Forbidden City Private Experience | Small Group Tour of the Palace Museum Highlights
- 【Premium Service】Professional tour guides accompany you throughout the journey, offering a 30% visual and 70% auditory experience. Wireless headsets provided.
- 【Quality Assurance】Pure sightseeing experience with no shopping stops or hidden fees; enjoy a truly worry-free tour.
- 【In-depth Exploration】Detailed explanations, avoiding superficial sightseeing, to truly appreciate the rich history, culture, and craftsmanship of the Forbidden City!
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What You Can Expect
1 Day
- 08:00Please head to the Meridian Gate of the Beijing Palace Museum for assembly on your own. *Specific assembly details will be subject to the guide's notification one day before the trip.
- 08:30Start following the tour guide for the visit Three Great Halls of the Outer Court | Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central Harmony, Hall of Preserving Harmony Selected Eastern Palaces | Jingren Palace, Yanxi Palace, Chengqian Palace Three Great Palaces of the Inner Court | Palace of Heavenly Purity, Hall of Union and Peace, Palace of Earthly Tranquility Selected Western Palaces | Yongshou Palace, Yikun Palace, Chuxiu Palace Imperial Garden Shenwu Gate
- 11:30The guided tour concludes. The meeting point for dismissal is the North Gate of the Forbidden City - Shenwu Gate (Gate of Divine Prowess). Guests may continue to explore on their own or depart from the scenic area.
- 12:00Afternoon Session: Please head to the Meridian Gate of the Beijing Palace Museum for assembly on your own. *Specific assembly details will be subject to the guide's notification one day before the trip.
- 12:30Start following the tour guide for the visit
- 15:30The guided tour concludes.
Purchase Notice
The Forbidden City stipulates that all visitors must make reservations for visits with their real names. Once the ticket reservation is successful, the visitor information cannot be changed. Visitors must swipe their booking documents and use facial recognition at the ticket gate to enter the venue.
The Forbidden City releases tickets 7 days in advance. We will do our best to get tickets for you. If the inventory of tickets for an attraction is sold out, we will contact you as soon as possible to negotiate changes to the attraction, rescheduling or a full refund. Please understand; those who mind should be careful when purchasing.
Due to the special nature of the Forbidden City, if you are unable to travel on the day of travel due to personal reasons, you will not be able to reschedule or get a refund.
This product is only available to Chinese citizens under the age of 18 (including residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and foreigners with permanent residency); if your child is a foreign national and is between 7 and 17 years old, you can only place an order for the elderly.
Mainland Chinese audiences can only use their ID numbers to make reservations and purchase tickets, and can enter the theater with their ID cards. Other documents are not allowed to purchase tickets.
Visitors from outside mainland China are requested to use the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macau Residents, the Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents, the Residence Permit for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Residents, or the Foreign Permanent Residence Identity Card or passport to book and check in. Only one ticket can be reserved per visiting day using the same ID.
Includes/Excludes
- Attraction tickets
- Beijing Forbidden City Ticket
- Tips for tour guides
- English private tour with English speaking guide
- Chinese tour groups have Chinese tour guides
- Chinese tour guide
- Driver
- Insurance
- Meals
Eligible Users
Ineligible Nationalities/Regions
- Japan, South Korea
Notes
- Only English private tours have English tour guides. All other individual tours have Chinese tour guides.
Reminders
After successfully booking the tickets, confirm whether the group will be formed 3 days before the trip. If the group size is not reached, the trip will be cancelled.
The tour guide will contact you by phone/text/WeChat/email before 22:00 one day before the tour to confirm the tour arrangements for the next day. Please keep the reserved mobile phone number open and check it carefully. If you are not contacted within the time limit, please notify the online customer service in time.
age limit
This route is quite strenuous, so please make sure you are in good health and suitable for travel. If there are elderly people aged 70 or above among the travelers, they must be accompanied by at least one relative or friend aged 18 to 69 in order to join the tour. Thank you for your understanding.
For safety reasons, minors under 18 years old need to be accompanied by at least one adult passenger.
For safety reasons, this product does not accept reservations from pregnant women. Please understand.
This route is a joint tour group route for travel agencies, not an independent group for KKDAY members. Under the premise of ensuring the promised service content and standards remain unchanged, customers will be combined with guests from other travel agencies into a team and the itinerary may be arranged in a unified manner. Please be careful if you mind.
During a group trip, you are not allowed to leave the group early or midway. If you choose to leave the group midway, the unfinished part will be deemed to be abandoned by you and no fees will be refunded. Tourists are responsible for any accidents that may occur after leaving the group. Please understand.
During the trip, if force majeure causes the scenic spot/venue to be unable to be played/visited normally, the service staff can cancel or replace the scenic spot/venue according to the actual situation after reaching an agreement with you, or the service staff can refund the fee on site according to the ticket price in the travel product (the refund is not based on the listed price of the scenic spot/venue). Please understand.
During the peak tourist season or other special circumstances, the departure time of the trip may be advanced or slightly delayed (the specific departure time is subject to the notification of the service staff). Please be prepared in advance. Thank you for your understanding.
During the actual trip of this product, without reducing the number of attractions/venues and with your consent, the service staff may make appropriate adjustments to your itinerary based on weather, traffic and other conditions (such as adjusting the order of touring/visiting attractions/venues, changing the meeting time, etc.) to ensure a smooth trip.
In case of bad weather or other force majeure factors, the park may delay or change the operation time of the amusement facilities or the performance time without prior notice, or even cancel some projects and performances. Due to bad weather affecting equipment failure, downtime, performance cancellation, the travel agency will do its best to assist you in handling the change. If there is a price difference, the excess will be refunded and the shortfall will be supplemented.
How to Redeem Your Voucher
How to Use Your Voucher
- Please present the e-voucher on-site
Meeting Point
Location Name: Meridian Gate of the Palace Museum
Address: No. 4 Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, ChinaLocation Name: Meridian Gate of the Beijing Palace Museum
Address: Meridian Gate, Palace Museum, Dongcheng District, BeijingExperience Location
Location Name: The National Palace Museum
Address: No. 4, Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China Postal Code: 100009Cancellation Policy
- Cancellations 6 day(s) (inclusive) before the selected date are allowed. Unused orders can be canceled for free
- For cancellations made 4 to 5 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 30% will apply
- For cancellations made 1 to 3 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 60% will apply
- Cancellation is not allowed between 0–0 days from the selected date. Orders cannot be canceled or modified, and refunds will not be granted.
- Due to time zone differences, the confirmed cancellation date is based on the supplier’s local time. Please allow 2–5 business days to process your cancellation request, after which the cancellation fee will be charged according to the product’s cancellation policy. Once your refund request is confirmed, KKday will initiate the refund to your original payment method within 15 days. The actual refund timing depends on your card-issuing bank’s policy.
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