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Beijing Forbidden City Ticket Booking (Optional: guide service)

By Lily's Tour Company
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$17 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Get your direct entry Forbidden City admission ticket to explore this impressive attraction during your Beijing trip. Discover the secrets that have been hidden since Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty (1420 to 1912). This city was constructed from 1406 to 1420. The city consists of 980 buildings! Have fun spending the day looking at priceless Chinese artefacts.

Please note:
• Passport name and number is required at time of booking for “all participants” upon booking
• This ticket product offers you direct entry to Forbidden City with your Passport
• This is Forbidden City ticket not including Tiananmen Square reservation, you can just take a taxi to East gate or West Gate of Forbidden City and walk to the Main entrace South Gate (Meridian Gate 午门） to enter to Forbidden City directly. No need pass through Tiananmen Square.

Activity location

  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
    • No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100009, Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
    • No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100009, Beijing, China

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Forbidden City group tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h

Ticket+Tour guide(Foreigner): For foreign guests only. English-speaking tour guide + entrance ticket.
Only available for tourists with foreign passports.

Meeting point: Meet infront of Kapok Hotel （东华门木棉花酒店)，Address: No.16th. Donghuamen road, Dongcheng district.

Price details
NZ$63.11 x 1 AdultNZ$63.11
Total
Price is NZ$63.11
Until Tue, 24 Mar
Forbidden City & Great Wall
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h

Duration: 11 hours
Mini group day tour: Visit the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall.
Meet at Grand Hotel Beijing. Meeting time: around 7:40 am
Please arrive 5 minutes early: Subway: Line 1/8 Wangfujing Station Exit: C(Southwest) Walk: 3 mins west
By Taxi: 35 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District
Included: Entrance tickets, lunch, tour guide, driver, return Great Wall cable car or togoggan.

Starting time: 7:00 AM
Price details
NZ$218.32 x 1 AdultNZ$218.32
Total
Price is NZ$218.32
Until Tue, 24 Mar
Forbidden City & Great Wall
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h

Duration: 11 hours
Mini group day tour: Visit the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall.
Meet at Grand Hotel Beijing. Meeting time: around 7:40 am
Please arrive 5 minutes early: Subway: Line 1/8 Wangfujing Station Exit: C(Southwest) Walk: 3 mins west
By Taxi: 35 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District
Included: Entrance tickets, lunch, tour guide, driver, return Great Wall cable car or togoggan.

Starting time: 7:40 AM
Price details
NZ$160.33 x 1 AdultNZ$160.33
Total
Price is NZ$160.33
Until Tue, 24 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission ticket
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please note: Passport name and number is required at time of booking for “all participants” upon booking
  • Passport is required for all travellers on the day of travel for direct entry. (not for Chinese tourist, Chinese tourist must buy the ticket by ID card information)
  • Please ensure all travellers' passport number and full name (must match your passport) is provided and accurate upon booking. Otherwise, you won't be able to access to the attraction
  • Chinese tourists( including Taiwan and Hongkong ) must book over 8 days in advance.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • If children's height over 1.2 metres (3'9"), please purchase Youth Ticket upon booking (under 1.2 metres is free to join) Please ensure you follow this restriction upon booking. Don't be risky as Forbidden City will not let your kids in for free if the height is over 1.2 metres.
  • This is only pre-booking service, if we get the ticket then the comfirmation letter will received 7 days in advance.
  • The ticket is only valid on the day you book to travel

Activity itinerary

Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
After booking with your passport name and number (for all participants), you can access to the Forbidden City directly through the security check and by showing your passport at the main entrance, Meridian Gate. Forbidden City Schedule:  • Peak Season: April 1st to October 31st (Tuesday to Sunday) -  Last Entry is at 16:00 • Summer Holiday: July to August (Monday to Sunday) - Last Entry is at 16:00 • Slow Season: November 1st to March 31st (Tuesday to Sunday) - Last Entry is at 15:30 Please note: • This is pre booking service, the comfirmation will send 7 days before the tour date. • Passport name and number is required at time of booking for “all participants” upon booking • This ticket product offers you direct entry to Forbidden City with your Passport

Hall of Middle Harmony (Zhonghe Dian)

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe Dian) also called 'Hall of Golden Throne', is the grandest hall in the palace and the largest wooden structure in China.

Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian)

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
The Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohe Dian) is the last main hall in the Outer Court.

Gate of Heavenly Purity

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The Gate of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing Men) separates the palace into the Outer and Inner Court. Behind the gate is the residential area of the palace.

Palace of Earthly Tranquility

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
The two chambers in the east were changed into bridal rooms for the emperor and empress; while the remaining four chambers were used as a place of worship.

The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Behind the Hall of Earthly Tranquility is the Imperial Garden where the imperial family members recreated themselves.

Location

Activity location

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    Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
    • No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100009, Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
    • No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
    • 100009, Beijing, China

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