Beijing: Forbidden City Walking Tour with Entry Tickets

Tour have few options including group tours and private guided tours.

Meeting point:
Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City Group Tour:
Duration : 4 Hours
Start time: 10:00AM
Meet in front of Beijing Urban Planning Center

Forbidden City and Coal Hill Park Tour (Without Tian'anmen Square)
Duration : 4 Hours
Start time: 8:00 AM and 13:00
Meet in front of Donghuamen

Private Tour to Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City
Start Time : Various
Meet in your Beijing downtown hotel's lobby.

Itinerary for Tours including Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City (Please note in peak season, enter Tian'anmen Square may have long lines)
After meet, follow your tour guide to enter Tian'anmen Square from the travel agency passage which save you some time. Once get on the Tian'anmen Square, your tour guide will introduce the buildings around you, including the The Great Hall of the People, The National Museum of China, The Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, The Monument to the People's Heroes. Learn how the building was brought to life. Hear about the history events that took place here over time.

Walk through the square and enter through the Tian'anmen gate, then enter the Forbidden City from the Meridian Gate. The Forbidden City is the largest and the best-preserved imperial palace complex in the world. You will visit the most important buildings along the middle axis of the palace, then visit two courtyards in the west chamber, be immersed in their history explained by your licensed and passionate guide.

Lastly, you will visit the Imperial Garden and your tour will ends here, you can choose to explore more of the Forbidden City on your own, or your tour guide will advise where to catch a taxi to your next destination.

When make booking you also can choose the option to including an authentic Chinese lunch in Hutong allays after the visit to the Forbidden City.

For 6 Hour Forbidden City Private Tour, you will explore two museums inside the Forbidden City: the Hall of Treasure and the Hall of Clocks, or choose to climb up to the Coal Hill Park, from this vantage point to enjoy a panoramic and unobstructed view of the Forbidden City.

Itinerary for Group Tour without Tian'anmen Square.
After explore the major buildings inside the Forbidden City, move on to the Coal Hill Park. Learn about the history of the park and find the spot where the last emperor in the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen hanged himself. Climb up to the summit of the park and enjoy panoramic views of Beijing's cityscape, including an unparalleled view of the Forbidden City.