4-Hour Private Forbidden City Walking Tour with Bird's ViewOption
With your pre-booked entrance ticket, skip the long lines and whisk directly inside. Learn the ancient history, culture and traditions, listen the interesting stories happened in the Forbidden City from your private professional guide. Followed by a visit of Jingshan Park, climb to the top of the park’s central peak for a bird-eye view of the Forbidden City. Hotel pick up, Entrance fees and a memoroble print-out souvenir photo are included.
Options
English and Chinese available
Pickup included
What's included in 4-Hour Private Forbidden City Walking Tour with Bird's ViewOption
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Start your tour with your Beijing hotel pickup at your preferred time by your private guide. Then take a cab or subway (on your own expense), head to your first stop the most significant city central square, Tian'anmen Square, surrounded by the Great Hall of People, the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the National Museum of China.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Then pass through the south gate to the Forbidden City. Begin your exploration of the Imperial Palace, the world's largest imperial complex, also one of the best-preserved sites. It is located in the center of Beijing. For almost 600 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Your tour ends here, you can continue sightseeing independently or your tour guide will help you get a taxi back to your hotel or your next destination (at your own cost).
Jingshan Park
If you want to have a bird's view of the Forbidden City, then feel free to let your guide know, continue walking to Jinshan Park, a green space in the heart of Beijing and home to one of the city’s few hills, was made from the earth dug out to make the Forbidden City’s moat. Climb to the top of the park's peak, used to be Beijing’s highest point, for a bird-eye view of the Forbidden City. On the top, you also can see the Drum and Bell Towers to the north, Beihai Park to the west.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup(not including the transportation fee)
- Entrance fee
- Lunch
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- If you prefer to have different language tour guide than English one, please kindly make your booking with request 3 days advance
- Tip: the Forbidden City ticket is not guaranteed. It can be booked 1 week before. If it is sold out, you will do the Jinshan Hill to have a bird view of the Forbidden City and your guide will take you to the place where quite close to it. If not work for you, you will get fully refund.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Departure point: pickup from your centrally located Beijing hotel
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
