Beijing Forbidden City Ticket Booking (Optional: guide service)

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Overview

Mobile ticket

Get your direct entry Forbidden City admission ticket to explore this impressive attraction during your Beijing trip. Discover the secrets that have been hidden since Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty (1420 to 1912). This city was constructed from 1406 to 1420. The city consists of 980 buildings! Have fun spending the day looking at priceless Chinese artifacts.

Please note:

• Passport name and number is required at time of booking for “all participants” upon booking

• This ticket product offers you direct entry to Forbidden City with your Passport

• This is Forbidden City ticket not including Tiananmen Square reservation, you can just take a taxi to East gate or West Gate of Forbidden City and walk to the Main entrace South Gate (Meridian Gate 午门) to enter to Forbidden City directly. No need pass through Tiananmen Square.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Please note: Passport name and number is required at time of booking for “all participants” upon booking

Passport is required for all travelers on the day of travel for direct entry. (not for Chinese tourist)

Please ensure all travelers' passport number and full name (must match your passport) is provided and accurate upon booking. Otherwise, you won't be able to access to the attraction

Chinese tourists( including Taiwan and Hongkong ) must book over 8 days in advance.

Children must be accompanied by an adult

If children's height over 1.2 meters (3'9"), please purchase Youth Ticket upon booking (under 1.2 meters is free to join) Please ensure you follow this restriction upon booking. Don't be risky as Forbidden City will not let your kids in for free if the height is over 1.2 meters.

This is only pre-booking service, if we get the ticket then the comfirmation letter will received 7 days in advance.

The ticket is only valid on the day you book to travel

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Admission ticket

Food and drinks

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing China

End points

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

1

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

After booking with your passport name and number (for all participants), you can access to the Forbidden City directly through the security check and by showing your passport at the main entrance, Meridian Gate. Forbidden City Schedule:  • Peak Season: April 1st to October 31st (Tuesday to Sunday) -  Last Entry is at 16:00 • Summer Vacation: July to August (Monday to Sunday) - Last Entry is at 16:00 • Slow Season: November 1st to March 31st (Tuesday to Sunday) - Last Entry is at 15:30 Please note: • This is pre booking service, the comfirmation will send 7 days before the tour date. • Passport name and number is required at time of booking for “all participants” upon booking • This ticket product offers you direct entry to Forbidden City with your Passport

1 hour • Admission Included
2

Meridian Gate (Wu Men)

Pass by Meridian Gate (Wu Men) is the main gate and the south gate of the Forbidden City. As the greatest of the gates, it is also the highest building of the Forbidden City.

5 minutes • Admission Included

Options

PM Entrance +Treasure gallery

No Guide Include
Meeting point:: Scan passports to enter the Forbidden City from Meridian Gate. No meeting point, find your own way to get there.
Enter between 11:00a.m-3:00p.m: Provide all the visitor's passport name and numbers . This is Forbidden City entrance ticket+treasures gallery ticket.

Ticket+guide(Chinese tourist)

For Chinese(HK,Taiwan tourist): Meeting point: Meet infront of Kapok Hotel (东华门木棉花酒店),Address: No.16th. Donghuamen road, Dongcheng district.

Morning Entrance Ticket

No Guide Include
Meeting point: Scan passports to enter the Forbidden City from Meridian Gate. No meeting point, find your own way to get there.
Enter between 8:30a.m-12:00p.m: Provide all the visitor's passport name an numbers to book this ticket. This is Forbidden City entrance ticket.

Ticket+Tour guide(Foreigner)

Meeting point: : Meet infront of Kapok Hotel (东华门木棉花酒店),Address: No.16th. Donghuamen road, Dongcheng district.
Available for foreigners:: English speaking tour guide, Only applicable to tourists holding foreign passports.

AM Entrance +Treasure gallery

No Guide Include
Meeting point:: Scan passports to enter the Forbidden City from Meridian Gate. No meeting point, find your own way to get there.
Enter between 8:30am-12:00pm: Provide all the visitor's passport name and numbers. This is Forbidden City entrance ticket+treasures gallery ticket.

Afternoon Entrance Ticket

No Guide Include
Meeting point: Scan passports to enter the Forbidden City from Meridian Gate. No meeting point, find your own way to get there.
Enter between 11:00a.m-3:00p.m: Provide all the visitor's passport name an numbers to book this ticket. This is Forbidden City entrance ticket.

Reviews

4.74

956 reviews

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  • Visit the forbidden city with 4 teenagers

    Magali C,

    Aug 27, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Gigantic complex. It’s interesting to have a decoding guide. The tour is announced for 3/4 hours but we can leave before.

  • Wonderful tour with a great guide 💯

    JohnCarlo V,

    Aug 25, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    We availed of the Forbidden City tour with guide. We enjoyed exploring the site mainly due to the informative and engaging stories of Marco. He is very knowledgeable of the history of the place. He is also very helpful to any of the needs of the group. By the end of the tour, he even gave his tips and recommendations for other possible Beijing activities. We are truly thankful for having Marco as our guide and would highly recommend him for any of your Beijing activities. 10/10

  • wonderful tour!

    Maksim L,

    Aug 20, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Marco gave us a fantastic tour of the Forbidden city and great explanations of different parts of it. Highly recommended! Advice to future travellers: traffic is very bad around the palace, especially on weekends, don't be like some of the people on our tour and hold up the whole group, allow for plenty of time to arrive.

  • Nice but not extraordinary either

    Stacy V,

    Aug 20, 2025

    - Viator

    3.00

    Simple to enter on presentation passport. It's nice to see I didn't find it impressive knowing that you can't visit the rooms inside unfortunately and even at the opening a lot of people. So if you want to visit it take for 8:30

  • Forbidden city

    Daniele B,

    Aug 19, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    Sophia, small groups, the guide seems competent, sometimes language difficulties. Many people cuai

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