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Tick off two of China's most iconic sites during this in-depth guided tour of Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City with optional Beijiing main highlights such as Temple of Heaven or Summer Palace or Temple of Heaven or Hutongs in a small group.. Delve into Chinese history with your guide and benefit from pre-booked tickets.
Pls note that if you book the tour not 7 days in advance we can't pre-book the Forbidden city Tickets and in this case we will use our way for getting the Forbidden city tickets with some queuing time.
Wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Infant (1-4 years old) are free providing
Please offer all passport number and name & birth datesfor Forbidden City tickets booking and bring passports during the tour
Tian'anmen Square might close due to some political activities or some foreign leaders' visit without announcement and if that's happened we will skip the visit to the Square and replace the visit to the Jingshan Park
This is a group tour, pls be punctual and arrive the meeting point at least 5 to 10 mins before the departure and if you are late and the group will go you can't join in the tour.
This. is completely walking tour for almost 2-3 kilometers walking covering 4 hours pls dress comfortable walking shoes and be physical in good conditions.
This is a group tour and it requires the minimum numbers of participants. If the numbers don't reach to our requirement we might require the change of the dates or cancel of the tour and will inform you in advance.
Not recommended for travelers with wheelchairs
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Urber or subway between Forbidden city with other optional sight
Entrance Tickets to Forbidden City
English-speaking tour guide service fee
Meals
Gratuity to the guide and driver
Private transportation
Forbidden city W Hutong Food: : This option includes Entrance tickets to the sights and Hutong Food & public transportation from Forbidden city to the Hutong
Duration: 6 hours
Local Hutong Food : You can try over 5-6 kinds of Beijing Hutong food as a lunch or diner depending. your choice of tour in AM or PM.
Routes: : Meeting Point-Tian'anmen Square -Forbidden City-Hutong Food Tour
Public transportation : We use the urber or subway to go from the Forbidden city to the Hutongs
How to reach the meeting point: 1) Didi/Taxi: show the Chinese address“请带我去北京贵宾楼” to the driver
2)Subway line 1 and get out of the Tian'anmen Dong Exit B
Pickup included
Forbidden city W Summer Palace: This option includes the entrance ticket to the sights, En Guide, public transportation from Forbidden City to Summer Palace
Duration: 6 hours: Tour includes visit to the Tian'anmen Square Forbidden city and Summer palace
Route: Meeting point-Forbidden city-Summer Palace
How to reach there : 1) Didi/Taxi: show the Chinese address“北京贵宾楼饭” to the driver
2) Subway: line 1 get out of the Tian'anmen Dong Exit B
Pickup included
Duration: 4 hours: Tour including the visit to the Tian'anmen Square & Forbidden city
Route: Meeting Point-Tian'anmen Square-Forbidden City
How to reach there: 1) Didi/Taxi: show the Chinese address“请带我去北京贵宾楼饭店” to the driver
2) Subway: line 1 at the Tian'anmen Dong Exit B
Pickup included
Forbidden city w Heaven Temple: This Option includes entrance tickets to the sights, En guide, public transportation Only Forbidden city to Temple of Heaven
Duration: 6 hours: Tours including sights of Tiian'anmen Square Forbidden city & Temple of Heaven
Routes: Meeting point-Tiananmen Square Forbidden city-Temple of Heaven
Public Transportation : We use Subway or urber go from Forbidden city to the Temple of Heaven
How to reach there : Didi/Taxi: show the Chinese address“北京贵宾楼饭店” to the driver
Subway: line1 and get out of the Tian'anmen Dong exit B
Pickup included
Forbidden City Only : This option includes entrance tickets to the sights, English speaking tour guide (Meals and transportation are not included)
Duration: 3 hours: Tour includes the visit to the Forbidden city Only.
Route : Meeting Point-Forbidden city Meridian gate
How to reach the meeting point: Go to the Donghuamen by taxi or subway line 8 and walk 15 mins to the sundail infant of the Meridian gate
Pickup included
168 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Jamal E,
Aug 16, 2025
- Viator
Great tour and very informative guide. Highly recommend this tour company. They were able to accommodate later bookings.
russh7,
Aug 14, 2025
- Viator
Michael was well organised and gave a good explanation of imperial life in the palace through two dynasties.
Joe S,
Aug 9, 2025
- Viator
Our tout guide Jenny was amazing and very knowledgeable! She gave so much wonderful information and this was an excellent learning experience. I had a chance to try some local Chinese dishes that were excellent! I will definitely do this tour again in the future..
Lily L,
Jul 30, 2025
- Viator
We enjoyed our tour with Sonya today even though we had a late start. Sonya was very knowledgeable and told us some very interesting facts and stories about the palace, about Beijing and even about her own life. It made the line ups go by faster and the tour much more interesting than if we were to have gone on our own.
Colleen L,
Jul 27, 2025
- Viator
Tony was a great guide. There were a lot of logistics with this, so I appreciated that he was able to take care of everything for us. I felt that the tour was well paced and he had some interesting stories along the way. It was super hot, and he got us waters, made sure we stayed in the shade, and gave us rest time, which I really appreciated!
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