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The Great Wall Hiking Around Beijing

Tour Code: BJ-34
Duration: 6 days
Departure Date: You Choose!
Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + Your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.

Chairman Mao once said “You are not a man of courage if you do not climb the Great Wall. Hike along the different sections of the Great Wall gives you a truly “authentic” wall experience.

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1

Place & Transport: Arrive in Beijing, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Beijing)

Day 2

Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: Mutianyu Great Wall Hike, Great Wall at Mutianyu
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner

- Mutianyu Great Wall Hike: Hiking along Mutianyu Great Wall will take 3-4 hours. This less-crowded section of the Great Wall is 90km NE of Beijing. Walk along the wall enjoy superb views through the watch towers and as it snakes across the hills and mountains. Wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather.
- Great Wall at Mutianyu: This less-crowded section of the Great Wall is a about 1.5-2 hours' drive from downtown Beijing. A cable car takes you to a good section (avoiding a very steep climb), where you can walk along the wall, through the watch towers and enjoy superb views as it snakes across the hills and mountains. You can return by cable car, walk down or walk along the wall for about an hour to descend by chairlift. Wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather.

Tourists

The Mutianyu Great Wall

Day 3

Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: Hike from Gubeikou-Jinshanling Great Wall, Gubeikou Great Wall
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner

- Hike from Gubeikou-Jinshanling Great Wall: Hike about 10km from Gubeikou to Jinshanlin Great Wall section will takes us about 5 hours. If the weather is good you could see Miyun Reservoir and the Wangjing Tower on the Simatai Section during the hike. A military area cuts the Great Wall and must be bypassed. This diversion goes through a friendly village and then hike directly to the Jinshanling section of the Wall.
- Gubeikou Great Wall: Gubeikou had been a fortification of significant military importance since China's imperial era. The Great Wall at Gubeikou was built on precipitous mountain ridges which conform to the rolling mountain terrain. Gubeikou Great Wall has 143 beacon towers at an average interval of 156 meters, with the closest two being only 30 meters apart.

The Gubeikou Great Wall

Day 4

Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: Hiking from Jinshanling Great Wall to Simatai Great Wall
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner

- Hiking from Jinshanling Great Wall to Simatai Great Wall: Jinshanling Great Wall section is an ideal place for hiking enthusiasts to test themselves against its steep gradients and to enjoy the landscape. Jinshanling to Simatai section is a distance of about 10 km. Only partly restored, it's less crowded, and provides a unique view of the Wall, watchtowers and magnificent scenery. A flying fox (optional) operates at the end of the hike to take hikers to the bottom. This provides a spectacular view of the scenery around and the reservoir under the cable car. Comfortable walking shoes and protection from the weather are a necessity.

Day 5

Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: Huangyaguan Great Wall Hike, Huangyaguan Great Wall
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Huangyaguan Great Wall Hike: Hiking along Huangyaguan Great Wall will take 2-3 hours. This precipitous wall clinging to the steep mountain has served as the guardian of Tianjin for centuries since its completion over 1,300 years ago. It is not dangerous, and features some interesting structures, such as watchtowers, parapets, and fire-pits!
- Huangyaguan Great Wall: The Great Wall at Huangyaguan is characterized as being "impenetrable, dangerous, old and beautiful". Huangyaguan Great Wall was part of a complete fortification consisting of a four-gated fortress, and thick city walls. This precipitous wall clinging to the steep mountain has served as the guardian of Tianjin for centuries since its completion over 1,300 years ago. Sunsets at the Huangyaguan Great Wall, with the glorious reflection off the yellow cliffs, can be overwhelmingly beautiful.

The Huangyaguan Great Wall

China Highlights at Huangyaguan Great Wall

Day 6

Place & Transport: Depart Beijing, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing)
Meals: Breakfast

Enrich Your Tour

Cookery Class at Beijing Jingsong Vocational High School

$39

Northern Chinese food Cookery Class at Beijing Jingsong Vocational High School

$25

Fly Kites at the Temple of Heaven

$10

Apr. 01 - Nov. 31
High Season
Dec. 01 - Mar. 31
Low Season(2010)

Your Group Size	Tour Class	Tour Price	Single Room Supplement	Inquiry
1 Person	Superior Class	--	$0	No Selected!
	Deluxe Class	--	$0	No Selected!
	Tourist Class	$1365	$0	Inquiry
2-5 Person	Superior Class	--	--	No Selected!
	Deluxe Class	--	--	No Selected!
	Tourist Class	$745	$184	Inquiry
6-9 Person	Superior Class	--	--	No Selected!
	Deluxe Class	--	--	No Selected!
	Tourist Class	$552	$184	Inquiry

Hotels

City	Tourist Class
Beijing	Days Inn Forbidden City Beijing
Beijing	Jinshanling Great Wall Guest House
Tianjin	Huangya Guest House
Beijing	Days Inn Forbidden City Beijing

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* Price is in US dollars, for one person. Price is for references only, may vary according to your travel time Please inquire for more details. Click here to change prices to your Currency

* Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March or when travel in a large group. Please Contact Us for more details.

* If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid.

Price Inclusions and Exclusions

Price Inclusions:

Entrance Fees:
To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another restaurant from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts is supplied, however there may be occasions when only a Chinese breakfast is available in some remote locations.
Private Transfers:
Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Beijing by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as listed above).
Your comfort is our priority! Click here to get a description of the vehicles that we use for our tours.
Guide:
As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available.
Hotels:
Hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with twin beds.
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
Service Charge & Government Taxes:
Insurance
The insurance is China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance.
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Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels.
Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Price Exclusions:

Personal Expenses:
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
Meals:
Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
Single Room Supplement.