Free Walking Tours through Imperial Beijing

Roy was amazing! He was a perfect guide and asked us questions to be sure we were understanding his explanations ! Really kind and speaks perfect English. We learned a lot of things about Chinese culture and history. He gave us a lot of recommandations about local places to eat and to visit. We really recommend him if you’re coming to Beijing !

This was our first walking tour with Roy. We enjoyed it so much that we signed up for two more of his walking tours during our time in Beijing. His stories were insightful and entertaining. He also had pictures to explain the context of what we were seeing. Totally recommend this tour!

The tour was amazing! Roy is very knowledgable and enthusiastic! I loved that he shared the history and also the way people live today. I highly recommend this tour to everyone, you won't regret it.

One of the best tours I have ever been to! If you’re even remotely interested in learning about Chinese culture, Roy is your man!

Roy is a very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. During our walk through the hutons I got to know a lot about Beijing and the Chinese culture and history. Roy makes his tour very interactive and I felt free to ask everything I wanted to know. His english is fluent and clear. I felt very inspired after the tour and would definately recommend doing this when in Beijing!

The tour was very interesting and fun. Roy gave us plenty of explanations and anecdotes and we learned many things about Beijing, its history and the people. We will definitely book another tour with Roy when we're back in Beijing.

I could not recommend enough this tour!! Roy is enthusiastic, full of knowledge about different aspects of China history and culture and really nice to talk with. Through this tour, we visited less crowded hutongs and got to experience authentic Chinese lifestyle. There was no question that Roy couldn't answer so I learned a lot. Thank you so much, I would definitely do another tour with Roy next time I am in Beijing!!

Such a great tour. I’ve been to Beijing many times over the years but this really brought the city to life for me. Roy is so grea. Very warm, welcoming and knowledgeable. Strongly recommend.

We enjoyed the interactive and very interesting tour with Roy a lot. Would warmly recommend to book a tour with him🤩.

Thank you for the tour. It was great to see Beijing through your eyes. My friend said it was the best city tour she ever had. Hopefully see you soon. Best regards Fredi

I highly recommend you take this tour. Roy’s English is superb and his knowledge is outstanding. This is the best tour guide we’ve had in our one month discovery of China. Well done Roy, you have given us a great understanding of the Hutong area!

Roy Li is the guide you should choose if you want to discover the real imperial city of Beijing. Informative and interesting.

Roy was very informative. He blended Chinese history and culture in a great way.

Roy is an amazing guide! From start to finish, he was very engaging, knowledge and innovative in his tour. He patiently answered all our queries and shared immense knowledge on history of China, Imperial City and Hutongs! We were so impressed that we booked Roy for another tour of Summer Palace same afternoon! Highly recommend!

I loved this tour. Visiting the imperial city is interesting, informative and gives a great overview on Beijing history and current reality. Roy is an amazing guide, very knowledgeable, passionate about showing us the city and narrating what we were seeing. Easy walk, plenty of different scenarios and also no e suggestions on where to eat! Absolutely recommended!!

Roy is a very knowledgeable, very communicative, with effective and efficient use of the English language. Activity is highly recommended and suggested to be the 1st 1 prior to any others

Both entertaining and informative guided walk through Beijing imperial city and hutongs. Roy was also very knowledgeable and gave good answers to our questions as well! Highly recommend!

Very good mix of history and current life on the hutongs. He is focused on showing the real life / backstreets of the hutongs and not just commercial side. Stroller friendly.

My second tour with Roy because I loved the first one so much. A great way to see the city and learn historical and unusual facts. Roy is very interactive and speaks great English. Thank you Roy for the great memories!

Tour muy interesante y muy completo, Roy nos ha enseñado mucho sobre la ciudad y su historia con un contenido ameno y dinámico. Habla un inglés muy bueno que se entiende perfectamente. Ha respondido a nuestras preguntas, dudas, nos ha recomendado algunos sitios de comer... Muy recomendable.

Roy is very knowledgeable, warm and skilled. I have been on many free walking tours and he is a very gifted and passionate guide. Would recommend his tour to everyone visiting the hutongs!

One of the best walking tours I've ever joined. Very interesting and interactive. Roy is a very friendly and knowledgable guide. Thank you so much Roy!

He is a great guy. We enjoyed it much. We learned a lot about the hutongs.

Es hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht mit Roy unterwegs zu sein. Er hat uns die Geschichte ner Hutongs näher gebracht aber auch aus seinem Leben erzählt. Das machte die Tour sehr authentisch und man hat sich sehr wohl gefühlt.

I was extremely surprised and we felt lucky to have such an attentive and knowledgeable guide. He was able to answer all our questions related to the historical content of the region. A pleasant, attentive person with a wealth of soft skills. Thank you for the experience, and congratulations on your professional dedication! I wish you good luck in your personal and professional life.