B1: Explore Beijing’s Imperial Palace and Hutongs

HASSLE-FREE WITH US

The Forbidden City requires every guest to book the tickets online with Chinese CNY in advance with his/her passport information. No paper tickets are sold in the ticket office. The museum's Website is in Chinese, it is a hassle for international visitors to purchase. In high season, the tickets can be sold out extremely fast because each day there is a quota of admissions permitted. The Museum is also closed each Monday for the maintenance. Book this group tour and leave the hassle to us!

 To better accommodate our guests, we have the morning and afternoon tours for you to choose.

INTRODUCTION

This four-hour Forbidden City tour explores the palace’s principal courtyards and imperial buildings. You will also visit Tai Miao, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, where the imperial family honored its ancestors on important occasions.

Spend four hours exploring the Forbidden City’s central, eastern, and western areas. Enter through the Meridian Gate and visit palace courtyards, galleries, former imperial living quarters, and the Imperial Garden. The program then continues to Beihai Park, with its lakeside halls, pavilions, and temples.

ITINERARY

08:20: Meeting at the Gate of the Palace Museum Visitor Service Center (20 meters west to the main gate of the Forbidden City). Your tour guide will meet you by holding the “Forbidden City Tour” sign. 

08:30-12:30：4-Hour Forbidden City Sightseeing. venture to the Forbidden City to admire the imperial magnificence of the Chinese palace. Hear about how the building functions as both a political and ceremonial center, then delve into the intriguing exhibits of the Palace Museum to admire an epic collection of artwork dating back to the Ming Dynasty. 

AFTERNOON:

12:50 p.m.: Meeting.

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: 4-hour tour.

Meeting time: 8:20 a.m. or 12:50 p.m.

Meeting Point: Gate of the Palace Museum Visitor Service Center (20 meters west to the main gate of the Forbidden City),. Your guide will hold sign of "The Forbidden City Tour."

8:20 a.m. (morning tour)  or 12:50 p.m. (afternoon tour)

 Optional Hotel Pickup between 8 and 9 a.m., add $19 per car (a minivan). 

WE have a wide variety of affordable one-day Great Wall tours and overnight camping tours.