Forbidden City&T-Square Small GroupTours w/ ticket(Eng/Esp Guide)
Description
Discover the hidden stories of the T-squuare & Forbidden City on a small-group walking tour, with prebooked tickets ensuring a seamless start. Walk in the footsteps of emperors through magnificent halls with golden roofs and past serene courtyards with ancient trees. Explore the tranquil Imperial Garden, a landscape masterpiece, and be amazed by the priceless treasures—from jade collections to imperial seals—housed within the exclusive Treasure Gallery. Your expert guide will bring the legends of the Ming and Qing dynasties to life, whispering the secrets of the palace walls. This intimate tour is designed to be a hassle-free and deeply cultural journey into China's imperial heart. If Tiananmen Square is temporarily closed, your guide will take you to the Palace Museum instead. After visiting the Palace Museum, we will head to Jingshan Park as an alternative arrangement.
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Itinerary
Spend 30 minutes exploring the world's largest city square and admiring the magnificent parliamentary buildings.
Forbidden City Guided Tour Itinerary: 08:30: Meet your tour guide at the meeting point nearby the Forbidden City. 09:00: Forbidden City guided tour will last 3.5 hours and the sightseeing route includes the most majestic and brilliant ancient buildings. 12:30: The tour will end at the north gate before you can continue to explore the Forbidden City.
The Antiquarium -Treasure Gallery is a brilliant showcase of imperial China’s opulence and craftsmanship. It offers a unique window into imperial life, where each artifact tells a story of power and artistry. Housed in a former imperial concubine residence of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the gallery displays over 2,000 exquisite treasures selected from the Palace Museum’s vast collection, spanning the golden age of imperial craftsmanship. Highlights include intricately carved jade, shimmering gold and silver vessels, delicate enamelware, gemstone ornaments, and imperial seals—all representing the pinnacle of ancient Chinese artisans’ skill.A visit to the Treasure Gallery is a journey back to imperial China. Don’t miss this chance to explore one of the world’s most magnificent imperial treasure collections.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- To ensure the success of your ticket booking to the Forbidden City, All traveler “Names and passport number” is required. You MUST provide above info to us upon booking.
- We secure entry tickets.
- Note: Chinese citizens need to book 7 days in advance.
- Not recommended for travelers with wheelchair or limited mobility.
Reviews(1,241)
Great experience, the guide Snow has been very professional and kind. She explained very well the history of the forbidden city and his greatness. Thanks a lot, I'll never forget this experience.
It was very nice. The guide Snow is passionate and transmits all this passion to the visitor. Excellent experience.
Thank you for your lovely review! We’re thrilled that our guide Snow’s warm enthusiasm brought you a fantastic travel experience. We will pass your kind compliments to her, and your recognition means a lot to her. We look forward to seeing you again!
The Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City with Melinda was enlightening and thoughtful. She ensured the group could find her, was patient throughout, and shared history and current insights along the way.
Iris was a wonderful tour guide. She made sure everyone was moving together, answered all questions, and made sure everyone was doing okay in the heat (this was very important!!). She was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of info throughout the tour.
The guide was really competent and also made the visit way easier than it would have been solo, helping with the queues and the controls. Totally recommended.
Snow-I really appreciated how you put your time in this tour group. I really learned a lot.I have been to other tour groups, but I feel like this one was the best. Thank you so much for being my tour guide. - Kaia Snow was very knowledgeable and she was fantastic at answering all of our questions. She went above and beyond in everything she did. She was so patient and kind. Her experience as a tour guide really showed through on this tour. Thank you so much Snow! You took good care of the group! We really appreciated it!
Great tour with our guide Linda who gave interesting insights and paced very well with the very high temperatures that day.
Fantastic tour - Vanessa was amazing! Her historical knowledge and depth of explanation made this tour so worthwhile. Well done Vanessa.
I really enjoyed the whole trip with our guide Vanessa, she is very knowledgeable and helpful, so kind, I understand Chinese history more easily with her information and stories, thank you so much Vanessa!
Took a half day tour with our guide (Ping) as part of a mini group. Group size was approx 20 of us. Booking was straightforward and Vanessa followed via WhatsApp to confirm Also love that Vanessa also messaged the day before to confirm booking and meet up location. Meet up point was easy to find and also close toniur hotel. Ping was excellent as a guide, kept the group together and also kept us moving through. She provided excellent historical background and was a wealth of information. Her English was very good. Thank you. If you are thinking of a mini tour for the Forbidden palace, I would definitely recommend booking this.
