Best Jinshanling Great Wall One Day Tour
The Jinshanling Great Wall one-day tour is a favorite for adventurers and photographers. Best Balance of Wild & Restored Wall offers a perfect blend of restored and wild (original) Wall. You can literally walk from pristine renovations to crumbling ruins — all in one hike. It’s like traveling through time. It’s a top pick for hikers: about 6 km of trails with steep climbs, rugged watchtowers, and epic ridge-line views.Not too touristy, but still safe and accessible for most active travelers. Jinshanling sits along a mountain ridge, offering 360° panoramic views — especially dramatic at sunrise and sunset. Unlike Badaling or Mutianyu, Jinshanling sees fewer tourists.Over 30 unique watchtowers in the area — some close together, others with long stretches in between — each with its own design and story. Great for a One-Day Escape!
Options
Cheaper Option without Lunch
Duration: 8 hours: You will walk and visit on your own, your driver (Little English speaking )will manage tickets for you, no lunch.
Pickup included
What's included in Best Jinshanling Great Wall One Day Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Jinshanling Great Wall
Your English-speaking guide & private car/van will pick you up at 8:00am from your hotel lobby. Then drive to the Great Wall at Jinshanling (approximately 2.5 hours drive). Hike for 3 hours towards Simatai (closed) direction, then walk back to Jinshanling, have a light lunch in a local restaurant.Transfered back to your hotel approximately at 16:30. The Great Wall at Jinshanling is 13 kilometers (8 miles) long with a total of 90 watch towers. There is a watch tower every 100 metres or so, and in some places the interval is only 50-60 meters. Such a density is really rare on the Great Wall.
Inclusions
- English speaking guide service
- Lunch
- Free bottled water in the vehicle
- Private comfortable car (A/C)
- Entrance fee
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Cable car of Great Wall- Optional
- 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
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Additional Information
If you would stay in a hotel in Beijing city center: pick up from hotel lobby If you would like a pick up from PEK airport: meet you at Starbucks coffee shop outside luggage picking area(between exit B and A)
