Beijing Trip Overview
This two-day hiking provides you with many original towers and challenge in remote sections of the Great Wall in an affordable way. The driver will pick you up at downtown meeting point and then drive to the Great Wall, and the local farmer guide will greet you upon arrival. The farmer guide will escort you for 2 days hiking on the Wall. Gubeikou & Jinshanling are far away from Beijing, less-visited all year round. There’s also a chance to learn the daily life in rural China.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Overnight Tours
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This two-day hiking provides you with many original towers and challenge in remote sections of the Great Wall in an affordable way. The driver will pick you up at downtown meeting point and then drive to the Great Wall, and the local farmer guide will greet you upon arrival. The farmer guide will escort you for 2 days hiking on the Wall. Gubeikou & Jinshanling are far away from Beijing, less-visited all year round. There’s also a chance to learn the daily life in rural China.
Itinerary
Day 1: Beijing to Gubeikou
Stop At: The Great Wall of Gubeikou, Gubeikou Town, Beijing 101508 China
Gubeikou, along with the passes at Shanhaiguan in the east and Juyongguan in the west, was a key strategic target in military campaigns since ancient times. Protecting these three passes was considered vital for keeping Beijing safe from the Mongolian nomads. There was also a fierce battle between Chinese and Japanese in the 2nd World War. The vistas of the sinuous Wall snaking its way over the ridges of the Yanshan Mountain are breathtaking.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Great Wall Inn Gubeikou
Day 2: Jinshanling to Beijing
Stop At: Jinshanling Great Wall, Chengde Shi, Luanping County 068250 China
Jinshanling offers arguably the finest hiking anywhere on the Great Wall. It is extremely photogenic, with over 15 watch-towers, and steep gradients that give constantly changing perspectives and wide, open views. There is fascinating variety in the watchtowers here. Some have two storeys, others three. Some have flat roofs, others rounded and others again are pitched with upturned eaves. This section of the wall is wild, ruined, preserved and original. On a clear day, it is difficult to fail to take good photographs here.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
