expedia
Skip to Main Content.
List your propertySupportTrips
Communication Center icon
Unlock instant savings with Member Prices
Sign in
Learn more
Feedback
One Key

Earn OneKeyCash when you sign in and book an activity

Sign in

Forbidden City and Imperial Garden Tour in Beijing

By Century Holiday
Free cancellation available
Price is $283 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
See tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

An indepth tour to capture the essence of Beijing’s imperial culture by visiting the classic attractions of Tiananmen Square, Imperial Ancestral Temple, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace. Your tour guide understands local history, well known for wealth of knowledge of imperial culture. Hotel pickup in downtown area of Beijing. Rest assured, there are no unwelcome factory or tourist shop visits.

Activity location

    • Dong Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Dong Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China

Check availability

Forbidden City and Imperial Garden Tour in Beijing
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30am
Price details
$283.18 x 1 Adult$283.18
Total
Price is $283.18
Until Fri, Oct 31

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tour ends in a subway station near Summer Palace
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Chinese lunch at local restaurant
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transfers between attractions by air conditioned vehicle with an experience company driver
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup in downtown area of Beijing.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English-speaking tour guide service
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Taxi fare
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Boat ride on Empress Cixi Water Way in Summer Palace
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities for guide and driver (recommended)

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This tour is a SIC tour, meaning seat-in-coach, with a driver and a tour guide. You will share a coach with other passengers.
  • Hotel information should be provided 24 hours before departure.
  • The scheduled hotel pickup time is between 7:00 am and 7:30 am. Your tour guide will call you to your hotel room before 10 pm the day prior to tour departure to reconfirm exact time.
  • This is no refund for no show. Please do not be late. Your tour guide will go with other passengers without you.
  • Why is the hotel pickup so early? You will visit Tiananmen Square and Imperial Ancestral Temple first. The Forbidden City opens at 8:30 am.
  • Temporary Closure for maintainnance: Gate towers and walls of the Meridian Gate (Wu men), East Prosperity Gate (Donghua men) and Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwu men) of the Palace Museum are to be temporarily closed for upgrade. The closure time is from 2 March to 21 March, 2018.
  • If you do not receive a phone call from your tour guide the day before tour departure, please check with the front desk of your hotel for messages or refer to the emergency phone number on your confirmation voucher and call your tour operator.

Activity itinerary

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) (Pass by)
Hotel pickup in downtown area of Beijing. 40-minute on Tiananmen Square. It has witnessed many significant events in China’s history. Next head for the Imperial Ancestral Temple (30-minute visiting time). It held the most important festival occasions in history.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum (Pass by)
The highlight today is the Forbidden City (4-hours visiting time). It is time to immerse yourself in the splendid architecture of the Forbidden City which represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment. Relax over a Chinese lunch in a local restaurant around lunchtime. 
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) (Pass by)
Then visit Summer Palace (90-minute visiting time), the largest and the most well-preserved royal park in China. It is famed as “The Museum of Royal Gardens”. After this orientation tour of Summer Palace, you will be captivated by the traditional Chinese philosophy of harmonious balance between natural landscape, stream, water, and artificial man-made structures including pavilions, bridges, and halls.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Dong Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Dong Cheng Qu, Bei Jing Shi, China

Best Deals on Things to Do

Experience the wonders of the world up close with great deals on things to do near and far. Expedia offers one-of-a-kind activities that allow you to explore Dong Cheng Qu your way. Whether you love nature, culture, food, or a bit of adventure, we have the perfect activity for you.

Top Experiences in Dong Cheng Qu

With so many things to do in Dong Cheng Qu, planning the perfect day out may seem like a daunting task. Expedia is here to take the hassle out of finding the best attractions, tours, and activities in Dong Cheng Qu. Families, couples, and business travelers can all find the perfect activity in Dong Cheng Qu to create life-long memories with the help of Expedia.