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Forbidden City Entry: Stress-Free Museum Visit
4.2
49 Ratings
Beijing
Pre-book Forbidden City tickets for stress-free entry. Beat crowds, access Tiananmen Square, and enjoy seamless entry with your passport.
Pre-book Forbidden City tickets for stress-free entry. Beat crowds, access Tiananmen Square, and enjoy seamless entry with your passport.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - The Forbidden City, also known as The Palace Museum, is the largest and best-preserved imperial residence in China today. It is considered the foremost of the world’s top five palaces. Construction of the Forbidden City began in 1406 and took 14 years to complete. The first ruler to reside here was Ming Emperor…
- Forbidden City-The Palace Museum - The Forbidden City, also known as The Palace Museum, is the largest and best-preserved imperial residence in China today. It is considered the foremost of the world’s top five palaces. Construction of the Forbidden City began in 1406 and took 14 years to complete. The first ruler to reside here was Ming Emperor Zhudi. It measures 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, covering an area of approximately 725,000 square meters. The Imperial Palace contains 8,704 rooms. In 1987, the Forbidden City was recognized as a world cultural heritage site.
What's Included
- Forbidden City Admission tickets
- Forbidden City Admission tickets
What's Not Included
- Transfer service from hotels.
- Guide Service
- Any food or drink
- The Great Hall of People, The Mausoleum, National Museum.
- Chinese clients with ID card and passports can not book
- Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan clients can not book
- Transfer service from hotels.
- Guide Service
- Any food or drink
- The Great Hall of People, The Mausoleum, National Museum.
- Chinese clients with ID card and passports can not book
- Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan clients can not book
Additional Information
Ensure to reserve Forbidden City tickets ahead of your planned visit! Pre-booking tickets is essential for travelers seeking a hassle-free experience at the Museum. With your pre-booked entry, you can access the site using your passport at the Wumen Gate. Avoid the crowds in Beijing and enjoy direct entry to the Forbidden City. Your passports will be…
Ensure to reserve Forbidden City tickets ahead of your planned visit! Pre-booking tickets is essential for travelers seeking a hassle-free experience at the Museum. With your pre-booked entry, you can access the site using your passport at the Wumen Gate. Avoid the crowds in Beijing and enjoy direct entry to the Forbidden City. Your passports will be linked to the E-ticket system, allowing entry upon presentation. Additionally, book your entry to Tiananmen Square, as police will require it for access.
Location
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(49 Ratings)
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Gavink353
Oct 20, 2025
Good Experience - You can 100% do Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City without a guide. I went very early in the morning (6:00am) and walked straight through security with no queue. I did have to show the print out of my booking as well as my passport.
After I left the Forbidden City I went back to Tianamen Square and had to queue for 1.5 hours to get back in. Other than queue lengths, there was no problem,
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Stomatoloq
May 27, 2025
A must see. - Everything that can be said about this place has already been said. There is nothing to add. Just visit it and see everything with your own eyes.
Be prepared for the fact that there are a lot of people there.
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Lornachuan
Apr 9, 2025
Long queue - The booking under this trip advisor is usable; show the guard, & they will let you in. However, there is a long queue due to strict security check, this ticket is not a skip of the line tickets. Everyone has to queue even though you bought the tickets in advance. The Forbidden City and Tiannanmen square are connected. You must go to Tiannanmen square first then only to the Palace. Don't commit the same mistakes happened to us that we entered the Palace first & cannot come back to go to Tiannanmen square unless you lined up up again minimum 1 hour. Because it is a 1 way entry, at the end is the exit. There is no turning back.
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Tony_f
Mar 8, 2025
Challenge getting to Main Forbidden City entrance and Tiananmen Square - Things have changed since prior visits. Could have been because of National Congress meeting that day. Finding route to main entrance of Forbidden City and to Tiananmen Square was very difficult. Definitely need to book an appointment prior to going. Thankfully we had known based on other reviews. Our passport and visa were checked three times in trying to get there. Three different stops. Last stop. Bags were hand searched. Everything removed. Roll of electrical tape was confiscated.
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Poly19752015
Dec 17, 2024
Beijing must-see - The forbidden city is a must. Wonderful, a unique visit, the best memories and postcards. Recommend, book in advance and if you go in winter, go very warm because it is very cold.
Tiananmen is fabulous, a little traumatic access control.
For these two destinations you CANNOT FORGET TO CARRY THE PASSPORT
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Roving12627613605
Dec 17, 2024
Easy to book - I was worried that it was so easy to book, but I was able to book well.
I think it would be easier to understand if I included additional explanations about admission.
I would like to use it again next time.
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David_k
Dec 11, 2024
Worth buying in advance... - Worth buying in advance to make process easier as communication is a problem. By booking in advance just need to scan passport on arrival.
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Federico_b
Aug 31, 2024
Perfect day! - In august the Tian’anmen Square and forbidden city are full of people and it is very smart booking it! Then you enter with your passport and if you come at 7:00AM at least you don’t have any problem
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Ardmania
Mar 25, 2025
Beautiful experience though ticket is worthless - When purchasing the ticket instructions should be shared on how and which gate you should enter + plus contact number given with the booking they only speak Chinese.
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Lance_b
Jan 22, 2025
Very Poor Service - Don’t use this service.
The company was super difficult to communicate with, instructions were poor,
One of my party was initially refused entrance because there was a screwup in passport numbers. It is my recommendation that Viator drop this supplier immediately.
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