Top Beijing Tours 2025/2026: Discover Old and New Beijing

What an incredible start to our 2 week trip across China. We spent 3 days in Beijing. Mark is an incredible guide. His english skill excellent. He is incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, flexible, and adept problem solver. He knows Beijing and the history of China and was unfazed by any and all questions that we could throw at him. We are a family interested in history, and the anecdotes he provided brought additional insight to the sights we visited, beyond what we could get out a tour book. Mark managed our trip and logistics like a pro. Wind was an issue for our first couple of days, and he was able to make changes so our trip did not miss a beat. He juggled our itinerary like a pro, and was able to make changes on the fly. We took a daytrip out to the Great Wall in Jinshanling, which was a bit of a haul. We were totally blown away by the scenery, and spent a bit extra time on the wall. He never rushed us as we took in the sight, and he also managed some of the physical limitations of our group by arranging for extra transportation to and from the base of the wall, as the gondola was on wind hold. He was able to arrange for food at the restaurant to be ready when we arrived, and because of traffic getting back to Beijing, we were going to miss our acrobat show. Without hesitation, he juggled our schedule for the following day and added the acrobatics show for the following night. I could go on and on about what a wonderful host Mark was. Forbidden City, Tienamen Square, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven were also on our list. He expertly guided us through all the queues, and took care of all the tickets. He took us into a HuTong neighborhood as well to take a chinese calligraphy lesson. While not a long visit, it was one of the highlights as we got to spend some time with some locals doing something interactive. If you are spending any time in Beijing, we could not recommend China Hightlights any more highly, and specifically ask for Mark. HE IS THE BEST!

Mark, our guide, and Ima, our driver, did a great job of showing us Beijing. Some highlights Mark knows how to navigate the crowds...and trust me...there are crowds. Lunches at nice restaurants with good food. Perfect English and funny Overall really nice time.

My family and I spent three days in Beijing, and we had an amazing time. Our tour guide, Mark, was simply the best. He made our time in the city completely stress free and incredibly fun. He took care of everything from transportation, to arranging all of our tickets to various sites in city, and our meals. He was extremely knowledgable about the history of China and also was able to answer all of our random questions about the city today. On top of all that, he was just genuinely nice person who was extremely professional. If you are planing a trip to China, I would highly recommend China Highlights and request Mark for the Beijing portion of the trip.