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4-day Great Wall
Hiking and Camping
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Jinshanling in early fall
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See a different side of China
With our 4-day Great Wall hiking programs and tours, you are
sure to get the Great Wall experience of a lifetime! These hikes
bring you to all different sorts of Great Wall structures and
styles, giving you the full range on one of mankind's most
incredible achievements. You can see the classically restored
Great Wall with its watchtowers and brick (such as at
Jinshanling, Mutianyu,
and Shanhaiguan), and you can also explore the rugged ruins of
the “wild” wall at Jiankou, Simatai, Gubeikou, and Panlongshan.
You can visit the eastern-most point of the Great Wall, or you
can see the Great Wall submerged underwater. With the 4-day
hikes, each program gives you a different and unique Great Wall
encounter. In addition to the Great Wall, these programs also
being you some of China's other wonderful cultural imperial
heritage. You can visit the East Qing Tombs, a vast complex
which is one of China's best burial sites, and which serves as
the final resting place for much of the Qing Dynasty. Our trips
will also show you a neglected side of China, one that isn’t
widely reported in all the stories about China’s economic boom.
You’ll have the chance to explore and stay in tiny villages and
farmer’s communities that are in the countryside, trying the
local delicacies and learning about their long yet fascinating
lives during your time there. As with our other Great Wall
multi-day hikes, heavy trekking camping equipment will be
provided (such as tents when sleeping on the Great Wall), and
your safety will be ensured by our travel guides, who will
accompany you on your hikes and who have a 100% safety record in
our 15 years of service.
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This tour starts with a visit to the
East Qing Tombs, the burial site for most of China's last ruling
dynasty, the Qing. One of the largest and most well-preserved
burial sites in China, you'll find five emperors, four empresses
and even the infamous Empress Dowager Cixi, China's power behind
the throne in the late 19th Century. You'll then be taken to the
Great Wall at Huangyaguan, which features classic brickwork,
imposing watchtowers, and immense natural beauty. In fact,
Huangyaguan is designed to be a miniature representation of the
entire Great Wall, allowing you to get a keen insight on the
structure in a much shorter time than it would take to walk the
entire wall! You'll hike at Huangyaguan for two days before
embarking for the classic Jinshanling hike, a restored piece of
wall that will gradually deteriorate into its natural state as
we cross west onto the
Gubeikou section of Great Wall. You'll
also be able to explore some traditional farming villages along
the way.
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Knowing China's past
from trekking along the way that our ancestors took
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The hike will start at
Gubeikou, a
relatively unvisited part of the Great Wall that is in its
natural and unrestored state. After a few hours of hiking we'll
pass over into Jinshanling, which will feature some of the most
stunning scenery you will see in China. The next day we'll
continue the hike at Panlongshan, a strategic point on the Great
Wall that is a bit of a challenge due to its steepness and
condition. You'll then be driven to the
Jiankou Great Wall,
which features dramatic peaks and ruins. You'll soon hike over
into Mutianyu, one of the most famous and popular sections of
Great Wall, but one which has escaped the tackiness of other
popular Great Wall spots. The next day, we'll hike at
Huanghuacheng. Huanghuacheng, which is fast becoming popular
with hikers, features classically restored brickwork and the way
that it glides and bends across the mountainside. About halfway
through the hike we'll pass over into Xishuiyu, and as we walk
along the ruins of the wall here, you will get to see something
truly special, the broken Great Wall running underwater.
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We'll first set out to Qinhuangdao, a pleasant beach area, where
you will get to explore Shanhaiguan, which is known as the
“First Pass of the World”. During your hike you will pass over
into Old Dragon's Head, which is the eastern-most point of the
Great Wall, lying just off the Bohai Sea. The next day we'll
proceed to the Great Wall at
Jiaoshan, which is divided into restored and
unrestored sections, and you'll experience both on your walk,
allowing you to compare and contrast the two styles. We'll
eventually cross over onto the Sandaoguan Great Wall, where some
of the wall was built on cliffs at an angle of 90 degrees! Our
next hike will start at Dongjiakou, a section of wall more than
600 years old and which features the Cihou Tower- a solid
command post with no roof, giving the defenders a
360-degree-view of the whole area. Your last day will conclude
with the classic walk at Baiyangyu featuring Great Wall built with marble.
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We start out with a visit to Gubeikou, a
strategically important portion of the Great Wall that even saw
fighting in the 20th century against the Japanese. We
will advance into Jinshanling, which is one the most
photographed parts of the Great Wall, and which features
watchtowers as far as the eye can see. For the second day, we’ll
start from the western end of Simatai, an unrestored section
known for its challenging path. We’ll enter Jinshanling from the
opposite end that we came yesterday, and for the night we’ll
camp out in a Great Wall watchtower, which is sure to be one of
your most cherished memories during your time in China. On the
third day we’ll make our way to Jiankou, a ruggedly beautiful
portion of wall that features stunningly dramatic ruins and
steep climbing. Set above in the mountains, the scenery is sure
to take your breath away. On the fourth and final day we’ll
cross over into Mutianyu, a tastefully restored section that has
played host to visiting dignitaries and heads of state and which
features an incredibly fun toboggan ride on the way down!
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This action-packed program gets
started at Gubeikou, a portion of wall long valued for
its defensive importance. We’ll trek into Jinshanling,
which features rolling hills and watchtowers that dot
the horizon. The hiking is relatively easy here, but the
challenge will pick up the next day as we scale the
western end of Simatai, which is renowned for its
steepness and challenging path. We’ll cross into
Jinshanling from the way opposite we came yesterday, and
we’ll spend the night camped out in a watchtower, a
unique experience to be sure! The scene then shifts to
Wohushan and Crouching Tiger Mountain, a route long
overlooked by foreign visitors. The path here is dotted
by watchtowers, and the rolling land makes for a
pleasant walk. We’ll conclude your Great Wall adventure
by hiking the Jiankou-Mutianyu trail, which feature
stunningly beautiful ruins alongside restored wall that
has been photographed in many different publications. Up
high in the mountains, the setting here couldn’t be more
perfect, and you’re certain to get some amazing
photographs that are National Geogrpahic-worthy.
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This brand new program takes you to
the best hiking routes the Great Wall has, including
popular standbys like Jiankou-Mutianyu, and
Jinshanling-Siamtai. However, what this tour offers that
others don't is an opportunity to sleep over on the
Great Wall itself! In addition, you'll get to discover
Taipaingzhai, an unrestored and beautiful example of
Great Wall architecture that is relatively unknown to
both domestic and foreign tourists alike. Like all of
our tours you'll get your own English-speaking guide and
driver, which will give you the opportunity to travel
worry-free and enjoy all that the Great Wall has to
offer.
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