Great Wall Hiking
Walking along the Great Wall including the most beautiful sections of Great Wall around Beijing, including unrestored and less known sections. The breath-taking views are often without another traveller around! China’s Great Wall remains one of humankind’s engineering miracles. It was built or rebuilt in many dynasties since 200 B.C.. Besides a much more complete understanding of the Great Wall itself, you will find out sceneries, villages and life around it.
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Great Wall Hiking
What's included in Great Wall Hiking
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Day 1 Arrival / Beijing (D)
Arrival in Beijing，make your own way to starting hotel. Relax before joining welcome meeting, orientation walk and prepare your appetite for the Peking duck welcome dinner.
Day 2 Beijing (BL)
Start from the morning to explore the amazing Beijing. Hop on a local bus heading to the world's largest city square - Tiananmen Square. Walk from the square into the former royal palace of 600 years - Forbidden City. Join in a beautiful taste of Beijing traditional culture in old living quarter.
Day 3 Beijing / Mutianyu Hiking / Jiankou (BD)
Leave Beijing and head to one of the most famous sections of the Great Wall, Mutianyu. Start walking all the way towards Jiankou Village. After the walk there's a short bus ride to the village guesthouse. Enjoy a hands-on learning of dumpling making in the evening.
Day 4 Jiankou / Jinshanling Hiking / Gubeikou (BLD)
Drive to Jinshanling village in the morning, start the day to walk along the beautiful section of Great Walls, then drive to our Gubeikou village for overnight.
Day 5 Gubeikou / Panlongshan Great Wall Hiking / Taichi Class (BLD)
Start from the village walk along the more original section of Great Wall, Panlong Shan Great Wall. Return to Gubeikou village around noon for lunch. Learn and practice some Taichi moves from your journey tour leader in the afternoon.
Day 6 Gubeikou / Wohuling Great Wall Hiking / History Class (BLD)
Head out in the morning for a less-known section of Great Wall, Wohuling Section. Walk along the mountain path to the great wall and go up to the highest point, enjoy the beautiful mountains with Great Wall winding on top of them before heading back to the village. Take a Chinese History Class before dinner.
Day 7 Gubeikou / Beijing (BD)
Drive back to Beijing, enjoy a free afternoon to explore more of the city or just relax before delicious farewell dinner.
Day 8 Beijing / Departure
Depart anytime for onward travelling.
Inclusions
- Hutong Culture Tour (Rickshaw Riding, Lunch, Paper-cutting and Family Visit)
- Great Wall Hiking - Mutianyu, Jingshanling, Wohuling, Gubeikou
- Transportation: All transportation between cities and to/from included activities are included as described in the itinerary below.
- Lunch
- Accommodations:Local Comfort Hotels (10N), first class overnight sleeper train (1N) are described in the itinerary below.
- Dinner
- Tiananmen Square & Forbidden city
- Breakfast
- Chinese History Lesson
- Included Activities:
- Peking Duck dinner
- Tour Leader: English-speaking tour leader throughout the trip.
- Taiji Lesson
- Meals Included: 4 dinners, 10 breakfasts and 3 lunches are included as described in the itinerary.
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
