All Inclusive Private 2-Day Trip: Greatwall Trek from Gubeikou to Jinshanling

Beijing, China
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This 2-day private trek tour will take you to see the gorgeous Sunset and Sunrise on both sections of the Great Wall if the weather is nice. You will also hike on Jinshanling section on the second day, and it is a exemplary section of the Great Wall and hence comes the saying that the Jinshanling section is the most essential and classic part of the Great Wall. Meals, entrance fees, over night accommodation, private guide and transfer service are all inclusive.

Note: We will stay in the farmer's house.

Description

Itinerary

Day 1: Gubeikou Great wall

Stop At: The Great Wall of Gubeikou, Gubeikou Town, Beijing 101508 China
Meet your professional trek guide between 7:00 am to 8:00am at your hotel lobby. Then, you will be transferred to the Gubeikou Great Wall directly (2.5 hours driving time). Once upon arrival, you will walk through a small village and farmland before ascending the Gubeikou Great Wall. After 3 to 4 hours hiking, you will reach the 24-hole Guard Tower, where is the highest place of this section. In additional, you will find the vicissitude of history along the way, such as the bullet holes and damages on the Towers will take you back to the 1930s. Your tour guide will share with about some part of history prior to the second Sino-Japanese War.You will stay here couple minutes and enjoy the amazing view.You will go down the valley to the farmer's house ,where you have lunch. 

After lunch, continue walk towards West 5-Hole Guard Tower (Xi Wuyanlou) where you will wait and see the beautiful Sunset. After Sun goes down, continue your walk to Zhuanduokou, and you will get out of Wall from here. Then, check in at your accommodation (about 10 minutes away from the Great Wall by foot), and have a nice Chinese dinner meal.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:


Accommodation included: The Farmer's House

Day 2: Jinshanling Great wall

Stop At: Jinshanling Great Wall, Chengde Shi, Luanping County 068250 China
Follow your guide to visit this section after breakfast at the Jinshanling Great Wall, a complicated and well preserved fortification systems and possesses the largest number of watchtowers. These watchtowers (5-8 meters height) were made by huge bricks, and each one built in a different architectural style. You will see one by one everyone 50 to 100 meters. 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. There is a powerful military defense system in Jinshanling Great Wall including barrier walls, crib walls, blockhouses, emplacements,watch-towers, stone-shooting windows, arrow-shooting holes, cavalry defense walls and so on, which making it easier to defend. When you stand on the Jinshanling Great Wall, you will appreciate how majestic and splendid it is.

Then, you will hike towards the Simatai Great Wall direction for another 3 hours, and you will see the East 5-hole Guard Tower. If you want to hike further, you can carry on for 800 meters more and come back. Then you will start to go down from the Wall, and you will have a nice lunch meal before you heading back to Beijing. The estimate time for arriving your Beijing hotel is between 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:


No accommodation included on this day.

Inclusions

  • Overnight accommodation
  • Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • 2x Lunch
  • Accommodation included: 1 night
  • 1x Dinner
  • 1x Breakfast
  • Entry/Admission - The Great Wall of Gubeikou
  • Entry/Admission - Jinshanling Great Wall

Exclusions

  • Personal expense
  • Cable car/slide rail
  • Gratuities

Additional information

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Minimum age is 10 years
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • A maximum of 8 people per booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please wear comfortable shoes, and long pants is highly recommended for for the first day
  • Please bring insect repellent and sunblock
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Travel insurance is recommended
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • 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

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Operates

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Cancellation

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.

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