China · FORBIDDEN CITY
Entry is timed and capped, and the ticket is the part people get wrong. These 15 cover guided walks along the central axis, ticket-included half-days and the combinations that add Tiananmen Square or Jingshan, each priced and timed.
English-guided Forbidden City visit with live commentary, ticket help, and optional Tiananmen Square and Coal Hill Park viewpoints.
“It was fantastic. Mina was our tour guide and she was filled with knowledge and a great guide.”
Guided Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City tour with group or private options, reserved entry, multilingual guides, and optional add-ons.
“Great tour !! Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable”
Beijing private day trip: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall with hotel pickup, lunch, and lift rides.
“Bobo cao was an amazing guide, she made everything fun for us, she made the experience one to always remember Thanks so much to her for making my day fulfilled”
Guided tour of Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City with reserved entry, optional Temple of Heaven or Summer Palace, from $15.
“Gary was incredible informative and very helpful. He went above and beyond and gave a fantastic tour, I enjoyed every minute. Would recommend!”
Small-group Forbidden City tour with prebooked tickets. Hear Ming and Qing stories, add Tiananmen Square or Jingshan views.
“I had a very nice time on this tour. Our tour guide Jay was very kind, helpful and knowledgeable. We were able to explore a lot of the forbidden city with great views.”
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City skip-line access, and Mutianyu Great Wall in one day with hotel pickup, lunch, and cable-car options.
“Fantastic day out. The tour guide Rocky really knew his stuff and could answer all questions. He was able to navigate us around the massive crowds very well as it was the national holiday week when we went. Rocky also took a lot of excellent pictures, and even downloaded them to our phones. He's a great guide who's English is impeccable. The tour was very long but worth every minute.”
Guided Beijing tour of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City with ticket reservation support, English or Spanish, and Royal Treasures Museum time.
“Everything was perfect. Our guide, mrs Snow, is amazingly competent and incredibly passionate. Plus she is super sweet. Strong recommend”
A passport-based Forbidden City ticket near Tiananmen Square, designed to cut waiting, with optional guide or Treasure Gallery add-ons.
“Summer from Lily's Tour Company provided a thorough and informative tour of the Forbidden City. She has deep knowledge of the Forbidden City and the history of the Ming and Qing dynasty rulers. Summer's English vocabulary is soRead more”
Guided Beijing tour with guaranteed Forbidden City entry, Tian’anmen Square visit with real-name checks, plus Temple of Heaven, English guide, and tight pacing.
“The best guide in town. Huang is a very nice person. He was very kind and patient with us, answering to all the questions we had. Recommend 100%”
Half-day small-group tour in Beijing with guided Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City tickets, and the Treasure Gallery, in English or Spanish.
“Excellent tour. Doing the tour made entry much easier and quicker. Covered both the square and Forbidden very well. Palace. well.Linda the tour guide was great.”
Guided Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City tour with reserved palace tickets, English or Spanish guides, and an optional Royal Treasures Museum stop.
“Easy to navigate and Claire was great and so responsive and flexible!”
Book a Beijing Forbidden City ticket you can use with your passport, with optional Tiananmen Square and Mutianyu Great Wall, morning or afternoon.
“Anson was super lovely and informative !! Highly recommend this tour”
Two days of Beijing highlights with an English guide, hotel pickup, Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall, plus Temple of Heaven, Hutong rickshaw, and Summer Palace.
“Very good tour and very Interesting. Helen, our tour guide, was very professional and always available and well organized. Thank you”
Private Tiananmen and Forbidden City walking tour with hotel pickup, pre-paid entry, and a customizable guide route, from $75.68.
“Cindy was a phenomenal tour guide. Her English was very good and she was very passionate about the Forbidden city and Beijing history. She was great at letting us know all the best tips to make sure we had a great trip and even guided us in a few other stops in Beijing she thought we would be interested in. She did not rush our tour and we felt we got a good handle on the Forbidden City. She also helped us figure out how to navigate China better as tourists and was very kind in making sure we were doing ok in our travels through China even after our…”
Full-day Beijing highlights with hotel pickup, an English guide, included tickets and lunch, plus Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Temple of Heaven.
“The trip included a lot of unannounced "shopping activities" i.e tea ceremonies, silk factory visit and a traditional chinese medicine visit (the latter one being a visit to a no-name center that claimed to be related to the official TCM- most probably a scam) which consumed a lot of time. As a result e only reached our last destination the Summer Palace late in the evening, with no enough light to enjoy the best part of the whole trip.”
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