Forbidden City Private Walking Tour with Optional Sights | 4 hours to 6 hours

304 Reviews | Beijing
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Forbidden city W Hutong Food
2 Adults x $240.00
$480.00
Approx Total
$480.00
Hutongs Food Tour : After Forbidden city you can visit the hutong and try the local hutong food cuisine and understand the food culture here
Private : This is private tour with lots of walking
Duration: 6 hours: 4 hours Tian'anmen Square Forbidden with 2 hours hutong food tour
Hutongs food lunch/dinner : You can take either morning Forbidden city tour with hutong food for lunch or afternoon Forbidden city tour with Hutong dinne
Public transportation: Downtown hotel picking up with subway or didi to get around
Pickup included
Forbidden City W Summer Palace
2 Adults x $240.00
$480.00
Approx Total
$480.00
Duration: 6 hours: Day tour to the Forbidden city with Summer Palace with the entry tickets are included. Excluded meals.
Urber or subway : Take the urber or subway to go from the downtown hotel to the sights and pick up from the downtown area are included
Pickup included
Forbidden City W Temple Heaven
2 Adults x $240.00
$480.00
Approx Total
$480.00
Temple of Heaven : If you choose this option you will continue to visit the Temple of Heaven after the Forbidden city with our tour guide.
Private Tour : Private Tour
Duration: 6 hours: 6 hours tour including the visit to the Tian'anmen square Forbidden city and Temple of Heaven
Walking with Urber or Subway : Downtown hotel to the Tian'anmen Square (Urber or Subway) Tian'anmen Square to Forbidden city (Walking)
Forbidden city W Heaven Temple: The Tour includes the visit the T-Square Forbidden city and Temple of Heaven with public Transportation (Urber & Subway)
Pickup included
4-HourT Square+Forbidden City
2 Adults x $145.00
$290.00
Approx Total
$290.00
Duration: 4 hours: Contains 4 hours tour to the Tian'anmen Square & Forbidden city in all languages EN, ES, FR, DE, IT Guide
Walking route
urber or subway : You will go from the downtown hotel to the square with the public transportation by didi at your own cost
All Languages tour : We offer all the language : English, French, German, Spanish, Italian . with hotel pick up (Transportation Fee Not Included)
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
  • Reserve entry to the Tian'anmen Square
  • Private guide service fee (4 hours)
  • Entrance ticket to the Forbidden City
  • Urber between Forbidden city to other sights (If Forbidden city W other sights option selection)
  • Transportation to the Forbidden City (If the Option for T Square W Forbidden city 4 hour Tour)
  • Meals (lunch & dinner)
  • Gratuity (for good service)
  • Transportation (hotel drop off)
  • Hotel Pick-up within 4th ring road (transportation to the Tian'anmen Square probably costs $50)

Overview

This private tours includes the Forbidden city with the optional sights. If you select only the Forbidden city tour then the tour contains 4 hours If you select it with others you it has optional sights that will continue to go. your professional English speaking tour guide will meet you at the designated hotel in downtown area or set meeting point and walk to visit the biggest city center square in the world - Tiananmen Square then walk to the largest Imperial Palace to understand the emperors in the Ming & Qing Dynasty. You also can learn more Chinese history from your guide. Highlights: - Visit the biggest square in the world: Tiananmen square; - Efficient way to visit the Forbidden City beating the crowd; - See the valuable exhibits and visit less-know halls of the palace; -Optional other important highlights in Beijing such as Temple of Heaven or Summer Palace

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Our tour guide will pick you up at the hotel within 4th ring road at the downtown area or at the designated meeting place like the Lash Tea house at Qianmen Branch near the Square if you live far away from the downtown area or come from the airport. Then ... you will take the public transportation or taxi on your own cost or just walk to the Tian'anmen Square. Please book the tour one week before the travel date, otherwise we cannot guarantee that you will be able to get the tickets to the Forbidden City. Read more â–¼

Itinerary

  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

    Depart at your own hotel or meet at the specific area called the Lash Tea house at Qianmen Branch near the Tian'anmen Square and walk to the Tian’anmen Square (after all the security check) with our certificated Tour Guide. You are going to see the ancient Qianmen Gate, the Monument to the People’s heroes and the Great Hall of the people from outside and your tour guide will share with you the history and stories behind all the mentioned architectures.

    45 minutes

  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

    We’ll spend 2 hours wandering around this amazing example of Imperial architecture and learning about the history of the palace. There is another option: Booking entrance ticket with us. Please bring your valid passport to visit and go to the spot on your own. Forbidden City was the imperial palace from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. For around 500 years , it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government The tour route : Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section, or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section, or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. You can take the central route or East Route or West Route depending your own interests or even visiting the Treasure house on the East route. After the tour, taking the public transportation back to your hotel on your own.

    2 hours

  • Temple of Heaven

    This is option that has the tour with Forbidden city. & Temple of Heaven. After you finish the Forbidden you can continue go with our tour guide to take a didi or subway from the Forbidden city to the Temple of Heaven which used to be a place for worshiping for the God of Heaven in the Ming & Qing Dynasty. Nowadays it turns to a huge park where the locals use the grand space to do some Taiji or practice and you will see amazing ancient architectures and also understand how the emperors used to worship their ancestors and all the Gods.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Please note: Forbidden City is closed every Monday, except the Chinese public holidays
  • Chinese citizens need to book the tour one week in advance
  • Tian'anmen square might be closed due to the political activities without announcement and if this is the case we will replace with Jinshan Park but there is no refund due to it is free anyway
  • Not recommended clients have walking problems for entering the Square

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

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  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Reviews

4.9

304 reviews

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Showing 1-5 of 294 reviews with 5 stars

Top Notch and Flexible

Published on Mar, 2025

My daughter and I had a fantastic half day at The Forbidden City. Catherine was very accommodating by arranging a last minute tour. Tony, our guide was top notch, warm friendly and flexible. I highly recommend this company.

Happy tour guide

Published on Mar, 2025

Had a fantastic tour with Angela She is knowledgeable, engaging, and made the experience unforgettable. The tour was well-paced, and I learned so much about the area. Highly recommend!"

Good tour guide!

Published on Mar, 2025

Angela was amazing! Knowledgeable, friendly, and engaging throughout the entire tour. She shared unique insights and made the experience truly memorable. Took many nice photos too! Highly recommend!"

Forbidden city

Published on Mar, 2025

The tour was great. James is a wonderfull and gentil guide. Love it! The place is wonderfull and there’s a lot Of history!

Great guide with good english and great historical knowledge

Published on Mar, 2025

We booked an evening food tour and also a full day tour of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Sq. We had "James" for both tours. He met us at our hotel and always asked if we preferred taxi or metro (metro much more fun, and good to work out with a guide when you arrive - but your choice!). The evening food tour was a great intro to the city on our first night and he took us to small places we would never have seen or found on our own. Plenty of food - James explained that it was a tried and tested "safe" selection not likely to clash with western palettes. The option to try new things might have been nice - even at the risk of some food not being things we try again - but understand tripe and intestines not everyone's idea of great food. As it was everything we had was delicious. We didn't get the craft beer even though we ended up next to the Great Leap Brewery - not sure why, but we went back for that! On our second trip James really excelled, we had a full day in the Forbidden City. His good English and in depth historical knowledge made the experience great and he answered all our questions - he knows his history. He also adapted the tour for us, we had seen some things on our own, so he took us to the Temple of Heaven (that we had not seen) via an excellent spot that he recommended for lunch. We also got pointers for places to eat and visit for the rest of our trip. If you want a guided tour in Beijing I would be happy to recommend both of these.

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