8 Days Beijing Great Wall Hiking Tour

Wake up early in the morning, we will hike from Huangyaguan Great Wall to Taipingzhai (about 8 km, 4-5 hours). Then the guide and driver will take you to have lunch. After lunch, drive to Gubeikou Village. Stay at local inn in Gubeikou village for overnight.

Today’s hiking begins at around 9:00 am. After breakfast, we start the tour.

We start the hike from Gubeikou Great Wall, and we will hike about 11 towers and reach 24- Window Tower which takes about 1 hour. 24 - Window Tower is the end of Gubeikou section for this hiking tour. As some part of the Gubeikou Great Wall belongs to the army, so we should come down from 24 - Window Tower and go cross the bushes, which takes about 1.5 hours to cross the mountain. Then we will arrive at the Jinshanling Great Wall. Jinshanling Great Wall is a UNESO Heritage site and has most magnificent scenery around the wall. You will pass through Taochunkou Pass, West Five - Window Tower, Zhuanduokou Pass, etc. About 7 towers with about 1 hour hike on Jinshanling section, come down from Zhuanduokou Pass.

Today's hike level is about 4 and the whole hiking tour takes about 4hours and 10 km (6 mils). Then the guide and driver take you to have lunch. After lunch, transfer back to Gubeikou village. Stay at local inn in Gubeikou village for overnight.

Today’s hiking begins at around 9:30 am. After breakfast, we start the tour.

Firstly, hike total 10 towers with about 2 hours on the Simatai Great Wall. The Simatai Great Wall is situated at Gubeikou Town, It stretches 5.4 km from Wangjinglou (Tower for Viewing the Capital) in the east and connects Jinshanling Great Wall in the west. It consists of 35 watch towers and still retains the original architecture feature of the Ming Dynasty. Simatai Great Wall was listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. The Simatai Great Wall incorporates a variety of styles of other parts of the China Wall, but also display some unique features.

After lunch, visit Gubei Water Town. The Water Town covers an area of 9 square kilometers including reproduced cultural streets, accommodation, restaurants etc. There are four guesthouses and 2 hotels to accommodation visitors. You can spend as long as 2 days in the town with many cultural activities.

Today's hike level is about 2. After the tour, transfer back to the inn. Stay at Simatai Hotel for overnight.

Weak up early in the morning, we will drive to the Mutianyu Great Wall (1.5 hours driving) and hiking for about 2-3 hours. The natural scenery here is beautiful in every season.

After lunch, drive to Juyongguan Pass. Overnight at Juyongguan Great Wall Hotel.

We will visit Juyongguan Pass Great Wall in the morning, a wall that has been a military fortress for a long time.

Then the guide and driver take you to have lunch. After lunch, transfer back to Beijing downtown. And visit the Summer Palace to experience the royal life style.

At end of the day, transfer back to the hotel in Beijing Downtown.

7:00-7:30am, you will be met by your guide and driver at your hotel’s lobby before proceed to the Tian’anmen Square. You will first drive to visit Tiananmen Square and Imperial Ancestral Temple. Then, pay a visit to the Forbidden City and have such there.

After lunch, we will drive to the Temple of Heaven for sightseeing (1.5 hour). Then we will riding a rickshaw along winding Hutongs. And enjoy Peking Duck, one of the most popular food in Beijing for dinner.

Enjoy your free time before be transferred to the airport for the departure flight to next station. Service ends.