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One-day Great Wall Hike from Huanghuacheng to Xishuiyu, the Great Wall by Beautiful Lakes

 

 


 
 
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We Make Everyone's Great Wall Dream Hike Possible!™

 

We treat every customer as a VIP by offering the following comprehensive services: 

 

* Personal transfers from and to your hotel in Beijing (Airport pickup and drop-off adds RMB100. Train station pickup adds RMB50, free drop-off)
* Entry fees to the Great Wall
* Quality vehicle with A/C, professional driver and English-speaking tour guide
* Water - your guide will buy for you
* Gourmet dinner in a local restaurant by the Wall
* Free membership card
* RMB50 credit for any of your Beijing city sightseeing bus tour

 

 

There are no unscheduled or
mandatory shopping stops.

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TRAVEL INSURANCE

If you currently don’t have travel insurance then you will be required to purchase our PICC (People's Insurance Company of China) travel and accidental insurance.
The fee will be $5 per person, and will cover the duration of your hiking/camping/trekking in order to ensure that you are comprehensively protected if injured.
For more information about our travel insurance policy please see our insurance page.

QUALITY VEHICLES




 

Lakeside Great Wall Repair Tour (with Lunch)
TOUR 1D2: Lakeside Huanghua Cheng to Xishuiyu Hike and Repair of the Great Wall

 

 

lakeside Great Wall

 

Popularity Ranking:
*Ranked by the quantity of signups of all 1-day hiking routes.

 

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better. -Jim Rohn

 

 

Highlights:

 

  • This hike is near Beijing, and is an easy hike, so this tour is welcome to those of all ages and physical abilities.
  • The wall on this hike is made up both of restored and unrestored  “Wild Wall”, which allows you to compare and contrast the wall in a way that most people can’t.
  • The “Wild Wall” section is almost devoid of tourists, allowing for a serene and intimate hike.
  • This hike is great for a family day out!
  • You will have the unique opportunity of helping to repair part of the Great Wall. Now one of the world’s most endangered tourist sites, you have the ability to make a difference and improve the quality of one of mankind’s greatest achievements. Only available with Great Wall Adventure Club.

 

 

Departure:

 

Our Great Wall hiking is a private service. What this means is that you can hike on the Great Wall at any time at your convenience. If you would much rather be part of a group for the experience for economic and social reasons, we'll check to see if there are more signups for the same date as your own. We'll keep you updated whenever there are more. If you would like to keep your tour a private one, please let us know and we'll assign you a guide and driver.

 

 

Detailed Hiking Itinerary (Huanghuacheng to Xishuiyu Hike, and Great Wall Repair)

 

At about 7:30am you will be picked up from your hotel room by your English-speaking guide and driver. From there we will make the approximately two-hour drive to the Great Wall at Huanghuacheng.  

 

At the Huanghuacheng Great Wall, you should do at least four things. First, you should take photos. Since the lake breaks this section of the Great Wall into three segments naturally, its uniqueness might surprise you. And the Huanghuacheng Reservoir lies here, shaped like a curved moon. Second, go visit the chestnut garden under the Great Wall, dating back to the Ming Dynasty. The ancient chestnut trees still grow very well. Third, climb up to the steepest section of the Huanghuacheng Great Wall, Shibadeng. It is like a dragon, ready to fly into the blue sky. Fourth, look at Yaoziyu Castle. It was built during the Ming Dynasty, still well preserved. In the castle, there is an ancient Chinese scholar tree. It is said that touching it could bring you a blessing.

 

The highest point of the wall is a broken watchtower, and from there you will have a wide panoramic view of the whole valley. From this summit the Wall dives steeply downwards into the valley. The Gate is located at the bottom, an opening in the wall, which connects the Zhuangdaokou village on the inside, with the still-well-preserved Yaoziyu Castle, built in the Ming Dynasty, on the outside. Over the top of the passageway is another watchtower where we will rest a short while before continuing on. On the inside of the gate you will notice three large characters carved in the stone, indicating the name of the village – ZhuangDaoKou. On the outside is written the name of the passageway - “ZhenNu Pass” - meaning “Defeat to Invaders”, a warning to potential attackers in ancient times.

We will spend about three hours hiking and exploring the Huanghuacheng Great Wall. After our hike we’ll take a short walk down the Great Wall where we will have lunch with a local family in the village nearby. They will have prepared for you a dish of local specialties, and it is sure to make your mouth water!

 

Following lunch we’ll again scale the Great Wall where for the next two hours you’ll get to participate in helping to repair the Great Wall. As of this year the Great Wall is considered among the "World's 100 Most Endangered Sites" after years of exposure to conflict, the elements and even tourism. Visitors to the Wall have left litter and graffiti, scrawling initials into the rock or removing pieces for souvenirs. Some of the Wall has crumbled, either demolished for new roads or hauled away as building materials for village structures. There are few restored sections, usually where tourists visit most. Hundreds of miles lie in ruins. Now you are enabled to actually “lend a hand” in repairing the Remnant Huanghuacheng Great Wall. When there's a section being repaired, you can carry the bricks from the bottom to the top of the Wall. Once at the top, you will assist the expert engineers in placing your bricks in the Wall.  While this is not the easiest work, you are sure to get both a rewarding and insightful experience that you will never forget.

 

At about 3:45 we will depart the Great Wall and make the drive back to Beijing. You will be dropped off at your hotel at about 5:00pm, ending your tour.

 

Stuff to bring on your hike

*Tough hiking boots, sunscreen and sunglasses
*Backpack, and snacks or energy/protein supplements you want to have before lunch
*Extra cash for driver/guide tips
*Don’t forget your camera!

Check testimonials from former hikers and view their photos.

 

More 1-day Great Wall Hiking Tours:

 

Read complete itinerary of Route 1AA: Gubeikou-Jinshanling hike
Read complete itinerary of Route 1B:
Jiankou-Mutianyu hike

Read complete itinerary of Route 1C: East Qing Tomb-Huangyaguan hike

Read complete itinerary of Route 1D:
Huanghuacheng-Xishuiyu hike

Read complete itinerary of Route 1X:
Lianhuachi-Mutianyu hike and Olympic Green
(special promo price)

 

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