Half Day Forbidden City Private Tour

Half Day Forbidden City Private Tour

This half day Beijing Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City private tour will last 4 hours. By doing this private escorted tour, our guide will company you from hotel pickup till hotel drop off. In each site the guide will go in and explain background information to tourists. If you want a in-depth Forbidden city tour, this tour would be a nice choice.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China

At 08:00 or 12:00 our driver and English speaking guide will meet you at your hotel in Beijing city area. Then you will be escorted to visit Tiananmen Square. Tiananmen Square is the heart and symbol of Beijing and is the largest city square in the world. The spacious square has been used for many public celebrations, ceremonies, and demonstrations for over a hundred years. The Founding Ceremony of PRC was also held here on Oct 1st, 1949. The National Flag raising in the early morning and the National Flag lowering in the late afternoon is the most solemn daily ceremony on the square.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Next, come to Forbidden City (closed on every Monday) which is one of the largest and most completely preserved palace complex in the world. It functioned as the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912). There were 24 emperors of the two dynasties lived in the Forbidden City. The three grandest halls of Forbidden City are: Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall, and Baohe Hall. There are 9000+ rooms preserved in the Forbidden City.

After the visiting ends, you will be escorted back to hotel.


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing

Today you will also pay a visit to Chinese Herb Medicine Shop to learn about the miraculous thing of traditional Chinese pharmacology. You will also have opportunity to purchase good medicine here.
If you do mind it and don't want to waste time on shopping, please choose to book the option of "Tour without Shopping".

Duration: 45 minutes