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Beijing: Private Transfer to Jinshanling & the Great Wall

1. Beijing: Private Transfer to Jinshanling & the Great Wall

Meet up with your friendly, expert driver at your centrally located hotel at a prearranged time. Then, board your private, air-conditioned vehicle and enjoy your comfortable road journey to Jinshanling Great Wall which will take 2.5 hours. Admire the beautiful views over Beijing city as well as the countryside, once arrive, your driver will help you to get the entrance tickets, and you will enjoy this hike at the Great Wall, afterwards, dropping you off at your centrally located hotel. Jinshanling Great Wall is about a 2.5 hours drive away from Beijing. It has been listed as one of the most beautiful sections of the Great Wall. Highly recommended by photographers, it is also a good section for experienced hikers. The transfer service is for 8-9 hours, you will have plenty time to explore the wall at your own pace.

Great Wall Jinshanling To Simatai West Hiking Private Tour

2. Great Wall Jinshanling To Simatai West Hiking Private Tour

Beat the crowds during the early morning visit to the Jinshanling Great Wall. This early morning tour mearns leave early and back early as well. Starting early time can avoid the morning rush hour. The traffic jam in Beijing is very horrible. Meet your guide and driver at your downtown hotel on time, No late, please, and then head up to Jinshanling Great Wall. We will have lunch nearby the wall after spending about 3 hours hiking from Jinshanling Great Wall to Simatai West( Jinshanling East Gate), where you can enjoy hiking or photo taking. And then have lunch, after lunch will take you back to your hotel.

Beijing: Jinshanling Great Wall Private Day Tour with Lunch

3. Beijing: Jinshanling Great Wall Private Day Tour with Lunch

Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up at your preferred time in your hotel's lobby. Then heading to the Jinshanling Great Wall, the trip will take about 2.5 hours. While driving your English speaking guide will explain the histories and stories about the Great Wall of China, sit back enjoy the beautiful countryside view of the Beijing. Once arrive at Jinshanling Great Wall, you will enjoy a less hurried tour with your guide, you can decide how far you want to hike and how long you want to spend at the Wall. Your tour guide will accompany you all the time , and will be available to take photos of your group so that you have amazing shots from your day out at Jinshanling! The Jinshan ling Great Wall was first built in the sixth century during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589). Along it are 67 watchtowers, all in different styles, at average intervals of 150 meters.Jinshanling is also relatively undeveloped for those looking for a more authentic Wall experience. Viewed from a distance, the Jinshan ling Great Wall is like a giant dragon, curving its path over the mountain peaks whose line it follows. Afterwards, you will stop at a local restaurant for lunch. Your wonderful day tour will end with your Beijing city hotel drop off.

Small Group GreatWall hiking from SimataiWest to Jinshanling

4. Small Group GreatWall hiking from SimataiWest to Jinshanling

your guide will meet you at 8am and then drive to Simatai West. You will start the hiking around 10:30am, and it will take about 3 hours to complete. A lunch at a local farmer’s restaurant will be organized after the hiking before returning to the city. This section offers arguably the finest hiking anywhere on the Great Wall. It is extremely photogenic, with over 15 watch-towers, and steep gradients that give constantly changing perspectives and wide, open views. There is fascinating variety in the watch-towers here. Some have two storeys, others three. Some have flat roofs, others rounded and others again are pitched with upturned eaves. This section of the wall is wild, ruined, preserved and original. On a clear day, it is difficult to fail to take good photographs here. 

Beijing: Jinshanling Great Wall Group Tour with Lunch

5. Beijing: Jinshanling Great Wall Group Tour with Lunch

Depart from exit A of "Chaoyang Men" subway station in downtown Beijing approx 7:00AM in the morning. Then start the trip to the Jinshanling Great Wall. Start your 3-hour hike on the eastern section of the wall at 10 am with plenty of photo opportunities of the surrounding foliage, architecture, and towers along the way. Be surrounded by ancient architecture to marvel at the along this 6 km hike. Take time to enjoy the breathtaking sights along the parapets on this relatively less crowded section of the wall with room to stop and admire the views. This section of the Great Wall offers a look at each unique tower along the way, ensuring there is always something new to discover. After the included lunch, your adventure will conclude and you will be transferred back to the " dongzhimen" subway station.

Jinshanling Great Wall Car Rental With Driver

6. Jinshanling Great Wall Car Rental With Driver

Pick up at your hotel on time. It is a private service. 2 hours a drive to the Jinshanling Great Wall; the driver will drop you off at the Jinshanling main gate and pick you up at the east gate. You can spend 3 - 4 hours wandering around the wall. The driver will wait for you at the east gate.

Self-guided challenging hiking from Simatai West to Gubeikou

7. Self-guided challenging hiking from Simatai West to Gubeikou

Pick you up at your Beijing hotel at 7am and drive 2.5 hours to Simatai West. A 40-minute 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. Once standing on the top of the Wall, you could see Simatai, Jinshanling and Gubeikou in a clear day, what a spectacular view! You will walk mainly on brick steps at Jinshanling section and some of them are big. This section of the Wall is very popular among keen photographers for its intact watchtowers, beacon towers and other solid constructions. The steps rise up and down constantly and scenery is changing at every watchtower. Take a short break and some photos here, you will then walk westward to Jinshanling. You will get through Shalingkou and Zhuanduokou and then off the Wall at Taochunkou. Walking on the hilly trail for some 1 hour and taking a break at the cottage at Jinshanling West Gate. Continuing the walking through jungles for half an hour, you will come back to the Wall again at 24-Eye Watchtower at Gubeikou. You could see the panoramic view of the Tiger Hill in a distance if weather permits. The rest of 1.5 hours’ walking on the Dragon Hill is relatively flat and easier. Our driver is waiting for you at the end of Gubeikou. You will drive 2.5 hours back to Beijing.

Beijing Great Wall Gubeikou To Jinshanling Private Tour

8. Beijing Great Wall Gubeikou To Jinshanling Private Tour

Beat the crowds during the early morning visit to the Gubeikou Great Wall. This early morning tour mearns leave early and back early as well. Save your valuable time. Starting early time can avoid the morning rush hour. The traffic jam in Beijing is very horrible. Meet your guide and driver at your downtown hotel on time, No Late, Please, and head up to Great Wall Gubeikou. The drive normally takes 2 hours. Upon arrival. You will spend about 4 hours hiking along the Great Wall Gubeikou to Jinshanling. And then have a lunch nearby. You will be transferred back to your hotel after lunch.

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