Small Group to Tiananmen Sq. & Forbidden City with Entry Tickets

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Come and join this Beijing small group tour to Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City, let a professional tour guide who provides in-depth commentary and shows you the best photo ops make you learn and experience the most in the trip. With us, enjoy a pure sightseeing without any shopping stops. Benefit from our worry-free ticket booking and fast entry priority.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Tickets to the Forbidden City require a real-name reservation 7 days in advance and are easily sold out, so you are advised to book the tour at least 8 days before. Otherwise, international travelers will need to line up at the entrance to buy tickets.

We guarantee 100% No Shopping Stops in our tours. Sharpen your vigilance to avoid those tours with tourist traps including jade factory or tea ceremony that waste your sightseeing time.

Please get ready at the meeting point at least 5 minutes in advance of the pick-up time confirmed with you a day before. No-show is non-refundable.

Please provide the correct passport information for booking the real-name tickets. And make sure to carry the same identification when travelling; otherwise, you will be refused entry by the scenic areas.

Group Size: About 20 people.

Departures are guaranteed with 3 persons.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Entrance fee to the Forbidden City

Professional English speaking guide

This part is only for the tour product of Small Group to Tiananmen Sq. & Forbidden City with Tickets

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Gratuities to the guide

Meals

Not suitable for: People over 85 years old and wheelchair

What To Expect

Beijing

At around 08:00am, meet your tour guide at the Gate of Lao She Teahouse (Qianmen Branch), which is easy to locate on map.

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

Follow your guide to Tiananmen Square for a leisurely morning stroll and photos of the brilliant landmark buildings. Note: To enter Tiananmen Square quickly, especially during holidays, we suggest you leave your bag in the car and only carry the passport and bottled water with you to go through the no-bag passage rather than waiting in long queues for security check. Note: A private tour will be offered if you have 9 people or more

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Great Wall & Forbidden City

Route: Pick-up & drop off at hotel. Visit the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, a short stop at Hutong area.
Duration: 10 hours
Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, air-conditioned minivan with driver, entrance tickets, pick-up & drop-off from your hotel lobby.
Exclusions: Cable car at Mutianyu Great Wall
About 12 People & No Shopping

Tiananmen Sq. & Forbidden City

Route: Pick up at the meeting point, visit Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City, entrance tickets included.
Duration: 3 hours
Inclusions: Professional English-speaking tour guide, entrance fee.
Meeting Place: Pick up at the Gate of Lao She Teahouse, Qianmen Branch. We do not provide pick-up and drop-off at your hotel.
Small Group Tour: About 20 pax

Reviews

4.93

230 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

222

Great Tour
Cessilia P,
Oct 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We booked this tour super late and they were still able to accommodate us. We were also very late going to the meeting point but our tour guide, Rocky was very patient, helpful and waited for us. The line for the entrance for Tiananman square was so crowded and long but we got in after security and everything in an 1 hr & 30 mins. Rocky really did a great job getting us in quickly. He guided us through the Forbidden city while telling us about the history of this amazing place. He was very professional, knowledgeable and patient. He even took some nice pictures of us and sent it to us after the tour. I would definitely recommend this tour and Rocky to everyone.
Wonderful day at the square
reza b,
Oct 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great overall experience. Our guide Rocky was awesome. Good knowledge, very patient and friendly. He helped us a lot.
Great tour of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
Mark T,
Oct 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Fantastic tour of the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City with our guide Helen. With the golden week celebrations it was especially crowded and Helen was able to expertly guide us through the sights and avoid the crowds as best as possible while giving useful information about them. Lots of walking and a massive site to cover in just 4 hrs but Helen made it enjoyable. Thanks again!
Disappointing
Maria F,
Oct 2, 2025
- Viator
2.00
We book the midday tour to visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City within 3 to 4 hours. By national event, the square was closed and the alternative we were offered was to go to Jinshang Park, we found it suitable and in fact we were booked entrance so we could go another day to Tiananmen. However, the duration of the excursion for us was 2 hours from the time we entered the Forbidden City until we left Jinshang Park. We found that we went fast from pavilion to pavilion through the forbidden city, without stopping to see the details or other stays, being clearly insufficient time for the price paid, only for the rest of the group to continue with the full day excursion to the Great Wall of China. It would be nice if this was announced, because we decided to do only the midday tour and thought they were different groups, but it was a disappointment to be only 1 hour in the most important and famous part of Beijing. We filed a complaint and were refunded $10, but we feel this does not compensate for the bad experience, we do not recommend it.
Hasty tour of the forbidden city.
Philipp W,
Aug 28, 2025
- Viator
3.00
Due to a closure of Tiananmen Square, we went next to the Forbidden City into the adjacent park. Overall, the tour seemed very hasty. This was probably because the other part of the group was supposed to go to the Great Wall that day. Instead of the promised 4-5 hours we only had about 3 hours. The price-performance ratio therefore did not fit from our point of view, even if the guide was very friendly and nice. We had much better tours in Beijing at a better price. Therefore unfortunately no recommendation from us.