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Beijing Eight Days Great Wall Hiking Tour

Tour code: BJ-PH-06

Focus:
Beijing 8 days tour,
Beijing Great Wall Tour,
Well selected Beijing accommodation,
Private guide, Private vehicle



Tour Profile
Tour Name: Beijing Eight Days Great Wall Hiking Tour (with Hotel)
Tour type: private tour
Departure: daily
Duration: 8 days
Escorted: yes
Language: English
Level: easy
Accommodation: Yes
Kids or elders: possible
Shopping: exclude
Starting place: airport, train station or hotel in Beijing
Finishing place: airport, train station or hotel in Beijing


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Itinerary

Entry Beijing, Huangyaguan Great Wall Day 1.

Great WallArrive 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.

The Great Wall was built and maintained between the 7th century BC and 17th century BC. It was originally built to protect the empire from northern invaders. The Great Wall stretches through the countryside over deserts, hills and plains for 8,851.8 kilometers.



  Dinner




Huangyaguan Great Wall Day 2.

Huangyaguan Great WallBe picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.

Hiking 5 hours along 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.

Lunch box is provided.

Transfer back to hotel after the whole day tour.

Dinner at hotel.


  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner



Simatai Great Wall-Jinshanling Great Wall Day 3.

Simatai Great WallBe picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.

Drive 2.5 hours to Simatai Great Wall. Hiking 5 hours from Simatai Great Wall to Jinshanling Great Wall.

Simatai Great Wall has only been partially repaired and so maintains a more original appearance. It is 5.4km long with 35 watchtowers. Simatai Great Wall is reputed by its five unique features: perilous, dense, diverse, artful and peculiar. Simatai Great Wall is a favorite place for explorer, photographers, climbers and hikers.

Jinshanling Great Wall was built from 1368 to 1389 during the Ming Dynasty. It is a remote section of the Great Wall with many original features. Jinshanling Great Wall is 11km long with more than 100 watch towers. And it is second only to the Badaling Great Wall in its completeness.

Transfer back to hotel after the whole day tour.

Lunch box is provided. Dinner at hotel.

Acc: Jinshanling Guest House (best available)

  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner




Mutianyu Great Wall-Changping Day 4.

Mutianyu Grea WallBe picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.

Drive 2 hours to Mutianyu Great Wall.
Mutianyu was first built in the mid-6th century. It is the longest fully-restored Great Wall with 22 original style watchtowers. Mutianyu Great Wall features picturesque landscape with 90% forest coverage rate. The scenery in spring and autumn is excellent. Mutianyu Great Wall is not so crowded as Badaling section. Trekking 4 hours along Mutianyu Great Wall. see Mutianyu Great Wall map.

Lunch box is provided.

Drive to Changping and check in Zhongshang Hotel (Add: Shuiku Rd, Changping City).

Dinner at Dayi restaurant.

  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Badaling Great Wall -Beijing Day 5.

Badaling Great WallBe picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.

Drive to the Badaling Great Wall.  Badaling was built in 1505 during the Ming Dynasty. This section of the Great Wall is the best preserved and most visited one. It is 7600 meters long and 1000 meters above sea level, commanding a strategic position in ancient times.
Hiking approximately 4 hours along the most heavily visited portion of the Great Wall.

Drive one and half hours back to Beijing.

Acc: Redwall Hotel (3 star)

  Breakfast, Lunch


Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Lunch, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace Day 6.

Forbidden CityBe picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.

Drive to Tiananmen Square -the largest public square in the world. Surrounded by many well-known cultural and political institutions, the square is the final resting place of Chairman Mao Zedong. The square has witnessed the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Form the north end of Tiananmen Square, we will enter the Forbidden City. Known as the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum is a treasure house of Chinese cultural and historical relics. The palace was the exclusive domain of the imperial court for almost 500 years. As one of the World Cultural Relics, the palace consists of 90 palaces and courtyards, 980 buildings and 8,704 rooms. Visit Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north for about 1.5 to 2 hours.

Temple of HeavenAfter lunch, drive 20 minutes to the Temple of Heaven. Built in 1420, Temple of Heaven is situated south of Beijing city. It is the best preserved and largest sacrificial building complex in the world. Have sightseeing in Temple of Heaven for about one hour.

Go to visit Summer Palace. Summer Palace was first built in 1750 by Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of 2.9 square kilometers, including 70,000 square meters of building space. Summer Palace perfectly combines the natural landscape of hills and open water with humankind works such as pavilions, halls, palaces and bridges. In 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List.

Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour.

  Breakfast, Lunch


Olympic Park, Beijing Hutong, Tea Show Day 7.

Bird NestBe picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.

Drive to to visit the amazing Olympic venues- Bird Nest and Water Cube.
As the main stadium of the 2008 Olympic Games, the National Stadium, also called Bird's Nest, is located in the southern part of central area of Beijing Olympic Park. The National Stadium was used to hold the Olympic Games, the opening and closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games, track and field events and the Soccer finals.
National aquatics center is one of the landmark constructures during the 2008 Olympic Games. It was the major swimming pool constructed for the 2008 Olympic Games. National aquatics center and National Stadium are separately located on both sides of the northern end of Beijing city central axis and they together form a complete Beijing's image of a historical and cultural city.

Beijing Hutong photoAfter Lunch, move on to visit Beijing Hutongs. Hutongs are lanes or alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan (a compound with houses around a courtyard). Most of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City. Many famous operas and dramas are based on the themes of hutong life. Man-power rickshaw is arranged for you to feel the Hutong of Beijing.

Taste Chinese tea, enjoy Chinese tea ceremony and have a rest in a local tea house.
China is the hometown and birthplace of Chinese tea.
Being the national drinks of China, tea has a history of four to five thousand years.
Tea culture is one of the specific representative of Chinese culture.

Transfer back to hotel after the whole day tour.


  Breakfast, Lunch


Departure Day 8.

Transfer to airport to connect flight.
End of service.

  Breakfast


Quotation (USD per person)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 single
Deluxe high 1105 788 776 750 729 708 724 700 690 667 208
shoulder 1058 765 753 727 706 685 701 677 666 632
low 1012 742 730 704 683 662 778 654 643 609
Standard high 1008 740 728 702 681 660 675 652 641 602 158
shoulder 985 728 716 690 669 648 664 640 630 579
low 962 717 705 678 658 637 652 629 618 556
Comfort high 878 675 663 637 616 595 611 587 576 572 90
shoulder 878 675 336 637 616 595 611 587 576 559
low 865 668 656 630 609 588 604 580 570 540
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Remark of above price:
high / shoulder / low
high =high season (month: 4, 5, 9, 10)
shoulder=shoulder season (month: 3, 6, 7, 8, 11)
low=low season (month: 12, 1, 2)

deluxe / standard / comfort
deluxe = package with 5 star hotel;
standard = package with 4 star hotel;
comfort = package with 3 star hotel.

Price includes

Service package includes:
-Hotel Accommodation,
-Air-conditioned private car or van,
-One shopping stop (40 minutes) per day, no press on buying,
-Admission fee of mentioned attractions,
-English-speaking tour guide,
-Rickshaw of Beijing Hutong,
-Cable car of Great Wall,
-Meals as mentioned,
-Fuel, expressway cost and parking cost

Price excludes

Gratuities to guides and drivers,
personal expense.
Hotel of this tour:
Luxury Prime Hotel 5 star Downtown, In Wangfujing Street
Standard Holiday inn Temple of Heaven 4 star Downtown, Near Tiananmen Square
Comfort Red Wall Hotel 3 star Downtown, near Forbidden City


Friendly Note from Beijingservice.com
1. This tour is arranged for you exclusively with private car, driver and English speaking tour guide.
2. The sunshine is very strong in summer time of Beijing. Sunglass is useful.
3. Photograph is not permitted in some area. Our tour guide will give you notice.
4. A pair of soft and comfortable shoes is helpful when you walk in attractions.
5. Beijingservice team lists the exact cost of each person from 1 to 10 persons. This will help you to cut down cost if you have more persons. Please contact us for a special cost if you have more than 10 persons.
6.
We will arrange a boat cruise on Kunming lake in Summer Palace from May to October.

How to book

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2. Tailor the itinerary.
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4. Confirmation.
5. Check in.

Payment Method

1. Credit Card.
2. Bank Account.
3. Paypal.
4. Cash.
5. Western Union

About us

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