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Explore Beijing's Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square with a ticket only or with an English-speaking guide. Choose the option that fits your travel style, from tickets with an audio guide to small-group and private tours. Some options also combine the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the Mutianyu Great Wall, hutong food or the Panda House at Beijing Zoo. It is a convenient way to secure Forbidden City tickets, which are limited each day.

Explore the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
your way
Visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City on Beijing's central axis with one booking. Choose between a self-guided visit with tickets only, a small-group tour with an English guide, or a private tour with your own guide. Depending on the option, the duration is about 2 to 9 hours.
Ticket options: explore freely with an audio guide

With the ticket options, you choose a morning (08:30-12:00) or afternoon (11:00-16:30) entry slot. Enter Tiananmen Square at your scheduled time with your own passport, explore at leisure, and discover the Forbidden City with an English online audio guide with GPS navigation and an English PDF guidebook. The audio guide is accessed via a web link on your phone. There is also an option with a Tiananmen Square ticket and audio guide only, without the Forbidden City.
Discover the highlights of the Forbidden City with an English guide

On the guided options, you meet an English-speaking guide and explore the main halls and highlights of the Forbidden City. Choose from a 3-hour small-group Forbidden City tour, a 4-hour small-group tour along the central axis from Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden City, or a private tour at your own pace.
Continue to the Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace or Great Wall

Combo options continue by vehicle after the Forbidden City to the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace or the Mutianyu Great Wall, depending on the option. There are also tours with a hutong walk and local snacks, private tours with lunch, and a family-friendly tour that visits the Panda House at Beijing Zoo.
※ The itinerary is for reference only and may change depending on local conditions.
※ The Clock Gallery and Treasure Gallery of the Forbidden City and the Mutianyu cable car are not included.
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Ticket options - Tiananmen Square & Meridian Gate
Meeting point information:
Enter Tiananmen Square with your own passport at your booked time slot, then enter the Forbidden City through the Meridian Gate.
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Group & private tours - Jinyu Hutong Station Exit C, Metro Line 8
北京地铁8号线金鱼胡同地铁站C出口
Meeting point information:
Most guided tours meet here. The Forbidden City & Summer Palace and Forbidden City & Great Wall group tours meet at 08:00.
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Tiananmen & Forbidden City 4-hour small-group tour - Lao She Teahouse Qianmen
Building 3, Zhengyang Market, Qianmen West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031 (北京市西城区前门西大街正阳市场3号楼 老舍茶馆)
Meeting point information:
Walk about 750 m from Hepingmen Station on Metro Line 2. If you take a taxi, show the driver "老舍茶馆(前门店)". Please arrive at least 10 minutes before departure.
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Forbidden City private city tour - East Glorious Gate
Meeting point information:
Meet your guide at the East Glorious Gate (Donghuamen, 东华门) of the Forbidden City.