Forbidden City Ticket/the Palace Museum Or Others Tickets

Guide was absolutely wonderful but Viator didn’t say that most of the buildings were closed for renovations.

We booked this expecting a just the ticket of the Forbidden City but unfortunately the tickets ended very early so they advised us to buy a tour...it costed a little bit more and I must say not everything went super good because they made us wait to get the tickets checked for almost two hours but I get it, the crowd. Watever, the tour was worth it, Tina was so nice, helpful and explained us everything so super happy of her! She made the trip much funnier and happier. Thank you!

Today we wanted to get to know the Forbidden City in a little more detail, so we opted for a guidebook. We were very impressed with the history impeccably told by our guide Tina!!! We wish we had had more time but we are aware of the many people who choose this destination as their main activity in Beijing. In any case, the time we had was made the most of thanks to Tina (excellent level of English) and Mark!!! Impeccable, I highly recommend them!!!

It's a scam. They confirm your ticket and then shortly before tell you that the tickets are not available anymore then want to force you to buy super expensive tickets. Best thing is to book tickets yourself via the official website.

Mark is very professional and friendly, would definitely recommend him. He help us to get tickets without online reservation

Wonderful day at the Forbidden City, amazing view and architectural diversity. Highly recommend for any tourist traveling to Beijing

Fantastic place and a wonderful guide! Thanks for a wonderful time, specially for showing me and my kids, a little more about China

We managed to get a booking when every other option did not have available tickets so huge thumbs up there. Mike responded instantly and answered any question we had. Demi was a great your guide, shared very interesting insights about the history of the forbidden city, she was super friendly and nice and she even provided her raincoat for my partner to wear as it was pouring down heavily. I recommend this tour with no hesitation.

I purchased the tour because it was the top place that my sons wanted to visit even though they had visited when they were much younger. I did not know what to expect of this tour when I purchased the tour. Mark contacted me the day before me to make sure that I knew the meeting place and time - which provided me with great comfort that the tour would be great. Gary met us at the meeting place, and explained to us that the ticket line to get the reserved tickets is long and we might wanted to visit the Tiananmen Square while he got the reserved tickets, which was the great recommendation. Gary is very knowledgeable about the Chinese history and symbols. He was very flexible and patient how we moved through the museum and even helped us to purchase the tickets to the clock museum and treasure museum since we do not have the app to purchase online. Great service and we learned so much more about the history and museum. It is so much more fun and easier to get the tour. Great job and Thank you for the great experience!

The guide picked us up in time took us to tour the Summer Palace and Tiannanmen Square we were able to skirt the entire Forbidden City on a beautiful hike. On the way back he took us to a McDonald's so we could buy dinner and let us eat in the car, at no extra charge. Highly recommended

<p>I have lived in Beijing for over five years and am fluent in Chinese. When people come to visit me, I feel obligated to take them on a Hutong tour. I was very wary of going on this tour as I have gone on a few others before. My experiences were: tour guide no-shows, eating at common restaurants, or flat-out lies. I finally went with my gut in choosing this tour rather than going with the more reknowned agencies for my visiting mother-in-law, and was not let down like I had been in the past.</p> <p>Somehow this tour taught me so much about the Hutongs and Forbidden City than I had ever even imagined. The tour guide was phenomenal. She had a PhD in Beijing HuTong life. This was a truly vivid learning experience. The most amazing part of the day was that I actually never tried, nor even heard of, any of the food on this tour. This is truly a worthwhile experience for anyone that wants to see the true Beijing cliches aside.</p>