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Seven-day Great Wall
Trekking and Camping
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ancient watch towers for hundreds
of years
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Week-long Great Wall Adventures for Great Wall Purists!
These
epic seven-day journeys are composed for the ultimate Great Wall
enthusiast. These seven day adventures are optimally designed to
give you the ultimate Great Wall experience. These hikes require
you to be in good physical condition, so please be aware of how
much you can handle. While these hikes are tough physically, you
will gain a greater understanding of the Great Wall and its
original strategic purpose, as well as a wonderful tour of rural
Chinese culture and nature. These seven day programs take you to
the best of the Beijing-area Great Wall sections, and also to
some of the lesser known ones, like Shixiaguan, Sandaoguan, and
Badaling (unrestored), and some even take you out to the wall’s
eastern-most point where the Great Wall meets the Yellow Sea.
All these hikes contain the beautiful and majestic ruins of a
Great Wall unrestored, along with glimpses of a restored Great
Wall with grand watchtowers and spectacular brickwork. While
daytime on the Great Wall is a great experience, you’ll have the
rare opportunity to camp overnight on the Great Wall as well (in
one of Jinshnaling’s watchtowers). This once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity is sure to be one of your most cherished moments
during your China trip. Just imagine how great it will be to
witness the sunset and sunrise over the Great Wall. For all you
amateur photographers, this is a treat you won’t want to miss.
Like all of your Great Wall programs, you will be accompanied by
an English-speaking guide and your own driver, making sure that
your Great Wall experience is safe as well as fun.
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A bit out of the ordinary, we begin
our hike at Old Dragon Head, the eastern-most point of the Great
Wall where the wall touches the Yellow Sea. We’ll start hiking
west through Shanhaiguan and
Jiaoshan, stopping through some
local villages on the way. For the next day we will hike to
Sandaoguan, an exquisite piece of wall that features both
unrestored “Wild Wall” and restored wall. Afterwards, we’ll
really rough it by hiking from Dongjiakou to Xiaohekou, rugged
unrestored sections that will be a challenge to climb, but the
experience will be extraordinary. The following day we’ll take a
brief respite from the Great Wall to visit the East Qing tombs,
the resting place for much of China’s final ruling dynasty.
We’ll then resume our hike by trekking Huangyaguan, which
represents a miniature composition of the entire Great Wall.
We’ll then end your adventure by going on the most popular Great
Wall hike, starting from the western end of
Simatai (the rest is
closed for the time being), we’ll pass through
Jinshanling
before ending in Gubeikou, a strategically important part of
wall that last saw action when the Japanese invaded in the
1930s. The wall here is highly photogenic, and its steepness
and partly-dilapidated state is sure to give you a good work
out.
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Enjoy all the beauty of Great Wall near Beijing
High physical demand |
We kick off your adventure in a fitting way by hiking
the unrestored section of Badaling, which is often passed over
by Chinese tourists. This hiking here is steep and tough, but
the experience will be invigorating. We’ll cross over into
Shixiaguan, a dramatic and preserved piece of wall situated
among mountains and rolling hills. The next day the scene will
shift to Hunaghuacheng, and from here we will hike to
Xishuiyu.
The hiking here is a challenge, but you’ll be rewarded by an
amazing sight when we reach Xishuiyu-the Great Wall underwater!
The next day we will trek at Jiankou, a gorgeous section dotted
with epic ruins and set up in the mountains. We will soon move
into Mutianyu, one of the most photographed sections of the
Great Wall and which features a toboggan ride on the way down!
The following day we will begin at Gubeikou, a strategically
important part of the wall that even saw action during the
Japanese invasion of the 1930s. We will pass over into
Jinshanling, where in one of its watchtowers is where we will
camp overnight. The next day we will move into west Simatai (the
rest of Simatai is closed for the time being), where the
unrestored “Wid Wall” and steep steps will give you quite the
workout. We’ll then drive to Huangyaguan, a section of that is a
composite of the entire Great Wall, and which is set in a
gorgeous valley. We’ll conclude your odyssey by visiting the
Baiyangu Marble Wall, an often overlooked unrestored section
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Be a
historian of China and expert of Great Wall with this
expedition
High physical demand |
Not for the regular tourist, this hike is designed for the
well-conditioned hiker with experience. Featuring 5-7 hours of
hiking per day, this hike is only for those serious about
exploring the Great Wall. We begin at Badaling, not the tourist
one, but a quiet unrestored section noted for its challenging
terrain. We’ll move into
Shixiaguan, a largely intact portion
set among the mountains and hills. The scene then shifts to
Hunaghuacheng, where we will trek until we reach
Xishuiyu, which
is famed for its underwater portion of the Great Wall. Next,
we’ll tackle Jiankou, a largely dilapidated section that
features awe-inspiring ruins set against some of the most
beautiful scenery imaginable. We’ll get a break when we cross
over into
Mutianyu, a largely restored section where the hiking
is relatively tame. The following day we’ll be at Gubeikou, a
vitally important section that saw some fighting during the
Japanese invasion of the 1930s. From here we’ll hike into
Jinshanling, where that night we will camp out in one of its
countless watchtowers. The next day we’ll encounter west
Simatai
(the rest is closed for the time being), which features some of
the steepest hiking you’ll find. Our final trek will be at
Hunaghuacheng, and while the wall here is restored its setting
upon rolling hills makes for some hard trekking.
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The highest
challenge that you will ever have from hiking on the
Great Wall of China!
High physical demand |
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