History Study Tour to Forbidden City & National Musuem of China
Overview
Available languages
7 hours
Mobile ticket
Discover Beijing’s greatest treasures and palaces on this 8-hour private China culture walking tour, beating the crowd and walking followed an efficient route to see all the highlights in the palace museum and National museum of China.
All entrance tickets, private English speaking guide, hotel pickup with Uber Transfer are all included except for hotel drop off.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please offer all passport number and name for Forbidden City tickets booking and bring passport or passport copy during the tour
Dress code is smart casual
What To Expect
Tiananmen Square
Welcome to the biggest square in the world: Tiananmen Square. In this informative walking tour, you will see the ancient Qianmen Gate, Mao’s tomb, the Monument to the People’s heroes and the Great Hall of the people from outside and your knowledgeable tour guide will share with you the relevant history and stories behind all the mentioned architectures.
The Palace Museum
After the Square, you will walk through the Tiananmen gate and continue your walk to the Forbidden City, which is the largest Imperial Palace in the world. You’ll spend a couple of hours wandering around this amazing example of Imperial architecture and learning about the history of the palace. You can visit the major palaces along central axis: Meridian Gate - Gate of Supreme Harmony - Hall of Supreme Harmony - Hall of Central Harmony - Hall of Preserved Harmony - Hall of Mental Cultivation - Hall for Ancestral Worship (Clock and Watch Hall) - Hall of Imperial Supremacy (Treasure Gallery) - Palace of Tranquil Longevity - Qianlong Garden - Well of Concubine Zhen - Imperial Garden- Gate of Divine Might. The tour will be ended at the north gate. If you want to spend longer inside the Forbidden City, the tour guide will say goodbye to you at the Imperial Garden.
Options
English Guide Tour
Pickup included
What‘s Included
Private English-speaking tour guide service
Hotel pick up with Uber transfer
Entrance tickets
Meals
Hotel drop off(guide will help you find a taxi, cost is on your own)
Gratuity to the guide
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Use a licensed guide to avoid huge lines!
382helenl,May 25, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It is near impossible for a foreigner to book tickets for any major Beijing attractions. Also impossible to know which queue to line up and which entrance to take! I booked the private tour so all bookings were taken care of. Having a licensed guide also means we can use the express line. Looking at the lenght of the normal line, it is worth every penny! My guide Peter was an excellent tour guide! He studied history in university and used to worked in the Chinese National museum, making him a perfect a guide for a history tour! He spoke very good English and was able to guide me to all the highlights in the museum in the very limited time I had in there. I will definitely book with them again!
Thoroughly enjoyable tour of The Forbidden City and Summer Palace
adent739,May 7, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tours made all the more so by the knowledge of our guides - Jeremy for the Forbidden City and Justin for the Summer Palace. Having a driver makes a big difference to the experience. Would not hesitate to recommend.
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