4-Hour Private Beijing Walking Tour of the Forbidden City
Overview
What is a better way to have a deep tour of the Forbidden city with your private guide the whole time? Embark on this 4-hour walking tour, you will explore the most famous parts in the Forbidden City. Visit the Tienanmen Square. Walking from the Hall of the Supreme Harmony, where the emperor handled state affairs to The Garden of Mental Cultivation-the emperor's bedroom. This in-depth tour charts the stories behind the Forbidden city's sacred sites. Tour including special skip-the-line access which help you beat the crowds and save time to explore.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Private tour
- Hotel pickup only(but not including the transportation fee to Tian'anmen Square)
- Entrance fee
- Entry/Admission - Hall of Union
- Entry/Admission - Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian)
- Entry/Admission - Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)
- Entry/Admission - Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
- Entry/Admission - The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Please Note: Tian'anmen Square might close without advance notice due to the government activity, if this happened we will take you walk around the Square and offer commentary)
After picking you up from your hotel in Beijing, head to the Tienanmen Square directly, home to the National Museum of China. Please note this tour including tour guide meet you in the lobby of your hotel, but please pay your own transportation fee(You can choose to use a taxi(at your own expense) or walk to Tian'anmen Square. If there is anything you particularly want to see, feel free to let your guide know. The best thing about having a private guide is that the tour can be tailored to the things that interest you the most.
This tour including special skip-the-line access which help you beat the crowds and save time to explore.
Your tour will start from Qianmen (Front Gate), follow your tour guide to walk through Tiananmen Square. Get to know the the stories of the surrounding buildings.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: National Museum Of China, No.16 East Chang'an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
These are buildings you will see from Tian'anmen Square: the National Museum of China, the Great Wall of the People, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall, the Monument of People's Heroes and The Flagpole.
Pass By: Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, China, 北京市东城区天安门W93X+246 邮政编码: 100051
Your tour guide will offer detailed explanation about these sites. Feel free to ask questions if you have.
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Follow your tour guide to pass through the south gate to the magnificent Forbidden City, a 250-acre complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions and gardens, which served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years.
The Forbidden City was the imperial palace from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Meridian Gate (Wu Men), The Entrance Gates Of Gugong, Beijing 100006 China
Enter the Forbidden City from the South Gate -Meridian Gate. In the Forbidden City you will explore the most important buildings and courtyards.
Stop At: Hall of Union, Inside The Palace of Museum, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Then continue to check out the living quarters in the palace: Hall of Union, Hall Heavenly Purity, Hall of Union and Hall of Earthly Tranquillity.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian), Inside The Palace Museum, Beijing China
Stroll around the courtyards and halls of the Forbidden city with your tour guide, and learn the histories and stories about this massive palace. You will visit these buildings inside the Forbidden City.
Hall of Great Harmony where the emperor handle states affairs.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian), Inside The Palace of Museum, Beijing China
Hall of Central Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony. The Hall of Heavenly Purity, The Hall of Union, The Hall of Earthly Tranquility and the Imperial Garden.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum, Inside The Palace of Museum, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Your tour will ends at the north gate, you can choose to explore more of the Palace on your own, or your tour guide will help you to get taxi to your next destination. (at your own cost)
Duration: 20 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Please Note: Tian'anmen Square might close without advance notice due to the government activity, if this happened we will take you walk around the Square and offer commentary)
After picking you up from your hotel in Beijing, head to the Tienanmen Square directly, home to the National Museum of China. Please note this tour including tour guide meet you in the lobby of your hotel, but please pay your own transportation fee(You can choose to use a taxi(at your own expense) or walk to Tian'anmen Square. If there is anything you particularly want to see, feel free to let your guide know. The best thing about having a private guide is that the tour can be tailored to the things that interest you the most.
This tour including special skip-the-line access which help you beat the crowds and save time to explore.
Your tour will start from Qianmen (Front Gate), follow your tour guide to walk through Tiananmen Square. Get to know the the stories of the surrounding buildings.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: National Museum Of China, No.16 East Chang'an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
These are buildings you will see from Tian'anmen Square: the National Museum of China, the Great Wall of the People, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall, the Monument of People's Heroes and The Flagpole.
Pass By: Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, China, 北京市东城区天安门W93X+246 邮政编码: 100051
Your tour guide will offer detailed explanation about these sites. Feel free to ask questions if you have.
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Follow your tour guide to pass through the south gate to the magnificent Forbidden City, a 250-acre complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions and gardens, which served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years.
The Forbidden City was the imperial palace from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Meridian Gate (Wu Men), The Entrance Gates Of Gugong, Beijing 100006 China
Enter the Forbidden City from the South Gate -Meridian Gate. In the Forbidden City you will explore the most important buildings and courtyards.
Stop At: Hall of Union, Inside The Palace of Museum, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Then continue to check out the living quarters in the palace: Hall of Union, Hall Heavenly Purity, Hall of Union and Hall of Earthly Tranquillity.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian), Inside The Palace Museum, Beijing China
Stroll around the courtyards and halls of the Forbidden city with your tour guide, and learn the histories and stories about this massive palace. You will visit these buildings inside the Forbidden City.
Hall of Great Harmony where the emperor handle states affairs.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian), Inside The Palace of Museum, Beijing China
Hall of Central Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony. The Hall of Heavenly Purity, The Hall of Union, The Hall of Earthly Tranquility and the Imperial Garden.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum, Inside The Palace of Museum, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Your tour will ends at the north gate, you can choose to explore more of the Palace on your own, or your tour guide will help you to get taxi to your next destination. (at your own cost)
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Passport name, number is required at time of booking for all participants
- Stroller accessible
- The Forbidden City in winter closes at 4:30pm (1st of Nov - 31st of March), in summer at 5:00pm (1st of April -31st of Oct), please arrange your start time accordingly
- Please Note: When making a booking, please provide the tour operator with your desired pick up time at "special requirement", your tour operator will also contact you just in case
- Near public transportation
- The visit to Tiananmen Square is not guaranteed, it might be closed due to the government events.
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
sielkeb2023
May 2023
I went to Beijing at May 1st, which is a public holiday in China. Because of this, everything was crowded. Discover Beijing Tours let me know in advance it would be very difficult to get tickets for the Forbidden City, since you have to reserve those starting 1 week in advance up to the day befor...
I went to Beijing at May 1st, which is a public holiday in China. Because of this, everything was crowded. Discover Beijing Tours let me know in advance it would be very difficult to get tickets for the Forbidden City, since you have to reserve those starting 1 week in advance up to the day before you want to go. Unfortunately, they did not manage to het tickets at first. This is however still a 5star review and it would have been even if I had never gotten to the forbidden city because they really did their utmost best; stayed up late to try to get tickets every day and had a very good communication with me. I asked if I could be taken to the Summer Palace instead for a 4hour tour and they did, for the same price, which was very kind of them! Then the organiser discovered that foreigners could still get a ticket to enter the Forbidden City at the entrance. This was discovered on Sunday while I was in the bus to another attraction, Monday I would have my summer palace tour, and Tuesday afternoon I had to leave Beijing, so it was pretty short notice. The organiser told me how and where I could get tickets, I didn't feel pressed at all to book another tour; she would have just explained it to me either way. But since I'd still like to get the forbidden city tour like I originally planned, the organiser managed to organise a last-minute tour guide for me for the forbidden city Tuesday morning! I think that must have been quite a hassle since it was last minute, but she did it for me. I kept my Summer Palace tour and got the same guide the day after, which was wonderful. He picked my up in the lobby of my hotel both times, got me to the attraction and brought me back to my hotel. he was very kind and very knowledgable; he could tell a story about every single building we passed, what I really loved. The details made the old buildings and temples come back alive. I feel like I absolutely got the most out of my visits of both the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City. The organisation as a whole was amazing too, they really did they best for me to get me to the Forbidden City because they knew I would really like to. The guide also gave me some very nice sight-seeing tips I could do on my own after the tour. Also a very big pluspunt; you don't have to do the standard shopping things that most tours in Beijing seem to imply at all, I didn't visit one souvenir shop on either one of my tours. I could if I'd had asked, since the guide adjusts the tour to suit your personal tastes, but it didn't interest me. I was planning to write a 5 star review already before I knew I could go to the Forbidden City; if I'd could, I'd write a 10 star review right now. Would recommend over and over to anyone going to Beijing, it's really worth it!! I really, really enjoyed my time in Beijing and that's mainly because of Discover Beijing Tours.Jonathan_F
July 2022
It was a great experience. Our guide took us on the subway. He was very helpful navigating the Covid protocols. The tour was great. He was very knowledgeable, knew his way around the forbidden city, and had interesting annedotes for everything. He was also flexible and able to adjust the tour so...
It was a great experience. Our guide took us on the subway. He was very helpful navigating the Covid protocols. The tour was great. He was very knowledgeable, knew his way around the forbidden city, and had interesting annedotes for everything. He was also flexible and able to adjust the tour so our daughter could rest. Would definitely book again.Wildfire6924
April 2021
My wife & I had the opportunity to spend the day with Susan for a tour of the Forbidden City & the Temple of Heaven. Susan picked us up from our hotel, arranged tickets in advance for everything, & helped us navigate the day. We would have been lost without her! It was obvious that Susan was know...
My wife & I had the opportunity to spend the day with Susan for a tour of the Forbidden City & the Temple of Heaven. Susan picked us up from our hotel, arranged tickets in advance for everything, & helped us navigate the day. We would have been lost without her! It was obvious that Susan was knowledgeable & really cared about our experience. We would absolutely recommend Susan & Discover Beijing Tours.KevmanNZ
January 2020
We had a really entertaining and informative tour with Susan. Good english, attention to detail and made the history entertaining. It was a good mixture of tour with time to look around ourselves as well. Was far more enjoyable as everything such as tickets and where to go to maximise our time wa...
We had a really entertaining and informative tour with Susan. Good english, attention to detail and made the history entertaining. It was a good mixture of tour with time to look around ourselves as well. Was far more enjoyable as everything such as tickets and where to go to maximise our time was all taken care of.jdm2212
December 2019
(I booked through Airbnb rather than TripAdvisor, so this review appears there too.) Miko was an engaging tour guide. He met us at our hotel, and we walked to Tiananmen Square together (~30 minutes through Wangfujing). My dad is a history professor and had lots of questions on the way, and Miko ...
(I booked through Airbnb rather than TripAdvisor, so this review appears there too.) Miko was an engaging tour guide. He met us at our hotel, and we walked to Tiananmen Square together (~30 minutes through Wangfujing). My dad is a history professor and had lots of questions on the way, and Miko answered them all, including questions about his family background and personal interests. He was refreshingly candid and funny. Tiananmen and the Forbidden City are awe inspiring and Miko did a good job of explaining everything we were seeing. He was also proactive about taking photos for us (we got more and better photos than we otherwise might have as a result). He made lunch suggestions and gave us tips about what to do with the rest of the day, and even followed up with us over WeChat.Mobile811624
December 2019
À ne pas manquer ! En plus la guide était excellente. Thank you for your English Lucy! You are also very knowledgeable. It is a must do tour and the timing is perfect
À ne pas manquer ! En plus la guide était excellente. Thank you for your English Lucy! You are also very knowledgeable. It is a must do tour and the timing is perfect