China · MUSEUMS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 museum visits justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Compare Beijing Forbidden City ticket and guided tour options, with Tiananmen Square, treasure halls, practical tips, and guide advice.
“We had a great time with our tour guide Linda! The tour was very interesting 👍”
Review of Xi’an’s six-hour Terracotta Warriors tour, with small-group transport, English guide, museum entry, buffet lunch, and practical tips.
“Well organized, with real info about the site. Efficient, and the guide was incredible with a perfect English! I also liked the timing. I highly recommend!”
Review Jingshan Park in Beijing for Forbidden City views, imperial gardens, ticket value, timing tips, guides, and evening crowds.
“Great service! Information and tickets were sent in advance, and a very helpful guide as well. Thanks!”
Review of Chengdu’s private panda and Jinsha tour, with Kuan-Zhai Lane, local guides, lunch advice, price value, and practical tips.
“Maggie is an exceptional guide who always wears a smile. She provided us with a wealth of background information not only about the attractions we visited but also about Chinese culture and traditions. Maggie also encouraged us to try locRead more”
Review of Xi’an’s private Terracotta Warriors tour, with Hanyangling Museum, cave homes, local lunch, private transport, and guide tips.
“Michael was a great guide. Thank you Michael. Very patient with our kids and knowledgeable and informative on all historical matters. We loved this tour and the terracotta warrior museum was fascinating. Well organised and good value for money.”
Review of Xi’an’s $20 Terracotta Army group tour, with hotel pickup, English guide, ticket advice, lunch options, timing, and practical tips.
“The museum is an amazing experience. We arranged travel from Beijing ourselves, and it wasn’t that difficult to be honest. We hired a guide at the museum, which I’d recommend as there’s a lot to take in.”
Review of Beijing’s National Museum private tour, with expert English guides, ancient treasures, hotel pickup, and practical booking advice.
“Our trip to the National Museum of China was greatly enhanced by our tour guide, Mike. During the tour, Mike guided through the Ancient China exhibit located in the basement as well as briefly walking through two other exhibits. Mike proRead more”
Review of Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors tour, with skip-the-line entry, English guide, pit-by-pit visit, price advice, and practical tips.
“We had a great tour of the terra-cotta warriors. The tour company was responsive, we were able to contact the tour guide via WeChat prior to the tour. Wangkai did a great job with overview of the history and described the pits in detail. Read more”
Review of Beijing’s Forbidden City and Badaling tour, with Treasure Gallery, Jingshan Hill, Peking duck, hotel pickup, and quiet Wall ruins.
“We had the most amazing tour with our personal guide (Sue Lyn) and driver. We enjoyed Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, went to a climb the Great Wall. Our guide even arranged a special lunch for my husband who has a very limited diet, while I enjoyed a very tasty Peking duck that was delicious!”
Explore Beijing’s Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Guozijian, and hutongs with a private guide on this focused four-hour cultural tour.
“Very good tour guide. Aurora has been explained every detail in a understandable and easy way and the tour became more interesting.”
Review of Beijing’s National Museum and Tiananmen Square reservation service, with entry rules, timing advice, value, drawbacks, and booking tips.
“After several attempts at booking admission to the National Museum of China using the WeChat Mini Program, I had given up. As I am not proficient in Chinese, this booking service overcame the difficulties I had in booking admission to the National Museum. Considering that admission to both the National Museum and Tiananmen Square is free of charge if you are competent in Chinese and can secure tickets using WeChat, the fee charged at the time of booking was very steep and probably at the absolute limit of what I would have been prepared to pay to visit these sites. However, I would also state that the fee includes a…”
Review of Beijing’s private Lama Temple and Confucius Temple tour, with Imperial College dance, dim sum, guide insight, transport tips, and value advice.
“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.”
Review of Beijing’s Jingshan Park ticket, with Forbidden City views, Wanchun Pavilion, imperial gardens, practical tips, and honest value advice.
Review of Xi’an’s Terracotta Army tour, with guide options, transfers, ticket details, timing, value, and practical advice for a smooth visit.
“Our guide Henry was nice and friendly and very prepared. Entering the site without a guide is a bit of a problem if you want to know the story of the discovery because there are no descriptions. It’s interesting listening to the ancient history of the site and the description of every type of warriors. He was very kind and provided us with fresh water every now and then. In the middle of the summer with thousands of tourists, he was able to find the good spots to see. Good price, perfect experience. Very recommended”
Review of Beijing’s private Ming Tombs and National Museum tour, with lunch, hotel transfers, pricing, itinerary details, and practical advice.
“Thanks so much to Alice (out guide) and Mr. Zhang (our drive) for the amazing tour the National Museum and Ming Tumbs. They arrived perfectly in time at the hotel and took us directly to the Museum. Alice not only showed us masterpiRead more”
Pick the day out first. The city usually sorts itself out after that.
