Forbidden City Ticket: Explore Beijing's Icon

Get direct access to Beijing’s historic Ming Dynasty landmark, the Forbidden City. Explore the secrets hidden since the Ming dynasty and marvel at the 980 buildings and priceless Chinese artifacts.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - After booking with your passport name and number (for all participants), you can enter the Forbidden City directly by passing through the security check and presenting your passport at the main entrance, Meridian Gate.
    Forbidden City Schedule:
    • Peak Season: April 1st to October 31st (Tuesday to Sunday) - Last…
What's Included
  • Admission ticket included
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Secure your direct entry ticket to the Forbidden City and immerse yourself in this remarkable site during your visit to Beijing. Uncover the mysteries that have been concealed from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty (1420 to 1912). The city was built between 1406 and 1420 and features 980 buildings! Enjoy a day admiring invaluable Chinese…

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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T5034yplisay
Oct 10, 2025
Forbidden city - Sofia was an amazing guide with a lot of knowledge about history of the emperor, she was very nice and the best guide we can recommend, 😀
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Paris_b
Oct 9, 2025
Forbidden City - Sofia was great - everything was easy and informative. The company booked the tickets for us and it was a small group. Would recommend.
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871weic
Oct 9, 2025
Great Tour - Great and informative tour. Renny, our tour guide was excellent. Enjoyed the historical sights, matched with interesting stories.
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Stevenda7141sk
Oct 9, 2025
Great tour providing historical background - Great historical commentary around the forbidden city providing historical background and would recommend it others
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X2802ypmarkk
Oct 8, 2025
Forbidden city - Sofia was excellent. Very knowledgeable and helpfull. Would highly recommend the tour and if you lucky and get Sofia, you are in best shape.
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Chrisu502
Oct 8, 2025
Forbidden city half dad tour - Sofia is a nice tour guide .she know all’ the history about the forbidden city .just the weather is so bad it is rain all the morning I wil come again .it was a small group
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210lings
Oct 8, 2025
Tour of forbidden city, jingshan park - Sofia give us very good experience in the forbidden city, she explained everything with a lot of detail, very nice person.
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351sakerh
Oct 8, 2025
Great experience - Very very nice guide (thank you Sophia) and very informative. Very extensive and complete. Will definitely recommend to others.
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P5190ohalexandrah
Oct 7, 2025
Forbidden City - Sofia did very well and we had a great tour in a small group. Lots of good information. I would recommend it to my friends. Thank you!
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Sonjakz1658al
Oct 7, 2025
Patiënt & friendly! - Our guide was super patient and spoke great English. Even when we got stuck in traffic and briefly lost each other in the crowd, he stayed calm and waited with a smile. Very friendly and gave clear, fun explanations. We really enjoyed the tour thank you!
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).