Forbidden City Tour: Explore Beijing's Iconic Site

Explore the ancient Forbidden City at your own pace with pre-booked tickets and a 45-minute tour guide. Discover the history of this 15th-century palace while enjoying the freedom to explore.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Visitors can choose tickets for either morning or afternoon entry. For the morning session, tickets must be checked by 12:00 noon, while the afternoon session begins ticket checks at 11:00 am. Please note that tickets cannot be canceled or refunded if the entry time is missed. Admission opens at 8:30 am, with the…
What's Included
  • Admission Ticket of Forbidden City
  • English Speaking Guide Forbidden City 45 mins
What's Not Included
  • Additional entrance fee to other museums in FC
  • Hotel pickup&drop off
Additional Information

There are a hundred Forbidden Cities in a hundred perspectives. Explore the world’s largest wooden royal architectural complex, the Forbidden City in Beijing. Pre-booked tickets guarantee entry at your scheduled time, allowing you to explore the Forbidden City at your leisure. Tickets are available as morning or afternoon options. A newly added service…

Location
Meridian Gate
Jing Shan Qian Jie
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sandraioana_p
May 7, 2025
Nice - We booked this expecting a just the ticket of the Forbidden City but unfortunately the tickets ended very early so they advised us to buy a tour...it costed a little bit more and I must say not everything went super good because they made us wait to get the tickets checked for almost two hours but I get it, the crowd. Watever, the tour was worth it, Tina was so nice, helpful and explained us everything so super happy of her! She made the trip much funnier and happier. Thank you!
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David
Apr 24, 2025
Happy day!!! - Today we wanted to get to know the Forbidden City in a little more detail, so we opted for a guidebook. We were very impressed with the history impeccably told by our guide Tina!!! We wish we had had more time but we are aware of the many people who choose this destination as their main activity in Beijing. In any case, the time we had was made the most of thanks to Tina (excellent level of English) and Mark!!! Impeccable, I highly recommend them!!!
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Adamyx8656xf
Apr 17, 2025
Great experience. - Mark is very professional and friendly, would definitely recommend him. He help us to get tickets without online reservation
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Agnieszkaso9177zg
Jan 17, 2025
Day in Forbidden City - Wonderful day at the Forbidden City, amazing view and architectural diversity. Highly recommend for any tourist traveling to Beijing
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Alberto8591
Aug 13, 2024
Great day in Beijing with Demi - Beautiful day in Beijing with Demi, very nice and competent Guide, who accompanied us in some of the most fascinating attractions of the city. Flexible with respect to our requests, Demi managed to leave us a memorable memory of Beijing. We highly recommend this tour!
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Lilian_f
Oct 12, 2023
Hidden joy - Fantastic place and a wonderful guide! Thanks for a wonderful time, specially for showing me and my kids, a little more about China
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Georgios_k
Sep 9, 2023
Great organising, securing tickets when no other provided would, they gave us a long and insightful tour. - We managed to get a booking when every other option did not have available tickets so huge thumbs up there. Mike responded instantly and answered any question we had. Demi was a great your guide, shared very interesting insights about the history of the forbidden city, she was super friendly and nice and she even provided her raincoat for my partner to wear as it was pouring down heavily. I recommend this tour with no hesitation.
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Keb0m
Aug 23, 2023
Great experience - I purchased the tour because it was the top place that my sons wanted to visit even though they had visited when they were much younger. I did not know what to expect of this tour when I purchased the tour. Mark contacted me the day before me to make sure that I knew the meeting place and time - which provided me with great comfort that the tour would be great. Gary met us at the meeting place, and explained to us that the ticket line to get the reserved tickets is long and we might wanted to visit the Tiananmen Square while he got the reserved tickets, which was the great recommendation. Gary is very knowledgeable about the Chinese history and symbols. He was very flexible and patient how we moved through the museum and even helped us to purchase the tickets to the clock museum and treasure museum since we do not have the app to purchase online. Great service and we learned so much more about the history and museum. It is so much more fun and easier to get the tour. Great job and Thank you for the great experience!
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Susan_l
Jun 18, 2025
Forbidden City - Guide was absolutely wonderful but Viator didn’t say that most of the buildings were closed for renovations.
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Sebastian
Apr 21, 2025
Scam - It's a scam. They confirm your ticket and then shortly before tell you that the tickets are not available anymore then want to force you to buy super expensive tickets. Best thing is to book tickets yourself via the official website.
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From $7
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).