5-Hour In-depth Forbidden City Small Group Tour


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From $91.00

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 5 hours

Departs: China, China

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

An in-depth tour led by an experienced, scholar-like tour guide. Learning history background and stories about China’s dynasties. How’s the emperors’life like? Who’s the dragon lady? Where is the movie of the Last Emperor filmed? Ever heard of court killing, fighting and even court romance,etc. All detailed introductions and stories will get you a full and deep comprehension of the Forbidden City. Tour ended with a Forbidden City Wall walk.


What's Included

Admission Ticket

Professional English/Mandarin Speaking tour guide

What's Not Included

Food and drink

Gratuities


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 1 - 90

Additional Info

  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)
the place where the emperor crowned, the movie of last emperor filmed,the most and highest building in the forbidden city

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hall of Middle Harmony (Zhonghe Dian)
the only square-shaped palace in the outer court. A place for the last-minute ceremony rehearsals of the emperor.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian)
The only building which has five names in its history. Also a place for banquet and imperial examinations.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Meridian Gate (Wu Men)
south entrance of the forbidden city, where emperors would punish the ministers in the Ming dynasty.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gate of Great Harmony (Taihe Men)
Gate to the outer court, where the emperors attended state ceremonies

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gate of Heavenly Purity
the entrance to the place where emperors and empresses live.Qing emperors had given the imperial hearing at this gate

• Admission Ticket Free

Palace of Heavenly Purity
the palace of the emperors' live and handled state affairs. Human sacrifice ceremony was taken place in this hall and the only assassination in the Forbidden City's history happened in here.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hall of Union
ceremonial palace for empress. two timepieces are kept in this hall:Chiming clock and Water clock

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palace of Earthly Tranquility
Palace of the empress live in the Ming and wedding palace for the emperor and epress in the Qing

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

full of ancient trees and flowers, an ideal site for emperor and empress to entertain themselves in the dynasties.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Chuxiu Palace
palace of the dragon lady lived in the late 19th century. She put the emperors under house arrest and exercise the power for 48 years in China.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cining Palace
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang lived here for 46 years, a very powerful but nice dragon lady at the beginning of the Qing dynasty(1644). Original and precious terracotta warriors could be seen in this hall.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hall of Great Supremacy
ceremonial palace for a retired emperor. The banquet for 3,000 aged was taken place here.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Antiquarium of The Palace Museum
antique and treasure hall, one of the best collections in the Forbidden City

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gate of Divine Prowess
northern exit of the forbidden city, also used as the drum and bell tower to mark the time in dynasties.

• Admission Ticket Free






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