| Code | GWTC-13A | Activity | Great Wall Trek |
| Duration | 3 days | Challenging level | 4 |
| Popularity rank | 5 |
| Group size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price(USDeach) | $ 788.00 | $ 488.00 | $ 418.00 | $ 388.00 | $ 388.00 | $ 346.00 | $ 338.00 |
We start at 8 o’clock. After about 2 hours of driving, we arrive at Xizhazi Village in Huairou County. Then, we walk through a forest and head west along the wall. This section of the wall is rarely visited by tourists. During September and October, a few Chinese hiking enthusiasts come here, but for the rest of the year, it is almost entirely deserted.
This part of the wall is famous for its steepness:
– One section is called “Cà Biān Guò” (擦边过), meaning the wall is so narrow that only one person can pass at a time.
– Another section, “Sān Shí Bā Děng” (三十八蹬), has a 60–70-degree with big stairs.
We will end our hike at the “Sky Stairs”, which takes about 4–5 hours to reach on foot.
Meals : pack lunch, dinner
Accommdation : Homestay in Gubeikou village
After breakfast, we’ll walk through the village and farmland before ascending the Gubeikou Great Wall. Following a 3–4 hour hike, we’ll reach the highest point of this section—the 24-hole Guard Tower. From there, we’ll descend into the valley, cross the farmland, and return to the Great Wall, exiting at Zhuanduokou.
If time permits, we can stay to watch the sunset from the Great Wall. In the evening, we’ll spend the night at a homestay, just a 10-minute walk away.
Total hiking time:5–6 hours.
Meals : lunch,dinner
Accommdation : Homestay
We arrive at the Jinshanling Great Wall. We then walk for 20 minutes to the Zhuanduokou City Gate Tower. From there, we hike eastward for 2.5 to 3 hours until we reach the East 5-hole Guard Tower, where we exit the Great Wall.
If you particularly enjoy this section and wish to spend more time here, you can continue forward for another 800 meters toward Simatai Great Wall and then return along the same route. Finally, we leave the Great Wall and head to a local farmer’s restaurant. The total hiking time is approximately 3.5 to 4.5 hours
Meals : lunch
1) High standard of service
2) No shopping stop, no hidden cost
3) Very experienced guide and driver
4) Comfortable air-condition vehicles with official license
5) Unlimited bottle water
Sunglasses, sun cream, backpack, good hiking boots(or running shoes), raincoat (it’s raining season in June and July in Beijing) and snacks.
Transport and the driver, Entrance tickets, English speaking tour guide, meals as mentioned, drinking water.
Travel insurance, other personal expense (cable car, slide rail and so on), gratuities to guide and driver (2:1).
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