8 Peking Duck Dinners Tours in Beijing That Earn the Early Start

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

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

Spend about eight hours visiting Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, Yonghe Lama Temple, and Summer Palace by air-conditioned vehicle. Admission and Peking duck lunch are included. Guides such as Jay, Jimmy, Yan, and Sean are known for clear explanations and practical help. Expect a busy day, plenty of walking, and a finish at the Summer Palace.

“Wonderful experience with our tour operator Jimmy. He was able to explain in details all the temples we visited. Lunch was amazing and the atmosphere of the group was amazing”

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2.Boutique Tour: Four Must-sees of Beijing and Peking Duck

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $188

Spend about 8.5 hours with a private guide visiting the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. Entrance fees, Peking duck lunch, transportation, and a summer boat ride are included. Guides such as Shanshan, Angie, Carrie, and Maria have earned especially warm praise for clear English and flexible pacing.

“This was a great tour to start our visit to Beijing. It showed us an overall viewing of the city and highlighted several major sights. Our guide was very accommodating and adjusted our tour to visit the park north of the Forbidden City for some wonderful views of the city rather than tour the Forbidden City since we had an in-depth tour later in the week with her tour group scheduled for the Forbidden City. This was a great recommendation and we really appreciated it. The Summer Palace was beautiful and the boat ride across the lake was wonderful. A really great tour guide made this a tour to highly…”

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3.Beijing Roast Duck Banquet and Acrobatics Show with VIP Seats Evening Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 87 reviews · from $144

You’ll begin around 4:30 p.m. with hotel pickup or meet at Prime Hotel if staying outside Beijing’s 4th Ring Road. The evening combines a roast duck meal at Longhuachun Dalian Seafood Dumplings with a 90-minute performance at Chaoyang Theatre. Guides such as Sam, Cynthia, William, and Michael have led past departures, though dinner quality and seating can vary.

“At 87 each, this tour was just not a good value. If we did this again, would just take a taxi to see the acrobat show which was fine and a duck dinner anywhere else would have been better. Worst meal we had during our two weeks stay.”

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4.2-Day Beijing Highlights Tour with Peking Duck

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · 2 days · from $278

This private two-day Beijing tour pairs the city’s major sights with Peking Duck, a second Chinese lunch, private transfers, and Great Wall cable car rides. English-speaking guides such as Lucy, Susan, Sherry, and Lily have led guests through the history and daily life behind each landmark. Choose Badaling or Mutianyu and adjust the pace to fit your plans.

“The tour was amazing and the guide Sherry was great! Very friendly, knowledgeable of history and culture, and speaks good English. In this tour you can see most of Beijing highlights in just two day. But book in advance because some tickets can be sold out fast and wear comfortable shoes as you walk a lot!”

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5.Beijing Hutong Food Crawl Delights: Peking duck, Hotpot&More

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 32 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Spend three hours eating through Beijing’s Dongsi hutongs, with stops for carved Peking duck, charcoal-fired Mongolian hot pot, Yunnan rice noodles, and roadside snacks. English-speaking guides such as Mike, Andy, Miko, and Anson lead the walk, explain local food customs, and help you order in small groups of fewer than 10.

“I spent my time the best way I could do it. My guide, Allen, speaked English better than me, and tell me a lot about Chinese culture and food. Also, he showed me the restaurants, where I'll never enter alone - it's too local and incomprehensible for foreigners like me. But it was great - all the street food and restaurants were very cozy and interesting, and there were a different high class food with exclusive quality, taste and aroma. I liked all the food that Allen treated me. Thank you very much!”

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6.Acrobatic Show with Peking Duck Dinner Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 4 hours · from $72

Meet an English-speaking guide in your hotel lobby, see a high-skill acrobatics show at Beijing’s Red Theater, then learn how to wrap and eat Peking duck at a local restaurant. Guides such as Jay, Miko, Lucy, Andy, and Kevin have helped make the evening easy and personal. Dinner and standard transport costs are extra.

“The tour I booked was excellent. I have my guide Miko to thank for this in particular. He contacted me in advance to confirm the meeting point and briefly discuss the details of the upcoming tour. Thanks to his helpfulness and communicative nature, I always felt comfortable and very well looked after. Thanks again Miko. The acrobatic performance was very good and also especially the restaurant chosen by Miko. I can highly recommend him and the tour.”

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7.Kunming: Stone Forest, Roast Duck Lunch and City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 6 - 10 hours · from $71

Travel by private vehicle from Kunming to the UNESCO-listed Stone Forest, where towering limestone pillars form a maze of natural shapes. Add a Stone Forest guide, lunch in Yiliang, and a custom city stop such as Old Town, Guandu, Western Hills, or Dounan Flower Market. The day lasts up to 10 hours.

“5 stars: Stone Forest is absolutely worth visiting. the guide I had was excellent. Room to improve: If you can choose an option without lunch, take it. They bring you to some roadside place, food is ok, but heavily overcharged. Also, i tried to say 17 times i am a single person, but was still served with a family size lunch (full duck + side), which ultimately means a waste of food. My recommendation: Take the tour, but skip the meal if it's 'included in the tour' (payment isn't anyway). In retrospect, it bothers me that there is a geology museum on site which looked really interesting and i should…”

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8.Beijing Night Tour with Acrobatics Show & PekingDuck Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $192

Start with hotel pickup at 3:30 PM, then watch an acrobatics show filled with aerial skill and circus spectacle. Finish with Peking Duck, sliced in front of you for a classic Beijing dining ritual. Your private group has an English- or Chinese-speaking guide, driver, dinner, tickets, and central hotel transfers included.

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