TOUR 2GC1: Flat Rate Great Wall Hiking & Camping

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HIGHLIGHTS

* If you are looking for breathtaking views with a relatively more affordable walk, then this hike will be right up your alley! Great deal for solo travelers or those who are on budget.

* Catch stunning views and meet NO crowds on great rolling terrain.

* 3-3.5 hours of walking on the Great Wall with a distance of roughly 6 kms.

* Walk from the restored part to the original wide side.

* Camp on the Great Wall at night to experience what the ancient warriors could do. 

* Flat rate program in English

* Group size varies from 5 people to 35 people depending on the signups of each day 

* Lunch, dinner and breakfast are included. 

* Extended hours of hiking available with additional fees

* Last-minute signup is OK, even past the midnight. There is NO deadline. 

* Available every day!

For more trip details, please visit "The Camping Trip Details."

Between 6:30 am and 7:30 am, you will be picked up from your hotel by your English-speaking guide and driver if you are staying in a hotel within the 2nd Ring Road. Otherwise, you will meet us in the Chaoyangmen Subway Station to board the bus for today's tour. From Chaoyangmen, we will make the approximate 2.5-hour drive to the Great Wall at Jinshanling.  

The group will hike for three hours from Jinshanling to West Simatai (also called East Jinshanling). Most of the group will return to Beijing after the hike. Only you from the group will continue to camp today. We will pick you up from the lunch at Jinshanling to transfer you to Gubeikou. You will continue to have a chance to watch the beautiful sunset. Toward evening, we will treat you with a country-style dinner in our camping base.  We will set up the camp for you to sleep on the Great Wall. Enjoy!

The typical sunrise time is around 5 am in summer or 7 am in winter. You won't want to miss the moment.   After breakfast, we'll send you to the bus terminal at Gubei Watertown. You'll take the express bus to Dongzhimen Bus Terminal of Beijing. You may opt to have extra hours of hiking today (see below prices). 

DAY 1: Hike the Magnificent Jinshanling and West Simatai Great Wall  

Between 6:30 am and 7:30 am, you will be picked up from your hotel by your English-speaking guide and driver if you are staying in a hotel within the 2nd Ring Road. Otherwise, you will meet us in the Chaoyangmen Subway Station to board the bus for today's tour. From Chaoyangmen, we will make the approximate 2.5-hour drive to the Great Wall at Jinshanling. 

There are usually 20-25 in summer and 10-15 in lower seasons. But, few will join from the group will continue to camp today. The rest of the group will return to Beijing after the hiking. You will even enjoy private camping in some cases. 

Today's hike takes about 3.5 hours at Jinshanling and across to West Simatai or called "Second Valley," also a part of Jinshanling. The Great Wall at Jinshanling is one of the Great Wall's best-preserved parts with many original features. It got its name because it was built on the  Greater and Lesser Jinshan (‘Gold Mountain’) Ranges. The Jinshanling Great Wall has not been repaired since 1570. It is a remote and relatively isolated section of the Great Wall. As there are relatively few tourists at Jinshanling Great Wall, it is an excellent place to explore on foot.
 

Upon reaching the gate of "the Second Valley" (the east gate of Jinshanling), you have officially completed today's hiking.  We will treat you with a gourmet lunch in a local restaurant. Soon, our local support staff from our Gubeikou camping base will meet you in the restaurant and transfer you to Gubeikou where you will relax and have a chance to watch the beautiful sunset. Toward evening, we will treat you with a country-style dinner in our camping base, a family-owned hostel. After dinner, our friendly support employee will set the camp for you to sleep on the Great Wall.

DAY 2 : Watching the Beautiful Sunrise  

 Waking up at about 5 am in the summer, or 6:30 am in the winter, you will meet the magnificent sunrise from the Great Wall. Take a lot of pictures and videos!  
 

After having continental breakfast, our local support staff will send you to the bus terminal at Gubei Watertown, where you will take the express bus to Dongzhimen Bus Terminal of Beijing. Follow the instruction on this page. You can transfer to Subway Line 2 to go back to your hotel or take Airport Express to catch your flight.   

Optional Extended Hikes on Day 2 

Don't want to go back to Beijing so soon? Paying an extra $39, you can walk the Gubeikou section where you have just camped for two hours and return to Beijing at 10 am. You can also choose to walk from Gubeikou to Jinshanling and take the bus at noon for 4.5 hours. You will walk with a local guide who has assisted you with the camping last night. The fee is $99.