Station (Line 2&8, South of Tiananmen Square)
(In Chinese: 前门地铁站，天安门广场南侧）
Importance Notice: The tour ends in front of Tiananmen Square, but we will NOT enter to visit Tiananmen square. Please make your own reservation at least one day in advance if you wish to visit, as same-day reservations are not possible.
◆ Comfortable shoes for walking 🙂
◆ Your passport, for potential checkpoints on the way 😛
◆ Money to tip your guide at the end of the tour! (Recommended Tips: 160-200RMB / 20-25 USD or Euro per person)
◆ A curious heart to learn and explore!
Being a tip-based tour, simply pay what you feel the tour worth at its conclusion. This guarantees our local guides will provide you the best tour experience every time!
(Recommended tips: 160-200 RMB / 20-25 USD or Euro per person)
In line with global free tour guidelines, we can only accept bookings of up to 6 people per party. This limit applies even if members of the same group book separately under different names or through different platforms.
Our public tip-based tours are designed for solo travelers, couples, families, and small groups of friends. They are not suitable for travel agencies, student groups, tour groups, or groups of more than 6 people.
Traveling with more than 6 people? Please contact us to arrange a fixed group rate or a private tour.
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We request each visitor to make the online pre-booking so that we can keep you informed of any changes of the tour and arrange tour guides accordingly. It only takes you 3 minutes to do the click, easy, clear, and free!
YES! You will receive a confirmation email right after your booking. One day before the tour, you will also get another welcome email from your guide with their information and more tour details. Make sure the email address you left is correct!
YES! The tour will generally go on rain or shine, unless the weather is really catastrophic (like Typhoon). You will also receive a welcome email the day before the tour to inform you of the weather condition if necessary.
We usually start with a 15-20 minute introduction speech at the meeting point after the tour begins. If you’re up to 20 minutes late, you can still catch up there. However if you’re more than 30 minutes late, it may be hard to catch up (remember that Google Maps and WhatsApp aren’t always reliable in China:P) and you will surely lose some delightful stops! We recommend arriving 5-10 minutes early before the meeting time.
YES! We have 1-2 breaks included in all tours for some amazing and cheap local food, drink and toilet! We won’t sit in any restaurant but you will surely enjoy the street food adventure along the way:)
3 hours with us may go by much quicker than you thought! We design the tour to be very well-paced with many breaks. Previously, we had visitors aging from 3 months old to 78 years old, everyone made it to the end with ease. So keep calm and enjoy the tour!:)
We only take bookings for groups of less than 6 people so as to optimize the experience of everyone who comes. Feel free to contact us to get a private walking tour arranged if you have a group bigger than 6!
All our public free walking tours are in English, but we also offer private tours in Mandarin and Spanish!
我们可以做中文私人定制团。
Podemos hacer tours privados en español.
Click here to request your private tour!
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