Private Tour

4-Hour Private Forbidden City Walking Tour with Bird's ViewOption

Overview

Available languages

German

Korean

Chinese

Japanese

English

Italian

French

Spanish

Mobile ticket

With your pre-booked entrance ticket, skip the long lines and whisk directly inside. Learn the ancient history, culture and traditions, listen the interesting stories happened in the Forbidden City from your private professional guide. Followed by a visit of Jingshan Park, climb to the top of the park’s central peak for a bird-eye view of the Forbidden City.

Hotel pick up, Entrance fees and a memoroble print-out souvenir photo are included.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants

A current valid passport is required on the day of travel

If you prefer to have different language tour guide than English one, please kindly make your booking with request 3 days advance

Tip: the Forbidden City ticket is not guaranteed. It can be booked 1 week before. If it is sold out, you will do the Jinshan Hill to have a bird view of the Forbidden City and your guide will take you to the place where quite close to it. If not work for you, you will get fully refund.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Hotel pickup(not including the transportation fee)

Entrance fee

Lunch

Transportation to/from attractions

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

Start your tour with your Beijing hotel pickup at your preferred time by your private guide. Then take a cab or subway (on your own expense), head to your first stop the most significant city central square, Tian'anmen Square, surrounded by the Great Hall of People, the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the National Museum of China.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

Then pass through the south gate to the Forbidden City. Begin your exploration of the Imperial Palace, the world's largest imperial complex, also one of the best-preserved sites. It is located in the center of Beijing. For almost 600 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Your tour ends here, you can continue sightseeing independently or your tour guide will help you get a taxi back to your hotel or your next destination (at your own cost).

3 hours • Admission Included

Options

English and Chinese available

Pickup included

German, French, Italian

German or French or Italian speaking tour guide available
Pickup included

Spanish, Japanese and Korean

Spanish,Japanese and Korean speaking tour guides are available. Please ensure to make your booking at least 3 days in advance
Pickup included

Reviews

4.50

8 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Extreme tour guide. Above and beyond.
Carmen L,
Apr 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00
What can I say about Felix. This man. Not only took us on our tour but added extra…at no extra cost. Showed us where to shop. Where to get THE best Peking duck. Taught us how to eat it. Went beyond the tour time to truly make us feel welcome. He is so hilarious we are bringing his jokes home. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Just ask for him.
Very nice forbidden city tour
Shuang Y,
Oct 22, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Good tour. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and helpful. We learned a lot of history at the forbidden city. Our tour guide even picked us up at our hotel.
Cancelled by tourguide, no money back via viator
Andrea K,
Mar 27, 2024
- Viator
1.00
One day before the tour the guide has called me that there are no tickets available and he has to cancel the tour! There is no option to get back my money (less than 24 hours) in the app or webpage! I have paid more than 200USD for the 4-hours trip at Viator, it was cancelled by the tour guide super short notice and now I have to do all the paper work with my lawyers to get back my money and for compensation! I came to Beijing mainly because of the forbidden city and couldn’t see it.
Excelent
ChiWei T,
Jan 1, 2024
- Viator
5.00
The scenery, buildings and cultural relics are all beautiful and unique. The tour guide's explanation service is very rich and detailed. It is a highly recommended itinerary.