Forbidden City Private Guided Tour with Treasure Gallery + Clock Gallery Access

Explore Beijing's Forbidden City on a 3–3.5 hour private guided tour for 1–5 guests with tickets, earphones, and a bilingual guide.

Getting started

Meet your expert Mandarin and English-speaking guide at the entrance to the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, and get your admission tickets for up to 5 guests checked. Pick up your earphones for guided commentary, then enter through the Meridian Gate with your private group of 1–5 people. Your in-depth route through key palace sites begins as you step into the main south–north axis.

What to expect

Forbidden City (Palace Museum)

Across approximately 3–3.5 hours, your private guide leads you through the Palace Museum along a detailed, in-depth route that follows the historical ceremonial and residential heart of the complex.

Features

• Start at the Meridian Gate, then proceed to the Gate of Supreme Harmony, where your guide explains how this formed the formal approach to the emperor's main audience halls.

• Continue through the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central Harmony, and Hall of Preserving Harmony, moving in sequence along the central axis while hearing guided commentary through your earphones so you can follow every detail clearly.

• Walk by the Clock Gallery and Treasure Gallery as optional stops; the route includes a walk-through visit while your guide highlights key treasures from outside and explains their significance.

• Explore inner palaces including Yanxi Palace, Chengqian Palace, the Hall of Union, the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, and the Palace of Heavenly Purity, gaining context on how these different spaces related to imperial life.

• Visit Yongshou Palace, Kunyi Palace, and Chuxiu Palace as part of your in-depth route through key palace sites, with your bilingual Mandarin and English-speaking guide tailoring commentary to your private group.

• Conclude in the Imperial Garden, where your guide points out layout features that contrast with the grand ceremonial halls you saw earlier, bringing the narrative of the Forbidden City to a close.

• Benefit from entry to the Palace Museum (Forbidden City) on this in-depth private guided tour for 1–5 guests, which includes admission tickets for up to 5, a guided tour of the Palace Museum (Forbidden City), an expert Mandarin and English-speaking guide, earphones for guided commentary, and an in-depth route through key palace sites.