Beijing Forbidden City Ticket Booking (Optional: guide service)

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Beijing Forbidden City Ticket Booking (Optional: guide service)

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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 artifacts.

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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Afternoon Entrance Ticket

No Guide Include
Meeting point: Scan passports to enter the Forbidden City from Meridian Gate. No meeting point, find your own way to get there.
Enter between 11:00a.m-3:00p.m: Provide all the visitor's passport name an numbers to book this ticket. This is Forbidden City entrance ticket.

Travelers

Starting time: 11:00am

Price details

$9.98 x 1 Adult$9.98

Total

Until Mon, Nov 24

Ticket + Tour guide service

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

Travelers

Starting time: 1:00pm

Price details

$37.00 x 1 Adult$37.00

Total

Until Mon, Nov 24

Ticket+Tour guide(Foreigner)

Meeting point: : Meet infront of Kapok Hotel （东华门木棉花酒店)，Address: No.16th. Donghuamen road, Dongcheng district.
Available for foreigners:: English speaking tour guide, Only applicable to tourists holding foreign passports.

Travelers

Starting time: 8:30am

Price details

$37.00 x 1 Adult$37.00

Total

Until Mon, Nov 24

Ticket+guide(Chinese tourist)

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

Travelers

Starting time

Price details

$48.00 x 1 Adult$48.00

Total

Until Mon, Nov 24

What's included, what's not

Admission ticket
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

Wheelchair accessible
Travelers 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 travelers 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 travelers' 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 meters (3'9"), please purchase Youth Ticket upon booking (under 1.2 meters 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 meters.
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 Vacation: 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

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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