Beijing Airport to Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City Tour

Overview

Tour Type: Exclusive Private Tour

Vehicle: Exclusive Vehicle

Operates: Daily

Airport Layover Time: 8 - 10 Hours

Departs: Beijing Capital International Airport

Returns: Beijing Capital International Airport

Tour Code: BLOT-03

Tour Highlights

Stop at the west of Tiananmen Square for spectacular views of National Grand Theatre

See China's parliament building - The Great Hall of the People from its outside

Walk around the World' largest public plaza, Tiananmen Square

View the Monument to the People's Heroes

See Mao Zedong Memorial Hall from its outside

View the China National Museum from its outside

Pass through the Tiananmen Tower under the immense portrait of Mao Zedong

Enter the Forbidden City to learn the Imperial Era of Chinese History

Tour Attraction Description

Picked by our tour guide at Beijing airport. Then head to Tiananmen Square, the largest public square of this kind in the world. Located in the heart of Beijing City,

it is the site for massive parades and rallies.This was the site when in 1949, from a rostrum on Tiananmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace), Chairman Mao proclaimed

the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Then move on to Forbidden City ( 2 Hours). The Forbidden City is the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty

(1644 -1911). For almost 500 years, it served as the seat- bed of the Emperors in Ming and Qing Dynasties as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.

People have to enter Forbidden City from its southern gate ( linked to Tiananmen Square) and exit from its northern gate, which is officially set as a one-way south to north travel route.

Just a Kindly Reminder

This tour is designed for your own traveling party and no other tourists will join you. So you have much flexibility and freedom. If you have any questions, or want more time for taking photos, just feel free to let your tour guide know. With your personal tour guide, you will have more interaction with the locals which will enrich your travel experience in Beijing. It is a non-shopping private tour and no Hidden Fee!

You should give yourself a reasonable amount of time to exit the airport and go through customs, which usually take you more than an hour. You also figure out the enough time to return to the airport and go through security again. Basically you are required to be back to the airport 2-3 hours prior to your departing flight.

Our tour guide will meet you at the airport, holding a sign with your name. When you walk out from the baggage claim area, just look around for the sign to meet our tour guide at the exit.

You will have the narratives of local history and culture by your tour guide while you are comfortably sitting in the air-conditioned vehicle of your exclusive use and enjoying the views passing by.

All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations.