📌 Product Overview
• This private tour combines the Forbidden City and a Beijing hutong area in one cultural route.
• Meet your private English-speaking guide at Jinyuhutong Subway Station Exit C.
• Enter the Forbidden City with your included main entry ticket.
• Visit the Forbidden City main palace route with guided explanation.
• Treasure Gallery and Clock Gallery are not included.
• Enjoy Chinese-style lunch during the day.
• Continue by private transfer to a hutong area.
• Walk through traditional lanes and learn about local neighborhood life.
• Tiananmen Square is not included.
• Hotel pickup and hotel drop-off are not included.
• Rickshaw ride is not included.
• Private transportation is included only between the listed attractions.
✨ Highlights
• Visit the Forbidden City and a Beijing hutong area in one private route.
• Explore the Forbidden City main palace route with a private English-speaking guide.
• Learn about palace history, architecture, and imperial life.
• Experience a local hutong neighborhood after the palace visit.
• Enjoy Chinese-style lunch and private transfer between attractions.
🎫 Tour Options
• Forbidden City & Hutong Private Tour with Lunch — suitable for travelers who want a private guided route combining the Forbidden City main palace route with a local hutong visit, lunch, and transfer between attractions included.
⏰ Departure Time / Meeting Time
• Available start time: any time between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM, subject to ticket availability and final confirmation.
• Meeting point: Jinyuhutong Subway Station Exit C, Beijing Subway Line 8.
• Tour duration: around 6.5–7 hours.
• Ending point: hutong area after the visit.
• Final meeting details and guide contact information will be sent after booking.
• Please bring the original passport or ID used for booking.
🗓️ Itinerary
• Meet your private English-speaking guide at Jinyuhutong Subway Station Exit C.
• Walk to the Forbidden City entrance area with your guide.
• Enter the Forbidden City with your included main entry ticket.
• Visit the Forbidden City main palace route with guided explanation.
• Learn about imperial halls, palace architecture, court rituals, and historical stories.
• Treasure Gallery and Clock Gallery are not included.
• Enjoy Chinese-style lunch according to the day’s arrangement.
• Take private transfer from the Forbidden City area to a Beijing hutong area.
• Walk through traditional hutong lanes with your guide.
• Learn about Beijing neighborhood life, courtyard culture, and local daily routines.
• The tour ends in the hutong area after the visit.
📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ Private English-speaking guide
✅ Forbidden City main entry ticket
✅ Chinese-style lunch
✅ Private transfer between the Forbidden City area and the hutong area
✅ Guided hutong visit
✅ Guided visit of the listed attractions
✅ Ticket pre-booking support
❌ Tiananmen Square
❌ Treasure Gallery
❌ Clock Gallery
❌ Hotel pickup and drop-off
❌ Rickshaw ride
❌ Drinks beyond the arranged meal
❌ Vegetarian meal unless requested in advance
❌ Other unlisted attraction tickets
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Tips or gratuities
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a private guided tour, not a shared group tour.
• Tiananmen Square is not included.
• Forbidden City main entry ticket is included.
• Treasure Gallery and Clock Gallery are not included.
• Chinese-style lunch is included.
• Vegetarian needs can be requested in advance.
• Drinks beyond the arranged meal are not included.
• Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included.
• Rickshaw ride is not included unless clearly stated in your booking.
• Private transportation is included only between the listed attractions.
• Please arrive at the confirmed meeting point on time. Late arrival may be treated as a no-show.
• Please bring the original passport or ID used for booking.
• Passport details are required for ticket booking and entry verification.
• The route and timing may be adjusted due to ticketing, security check, traffic, crowd control, weather, or local operation.
• This tour involves extended walking, courtyards, stairs, hutong lanes, and outdoor areas. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
📍 Meeting Point Information
• Meeting point: Jinyuhutong Subway Station Exit C, Beijing Subway Line 8.
• Ending point: hutong area after the visit.
• Final meeting details and guide contact information will be sent after booking.
• Please provide passport information and contact details when booking.
