Beijing Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City English Guided Tour

Explore Tiananmen Square and
the Forbidden City with your tickets

The ticket options are Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City tickets for the 08:30–12:00 or 11:00–16:30 time slot. Enter Tiananmen Square at your scheduled time with the tickets we send and your passport, then enter the Forbidden City and explore freely until the afternoon.

An English online audio guide with GPS navigation (web link) and an English PDF guidebook are included. There is also an option with only a Tiananmen Square ticket and audio guide, without the Forbidden City.

Learn the history of the Forbidden City with an English-speaking guide

The 3-hour Forbidden City small-group tour is ideal for first-time visitors with limited time. On the 4-hour Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City small-group tour, you explore Tiananmen Square with your guide and then walk to the Forbidden City along Beijing's central axis. With a private tour, you explore the Forbidden City quietly at your own pace with a private guide.

Continue to the Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace or Great Wall

After the Forbidden City, group tours travel by vehicle to the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, or both. There is also an option to head to Mutianyu and walk on the Great Wall. Entry tickets and transportation between attractions are included.

Private tours combine the Forbidden City with the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace or the Panda House at Beijing Zoo, and include lunch.

Stroll the hutongs and taste local snacks

On the Forbidden City & Hutong Local Food small-group tour, you visit the Forbidden City and then move on to the hutongs for a walk through the alleys. See everyday life in Beijing up close and taste local snacks.

※ Itinerary and inclusions vary depending on the option booked.
※ Entry to the Clock Exhibition and Treasure Gallery of the Forbidden City is not included.
※ Outdoor attractions may be affected by the weather.