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Beijing: 2-day Small Group Great Wall Hiking Gubeikou&Jinshanling

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Length

2 days

Itinerary

2 days planned

Group

Max 10

Guides

English

Overview

This two-day hiking provides you with many original towers and challenge in remote sections of the Great Wall in an affordable way. The driver will pick you up at downtown meeting point and then drive to the Great Wall, and the local farmer guide will greet you upon arrival. The farmer guide will escort you for 2 days hiking on the Wall. Jinshanling & Gubeikou are far away from Beijing, less-visited all year round. There's also a chance to learn the daily life in rural China.

Day by day itinerary

  1. 1Beijing to Jinshanling⌄

    A 40-minute steps walking up will lead you to East-Five-Eye watchtower at Simatai West/Jinshanling East. You may take a few breaths before reaching the Wall, and will be rewarded by the breathtaking panoramic view of this amazing human constructions. Take a short break and some photos here, we will then walk westward to Jinshanling. We will get off the wall at Shalingkou at Jinshanling, alternatively you can walk another 30 minutes if you feel energetic and then get off the wall at Zhuanduokou . The unrestored wall, the watch towers, the beacon towers snake on the mountain from east to west. You will have chance to meet local farmer friends, try local home-made food and learn local community development. It is the best place for keen photographers along the wall. The driver will take you to Gubeikou village (20 minutes driving) after the late lunch. You will learn dumplings-making instructed by the host. The dinner is served with dumplings and other local produces together.

    Meals: Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Local farmer’s guesthouse with private bathroom and shower at Gubeikou village

  2. 2Gubeikou to Beijing⌄

    We will start the hiking after breakfast at 08:30 from Coaling Dragon Hill (Panlongshan) at Gubeikou toward Jimshanling. It’s wild, original and less-visited. At this time there are usually no other people on the wall, you have the wall to yourself. It will take about 5 hours/9km hiking on the wall. Gubeikou, along with the passes at Shanhaiguan in the east and Juyongguan in the west, was a key strategic target in military campaigns since ancient times. Protecting these three passes was considered vital for keeping Beijing safe from the Mongolian nomads. There was also a fierce battle between Chinese and Japanese in the 2nd World War. The vistas of the sinuous Wall snaking its way over the ridges of the Yanshan Mountain are breathtaking. A lunch will be organised at local restaurant. Our farmer guide will say goodbye to us after lunch. The driver will bring you back to Beijing.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

What's included

  • ✓bottled water on hiking; meals listed in the itinerary (1 breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner)
  • ✓Lunch
  • ✓air-con vehicle with experienced driver
  • ✓limited English-speaking local farmer guide,mainly for leading the way instead of history commentary
  • ✓Dinner
  • ✓Breakfast
  • ✓a certificate of completion for hiking on the Great Wall of China
  • ✓one night twin-shared accommodation at local guesthouse near the Great Wall

Not included

  • ✕travel insurance
  • ✕personal expenses

Good to know

Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • What to take:
  • comfortable shoes or boots, sunscreen, sun-glasses, first aid kit, lip balm, cap
  • Notes:
  • You will hike the Wall from A to B every day and your belongings will go with the car/van directly to the accommodation, and you need a day pack to carry water, snacks and other stuff.
  • Travel insurance is optional and is the sole responsibility of travellers. It is strongly encouraged to have coverage of injury or accident.
  • There is no toilet along the path on the Wall. There are toilets at the entrance of Gubeikou & Jinshanling, otherwise be prepared to commune with nature. Please prepare before hiking and always carry toilet paper by yourself.
  • Bottled waters are stored in our car/van for hiking every day.
  • We will bring trekking poles in our car/van and please tell your guide if you need one.
  • It’s recommended to prepare some snacks before your departure from Beijing.
  • As responsible travelers, we “take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprint”.
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel

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