Forbidden City Tour: Explore Imperial History

Immerse yourself in the rich imperial culture of the Forbidden City on our exclusive Mini-Group Tour. Explore the Royal Treasure Gallery and delve into the deep history behind this architectural masterpiece.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - Itinerary for the Forbidden City Guided Tour:
    08:30: Join the tour guide at the designated meeting point near the Forbidden City.
    09:00: Embark on a 3.5-hour guided tour of the Forbidden City, featuring the most grand and stunning ancient architecture.
    12:30: Conclude the tour at the north gate, allowing for…
What's Included
  • Headsets to hear the guide (for groups over 10 people)
  • English speaking tour guide
  • Entry ticket to the Royal Treasure Museum
  • Entry ticket to the Forbidden City
What's Not Included
  • Tips based on well done job.
Additional Information

Enter a vibrant tapestry of red and gold, where 9,999 rooms echo the stories of emperors and their realms. Marble dragons stand sentinel at vermilion gates, while saffron rooftops reach for the sky—a timeless symphony of Ming splendor. Explore courtyards where history resonates beneath jade-carved eaves, and murals come alive with phoenix dances. Each…

Location
Bank of China Donganmen Branch
Dong An Men Da Jie
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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730karolinan
May 20, 2025
Great trip - Vanessa was Great guide, nice English, vorried about all participant of trip. Mubus is very competitive and relayble company.
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Jlyn1974
May 20, 2025
Visiting the forbidden city Beijing - Plenty of walking so comfortable shoes and some snacks and drinks but they are onsite suncream and hats if needed Tour guide very nice chinese guy with English accident very informative with the information he had the head sets ready and was easy to listen to. Breaks a bit short especially if toilet break is needed
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_b2375ul
May 18, 2025
Amazing Forbidden City Tour with Neo! - Neo was an outstanding guide — knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about Chinese history. He brought the Forbidden City to life with fascinating stories and insider insights. The tour was smooth, well-paced, and full of hidden gems we’d have missed without him. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Beijing!
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Stefan
May 18, 2025
Forbidden city - Vannesa! Great guide! She really gave her best to tell us about China and Chinese history and about Forbidden city! It was a pleasure being there! MUBUS is a great organization!
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986august
May 18, 2025
Informative tour - Guide was very informative and knew a lot. Learned much about the Ming and Qing dynasties and about buildings and artifacts at the forbidden palace. Tour content was around 3.5hrs, but also took us 2hrs to get in so total time was around 5.5 hours. But the wait to get in is unavoidable even early in the morning.
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810piyushg
May 18, 2025
Forbidden City tour - It was a great tour and explained well by our tour guide - Linda . She took complete care for all the group members and were telling detailed history and answering our questions. She was good in English as well. I would recomend her and thanks for being great tour guide to us in this country.
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Julian_b
May 18, 2025
Excellent tour, great... - Excellent tour, great communication, ran very smoothly. Ping our tour guide was fantastic and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
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Shyambahadurm
May 18, 2025
Nice Service Vanissa - Vanessa We are pleasure to meet Very good guide. We enjoyed a lot and got many information. If we come again we prefer her. She is positive and good English speaker.
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Trailblazer758100
May 18, 2025
Venessa is my friend - Venessa was the goat. She made the tour interesting, informative and fun all at the same time. I would highly recommend.
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Rachel_r
May 18, 2025
Good basic tour of the Forbidden City - This was an easy way to see the Forbidden City. They have a good system and shepherd you through the whole process. It's a bit hard to buy tickets as a foreigner now, so it's a good solution for that. But the information is pretty much what you'd get from a standard guidebook and not all that in-depth. It is helpful to have an English speaking guide who can answer questions, as very little English is spoken even in Beijing, and the signage is not great.
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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).