Eight Days Great Wall Hiking Tour
- Huangyaguan -Simatai -Jinshanling -Mutianyu -Jurongguan -Beijing

Tour Code: BJ-PH-06
Tour Name: 8 Days Great Wall Hiking Tour
Departure: daily
Duration: 8 days
Package includes: Hotel, Vehicle, Guide, Meal, Admission Fee...
Highlights: Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Beijing Hutong
Notes: B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner. Acc = accommodation.

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Detail Itinerary of Great Wall Hiking Tour of Beijing
- Huangyaguan - Simatai - Jinshanling- Mutianyu-Juyongguan -Beijing


Day 1. Beijing - Huangyaguan Great Wall
Arrive in Beijing. Our tour guide will pick you up from airport.

Drive 3 hours to Huangyaguan. Dinner at hotel. Have a good rest in your hotel to prepare for hiking of next day.
Acc: Huangya Guest House (best available)
( , ,D)




Day 2. Huangyaguan Great Wall
Western breakfast at hotel. Hiking 5 hours along Huangyaguan Great Wall. Lunch box is provided. Dinner at hotel.
Acc: Huangya Guest House B,L,D

- Huangyaguan Great Wall : This section of Great Wall acquired its name from the yellow cliffs into which it was built. Built across the Ju River in Jixian County, the pass and its round guardhouse, Phoenix Tower, have an imposing look. The most unique feature here is the Street of the Eight Diagrams, an architectural wonder of the Ming Dynasty lying just below the pass. A labyrinth meant to confuse and entrap invading armies, this fortification design is based on the ancient trigrams of the Book of Changes.

Day 3. Simatai -Jinshanling Great Wall
Western breakfast at hotel. Drive 2.5 hours to Simatai Great Wall. Hiking 5 hours from Simatai Great Wall to Jinshanling Great Wall. Lunch box is provided. Dinner at hotel.
Acc: Jinshanling Guest House (best available) B,L,D

- Simatai Great Wall : The wall travels along the ridges of high mountains and, at certain points, along cliffs formed by huge rocks, where builders were able to create an impregnable wall by merely piling up a few layers of bricks.

- Jinshanling Great Wall : The Jinshanling section is virtually a museum of the architectural styles of Ming-era towers.The towers are built in a surprising variety of shapes, the largest of which is the impressive Storehouse Tower, which got this name because of the storehouse on its southern terrace. This tower was used as a garrison headquarters and is protected by special defensive barriers and an extra wall 60 meters downhill.

Day 4. Mutianyu -Changping
Western breakfast at hotel. Check out and drive 2 hours to Mutianyu Grea Wall. Trekking 4 hours along Mutianyu Great Wall. Lunch box is provided. Drive to Changping and check in Zhongshang Hotel (Add: Shuiku Rd, Changping City). Dinner at Dayi restaurant B,L,D

- Mutianyu Great Wall : This section of the Great Wall is known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of the year. The wall winds its way over 1000 meters to the crest of a mountain before turning sharply and dipping downhill, forming a triangle known as the Ox-Horn Wall, Two unique features of this section are the double battlements and branch walls found throughout the area.

Day 5. Badaling Great Wall -Beijing
Check out of your hotel after breakfast, then drive to the Great Wall at Badaling. Hiking approximately 4 hoursalong the most heavily visited portion of the Great Wall. Drive one and half hours to Beijing. Peking Duck dinner at Quanjude Restaurant. (B,L,D)
Acc: Songhe Hotel (3 star)

- Badaling Great Wall : With large, heavily fortified towers found along the wall every 300 to 500 meters, Badaling is known for its imposing magnitude. The wall here averages 7.8 meters in height and has a width of 5.7 meters at the top and 6.5 meters at the base. The walkway on top is 4.5 meters wide, making it possible for five horses or ten soldiers to march abreast.

Day 6. Beijing
American Breakfast at hotel. Full day tour to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace.
Acc: same as above
(B,L,D)

Day 7. Beijing Hutong
American Breakfast at hotel. Morning tour to Hutongs. Afternoon and evening at leisure.
Acc: same as above
(B)

Day 8. Departure
American Buffet Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport to connect flight. End of service.
(B)

Quotation (Validity: 2011-03-15/2012-12-31)

Package Price Includes
-Private car or van (air-conditioned);
-English-speaking tour guides;
-Meals mentioned in the itinerary;
-Admission fee of mentioned attractions in the itinerary;
-Domestic tour insurance; (You may also buy your own insurances as well)
-Fuel, Parking, Expressway cost;
Package Price Excludes
-China visa fee;
-International air tickets and International airport tax;
-Meals unless specified;
-Personal expense;
-Gratuities to guides and drivers;
-Items not listed in the itinerary.

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Note:
1. We will buy Travel Accident Insurance in advance, so please provide full name on passport of all travelers.
2. Once we have your above information, we will start to arrange tour details according to your request. Confirmation will be sent to you when all tour details arranged.