Private Forbidden City Walking Tour: 4-Hour Exploration with Bird’s View of Beijing

Experience a private walking tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing, skipping the long lines and gaining insider knowledge from a professional guide. Enjoy a bird’s eye view of the city from Jingshan Park and receive a memorable souvenir photo.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Begin your tour with a convenient pickup from your Beijing hotel at your chosen time by your private guide. From there, either take a taxi or enjoy a walk to your first destination, the Forbidden City. Embark on a journey through the Imperial Palace, the largest and one of the best-preserved imperial complexes in…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup (transportation fee not included)
  • Entrance fee included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

With a pre-booked entrance ticket, gain immediate access. Discover the ancient history, culture, and traditions, and hear fascinating stories about the Forbidden City from a private professional guide. This is followed by a visit to Jingshan Park, where you can climb to the top of the park’s central peak for a panoramic view of the Forbidden City. Hotel…

Location
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Corinne_o
Apr 16, 2026
Great tour of the forbidden city - We were accompanied by Patricia, a very dynamic and friendly guide who was keen to share her knowledge. Allow a long wait (1h30) before accessing Tiananmen.
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Sue
Dec 24, 2025
Tiananmen & Forbidden City day trip - Our family of 6 booked a day trip to Tiananmen & Forbidden City. Our tour guide Lily was great. She is knowledgeable and took her time to guide us to both places. She also recommended us to watch Chinese acrobat show after our tour. We all enjoyed it.
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Kate_t
Oct 25, 2025
Forbidden city - Interesting experience, nice place,beautiful photos! Great guide always ready to help and to meet our needs!
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Carmen_l
Apr 15, 2025
Extreme tour guide. Above and beyond. - What can I say about Felix. This man. Not only took us on our tour but added extra…at no extra cost. Showed us where to shop. Where to get THE best Peking duck. Taught us how to eat it. Went beyond the tour time to truly make us feel welcome. He is so hilarious we are bringing his jokes home. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Just ask for him.
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19kristianam
Jan 28, 2025
Beijing the mos beautiful city in the world - The most amazing experience I ever had. Thank to my guide Lily, an amazing woman, very knowledgeable and kind, solar and energetic. She is the best guide, I recommend her to everyone.
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Kristiana
Jan 28, 2025
Beijing the most beautiful city in the world! I would love to visit it again. - The most beautiful experience I ever had. The people were so kind and friendly. Everything was clean and unique. I was very impressed.
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Shuang_y
Oct 22, 2024
Very nice forbidden city tour - Good tour. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and helpful. We learned a lot of history at the forbidden city. Our tour guide even picked us up at our hotel.
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Chiwei_t
Jan 1, 2024
Excelent - The scenery, buildings and cultural relics are all beautiful and unique. The tour guide's explanation service is very rich and detailed. It is a highly recommended itinerary.
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L2648lwjohnnyp
Nov 23, 2023
Great Tour of Chinas Best - This was an amazing experience, one that appears quite complex to the outside observer. My tour guide and driver were prompt and navigated the lines with ease, saving hours of frustration especially if you don’t speak Chinese. Lory my guide was excellent and informative making the tour come alive. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants the see history.
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Andrea_k
Mar 27, 2024
Cancelled by tourguide, no money back via viator - One day before the tour the guide has called me that there are no tickets available and he has to cancel the tour! There is no option to get back my money (less than 24 hours) in the app or webpage! I have paid more than 200USD for the 4-hours trip at Viator, it was cancelled by the tour guide super short notice and now I have to do all the paper work with my lawyers to get back my money and for compensation! I came to Beijing mainly because of the forbidden city and couldn’t see it.
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From $38
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).