Private Hiking Day Tour: Go Beyond The Great Wall

Sightseeing  :  China  :  Northern China  :  Beijing  :  Private Sightseeing Tours

Great Wall is one of the seven wonders in the world, and it is one of the must visit attraction when you come to Beijing. If you love adventure, this challenge Great Wall hiking tour fits you well. Hike from Jiankou to Mutianyu section of the Wall is the best way to witness the historical remains and the majestic of nature beauty about China. When you stand on the top of Zhengbeikou (one of the ruined towers), you will be touched by the meaning of "Great Wall". This entire hiking route takes 3 to 5 hours (6 miles/10 km), and you will be provided some free snacks during the tour. Your private tour guide will meet you at your hotel lobby in the morning, and take you to Jiankou Great wall by private transfer (1.5 hours). Xizhazi Village (altitude 587m/1,926ft) is the start point of this hiking route towards Zhengbeilou, one of the ruined towers on the Wall (altitude 830m/2,723ft). On the half way to Zhengbeikou, you will have a short walk to a broken tower where you can capture the best scenery of Jiankou. You will take a break here and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

After a short break, keep going to Zhengbeikou. You will be able to see the spectacular panorama of Jiankou and its basin terrain. Then, you continue hike towards to Mutianyu, and there are a few vertical climbs and scrambles along the way. Due to the overgrown bushes, you will have to walk along the Wall edge.

After passing through many towers along the way, you’ll reach a precipitous section - Ox Horn Edge (altitude 1,011m / 3,317ft). Take a forest detour from this point for another 10 minutes, you will go back to Jiankou again. After a short walk, you will reach the Mutianyu section.

Here are the 3 choices of going down from Great Wall:

1. Take cable car down at Tower 14 to the exit (8 minutes)
2. Continue walking to Tower 10 where you can get off Mutianyu then walk down the hill trail to reach the exit, (1.5 hours)
3. Continue walking to Tower 6 then go down by slideway/lift chair. Since the track is very easy to follow, your guide will meet you at the exit of slideway/lift chair. You can enjoy the additional hike on your own.
   

After hiking, you will enjoy a tasty lunch in a local restaurant near by (at your own cost), then head back to Beijing.