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Forbidden City Discovery: Mini Group Tour with Emphasis on Palace Museum and Cultural Insights
4.9
365 Ratings
Beijing
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
- Professional historian guide
- Hotel pickup
- Local taxes
- Forbidden City entrance ticket
- Professional historian guide
- Hotel pickup
- 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
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(365 Ratings)
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Bagpacktravel
Dec 31, 2024
Forbidden city tour - Interesting details and history about the forbidden city. Knowledgeable guide and fluent in English. Jeffrey was our guide for the day.
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Globetrotting733546
Dec 29, 2024
Excellent tour - We enjoyed the tour and it was very educational. Tour Guide Angela was also a good photographer. The tour was fun! 😊👌🏼
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Kennethkn5521bg
Dec 27, 2024
Forbidden City mini-tour experience - Maggie was amazing and very accommodating. She was very insightful and knowledgeable on the history of the Forbidden City. The whole tour was manageable and well-paced. Will definitely recommend touring with Lily’s Tour Company again!
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J2395nwkatherinec
Dec 27, 2024
the forbidden City tour - we spend more than3 hours in the forbidden City with the tour guide sofia.she is very kindly .she came earlier to waited us at the meeting point.the forbidden City it is the large area .she introduced the history and about the emperor life .she is so knowledge .we enjoyed the tour .even the weather is so cold .but we really like the tour.it is very worth .very recommend to our friends and family .
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Jorisd637
Dec 25, 2024
Forbidden City Trip - Sofia gave us a great tour, very knowledgeable and knew many details. Definitely recommend this one!
Both fun for solo travelers and groups or families!
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587jaydenc
Dec 25, 2024
Forbidden City Tour - Thanks Sophia for an informative half day session at the forbidden city. She explained a lot of the history to us and was good in answering our questions
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Markvn1195ic
Dec 22, 2024
Wonderful Tour! - Lucy was an incredible tour guide! Super friendly, knowledgeable and was willing to take as long as we needed. Couldn't recommend her highly enough!! We spent 3 hours going through the main areas of the Forbidden City - and she had so many great stories about the royal families, dynasties and all the drama inbetween. Great your. Great tour guide
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Q4384pvjonathant
Dec 22, 2024
Lucy took good care of us and made it a very memorable tour - Lucy was very friendly, informative, down to earth, sincere and helpful through the tour. Lucy spoke perfect English and we really enjoyed ourselves throughout the tour. I highly recommend Lucy if you need a well spoken and honest tour guide to look after your Forbidden City needs!!
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310zhus
Dec 19, 2024
Great tour with Sofia - Sofia was very helpful & absolutely knew what she was talking about! Also she knew all the good spots for pictures. The whole tour was very informative & astonishing. Thank you!
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Joanpt1960wx
Dec 15, 2024
Great experience. We would do it again anytine - Today we had a wonderful tour guide called Lucy. Not only she was incredibly knowledgeable but also an engaging, personable and wonderful person. Her fact-based story telling, great english language skills and ability to engage with us at all levels of knowledge makes her the perfect tour guide for any one interested in Chinese history.
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