Forbidden City with Hutong Cuisine Private Walking Tour

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Location

Beijing

Duration

7 hours

Group size

Max 15 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible, Stroller Accessible

Language

English

Location

Beijing

Duration

7 hours

Group size

Max 15 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible, Stroller Accessible

Language

English

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•6 reviews

US$200.63 per guest

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You will experience old traditional hutongs see how people live and taste the local food with drinks in Beijing by choosing morning or afternoon tour. Explore the massive Imperial Palace in the city center of Beijing with your private tour guide. - Visiting several hidden local restaurants that only local people go; - Tasting the authentic flavor of local food pairings with local beer; - Visit the largest square in the world; - Visit the forbidden city by a less-know route; - Gain abundant knowledge about history of ancient palace - With choices of morning or afternoon tour

Lunch

Beijing Wraps, Hutong style BBQ, Mongolian hot pot, fresh noodle；hand made fresh yoghurt, local drinks, unlimited local beers home-made pear herbal soup

Entrance ticket to the Forbidden city

Private transportation

Gratuities

30 minutes · Admission Ticket Not Included

Tiananmen Square

You will be picked up at either 8:30am or 13:30pm at your own preference by private tour guide at the hotel lobby. Then take a taxi or subway at your own cost to the Tian'anmen Square which is the largest city square in the world. You are going to see the ancient Qianmen Gate, the Monument to the People’s heroes and the Great Hall of the people from outside and your tour guide will share with you the history and stories behind all the mentioned architectures.

You will be picked up at either 8:30am or 13:30pm at your own preference by private tour guide at th…

2 hours · Admission Ticket Included

The Palace Museum

After the square continue walk to the Forbidden City which was the imperial palace from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. For around 500 years , it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section, or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section, or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. The tour route is from south - north. You will hear interesting stories and facts from the tour guide.

After the square continue walk to the Forbidden City which was the imperial palace from the Ming and…

3 hours · Admission Ticket Not Included

Hutong Tour

After that, Take a short ride by subway to the hutongs at the area near downtown area. In the hutong alleys, you’ll see hutong stores, vegetable shops, and local residences and courtyards. Your guide will share the story of this living custum, helping you to travel through time, taking you to numerous restaurants to see and eat some Family Noodles, Beijing Wraps, BBQ Cooking, cooking and eating around the hotpot, and tasting local beers including one pint of homemade craft beer or several Beijing sodas. By the end of tour your private tour guide can help you find a way back to the hotel or you can spend more time by your own at the hutong area.

After that, Take a short ride by subway to the hutongs at the area near downtown area. In the hutong…

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We pick you up at the hotel within 3rd ring road in Beijing

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Stay23121165090April 2026 • TripAdvisor

Wonderful Beijing 2 day tour

We were so lucky to have Lina as our guide and Jason as our driver. We had two full days tour together, the first day we visited the Great Wall and went for a delicious local lunch followed by a stroll around the Summer Palace. The second day we visited the Forbidden City, walked around the hutong, enjoyed Peking duck for lunch and ended at the temple of heaven. We learned a lot about Chinese culture and history from both Lina (she was able to answer any questions we had) and Jason. We appreci...read more

X3308PMkatemNovember 2025 • TripAdvisor

Highly recommend this experience

My husband and I booked a private tour of the Forbidden City and food tasting throughout the hutongs and could not have been happier! Wendy was a wonderful guide who went to so much effort to ensure we made the most of our experience. She greeted us in the foyer of our hotel, had a car waiting to take us straight to the Forbidden City but then rearranged for our driver to loop us past Tiananmen Square on the way. Wendy was so warm and friendly but also very knowledgeable and shared many stories...read more

Paradise781698July 2025 • TripAdvisor

Recommended!

We learned so much on our tour! In addition to the Forbidden City and walking hutong tour, we also saw Tiannanmen square and added in a rickshaw ride. Michael was an excellent guide, keeping a good pace through the Forbidden City and giving informational tidbits that kept the kids interested. We made 3 food stops, and appreciated walking through a hutong that was residential and not commercial.

Xiyi WFebruary 2025 • TripAdvisor

Amazing

Thoroughly enjoyed the Forbidden Palace and Hutong food tour - Elise is friendly, warm and passionate tour guide that brought the historical places to life! Highly recommend.

haondvApril 2023 • TripAdvisor

Best guide in Beijing

Catherine is super nice and always has the best tips, and managed to get us into the Forbidden City when everybody told us it was impossible. She always make herself available and really is the best guide you could hope for as a foreigner in Beijing. Highly recommended.