4-Hour Small Group Tour to Forbidden City with Entry Tickets

From USD 37.8

4.9

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Overview

Available languages

English

This tour is perfect for people who love history, culture,architecture and museums. People always say:when visit Forbidden city, 70% is to learn the stories and 30% is to see the palace. During this 4 hours walking tour, you will stop at different locations to have the "Story time" and gain the insight view to the fascinating culture. You will visit major buildings and courtyards. Group size is limited to 10 people to ensure more personalized attention from your guide. Entrance fees is included. Meeting point is in front of Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Center.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Your passport name and number are required at time of booking (for all participants)

Please don't forget to bring your passport, you may be refused entry without it.

0-3 Years old infant is free, children have to purchase tickets as well

Tian'anmen Square might close without advance notice due to government activity, if this happens you will skip the Square

Tour departs punctually. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Once the tour left, you are unable to join the tour, and this tour is not refundable.

This tour is not recommended for travelers with physical/visual impairments or mobility restrictions due to varied terrain (underground passages, stairs) and the length of the tour. Please note that this tour covers 4 hours of walking.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

If you choose the Coal Hill Park option then entry ticket is included

Professional guide

Fobiddden city entrance fee

If you choose the Tian'anmen Square option entry ticket is included

Hotel pick up and drop-off

Gratuites

If you choose option: Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City, you will not visit Coal Hill Park

If you choose Forbidden City and Coal Hill Park option, you will not visit Tian'anmen Square

Options

Afternoon Forbidden City Only

This option including entry ticket to Forbidden City and Coal Hill park, tour without Tian'anmen Square, tour start at 13:00
Meeting Point: Donghuamen : You can reach here by taxi 请带我去故宫东华门. You also can reach here by subway line 8 at Jingyu Hutong Station, exit C, walking 700m
Starting point:
Donghuamen, China, Bei Jing Shi, Dong Cheng Qu, 景山前街4号邮政编码: 100006

Morning Forbidden City Only

This option including entry ticket to the Forbidden city & Coal Hill park. Tour start at 8:00am without Tian'anmen square
Meeting point: Donghuamen: You can reach here by taxi 请带我去故宫东华门, by subway line 8 at Jingyu Hutong Station, exit C, then walking 700 meters
Starting point:
Donghuamen, China, Bei Jing Shi, Dong Cheng Qu, 景山前街4号邮政编码: 100006

Tiananmen Square+Forbiddencity

This option including Entry Tickets to Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City. Please arrive before 9:50am
Beijing Planning Exhibition: You can reach here by taxi: 请带我去北京城市规划馆前门东大街20号, subway line 2 at Qianmen Station, exit E2, then walking 400 meters.
Starting point:
Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, 20 Qian Men Dong Da Jie, Dong Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China, 100051

Operated by Discover Beijing Tours

Reviews

4.9

848 reviews

787

A recommended way to visit the Forbidden City
naidenkostov,
Dec 25, 2024
5.0
Lily was very knowledgeable and managed to keep the interest of our rather heterogeneous group. Learned many things, made nice photos…
Vivian was a wonderful,...
Jake R,
Dec 20, 2024
5.0
Vivian was a wonderful, fun, and informative tour guide and represented her company well. We had a great time with her.
Vivian was terrific! Very...
Kevin Z,
Dec 19, 2024
5.0
Vivian was terrific! Very knowledgeable about the history and overall great experience walking around the Forbidden City. Great opportunity to see the best views and interiors of buildings with this trip!
Forbidden City
James R,
Dec 14, 2024
5.0
The tour was great and well worth doing. The guide Jay was great very friendly and knowledgeable making for a great experience
Well organised & informative tour.
Craig M,
Dec 7, 2024
5.0
Well organised & with a friendly female tour guide who made sure we all got great photos at each key stop. We had 16 folks on our tour & each person gets given a Bluetooth ear bud to listen to the guide speak (helps cut down on general background noise). The tour lasted left on time & ran slightly past 2pm. Throughout, we kept a reasonable walking pace & had a ten minute coffee & restroom break mid way. The format was very much walk & talk save for towards the end where we had a ten minute story sit down before entering the gardens. A most enjoyable day & way to add context to a visit (& get your step count up for the day)! We passed through the group security queues with ease (off peak season) & everything had been taken care of including the tickets.