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Private Jinshanlin Great Wall Whole Section Hiking Day Trip from Beijing

Beijing, China
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Jinshanling Great Wall starts from Taochunkou in the west and ends at the East 5 holes Tower in the east and stretches about 7 kilometers. It is located on the Yanshan Mountains, 140 kilometers away from downtown Beijing, where Miyun County borders with Luanpin County in Hebei Province .

Description

Itinerary

We start off at 8:00, after about 2.5 hours driving we arrive at Jinshanling Great Wall. We walk for 30 minutes to Taochunkou tower. The Great Wall is acomplicated and well preserved fortification systems and possesses the largest number of watchtowers. These watch towers were made by huge bricks, 5-8 meters high, each one built in a different architectural style and every other one is about 50-100 meters away. Some of them are half-timbered, some are stone, some with one eave, some with two-eave. The roofs of the towers are many and varied, flat,arched, quadrangular or octagonal. It is an exemplary section of the Great Wall and hence comes the saying that the Jinshanling section is the most essential part of the 10,000-li Great Wall. Jinshanlin Great Wall has a strong military defence system. It includes barrier walls, crib walls, blockhouses, emplacements, watch-towers, stone-shooting windows, arrow-shooting holes,cavalry defense walls and so on, which making iteasier to defend.
Keep walking towards east, after 3 to 3.5 hours hiking, reach the East 5-hole Guard Tower, then leave the Great Wall. In the end, we leave to a farmer’s restaurant. Hiking time is about 4.5hours.


Stop At:

• Jinshanling Great Wall, Chengde Shi, Luanping County 068250 China

Inclusions

  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Private tour
  • Snacks
  • Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions

  • Gratuities

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please wear comfortable hiking shoes
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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