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Forbidden City Tour: Explore 18 Palaces
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478 Ratings
Dong Cheng Qu
Embark on an immersive journey through the Forbidden City on a mini group tour. Discover the Palace Museum’s hidden treasures and gain cultural insights in 4 hours. Skip the line and secure your limited ticket today!
Embark on an immersive journey through the Forbidden City on a mini group tour. Discover the Palace Museum’s hidden treasures and gain cultural insights in 4 hours. Skip the line and secure your limited ticket today!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Start your day’s exploration of the Forbidden City in the morning with pickup from the lobby of your Beijing hotel. Board a comfortable tour vehicle with your guide and group and head out for the Forbidden City, one of Beijing’s top attractions. Upon arrival, bypass the long lines and whisk directly inside with…
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Start your day’s exploration of the Forbidden City in the morning with pickup from the lobby of your Beijing hotel. Board a comfortable tour vehicle with your guide and group and head out for the Forbidden City, one of Beijing’s top attractions. Upon arrival, bypass the long lines and whisk directly inside with your pre-booked entrance ticket. Begin your exploration of the world’s largest imperial complex, also one of the best-preserved sites in the world. Also called the Palace Museum, this attraction boasts approximately 10,000 rooms in total, where 24 emperors lived for over a span of 500 years from the Ming to the Qing dynasty. Learn about the detailed, eclectic history of the site from your guide, an expert in Chinese culture, during your tour. Please see the Itinerary section for a full list of the 18 different palaces visited during the tour. Your tour ends in the Forbidden City; you are responsible for your own transportation back to your hotel. Please Note: all traveler names and passport number required required. You MUST provide your above info upon booking, in case the tickets are sold out. You MUST have your passport with you for attending this tour.
What's Included
- Forbidden City entrance ticket
- Hotel pickup (optional)
- Professional historian guide
- Local taxes
- Forbidden City entrance ticket
- Hotel pickup (optional)
- Professional historian guide
- Local taxes
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel drop-off
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Experience the ultimate small group tour of the Forbidden City, where you will explore 18 palaces, including The Palace Museum Antiquarium (Treasures Museum). This 4-hour tour offers a comprehensive insight into the structure and cultural significance of the Forbidden City. The number of tickets sold for the Forbidden City is now restricted daily. Fear…
Experience the ultimate small group tour of the Forbidden City, where you will explore 18 palaces, including The Palace Museum Antiquarium (Treasures Museum). This 4-hour tour offers a comprehensive insight into the structure and cultural significance of the Forbidden City. The number of tickets sold for the Forbidden City is now restricted daily. Fear not, this tour includes the ticket and even lets you bypass the queue!
- Infant and children must be accompanied by adult
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- All traveler names and passport number required required. You MUST provide your above info upon booking, in case the ticket sold out. You MUST have your passport with you for attending this tour.
- If the booking less than 2 people, it may cancelled and full refund
- Tourists holding foreign passports can make reservations within 7 days (not applicable to Chinese tourists, including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan)
Location
Hotel Kapok Beijing
东华门大街
Address: No. 16 Donghuamen Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 木棉花酒店，北京东华门大街16号
You can take taxi to Kapok hotel or take subway Line 8 to Jinyuhutong station and go out from Exit C , and walk to the right side to Kapok hotel for around 8 minutes.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(478 Ratings)
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678hosseinf
Aug 8, 2025
Our experience with Bruce - We had a great experience with Bruce. He picked us up at our hotel. He was in the lobby about 15 minutes before the appointment time. He then took a cab for us to meet the other family which did not show up. After that, we walked to the forbidden city and started our tour.
Bruce was very knowledgeable about Chinese history and the forbidden city.
He answered all our questions. He was super nice and my daughter loved chatting with him.
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Fannyd2022
Aug 7, 2025
Great experience - We had a great tour with Bruce, who told us so many interesting stories about the Ming and Qing dynasty. I especially loved the story of the last emperor.
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Ernesto_b
Aug 6, 2025
Forbidden City...unveiled! - Absolutely recommended!! The duration of the tour is optimal for a detailed knowledge of the place, and the guide, Huang was fantastic!!!
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Uvarovvv
Aug 4, 2025
Interesting tour in July - It was very hot, but Forbidden city is amazing and our guide was very professional Thank you! One day is not enough for such a huge object
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Jakemc8393st
Jul 30, 2025
Awesome tour guide - The views were amazing and the tour guide was very knowledgeable and directed us to the best locations within the palace
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Klaus_o
Jul 25, 2025
Excellent Trip by Last minute booking - We found this Trip as a Last Minute Solution to visit the forbidden City. Marco was an excellent tour guide paving our way through the masses of visitors.
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Rachelef944
Jul 25, 2025
Thank you sofia .the best tour guide - It is the first time to china ,the Beijing is our first stop.we booked the forbidden city tour from the Lilly company .the tour guide is sofia.she sent to us the information about the meeting time and meeting point . she was there so earlier to meet us .it was a rainy day .but it was a nice tour .she told us the history about the forbidden city.the real life about the emperor and empress then the combines.
She is so kind .so much story and the palace.even she told us about others places how to visit in Beijing .she helped us download the wechat .this is very useful in China.my two kids loved her so much.
Thank you sofia
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Stijn_m
Jul 16, 2025
We had a great tour with... - We had a great tour with Linda Shi as our guide. She showed us everything we wanted to see and she knows a lot about the forbidden city. Great way to explore the site.
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Paradise12471242013
Jul 14, 2025
Guided tour of the forbidden city by Bruce - We're lucky to have Bruce as our guide. His English was fine, skilful and humorous. He called the night before to confirm again that we had booked the trip and where the meeting point was. Enjoyed a day in the forbidden city.
Greetings the ladies 👍👍
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Danielss2945eo
Jul 13, 2025
Great visit and guide - Jun was a great guide, helped us avoid queues and heat! Great explanations and anecdotes
Jun was a great guide, helped us avoid unnecessary queues and be in the shade
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