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Free cancellation available
Price is CA $490 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • The Forbidden City is listed as the number one must-see in Beijing, which served as the residence of Chinese Ming and Qing emperors for almost 500 years. Go beyond the typical attractions within the City on this comprehensive 6-hour guided tour, which includes access to the Clock Room,Treasure House, living and working places of emperors. In this tour, you will actually get inside some of the buildings in the Forbidden City. Lunch will served in the former Imperial Icehouse inside Forbidden City.

Activity location

  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
    • No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100009, Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
    • No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100009, Beijing, China

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Private Tour

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Lunch included
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
CA $490.44 x 1 AdultCA $490.44
Total
Price is CA $490.44
Until Wed, Oct 14

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Experienced and friendly English-speaking guide
  • Inclusions
    All tickets of the Forbidden City
  • Inclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Inclusions
    Lunch with soft drinks/beer in the Imperial Icehouse of the Forbidden City

Know before you book

    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Passport name, number, is required at time of booking for all participants, for buying tickets in advance
    • Please book this tour several days in advance
    • We would try to get tickets in advance, if failed, we could also buy your tickets on spot
    • This involves about 4 hours walking inside the Forbidden City, please wear comfortable shoes

Activity itinerary

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

  • 5h
  • Admission ticket included
Meet your guide at selected time and start to explore the largest Imperial Palace in the world thoroughly. During this tour, you will also have a very unique lunch experience at one of the Imperial Ice Houses of the Emperor. Those are some of the important places you will see:

Turret of The Palace Museum (Pass by)

Part of the defensive construction of the Forbidden city at each corner of the Wall. You will get inside one of them if the Wall is open.

Meridian Gate (Wu Men) (Pass by)

South gate and main entrance to the Forbidden City. The emperor used to believe the Meridian Line went right through it.

Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian) (Pass by)

The the most important building in the Forbidden City and the largest wooden structure in the world, where the Emperor used to work and hold important ceremonies.

Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian) (Pass by)

Used for banquets and later for imperial examinations. The exam was under the supervision of the emperor, which tested candidates’ understanding of classical and Confucian literature. Then they were either assigned to the provinces or selected to work in the central government ministries.

Inner Court (Pass by)

It was the place where the emperor used to handle daily affairs and the living quarter for the emperor, empress and imperial concubines.

Palace of Heavenly Purity (Pass by)

The largest building in the Inner Court, the residence of the Emperor.

The Antiquarium of The Palace Museum

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Also known as Treasure Hall, it is actually made of several buildings which were built for the abdicated Emperor Qianlong. Now they are exhibition rooms with several theme halls and the largest imperial theatre in the Forbidden City.

The Nine Dragon Screen of The Palace Museum (Pass by)

Just nearby the entrance of Treasure Hall, it is one of the three Nine Dargon Screens in China, the other two are in Beihai Park and Datong respectively. The nine dragons engraved on the screen are different in colour and posture. No matter where you start to count the nine dragons, from left or right, the first one and fifth one and ninth one would be a yellow colour dragon which represents the supreme power of the emperor.

The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum (Pass by)

Rectangular in shape, containing more than 20 different types of buildings, pavilions, terraces, towers and rockeries. Also, there are four pavilions in the garden, symbolising the four seasons in a year.

Location

Activity location

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    Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
    • No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100009, Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
    • No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100009, Beijing, China

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