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Hiking on the Great Wall
for Seven days is design for the Great wall lover. Built to
ward off enemies in ancient times, today the Great Wall brings
together people from all corners of the world. Hiking along
the Great Wall, is substantially different than simply making
the usual short visit. You will not only accept a challenge
physically, but also obtain a deeper understanding and appreciation
of Chinese history and culture, as well as man's creative power.
In the tour, we will start from the Old Dragon Head in Hebei
province, the eastern starting point of the Ten-thousand-li
Great Wall, to Huangyaguan Pass in Tianjin, and trek on to Simatai,Jinshanling
and Gubeikou in Beijing.The sections of the Wall you will visit
are typical in architecture, scenery, wildness, and military
importance. The total length we will trek in the trip is about
60km. Some part of the wall is too broken to walk, please prepared
to experience some hardship on the way. You have the chance
to visit and explore beautiful sections of the Great Wall that
most people will never see.
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
Day 1 Beijing-the Old Dragon Head-Shanhaiguan-Jiaoshan
Great Wall
Meet at the railway station, and then we will have
a four-hour drive from Beijing to Old Dragon Head(400km away).
After lunch, we will visit the old Dragon's Head where the
Wall meet the sea and also considered as the eastern starting
point of the Great Wall. After the visit of Old Dragon's Head,
we will hiking from Old Dragon's Head directly to Shanhaiguan
Pass(also know as the First Pass Under Heaven). It will take
us 1-1.5 hour on the way to pass villages until we see the
Gate towers of the Shanhaiguan Pass. After one-hour's visit
of Shanhaiguan Pass and the Great Wall Museum inside, we will
be transferred to the hotel to have a rest. We will stay at
First Pass Hotel in Shanhaiguan Pass(a simple but clean hotel
with private washroom and hot water shower). More information:
http://www.cnadventure.com/Great_wall/Laolongtou_great_wall.htm
Day 2 Jiaoshan-Sandaoguan
Great Wall
Today we will hike from Jiaoshan to Sandaoguan(Three-layer
of wall Pass), it will take us 5-6 hours. (as the cable car
will not open until May holiday)Hiking from the bottom of
Jiaoshan Mountain up directly and enjoy the beautiful bird-view
of Shanhaiguan city in the early morning sun-light. Hiking
partly on the wall and partly by following a wild mountain
trail in a northeasterly direction for about three to four
hours, you will find yourself in the beautiful valley overlooked
by Mt. Longevity: huge stones, quiet forest and crystal creeks.
In the shadow of Mt. Longevity sits the little village of
Sandaoguan with about 35 families living in it. Walk down
to Sandaoguan village. After a short rest, we will drive about
one and a half hours to Dongjiakou village, stay in the local
farmer's home, very simple but clean(two-bed, without private
washroom and hot water for shower.). More information please
click:
http://www.cnadventure.com/Great_wall/Jiaoshan_great_wall.htm
Day 3 Dongjiakou-Chengzhiyu-Xiaohekou
Great Wall
In the early morning, we will hike up the mountain
in Dongjiakou village for the beautiful arch-stones with relief
and Cihou, a special structure on the Wall could only be seen
in this part of the Wall(about one hour). Then we will go
around the Donjiakou village for the ruin of the fortress
and chat with the villagers, who are the descendants of the
builders and guards of the Great Wall. The rest of the trek
of today to Xiaohekou takes us about 5 hours, passing Chengziyu
village on the way (where we will have our lunch at). At the
end of the trek today, we will drive from Xiaohekou to Eastern
Qing Tomb, stay in Qingfeng hostel nearby(two-bed one room,
with private washroom). For more information of this part
of the wall please click:
http://www.cnadventure.com/Great_wall/Dongjiakou_great_wall.htm
Day 4 East QingTomb-Huangyaguan Section
Great Wall
Morning visit to the East Qing tombs which far surpass in
splendor and majesty their more famous predecessors, the Ming
Tombs, They form a countryside version of the Forbidden City
and are nearly as elaborate. Tastefully restored for the most
part, this Imperial city is vast, grand, and less crowded.
A half-an-hour-drive will take us to Huangyaguan Pass, after
our lunch in the hostel. After brief rest in the hostel(two-bed
one room with private washroom) We will drive to Taipingzhai
and hike for about one hour westward to Huangyaguan. Overnight
at the hostel of Huangyaguan(two-bed one room with private
washroom)
http://www.cnadventure.com/Great_wall/Huangyaguan_pass.htm
Day 5 Huangyaguan- Qianganjian 2# Village(about
4-5 hours hiking) -Simatai Section Great Wall
Huangyaguan is situated in a beautiful valley in
the heart of the Yanshan Mountains. We start our walk heading
up the steep renovated steps towards what appears to be a
sheer cliff face. This is where we encounter "Heavens
Ladder", a steep climb of over 200 steps leading us up
the cliff face. Once we have caught our breath the path continues
gradually up to the top of the ridge and once again the old
Wall, which follows the contours of the mountain. We drop
down into the nearby valley and clamber along the Wall as
it gradually descends to the valley below. Meet our bus waiting
and drive from Qianganjian 2# village to Simatai(about 3 hours).
Overnight in the Youth hostel at the bottom of Simatai (three-bed
one room, with private washroom).
Day 6 Simatai-Jinshanling Section Great
Wall
Today we will trek westward for about 12km on the wild wall
until we arrive at our camping site in Jinshanling Section.
Have picnic lunch on the way. Then we will trek until we arrival
at Jinshanling part of the Wall. Enjoy the breath-taking sun-setting
and sky dotted with star.Stay in the hostel at the bottom
of the Wall.
Day 7 Jinshanling-Gubeikou Section Great
Wall
Continue trek west from Jinshanling to General Tower in Gubeikou,
on the way, you will pass a military area where you have to
trek a short distance country road away from the wall. Today's
trekking is easy because the Jinshanling section of the Great
Wall is still kept well. At the end of the trek drive back
to Beijing, the end of the tour.
• QUOTATION:
| 2-5pax |
6-9 pax |
10 pax or above
|
8900RMB/person
1270USD/person |
7500RMB/person
1070USD/person |
6200RMB/person
886USD/person |
| Single supplement:1100RMB/person
or USD157/person |
- Because of the influence of the Olympics, there is an extra
of RMB1000/person or USD143/person for the group start on Sep.
1st.
- Reserve at least one month before the departure time. Please
read our terms and conditions
carefully before booking.
- As the exchange rate of RMB to USD is floating, we reserve
the right to change the quote in USD according to the exchange
rate
on the date you pay the tour.
- If you sign up with less than six persons, you are supposed
to travel with other tourists departure on the same date.
- If there are less than 2 persons, we reserve the right to
rise up the price or cancel the tour.
Including:
- Transportation: a van/car will accompany
us for the whole tour. While we are trekking on the way, it will
transfer our food and big package to the appointed site or hostel
and wait.
- Equipment: rope(very necessary in some part of the wall),
water(4 liter per day), two walk-talker, compass , first aid
kit.
- One experienced tour leader(English-speaking) and several
service persons along the wall. The service person will bring the
pachage, food and other necessaries to the appointed place waiting.
- All the first entrance ticket to the scenic spots mentioned
in the itinerary.
- Accommodation: twin and tri-share clean hostel in the
small county and village; 3star hotel in the city.
- All the meal in the itinerary with simple picnic lunch
while trekking on the wall.
Water: 4 liter per person per day.
- Travel service liability insurance.
Excluding:
- Personal staff: sun - cream, sun-glasses, pocket knife,
cap , rain coat, hiking boot, camera, bag, etc.
- Personal expenses : favorite snakes, soft drinks, laundry
, local or long-distance call.
- Tips to tour guide and driver;
- Tourist accident insurance: you are strongly suggested
to buy tourist insurance before you start out from your home
country.
- Service persons to carry personal belonging while
trekking and cook to prepare food if camping.
- S ingle supplement cost for those who wants to accommodate
on a single basis.
- Visa to China, international flights and related airport
taxes,; • S upplementary trips and services not
mentioned, and extra cost due to the unforeseen events;
A brief introduction of what to note while
hiking the wall:
• Walk slowly in the first hour s to have your
body to get to use to the trekking. Never run and walk fast.
• It is very important to buy tourist insurance before
taking the Great Wall hiking tour. The wall is on the top of the
mountain broken and loose,some part is really very difficult and
strenuous. Be very careful.
• In summer, thunder shower or storm is common while
hiking on the Wall. Be sure have your cell phone(Mobile phone)
powered-off in the bad weather. Using cell phone while thundering
could be fatal!!!
• Keep distance while walking up the steep broken wall
to avoid the possible rolling down stone. Never follow each other
one by one in a line closely, climb or walk down this part side
by side with distant.
• Keep distance from any edge of the wall and the open
on the wall, because part of the wall is loose and broken.
• While pass the bridge, don't run, jump, shake and
push.
• Don't lean against the wall to rest, the stone on
the wall is loosed.
• It is really hot to walk on the wall under the Sun.
Drink enough water to keep yourselves from dehydration and siriasis.
• Please take care of everything on and around the wall.
Leave nothing except your footprints, take nothing except photograph
and garbage.
• Though our leader have talkers with them on the way,
but limited coverage in the area. Some parts of the wall are really
rough, so behave as a team, help each other on the road. This
trip is to "smell the fresh air", rather than a competition.
• Many parts of the wall are broken and loose, so sensible
footwear is essential.
• As most of this tour is in really wild outdoor, we reserve
the right to alternate the itinerary for the second best in case
of any unforeseen event or government regulation . The participants
are expected to take the extra payment if there is any.
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