Self-Guided Private Tour: Jiankou and Mutianyu Great Wall from Beijing
Beijing, China
Trip Type: Self-guided Tours & Rentals
Duration: 9 hours
There are some parts on Great Wall of China are so crowded. This tour will let you visit the beauty of Great Wall but also escape the crowds by discovering the untouched and unrestored sections, not many people visit Great Wall from Jiankou and end up in Mutianyu. Exploring the exquisitely preserved Jiankou Great Wall and hike all the way to Mutianyu. Your driver will pick you up there and transfer you back to Beijing.
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There are some parts on Great Wall of China are so crowded. This tour will let you visit the beauty of Great Wall but also escape the crowds by discovering the untouched and unrestored sections, not many people visit Great Wall from Jiankou and end up in Mutianyu. Exploring the exquisitely preserved Jiankou Great Wall and hike all the way to Mutianyu. Your driver will pick you up there and transfer you back to Beijing.You will be picked up from your centrally located Beijing hotel for the Great Wall hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu about 8:30am( this can be flexible). This is the most classic hiking route on the Great Wall, taking about 5 hours to complete a distance of 10 km (6 miles) from Jiankou to Mutianyu section. Jiankou is one of the most challenging sections of the Great Wall, as it is a completely wild Great Wall. Photographers and hikers love this section.
Mutianyu section of the Great Wall boasts the most beautiful scenery of all the sections.
The real hiking starts after climbing up to Zhengbeilou. The majority part of Jiankou Great Wall has no steps, and it's slippery and steep slopes (almost 90 degrees).
We recommend you to spend 1.5 - 2 hours on Mutianyu Great Wall. As one of the longest and fully-restored section among all others, Mutianyu section is also surrounded by greens. There are cable cars up and down if you feel tired.
The driver picks you up from Mutianyu Great Wall Ticket office and then you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.
Travel Tips:
1. Comfortable shoes and sunscreens.
2. Carry bottles of water in your travel bags. Your tour operator also provides 1 bottle/person.
Mutianyu section of the Great Wall boasts the most beautiful scenery of all the sections.
The real hiking starts after climbing up to Zhengbeilou. The majority part of Jiankou Great Wall has no steps, and it's slippery and steep slopes (almost 90 degrees).
We recommend you to spend 1.5 - 2 hours on Mutianyu Great Wall. As one of the longest and fully-restored section among all others, Mutianyu section is also surrounded by greens. There are cable cars up and down if you feel tired.
The driver picks you up from Mutianyu Great Wall Ticket office and then you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.
Travel Tips:
1. Comfortable shoes and sunscreens.
2. Carry bottles of water in your travel bags. Your tour operator also provides 1 bottle/person.
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