Great Wall Hiking
3-day Great Wall hiking: Guibeikou, Jinshanling, Simatai, Jiankou, and Mutianyu Great Wall

Tour Code: GW03-01 Duration: 3days Hiking Distance: about 30km Hiking Time: 4-5 hrs a day Good time to visit: from Jan to Oct Departure date: Every Thursday&Jan 01, Feb 16, Mar 08, Apr 03, May 01, Jun 14, Sep 22, Oct 01, Oct 04, 2010

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What makes our hikes different from the others ?

• Our tours are private – no delays picking up other tourists from various hotels around the city. We pick up, then go!
• Your English-speaking guide stays with you the entire trip (including the hiking).
• Our guides carry 2-way radios (and a cell phone) in case of emergencies.
• We use safe, reliable, government-licensed vehicles (e.g. mini-vans), not a dubiously-maintained family car or taxi.
• We use professional drivers, not a “friend” making some extra money.
• We save time by taking the direct routes, even if there are charges (rather than navigating back roads trying to avoid tolls).
• With us, there are NO “forced shopping” stops !
• There are NO hidden costs ! (e.g. fuel surcharge)
• We are proud of our Wall. We want YOU to become an ambassador of Great Wall hiking too!
• We not only want our customers to return – we want them to tell their friends!

Join us for a memorable Great Wall adventure !

• Escorted hiking along the most popular and most photogenic portions of the Great Wall in the Beijing area
• Accommodation en route will be a combination of unique camping on the Wall and staying with carefully-chosen local families
• No cooking required (all meals provided)
• Separate transportation of all equipment and luggage

TRIP OVERVIEW:
  This excursion is shorter and easier than our 5-day tour, but still covers the best areas of the Great Wall near Beijing. If you have limited time, but still want to enjoy a Great Wall Adventure, this trip is for you!
For those who have not yet hiked on the Wild Wall, the section of the Great Wall from Jinshanling to Simatai is absolutely the best choice! We will also hike the section of the Great Wall from Jiankou to Mutianyu, a sacred and picturesque area not visited by regular tourists at all!
Because we will visit some of the most-picturesque portions of the Wall, bring your camera!

DAY-BY-DAY DETAILED ITINERARY:
(B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
 
Day 1 Gubeikou-Jinshanling (LD; 10 km, 5 hrs)

After an early pick-up from your hotel, we will transfer directly by safe van to the Gubeikou section of the Great Wall, where our 3-day hiking adventure will begin. The panoramic view is wonderful – partway along the hike, if the weather is clear, we will be able to see all the way to the Miyun reservoir and the Wangjing Tower in the Simatai Section. Along the way, we pass a military area where hiking on that area of the Wall is prohibited, you we will bypass this area by walking first to an interesting village nearby, and then rejoining the Wall in the Jinshanling section further on. For our first night, we will either camp in one of the watch towers in the Jinshanling Section, or will stay in a simple but clean hotel at the bottom of the Wall 
 
Day 2 Jinshanling-Simatai-Jiankou (BLD; 10 km; 4-5 hrs hike )
If we camp overnight on the Wall, we will wake up early enough to catch the beautiful sunrise, bathing the natural Wall in warm, gentle sunlight, just as it has done for thousands of years! After breakfast, we will continue to hike eastward from the Jinshanling to the Simatai section of the Wall. Today's hike will be a little more-difficult because, in this area, the Wall runs along the edge of mountain crests which are steeper than those we transversed yesterday. Although some parts of the Wall are really steep and broken, and we will have to proceed very carefully, you will see why hiking on this section of the Wall is well worth it! Although in the middle of the day the outside sun can be really hot, we will have our picnic lunch inside one of the beacon towers, where it is always cool. At the end of the afternoon, we will descend towards a cool, crystal lake at the bottom of the valley, where our bus will be waiting in a small, quiet parking lot. From here we will transfer to Jiankou section of the Wall, where we will enjoy the hospitality of a local family, staying in their guesthouse for our final night (each room with two-beds and private washroom).
 
Day 3 Jiankou-Mutianyu (BL; 10 km, 4-5 hrs)
Today is special! We will spend the day on the Jiankou section of the Wall, recognized as one of most beautiful parts of the “Wild Wall” near Beijing, and much-loved by photographers. Not visited often by “typical” tourists, this section is really rough and broken. Although we will have to be careful walking on it, the opportunity for pictures in this section is unequalled! With memories (and memory cards) full of pictures, we will then have a late lunch at a restaurant near Mutianyu, known for its delicious fish. After enjoying a leisurely lunch, we will start our drive back to Beijing. The comfortable ride in the late afternoon sun will allow us to reflect on, and cherish, various highlights we experienced during our unique adventure of the last 3 days.
End of Tour.

Tour Cost:    Currency Converter

	1 person	2-3 person	4-5 person	6-9 person	Over 10 person	Single Supplement
Tour Cost	CNY5350/P $799/P	CNY2990/P $446/P	CNY2700/P $403/P	CNY2500/P $373/P	CNY2300/P $343/P	CNY300/P $45/P
($1=6.7CNY) (The cost for the child of 2-12 year old is based on 15% discount of the adult's tour cost.Any baby less than 2 year old is free of any charges. If it turns out there is cost involved, we reserved to collect the cost.)

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• Please reserve at least TWO days before the departure time.
• We are ready to extend your tour in Beijing if you want. Please click Tours in Beijing for reference or contact our expert!
• As the exchange rate of CNY to USD is floating, we reserve  the right to adjust the quote in USD according to the exchange rate on the date you pay the tour.

The tour cost includes:

• Local transportation - private vehicle with experienced driver will accompany us for the whole tour. While we are trekking, our vehicle will transfer our luggage to the appointed site or hostel and wait.
• Equipment: 2-way radios, first aid kit, tents and mats for sleeping bags as required.
• Leadership: Experienced English-speaking tour leader.
• Entrance fees: All first-entrance tickets to tourist spots mentioned in the itinerary.
• Accommodation:  twin and tri-share clean hostels in the small counties or villages, or private home if mentioned in the itinerary
• Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary, with some simple picnic lunches while trekking on the Wall.
• Travel agency liability insurance.

The tour cost does not include:

• Personal gear required: e.g.  hiking boots or other good footwear, raincoat, cap, camera, sun-cream, sun-glasses, pocket knife, day-pack, etc
• Expenses of a personal nature: favorite snacks, energy complement, soft drinks, laundry, local or long-distance calls, etc.
• Tips to tour guide and driver.
• Tourist accident insurance. NB -you are strongly suggested to possess health and accident insurance before you start on the trek.
• Single supplement costs (for those who want accommodation on a single basis)
• Visa to China, if required
• Supplementary trips, entrance fees, and services not mentioned, and any extra costs due to unforeseen circumstances

What makes our hikes different from the others ?

• Our tours are private – no delays picking up other tourists from various hotels around the city. We pick up, then go!
• Your English-speaking guide stays with you the entire trip (including the hiking).
• Our guides carry 2-way radios (and a cell phone) in case of emergencies.
• We use safe, reliable, government-licensed vehicles (e.g. mini-vans), not a dubiously-maintained family car or taxi.
• We use professional drivers, not a “friend” making some extra money.
•  We save time by taking the direct routes, even if there are charges (rather than navigating back roads trying to avoid tolls).
•  With us, there are NO “forced shopping” stops !
• There are NO hidden costs ! (e.g. fuel surcharge)
•   We are proud of our Wall. We want YOU to become an ambassador of Great Wall hiking too!
•  We not only want our customers to return – we want them to tell their friends!