📌 Product Overview
• This small group tour combines Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and a Beijing hutong area in one cultural route.
• Meet your English-speaking guide at Grand Hotel Beijing at the archway.
• Visit Tiananmen Square for about 30 minutes with your guide.
• Continue to the Forbidden City and explore the main palace route for about 3 hours.
• After the Forbidden City visit, take arranged transfer to the hutong area.
• Visit a local hutong area for about 2 hours and try two local snacks.
• Forbidden City main entry ticket is included.
• Treasure Gallery and Clock Gallery are not included.
• Full meals, hotel pickup, and hotel drop-off are not included.
✨ Highlights
• Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and a Beijing hutong area in one route.
• Explore Beijing’s central-axis landmarks with an English-speaking guide.
• Walk through the Forbidden City main palace route.
• Experience a local hutong neighborhood after the palace visit.
• Taste two local snacks during the hutong visit.
🎫 Tour Options
• Tiananmen, Forbidden City & Hutong Group Tour — suitable for travelers who want one guided route combining Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and a local hutong visit with two snacks included.
⏰ Departure Time / Meeting Time
• Meeting time: 8:00 AM.
• Meeting point: Grand Hotel Beijing at the archway.
• Chinese meeting point: 北京贵宾楼饭店门口牌楼处。
• Tour duration: around 6–6.5 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
• 8:00 AM: Meet your English-speaking guide at Grand Hotel Beijing at the archway.
• Visit Tiananmen Square for about 30 minutes.
• Learn about the square’s layout, landmark buildings, and central-axis position.
• Continue to the Forbidden City.
• Visit the Forbidden City main palace route for about 3 hours.
• Learn about imperial halls, palace architecture, court rituals, and historical stories.
• Treasure Gallery and Clock Gallery are not included.
• Take arranged transfer to the hutong area.
• Visit a Beijing hutong area for about 2 hours.
• Walk through traditional lanes and learn about local neighborhood life.
• Try two local snacks during the hutong visit.
• The tour ends in the hutong area after the visit.
📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ English-speaking tour guide
✅ Tiananmen Square visit and reservation support
✅ Forbidden City main entry ticket
✅ Transfer from the Forbidden City area to the hutong area
✅ Guided hutong visit
✅ Two local snacks
✅ Guided visit of the listed attractions
❌ Treasure Gallery
❌ Clock Gallery
❌ Hotel pickup and drop-off
❌ Full meals
❌ Drinks
❌ Rickshaw ride
❌ Full-day private vehicle
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Tips or gratuities
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a small group tour, not a private tour.
• Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and a hutong area are included.
• Forbidden City main entry ticket is included.
• Treasure Gallery and Clock Gallery are not included.
• Two local snacks are included during the hutong visit.
• Full meals and drinks are not included.
• Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included.
• Rickshaw ride is not included unless clearly stated in your booking.
• 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.
• Tiananmen Square requires security check and real-name reservation.
• The itinerary timing may be adjusted due to security check, ticketing, traffic, crowd control, weather, or local operation.
• This tour involves extended walking, courtyards, stairs, and outdoor areas. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
📍 Meeting Point Information
• Meeting point: Grand Hotel Beijing at the archway.
• Chinese meeting point: 北京贵宾楼饭店门口牌楼处。
• 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.
