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This private tour lets you explore Beijing's Forbidden City on foot with a private guide. The operator handles the advance ticket reservation and complicated registration required by the Chinese government, and Forbidden City admission is included, so entry is guaranteed. Walk along the central axis of the Forbidden City and hear about its history and the emperors who lived there. Depending on the option, you can make it a full day by adding Tiananmen Square, lunch and one of the Mutianyu Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace or a hutong rickshaw ride.

Meet your private guide at your hotel
and head to the Forbidden City
Meet your English-speaking private guide in your hotel lobby at the scheduled time. The guide will identify you by your name or booking reference. For the Forbidden City tour and the tour including Tiananmen Square, the guide helps you catch a taxi, and taxi fares are at your own expense. Whether transportation is included differs by option, so please check the option description.
Discover history along the central axis of the Forbidden City

Walk with your guide along the central axis of the Forbidden City, see the main highlights and hear about its history and the emperors who lived there. Depending on the option, choose from an approx. 3-hour tour including the Treasure Gallery, a 4-hour tour that also covers Tiananmen Square, or an in-depth tour that includes hidden galleries.
Visit one more attraction of your choice in the afternoon

With a full-day option, you see Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, have lunch, and continue in the afternoon with your chosen itinerary: the Mutianyu Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, or a hutong rickshaw ride with a local family visit. Full-day options include a private driver and vehicle and admission to the selected attraction, and at the Mutianyu Great Wall you can ride the chairlift up and down or take the slide down.
※ If Tiananmen Square is closed or replaced, the affected booking will be fully refunded, and Jingshan Park may be visited instead.
※ Boat rides at the Summer Palace are not included.
Meeting point:
Beijing hotel pickup
Meeting point information:
Pickup takes place at the hotel or designated pickup point selected at booking. Please check the voucher provided after confirmation for the exact pickup location and time. Your guide will identify you in the hotel lobby by your name or booking reference. Hotels outside the 4th Ring Road may incur an extra charge of 50-100 yuan depending on the option.
Hotel pickup in central Beijing